| 单词 | brusque |
| 例句 | She saw how Romero avoided every brusque movement and saved his bulls for the last when he wanted them, not winded and discomposed but smoothly worn down. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The committee was brusque, thorough, and relentless in rooting out inaccuracies, inconsistencies, incomprehensible statements, and illogical conclusions obscured by technical gibberish. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Claytor’s brusque manner intimidated most of his students, who couldn’t keep up as the professor furiously scribbled mathematical formulas on the chalkboard with one hand and just as quickly erased them with the other. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Stannis reined up long enough to bark a brusque dismissal to Lord Florent and the others, commanding them to attend him in his pavilion one hour hence for a council of war. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Accustomed though I was to him, the brusque words, his short manner, dashed the welcome from my lips. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “The one called Davenport was pretty brusque. The other one—the Italian—was nicer, but he scared me. Didn’t say much, just listened. He’s much more clever than the other one....” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Don’t know a word. I’m very stupid about studying anything, can’t bear French, it’s such a slippery, silly sort of language,” was the brusque reply. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the closed door they heard the pencil woman speaking in her brusque way, then an embarrassed murmur that must have been Sticky’s response. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The engineers could be a quirky lot, often brusque, temperamental, or authoritarian. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Any mention of her ‘works’ always had a bad effect upon Jo, who either grew rigid and looked offended, or changed the subject with a brusque remark, as now. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Brushing past Mariam, he said in a brusque voice, “I’m hungry. Get supper ready.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z We’ve all been to the doctor, we know about the brusque humiliations involved. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Come on,” he said, his voice businesslike—brusque, even. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z At that moment a hand grabbed him roughly around the arm and a brusque voice demanded, “Chaplain Shipman?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The servants ran about on orders from their brusque, anxious patron, who allowed for no delays in the execution of his wishes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a sparkling, whiter-than-white winter morning, a morning of brusque sky, inky black branches, and the blinding, two-dimensional look of new snow. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z At Hunt’s brusque prodding the architects got to work. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I’m having an inch-long cut above my right eye stitched up b\\ an extremely handsome junior doctor who is disappointingly brusque and businesslike. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She came up to me and straightened the blanket with a brusque, timid gesture that took the place of the hug she was afraid to give me. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Furious at being blindsided by the appointment, Bush dodged Groves’s brusque queries about the state of the project and dashed off a prickly letter to Stimson’s assistant, Harvey Bundy. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Wintergreen, who scribbled a brusque, unsigned reminder that the Army had only one Major Major Major Major and did not intend to lose him by promotion just to please Colonel Cathcart. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Her voice was brusque with the staccato Californians sometimes affect when they’re trying too hard to be from New York, but there was a bright hard edge of that Golden State cheeriness, too. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I’m expecting him to be brusque, but his hands are—not gentle, exactly, but not callous, either. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z When she arrived at his house, his manner was brusque. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z His answer would still have been no, but he might not have been so brusque. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “No? I think he’s behaving very strangely. Henry and I were talking only yesterday about how brusque and contrary he’s become.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z As I see him now, he is not really afraid, just withdrawing, as a bird or squirrel backs off from the brusque movements of the feeder—involuntary, instinctive. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He took a cup from Jon's tray, tried a swallow of wine, and gave a brusque nod of approval. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Lawrence’s brusque four-paragraph letter reported deuteron-induced radioactivity in fourteen light elements and speculated brashly that “in these nuclear reactions new radioactive isotopes of many of the elements might be formed.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She’s brusque and odd and the opposite of everyone else I know. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Her voice sounded as brusque as usual, but it had another note in it, too—a touch of guilt. