Word: tend
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...more difficult in a world of party....I'd want to see nuclear forces which are relatively invulnerable in their bases so that there's no prospect that they would be used in time of crisis for fear of their being lost. And in that sense I would tend to support the broad outline of the Reagan modernization of nuclear forces...
...perceived by those people who know him as a real political operative," who may tend to ride roughshod over a younger colleague's argument, says one political ally. "He's very quick and sometimes people mistake that for arrogance," he adds...
Molyneux concedes, "I would not say that I am personally ideally suited for coalition work," adding, "I tend to be a fairly tense person...On the other hand. I think it's what makes me one of the best political organizers on campus--once I take something on it gets done...
...worse than my bite." Later, he comes back to the same theme. "I have a very strong personality. I come on very strong. I have lots of enthusiasm. I do lots of things that are fairly visible, and when I do them that can be offensive to people...People tend to be resentful of people who have opportunities, and I guess. I recognize that I've always been very lucky. But," he adds a bit defensively. "I've always taken advantage of the opportunities...
People who meet him and don't listen to what he's saying tend to get an unfavorable impression," says Crane. "If people initially have a not really favorable impression of him, it's because they don't really know...