Word: temperments
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...political life, Tsongas, now 50, has taken people by surprise. He is an odd politician. On the surface he is almost mushy. He rarely loses his temper or even raises his voice. So it is something of a shock to discover that underneath, Tsongas (pronounced song-us) is highly opinionated and hard as nails. What you see is not what...
...sounded good to me. But I was a little concerned about Items 11 and 14. Kurtz had noted that Rudenstine's writing showed "shades of a shor-lived temper," and that he "could improve his listening skills somewhat...
...translate a puzzling phrase. While Michael could be staunch in his opinion, says an editor who worked closely with him, "he was a person of remarkable equanimity. He tried to persuade by logic, never by charged or heated words, and I never once knew him to lose his temper...
...departure is the spectators' loss. In an era when less talented ballplayers pull down equally towering salaries and occasionally indulge in public temper tantrums, Jackson's grace and zeal on the playing field brought fans out in admiring droves. "When I'm playing, I'm relaxed," Jackson once said. "I'm like a fish in water." Fellow Royals star George Brett noted that fans fell out of the hot dog lines and hurried back to their seats when Jackson stepped to the plate. They were frequently gratified. In July 1988, he hit a blast off Boston's Oil Can Boyd...
...Persian Gulf region. The letter was carefully written, deeply felt and widely supported in Harvard's social science arena, and I am very dismayed that The Crimson toyed with, delayed and finally opted not to print it. For the sake of responsible and representative journalism, please struggle to temper your bias in the future. Janet Levoff Staff Member Department of Psychology