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Now cut to a scene early in the second act when Wheeler, on a date in a restaurant, ends a promising relationship with a brusque, simple sentence that lands like a lethal karate chop. ‘Linda Vista’ Review: A Womanizer Who Devastates as He Charms 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Jones plays a Los Angeles police officer who’s impersonal, brusque and work-obsessed: a common type. Here’s Why You Should Watch TBS’s 25-Hour 'Angie Tribeca' Marathon 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z Mussorgsky had never written an opera when he created this often brusque, raw, darkly sober, oddly spare score about a troubled czar and his troubled country. Review: After a Met Opera Milestone, ‘Boris’ Brings Another 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Apparently audiences didn’t respond to the multistory structure the second time around, and the film was reduced by 30 minutes after disappointing previews, giving it a distinctly brusque, truncated feel. DVD: Joseph Losey?s Dark Hall of Extramarital Mirrors 2011-06-17T19:43:11Z With brusque, hurried impatience, Erin explains she has flown in from the East Coast to see their father, whom she hasn’t seen since she left seven years ago. ‘Montana Story’ Review: A Domestic Drama in Big Sky Country 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z “The Chalk Garden,” “Nature’s Way,” “Mary, Mary” and, in 1970, Neil Simon’s “The Gingerbread Lady,” for which Walter Kerr of The Times lauded her “brusque, dry, exquisitely enameled performance as a fading beauty.” Betsy von Furstenberg, Baroness and Versatile Actress, Dies at 83 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z The picture that emerges shows a woman who was smart, brusque and daunting — almost a caricature of the egocentric surgeon — in her day. 'Turn of Mind': Alice LaPlante's novel of friendship, memory and murder 2011-07-06T22:24:07Z As such, it traffics in a brusque urbanist sentimentality that isn’t immune to or afraid of cliché. ‘Soul’ Review: Pixar’s New Feature Gets Musical, and Metaphysical 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z She had come home, she added in her brusque Derbyshire accent, as part of her plan to make her company more environmentally friendly. For Vivienne Westwood, an Unsentimental Return to London 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z DeWerth – a stubbly, brusque guy, now in his late forties — and the creature stared at each other for a moment. Meet the super-serious Sasquatch chasers of America’s premier Bigfoot conference 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z The narrator’s voice ranges from merciless and brusque to tender and doleful. A Writer’s Haunting Trip Through the Horrors of Indonesian History 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z In Delhi, where I grew up, commerce is brusque. My Struggle with American Small Talk 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z The film’s most daring move is not so much its premise but that neither Sarah nor her double are sympathetic — Gillan plays both with brusque exasperation and no-filter frankness. Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z The billionaire has an assistant whose brusque treatment of Ben seems to indicate she knows his story. Review | In Emma Cline’s story collection, ‘Daddy,’ flawed men reap what they sow 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z Burly and brusque, there is something coiled and preternaturally menacing in him. ‘The Sweeney’: Grim, glowering Ray Winstone a standout in cop drama 2013-02-28T23:25:41Z This being New England, I got more than a few brusque blow-offs. My Summer Waiting Tables at the Writers’ Retreat 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z Aghdashloo is regally brusque, and her comportment as the top leader on Earth is as formidable as her outfits. "The Expanse" relaunches on Amazon as stunning and complex as before 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z “He was passionate, opinionated, and sometimes brusque and rude,” she writes. The book of Nora: The organic restaurant pioneer pens a memoir 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z But was she being brusque while addressing gender disparities and elevating female staffers at one of the most influential papers in the world? Do you know who liked Jill Abramson? Lots of women at the New York Times 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Reuters praised his “fiery and brusque demeanor, sharp wit and swagger.” Ben Bradlee was the original swagger master 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z His brusque style led to some tensions in Dallas, where The Dallas Morning News reported that some players found him “abrasive.” A High-Pressure Countdown for the New York Philharmonic’s New Maestro 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z Festival director Thierry Frémaux, the evening’s host, asked Lewis if he cared to say a few words and received another brusque shout: “No!” Jerry Lewis: Le Nutty Professor Takes Cannes 2013-05-24T19:14:50Z His tone, all over the extended range of the horn, is dry and dark, often brusque: he doesn’t purr or warble, and he treats vibrato as a special indulgence, like a dusting of shaved truffles. 2010-01-08T03:49:00Z His sound, on several single-reed instruments, was a constant instigation, brusque or shrieking, giving off tremendous rhythmic energy but rarely submitting to a tempo. Music Review: A Kind of Orthodoxy Built on Improvisation 2011-06-09T22:53:47Z Lazzaro is bossed around by everyone — his name is usually followed by a brusque order to fix, clean or fetch something — and submits uncomplainingly. ‘Happy as Lazzaro’ Review: This Modern Fairy Tale Is an Instant Classic 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z In Caged Bird her mother's response to the news is brusque, and she's not mentioned again until after the baby is born. Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou – review 2013-04-22T06:30:01Z Though still brusque, a great deal of his time is spent in the company of Jewell's widow, and that may account for his softening. 