Search Details

Word: traits (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

Weld once had potential. His latest escapades, especially surrounding the separation from his wife in a search for trendier pastures, demonstrate his complete lack of compassion--a personality trait that does not attract the average voter. By constantly choosing the wrong path, Weld has descended from the pedestal of a brilliant politician to an overt parody of himself. Moving to New York and hobnobbing with the city's finest will not create worthwhile opportunities for him; rather, he should have preserved the exceptional intellect that now lies dormant...

Author: By Frances G. Tilney, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Hero No More | 7/14/2000 | See Source »

...public school boys shared a trait with the veterans-academic success...

Author: By Matthew F. Quirk, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Class of 1950 | 6/5/2000 | See Source »

...public school boys shared a trait with the veterans--academic success...

Author: By Matthew F. Quirk, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The New Guard of the Ivory Tower | 6/5/2000 | See Source »

Your article included a list of traits that may help identify a kid at risk of committing violence. One trait was "tends to dislike popular students or those who bully others." What kind of message does that send? The lessons of Columbine still haven't been learned if greater tolerance for individuality isn't encouraged. We need to get at the root causes of anger and face the basic problems instead of treating the symptoms. RON SIRULL Pompano Beach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 15, 2000 | 5/15/2000 | See Source »

...lengths says this ratio indicates how much testosterone people were exposed to in the womb, which may influence sexual orientation. Dr. Marc Breedlove, the aptly named Berkeley psychologist who's searching for the anatomical basis of sexual preference, reports that lesbians tend to have substantially shorter index fingers, a trait more common among men than women. Really short index fingers on men don't mean they're gay or straight, the study says; it means they probably have lots of older brothers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Complex Hand Signals | 4/10/2000 | See Source »

Previous | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | Next