Word: trait
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...people. But when he's screaming at a cameraman, then it's just that he's not in control." Russell, through a spokesman, declined to comment except to say that their clash was over a long time ago. But Clooney's decision to stand up to him illustrates another trait. He is one of the few leading men who come off as adults. He's 43, but--unlike most other actors--he often plays older...
Thomas, who is African American and has sickle cell trait, said she has suffered discrimination both because of her race and her disability, and has been punished for taking an active role in the union...
...Thomas’ supervisor issued a memo—which will remain in her record—that chastised her for absenteeism and lateness. Thomas said her lateness was due to chronic fatigue caused by her sickle cell trait, and that other events, such as the murder of her cousin, forced her to miss work...
...many people here on campus who might call themselves perfectionists. This is Harvard, after all, and there are reasons for our academic successes. Making sure that all of our work is perfect—or as close to perfect as we can get—is a key trait and a necessary skill for any student who wants to have that little bit of an edge over his fellow students, that little something extra that maybe, just maybe, no one else can bring to the table. We probably all know of such people. They seem to be everywhere...
...walking and robotting with absolutely no visible signs of trying too hard to be cool, the Hip-Hopper is totally in his element at The Sweaty. As I observe The Hip-Hopper, I find his most admirable trait to be the apparent lack of creepiness. He’s there for the music and the dance, not to perv on the opposite sex! So it doesn’t matter when you don’t know The Hip-Hopper and he grinds up on you. It just don’t. Within a matter of minutes...