'A Death in Summer': Benjamin Black's fourth mystery featuring his intuitive investigator Quirke 2011-07-13T22:01:05Z Wallace and Schraf — partners in real life — share some lovely, unguarded moments that draw you into the Lomans’ struggles, but they are also unflinchingly brusque with the family’s uglier moments. Review | Willy Loman still dreams big in Miller’s ‘Salesman’ at Ford’s 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z It can be crowded and brusque, but some of the stations are spectacularly beautiful, and it can take you to within walking distance of almost every major attraction. Moscow in the Winter, Alive and Illuminated 2011-11-25T06:01:08Z Veronika Part was finely cast as the warm, brusque, glamorous, imperiously needy Episode in His Past. Ballet Theater Presents a New Version of ‘Raymonda’ 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z Step 1 in producing a subharmonic is “clunk,” a brusque, decisive smack of the bow on the G string. For a Violinist, Success Means A New Low Point 2011-05-14T04:00:07Z Chandler appreciated the brusque swagger of his native land, but saw Americans, and their language, as foreign. ‘The World of Raymond Chandler,’ Edited by Barry Day 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z Elizabeth York, a devoted regular, saw that brusque manner when she first met him. A Permanent Port of Call Tending Bar 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z She is under this brusque, superior, cold exterior. "She Will" star Alice Krige is haunted and haunting: "There must be something a bit odd about me" 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Bernstein brings those qualities to life in his recording, right from what he called the “brusque, startling, pistol-shot of a chord” that opens the movement, immediately followed by “some kind of Bachian finger exercises.” When Bernstein Conducted Stravinsky, Modern Music Came Alive 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z A capable host should possess the standing to send a clue back — and to gracefully neutralize a player, as Jennings did when he replied to one contestant’s personal anecdote with Alex’s brusque “good for you.” What Should the New ‘Jeopardy!’ Be? Guest Hosts Provide the Clues. 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z A brusque, arrogant blowhard, blind in one eye, he regales his fellow artists in a pub with grandiose recitations of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven.” Movie Review: ‘Summer in February,’ an Edwardian Romance 2014-01-16T23:32:39Z And although the brushwork is constantly adjusted, we never lose a sense of Hartley’s brusque, soulful touch. Marsden Hartley Gets His Due in Berlin 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Applied similarly to Manhattan cityscapes and Maine land- and seascapes, his touch is brusque, and his colors range from garish to drab. Art Review: Testing the Waters of Abstraction 2011-08-04T22:02:30Z In standard Trebek fashion he was equally warm, gracious, bracingly honest ,and occasionally verging on oh, let’s call it brusque. Alex Trebek reveals how he'll decide when it's finally time to leave "Jeopardy!" 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z Avoid a brusque confrontation with him: Instead of saying, “Stop this nonsense with celebrities,” try to be gentle. If You Can’t Stop Name-Dropping, You’re Not Coming Skiing This Year 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z It starts with a brusque, seemingly straightforward riff, only to have that riff repeatedly sideswiped by tremolo chords. Tom Verlaine’s 15 Essential Songs 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z In the show, his father boasts in a brusque, nonsensical rant about being a veteran of “World War I, World War II, everything, Korea, everywhere.” Louie Anderson and the Compassion of America’s Eternal Kid 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z It’s a role that could be played as a salt-of-the-earth victim, but adopting a thick, brusque regional vernacular and bristling body language, Camp finds of a more striking, disruptive voice for the voiceless. For your consideration: this season's most overlooked film performances 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z These hyper-verbal characters are often men, and the kinds of men you might normally expect to be brusque or taciturn: veterans, toughs, lumberjacks, authority types. “Thinking about how to transition”: David Means and Luke Mogelson, short story masters, contemplate the novel 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z Painted with brusque immediacy in gaudy colors, they mostly picture men in various states of nudity framed as if in mirrors or windows. Art In Review: WAYNE KOESTENBAUM, JANE CORRIGAN, JOE FYFE 2012-11-29T20:26:24Z Now, in my 60th year, class distinction is once more legitimate, its brusque "realism" scarcely bothering to disguise the erosion of the rights of citizenship among the poor. Diamond jubilee: writers reflect on growing up Elizabethan 2012-06-01T21:50:02Z Aden is an especially charming hero, too, a brusque and self-reliant Scotsman who’s still self-aware enough to neither deny nor fight his romantic feelings. Four Winter Romance Novels Find Love in Hopeless Places 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z Perhaps his brusque manner burned too many bridges. “Sometimes we have to wait 30 years to be discovered”: Dean Wareham interviews Lee Hazlewood biographer Wyndham Wallace 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z Ms. Smith is memorably brusque here, reminding us that even sorcerers, like directors and producers and actors, do not live by art alone. | 'The Illusion': Phantasmagorical Adventures of a Missing Son 2011-06-06T02:00:00Z So he and Lindzi are equally surprised when a brusque Swiss man informed them they will be repelling off a cliff. The Bachelor Watch: Ben Picks His Swiss Misses 2012-02-28T12:55:55Z Cheese sellers offer brusque expertise while slicing off luxurious chunks of Chaubier and Roquefort, and men drink espresso and roll cigarettes at free-standing counters, as they have for centuries. Celebrating Food and Wine in Bordeaux 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z His brusque dismissal of the accusations, however, spurred one Serbian academic to take a closer look. The minister, his mentor and the fight against a suspect system in Serbia 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z Above it all is Kiefer Sutherland as an unnamed omniscient narrator who provides brusque exposition and commentary. 