Word: naturedness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Even through the grainy newsreels, we can see what the people at the time saw: the radiant smile, the eyes flashing with good humor, the cigarette holder held at a jaunty angle, the good-natured toss of the head, the buoyant optimism, the serene confidence with which he met economic...
This motion passed without argument, as did most of the motions in the particularly good-natured meeting, the third-to-last for longtime council members Mayor Francis H. Duehay '55 and Councillor Sheila Doyle Russell.
One feels almost inclined to applaud the brazen insensitivity of last Wednesday's Conservative "Coming Out" Dinner. Here, under the guise of good-natured mockery, we are presented with an appropriation of the discourse of "coming out" that utterly disregards the real experiences of being a despised minority.
For Bush, the challenge will be proving that he is more than simply gregarious and good-natured. He will need to show that he has moved beyond the flippancy and lack of direction of his college years and has acquired the sobriety needed to lead the nation.
Jay and Jennifer Bodnar, stopping in en route to Vermont, quibble in front of the bakery window before finally settling on a key lime pie--Jay's choice--after some good-natured argument.