Word: traite
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...imperious moods when that pendulous Windsor lower lip droops and the arrogance of centuries emerges." Her Royal Highness was taking a drubbing from Punch, the British humor magazine, which wished she would let go with a "bit of divilment." As it is, Anne shares a chilling trait with Elizabeth: "She has her mother's look, which can freeze at 20 paces...
...Everyone thought the British had an admirable sense of humor. Indeed, there was more unanimity on this than on any other trait...
...Dobzhansky, the merits of making educational opportunity more nearly equal outweigh the possible dangers. But, that does not mean sending everyone to the same kind of school. Any inherited trait, he emphasizes, can be enhanced or stunted by upbringing or training. Different people, carrying different genetic endowments, should have different environments in order for their talents to blossom. "A potential musical virtuoso is denied opportunity to develop his powers if he is prevented from entering a conservatory of music and is obliged instead to undergo the same training as, for example, future engineers...
...guessed, a substantial part of the evening's humor consists of watching people make fools of themselves. This trait is human enough to make some playgoers hold their sides and others their noses...
...Irishman's strongest trait, cultivated in the Massachusetts legislature, is the tricky ability to consistently communicate with all members of the House. Thomas O'Neill III, a freshman representative on Beacon Hill, explained his father's lasting techniques: "Dad can't stand being disliked. He's so friendly that animosity is a foreign word to him. If there's a problem between another member and him, Dad simply calls him or her up and clears up the difficulty--no hard feelings remain. He talks friend-to-friend and communicates best with members in the committee room...