'Twelve': Rich kids, drugs and a downer of a melodrama 2010-08-05T20:30:00Z When you are in a plane, as a pilot, “You are the blue,” she observes in one of the script’s bursts of brusque, vernacular lyricism. ‘Grounded’ at Studio Theatre: A new view of drone warfare There, a brusque chef asks how you’d like the fish cooked: fried or grilled. Manhattan transfers: New York’s boroughs by ferry 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z Mr. Guare presciently captured, with aching empathy and brusque insight, an American obsession with celebrity that has since only grown and festered. | 'The House of Blue Leaves' : A Papal Visit Has Dreamers Dreaming 2011-04-26T02:01:06Z Dismissed employees described her management style to the press as brusque and aloof. Mara Manus Is Out at Film Society of Lincoln Center 2010-07-09T22:49:00Z The woods and the sea, the sunlight and the forest exude the brusque romanticism of a seething, violent mystery. Two Excellent Independent Films: “Wild Canaries” and “Young Bodies Heal Quickly” 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z The curator Klaus Biesenbach summed up the silent part in his brusque way, deeming it “an intense hour” and “a metaphor for the film festival.” Scene City: HBO Hosts Silent Party for Abramovic at Sundance ? Scene City 2012-01-26T20:07:03Z The British parents are in extremis, devastated and desperate in an alien environment, and frustrated by sympathetic but brusque law enforcement personnel. Review: ‘The Missing,’ With Children Gone and Parents in Extremis 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Other times, he appears somewhat brusque when faced with student problems, which begs the question why start a school? Living “O Pioneers”: or If you build it, they will come 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z But Anderson’s brusque, quietly agitated Liz is perhaps the most riveting supporting character. Rep Stage’s ‘The Whale’ examines life’s physical and emotional struggles 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z He could be brusque, if not downright rude. Stefanos Lazaridis obituary 2010-05-16T17:48:00Z Again we see a brusque, not particularly likeable visionary sacrifice friends and ethics in his quest to make his pioneering internet venture a rulebook-rewriting phenomenon. Toronto 2013: Reporter's diary 2013-09-09T07:46:10Z Plan B's message would be unpalatable were it not for the brusque brilliance of the music in which it is couched. Plan B – review 2012-07-31T14:00:46Z Sometimes, a single sax will toy with a staccato free-jazz motif, sometimes hooting electronic sounds shadow brusque melody. Led Bib: Bring Your Own ? review 2011-02-03T21:31:01Z Merman’s clarion voice, brusque style and ha-cha-cha exuberance made her musical theater’s indispensable star for decades. Review: Without Ethel Merman, a Limp ‘Call Me Madam’ at Encores! 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z Winningham renders madness with the brusque straightforwardness and lopsided wisdom of a Shakespearean fool. ‘Girl From the North Country’ Review: Bob Dylan’s Amazing Grace 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Hiccupping sounds escape from Pourazar’s body and, as his roaming becomes more vigorous, build to a brusque laugh, so seemingly instinctive it’s hard not to laugh with him. Review: In ‘Folds,’ Caught Between Laughter and Grief 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z Recalled repeatedly for ovations by a thunderous audience, Mr. Pollini granted as encores two bagatelles from Beethoven’s Opus 126: No. 3, simple and generous; and No. 4, almost brusque at first, then rustic and charming. Music Review: Maurizio Pollini Plays Beethoven at Carnegie Hall 2013-05-08T20:38:17Z The American star charges through this 100-minutes-plus gig with such an emphasis on repeat notes, brusque segues and thundering counterpoint that its feverish density gets close to overpowering at times. Brad Mehldau: Live in Marciac ? review 2011-03-03T21:27:01Z It was not unusual for instructions to be brusque, and the word "please" to be avoided, and a sentence rounded off with a curt "… would you?" The Servant: a 60s masterwork that hides its homosexuality in the shadows 2013-03-27T16:21:00Z But its spark plug is the tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III, even if the brusque intelligence of his improvisation often evokes Branford Marsalis. Playlist : For Longtime Artists, Dawning of a New Day 2011-07-17T01:30:27Z The New York process seems brusque and opaque, while Seattle’s looks almost smotheringly supportive and encouraging, with flowchart action plans and celebratory graduations. Review: ‘Tough Love’ on PBS Examines Custody Battles With the State 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z Patterson oozes cool as the brusque, sharpshooting Jade but has less heft to her characters. Review: ‘Confederates’ Talks Race in Double Time 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z In other words, when non-Chicagoans picture Chicago political leaders, the stereotype that readily comes to mind is of a compact, brusque, short-tempered, porkpie-hat-wearing, Irish Catholic South Side-guy-turned-political-bulldog — the prevailing Chicago political caricature. A Rich tradition: Can Chicago shake political stereotype with new mayor? 