Word: temperamental
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In the demonology of conservative politics, Hackney has become a personification of political correctness, that most nettlesome of campus issues. As president of the University of Pennsylvania since 1981, Hackney has handled a series of incidents that critics say reflect on his judgment and temperament. Conservative standard-bearer Patrick Buchanan...
Despite their differences in temperament and perspective, Shilts and Signorile represent a new generation of gay writers. Both help replace the campy stereotype with a more direct and challenging approach. From now on, the sex is going to be safer than the writing.
Yeltsin is betting that tens of millions of ordinary Russians share these sentiments and will turn out to back him at the ballot box. By tradition and temperament, Russians have little patience for the parliamentary gab sessions they have been watching on television for a year now. They know that...
He also drove employees slightly crazy with his mania for details. Chao recalls having to re-edit a promotional spot for the series Cops 15 times before Diller was satisfied. His combative style was stimulating to some, debilitating to others. "It's the yell-in-your-face school of management...
Likening scientist to enzymes, he said each scientist will inevitably find his or her natural strength. "You'll find if you bounce around enough some area where your temperament and your talents mesh," Herschbach said.