Word: shyness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...never seen anyone as quiet as he was. Shyness didn't even seem to do it justice, because it would take him 10 to 20 seconds to respond to a question. He wore dark sunglasses so you could just see your own reflection in them. And he had a hat pulled down over his face, so it was difficult to see who he was. When he did answer, it was in a whisper ... It did seem to both Cheryl Ruggiero and to me that he was depressed. But of course I'm not a psychiatrist...
...First Lady has an ability to exude a calm confidence amid chaos. As she mingled with 12 other spouses of G-20 heads of state at the opera house Thursday, she looked at times reserved if not a bit shy. But it did not appear to be a shyness born of insecurity as much as her own nature. She was not trying too hard to impress anyone...
...Flores knows her script; her five semesters on the UC have endowed her with a wealth of knowledge about the organization’s structure and function. But sitting back in her chair, sometimes speaking quickly, her delivery reflects some lingering shyness...
...Though McLeod’s personality has been the dominant one on the ticket, when Flores begins talking about her potential political future, the usual shyness falls away—she slows down, leans forward, and engages...
There was a practical and ethical reason for journalists' shyness. The West Coast had not yet finished voting, and the TV networks have followed the policy of not calling the election before the polls close since 1980, when Reagan's victory was announced just after 8 p.m. E.T. and voters walked away from polling places out west...