2011-02-22T00:45:00Z With a brusque wave of his hand, he said the new Grandstand was necessary, that the current layout no longer works. Critic’s Notebook: The Grandstand Court at the U.S. Open Holds Intimate Memories 2013-09-01T21:53:43Z Young’s Jess is bright, brusque and uncompromising, even when her life is going sideways. ‘Cost of Living’ Review: Worth Its Weight in Gold 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Ms. Babirye carves wood, which she then burns and waxes to achieve a luminous matte surface that gentles down her sometimes brusque forms. 3 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z Sondheim could be brusque, but his temperament shifted just as instinctively toward decency. Tributes pour in for Sondheim, the greatest theater composer-lyricist of our time 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z The servers, who once were charmingly brusque, now give the strong impression that these endless demands for food and drink are all that’s standing between them and a hard-earned nap. Peter Luger Used to Sizzle. Now It Sputters. 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Perhaps he was an amazing policeman, but his parenting tips were a little brusque. Rewind radio: Radioplayer; Ken Bruce; Jeremy Vine ? review 2011-04-02T23:12:09Z Ms. O’Kane’s brusque performance portrays Christina as a woman who acts on her principles and has little time for making nice. Review: ‘Noble,’ the Crusade of a Children’s Rights Activist 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z There’s a sameness to a lot of these offerings: the lurching from one crisis to the next; the brusque, pithy exchanges that rarely last more than a few sentences; the cursory attention to secondary characters. Review: Bryan Cranston Shines as Lyndon Johnson in ‘All the Way’ 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z He has a brusque, cutting podium manner, the kind that gives clear signals to musicians and listeners alike. The New York Philharmonic Picks Jaap van Zweden 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z Over a brusque, irregular beat and blaring, hornlike synthesizers, it exults in an impending catastrophe of global warming, as she sings, “I want to see this world, I want to see it boil.” Anohni: Embracing a New Name, and Sound 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z The contrast between Shepp's lurching outbursts and brusque tenderness, and Kuhn's fleet and beautifully weighted streams of consciousness is very effective – and from two such legendary firebrands, it's a movingly melodious exercise. Archie Shepp/Joachim Kuhn: Wo! Man ? review 2011-07-07T20:31:00Z Harry Reid is brusque and decent and honest. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Barack Obama’s ‘A Promised Land’ 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z Simon, a go-getter on the fast track to a promotion at his new job, is an attentive husband, but a little too brusque and beady-eyed for comfort. Review: ‘The Gift,’ a Stalker Thriller That Isn’t What It Seems 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z The children may have alien fathers but also, after all, human mothers, and in the narrator's brusque disregard of that point there's a battle going on between text and subtext. John Wyndham: The unread bestseller 2010-12-20T16:12:31Z It’s a brusque, percussive rasp, and it was as full of conviction when she was praising God as it was when she sang lines like, “Ain’t no stranger to desperate times.” Sharon Jones Headlines Daptone’s Night of Soul 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z There’s a realistic disconnect between the generations but also a brusque tenderness that outshines the tinsel of Sarah’s new life. She Stayed Silent When a Producer Turned Sexual Predator Went After a Friend 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z He may be all brusque despondency at first, but once the young immigrant breaks through his wall, he radiates gentlemanly warmth and quiet amusement. At SCR, the musical 'Once' raises its hopeful voice 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z And she is so offended by society's disproportinate interest in white crime victims that when she's dealing with one, she can be cruelly brusque, sometimes outright callous. "Southland": TV's best cop show survives -- and thrives 2011-03-01T15:02:00Z We hired other movers, who were brusque but efficient. The Wisdom of the Moving Man 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z One evening, after a brusque chow-hall dinner, we marched over to a musty, pine-walled building for a lecture on Army Values – LDRSHIP: Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, Personal Courage. Best of Salon: Army of one, soldiers undone: The hope that died in basic training 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z There, she’d be mixing with Air Force personnel, whom she perceived as less accustomed to the brusque Army style that came so naturally to her. Retired Col. Kathy Spletstoser wasn’t able to stop Joint Chiefs vice chairman Gen. John Hyten from being confirmed. But she’s not done with him. 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z When Francis orders her around with the same tone of brusque authority that he uses to coerce Tom, she will have none of it. Review: In ‘Tom at the Farm,’ Psychosexual Games Down at the Farm 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z A young man arrives, brusque, self-conscious and avid. Theater Review: Nina Arianda Stars in ‘Tales From Red Vienna’ 2014-03-19T02:00:02Z With brusque violence, she charges, runs, stops, crouches. Review: From City Ballet, a ‘Peculiar Marvel’ by Ratmansky 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Before this, whenever my husband was on the phone, his face was brusque, his eyes focused in the distance. Mothering in a Newly Quiet World 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z But the service can be brusque, which is at odds with the art of the sushi chef and the friendly, but respectful, rapport he develops with customers. A Guide to Tokyo, From an Outsider (and Insider) 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z It also apparently impaired his social skills; his sidekicks often end up explaining his brusque behavior to people — a male version of Ms. Deschanel’s Dr. Brennan from “Bones.” Television Review: ?The Finder,? From Hart Hanson, on Fox - Review 2012-01-11T22:44:27Z That treacherous passage sounded insecure and curdled, but the players asserted their customary control in the first movement’s brusque outbursts. Music Review: Takacs Quartet Plays Britten and Janacek at Zankel Hall 2012-04-15T18:18:42Z For “Eleanor Rigby,” the Beatles recorded versions of Martin’s backup arrangement with a string octet using lush classical vibrato and legato phrasing, but they wisely chose a brusque, woody attack instead. ‘Revolver,’ Newly Expanded, Shows the Beatles at a Creative Peak 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z The man, like Eichner’s street character, is brusque and impatient, yelling, “These are $1.49 for 10!” and then enters into a bizarre grunting competition with one of the boys. Billy Eichner accuses Burger King of stealing his act 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z Ian Targett as the fugitive hero is simultaneously brusque and dapper, and conveys the Maugham-like cynicism of a man who casually announces: "After being married 19 years, I'm used to loneliness." The Breadwinner – review 2013-04-24T11:56:16Z Maggie is brusque and antisocial, and she carries her own weight in pain and doubt; the interplay between her and sunny Kai is delightful. Heart-Hammering Science Fiction and Fantasy Thrillers 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z But it turns out the brusque politician could really lay on the schmaltz in his pre-White House days. The sappy, poignant, and risqué love letters of 7 world leaders 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z There are six other characters on "Proof," but they exist mainly to flutter around Delany's Megan, seeking the knowledge of her mind or suffering her brusque, know-it-all persona. Sexy medical drama "Body of Proof" good fit for Dana Delany 2011-03-25T19:33:50Z Shostakovich repeats this telling juxtaposition with the graceful, scherzolike third movement and the fast, angrily brusque finale. Music Review: Shostakovich Quartets as an Intimate Diary 2010-10-26T20:09:00Z And Ms. Kurtz is charmingly brusque and rumpled as the wife who walks out on Hetchman after years of being ignored, taking his favorite hat with her as a hostage. Theater Review: ‘The Hatmaker’s Wife,’ a Comedy by Lauren Yee 2013-09-06T21:03:59Z They keep their voices high, small and tremulous over a brusque beat topped with quasi-Baroque keyboards and strings, a genteel backdrop for deep neediness. Rosalía and Rauw Alejandro’s Love Trilogy, and 8 More New Songs 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z But it’s obvious that his brusque self-assurance is a ruse camouflaging insecurity. Movie Review: In ‘Crystal Fairy,’ Young U.S.Tourists Aim for the Mystical 2013-07-11T19:35:45Z There is, for one thing, the brusque, matter-of-fact, upfront Terms and Conditions of the site. Why digital photographs won't be around forever 2011-08-13T23:05:54Z The album winds down with a lovesick plaint, “10 Lovers”; a pained reflection, “In Our Prime”; and finally a brusque kiss-off, “Gotta Get Away.” New Music: New albums by the Black Keys and Swans 2014-05-12T22:08:25Z In the shadowy “The Visit by Lamplight,” two women sit, shrouded in inky ominousness, rendered with paint handling so uncharacteristically brusque it recalls Walter Sickert, the British painter of disquiet. When He Was Good, He Was Breathtaking 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z At the beginning of Mr. Paterson’s work, each instrument inhabits its own distinct sound world: the harp produces rolling arpeggios; the flute plays graceful, slightly exotic melodies; and the viola offers brusque, combative counterpoint. Music Review: Locrian Chamber Players at Riverside Church - review 2011-08-26T22:30:32Z While your sister-in-law was brusque and failed to follow through, Miss Manners does not condemn the sentiment. Perspective | Miss Manners: Why do I have to eat at the kids’ table? 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z January Jones' unhappy housewife was miserable for much of the season, constantly brushing away her eager daughter with a brusque "Go watch TV." 10 things to love about 'Mad Men' 2010-03-19T22:40:00Z At the student health clinic, a doctor thumbed my eye open in a way that seemed unnecessarily brusque while a nurse flashed a bright light into it. The eye surgery I never should have seen 2014-01-28T00:00:00Z Actually, director Sean Mathias has tacked on more complexity to scenes for reasons that are unclear and his transitions are often brusque. Review: 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' is ill-conceived 2013-03-20T23:46:16Z Even in the brusque world of old-school record executives, Mr. Stein could be startlingly impolitic. Seymour Stein, Record Industry Giant Who Signed Madonna, Dies at 80 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z He’s just a bit more brusque, too distracted to be worrying about manners. Doctor Who: 12 things you need to know about the 12th Doctor 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z And: Is being perceived as brusque really such an unthinkable fate? Carolyn Hax: How to handle a clinging conversationalist at the office 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z Even when the writing is a bit forced — as in some brusque exchanges between Meir and his grandchildren, which underline generational differences rather pointedly — the old man conveys a genuine desperation. ‘Africa’ Review: Aging and its Discontents 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Then she sets out with the camera, brusque and determined, to ensure that her heritage is preserved and passed down to future generations. Rediscovering Australia’s Generation of Defiant Female Directors 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z I'm eating dinner outside a twee neighbourhood restaurant – brusque waiter and French accordion jazz coming as standard issue – with Kevin Parker. Tame Impala: a trip inside the head of main man Kevin Parker 2012-10-05T23:03:00Z He could appear passionate, if brusque, sweeping into a gallery, making assessments and departing. How Edye Broad's 'natural eye' drew her billionaire husband into the art world 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z They accused Mr. Fletcher of being insensitive in the way he fired their colleagues, letting them know before the summer session of 2009 in what they called brusque phone conversations. Sweet Sounds of Truce at Aspen Music Festival 2010-08-11T18:43:00Z Thirty years on the road isn’t without its challenges for a group of self-described brusque New Yorkers with strong personalities now squarely in middle age. The Slackers are the ska stalwarts who keep on going 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z At a distance, the play of light in the vase, the brusque stems and the palpable darkness all coalesce into a mise-en-scène for the flowers themselves: roses with the status – the persona – of people. From Paris: A Taste for Impressionism, Paintings from the Clark – review 2012-07-07T23:05:18Z His own brusque brushwork, which sometimes overwhelms his images, extends it to new, radical extremes, and is a cornerstone of his greatness. What to See Right Now in New York Art Galleries 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z The movie gave Gable’s character Fleming’s own rough humor, brusque authority and gritty chivalry. Film: Pay Attention to the Man Behind the Camera 2010-02-27T03:00:00Z First it was brusque, then eerie and sly. Review: Julia Holter and the Spektral Quartet in the Ecstatic Music Festival 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z He mentions Howard Gardner's theory of "multiple intelligences" only to dismiss it with a brusque reminder that scores on traditional IQ tests are still what matter. Are We Getting Smarter? by James R Flynn – review 2012-09-28T09:02:01Z He is brusque in his talk and gruff with his body language, but he does expose some vulnerability with Geena. "Does trauma-bonding negate the love?": Stars Erin Moriarty and Jai Courtney talk "Catching Dust" 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z Part of it is Sullivan’s brusque direction, which speeds through some character-building dialogue then lingers on scenes that have the clunkiest exposition. Review: ‘The Visitor’ Lags Behind the Times 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z The book also explores how, despite Rice’s many accomplishments during two administrations, she attracted criticism for her brusque manner. Susan Rice has spent her career fighting off detractors: ‘I inadvertently intimidate some people, especially certain men’ 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z In the concertos, too, there were nothing blaring or brusque, no sense of the Classical as curt. Review: Cleveland Orchestra Plays Mozart, and to Its Strengths 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z The slow movement’s negotiation, with Bronfman seeming to gradually bring the brusque orchestra into his implacably understated orbit, was superbly realized, while the finale coursed with stunt-driver precision. Review | At the NSO, a vibrant program under vigorous control 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z His brusque, gloomy Swedish police inspector can be downbeat even by the standards of Sweden, where the bar for brooding is already set so high. Books of The Times: Detective Meets His End, Sort Of 2011-03-27T22:37:55Z Everyone contributes a brief, compelling improvisation before the arrival of a quickening coda, dark and unexpectedly brusque. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-03-14T23:23:56Z There’s variety in the songs, and obvious influences from Chuck Berry to the Who, but it’s Mr. Young’s brusque, relentless, nose-to-the-grindstone propulsion that defines AC/DC. Review: AC/DC, With Axl Rose, Shakes the Garden All Night Long 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Likewise, Luckhurst may assume that Lovecraft’s greatness is a given by now, and that there is no need to rebut Wilson’s brusque indictment. Does H.P. Lovecraft belong in the canon? 2013-05-08T22:07:00Z With his relaxed manner — he grew up in a small town, Douglas, Ga. — he set a different tone than the brusque Mr. Small. Wounded in Crossfire of a Capital Culture War 2011-03-30T11:57:54Z He’s a testifier and a catharsis engine, drawn to brusque, epigrammatic phrases that recall the exhortative cadence of New Orleans brass bands. Music Review: Christian aTunde Adjuah Brings New Sound to a Jazz Festival 2014-05-09T21:40:13Z Her voice sounds both guileless and cutting; she can be tough, sympathetic, vulnerable or brusque, bouncing syncopated syllables against tracks that often stay cannily unadorned. Pop and Jazz Fall Preview: 70 Albums, Shows and Festivals 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Most piercing of all, perhaps, is the tiny 1942 “Prologue,” by Simone Weil, in which Jesus is both brusque and loving, completely immediate and utterly, cruelly absent — all in the span of two pages. A Norwegian Novel Complicates the Canon of New Testament Fiction 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z But the power of the cutouts is less about narrative than materiality and form: totemic presences conjured by brusque but beautiful painted surfaces and towering scale. New York Art Galleries: What to See Right Now 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z A heart-to-heart that Otto and Marisol have at a café provides another poignant moment, as does a later scene where he explains why he was brusque with her. As "A Man Called Otto," Tom Hanks' gruff yet noble curmudgeon will warm your heart 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z This is a work of inquisitive humanity and profound gentleness, which over the course of an hour buffs away the armor that lets us proceed through our days brusque, numb and antagonistic. Review: The Compassion of ‘A Thousand Ways (Part Two)’ 2021-06-13T04:00:00Z She is often described by colleagues as brusque and imperious, and I kept hearing that she fails to return messages, even from art-world biggies. Becoming Modern: The Met’s Mission at the Breuer Building 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Her fearlessness is the through line, starting with two abstractions from the 1960s whose muscular forms and brusque paint-handling are reinforced by dark, radiant colors. 10 Galleries to Visit in Chelsea 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z In either of those cases, she said, “it would probably be less hectic, less brusque, less agitated.” Recording As a Road To Recovery 2011-01-27T22:59:45Z Verbally brusque, physically underweight and weak, hardly able to walk because of her stitches, Burke has come to this Foundation to study the bonobos. Review | ‘Theory of Bastards’ is a feminist novel, but not the one you’re expecting 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z The original was a sliver of a novella, barely featuring Bond at all, and told from the point of view of a Canadian motel employee with whom he has a brusque one-night stand. My favourite Bond film: The Spy Who Loved Me 2012-09-28T10:21:34Z The pontiff also advocated taking steps to “search for our neighbor” as well as acceptance and patience, and certainly not “the brusque passion of vengeance and the folly of bitter hatred.” Ailing Pope Francis meets with European rabbis and condemns antisemitism, terrorism, war 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z Lynch repeats the dialogue until she has it down, channeling the memory of her mother’s brusque cadence. Storyectomy: The Crow grants center stage to storytelling, comedy and cancer 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Her movements are rapid, almost brusque, but her voice is soft and sad. From an old-style Afghan camera, a new view of life under the Taliban emerges 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z But others in government baulked at what they saw as a brusque manner. Mini reshuffle: PM does a rejig in the big house 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z Ordinarily Mr Aiwanger is eloquent and known for his fiery, populist style but in this case he has stayed tight-lipped, answering questions at one press conference simply with a brusque "next question". Bavarian deputy leader Aiwanger under pressure for old anti-Semitic flyer 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z “The Court’s brusque refusal to consider the consequences of its reasoning is irresponsible.” Courts rule in favor of transgender students, citing Supreme Court’s LGBTQ discrimination ruling 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z But the brusque parlance of police, which used to be confined to squad cars and roll call rooms, is increasingly on full display. LAPD officers caught joking about earning overtime after shooting someone 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z In another small office, a brusque woman named Helen who handles intake at Beacon Light asks Truelove questions to assess his medical condition and mental health. From a one-way flight to sleeping in a parking lot: Diary of a California dream gone sour 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z Raiden Gonzalez, a 22-year-old gay Salina, Kansas, resident participating in the rally, said he’s regularly gotten looks over how he walks and talks — and brusque treatment in stores and school, even occasionally from teachers. Wider than websites? LGBTQ+ advocates fear broader discrimination after Supreme Court ruling 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Snappish, at times sneeringly so, she answered my questions with a brusque dismissiveness that made me think that she was doing this interview under duress. Appreciation: Glenda Jackson, formidable English talent who helped change contemporary acting's tone 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z When he went to medical appointments in the past, Girnita’s patient told me later, the doctors he saw were often brusque. The Moral Crisis of America’s Doctors 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z After last-ditch efforts by the bill’s sponsors to appease one of their Democratic colleagues on the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, the bill was voted down in an unceremonious and brusque vote Wednesday. Colorado Dems kill ‘safe injection site’ bill for drug users 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z A greater mystery is why Ahmed sacrifices so much for the American soldier, who at first is brusque and distrustful of the interpreter. Review | ‘Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant’: A masterfully manipulative war thriller 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Although Bertagnolli often wears cowboy boots, she does not fit the stereotype of the brusque, swaggering surgeon, according to people who have worked with her. White House plans to nominate cancer center chief to lead NIH 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z The truck then “accelerated in a brusque and evasive way,” according to the Defense Department. Mexico Charges 4 Soldiers in Killings of 5 Civilians in Border City 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Mrs. Ángela’s adult children, some of whom Mr. Valenzuela described as brusque and protective, tentatively agreed to grant him an interview, but with several conditions. A Mexican Grandmother Finds the Right Recipe for Culinary Stardom 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z And that’s on top of the personal friction between Mr. Macron and Boris Johnson, the former British prime minister whose brusque, occasionally taunting, approach toward France to score political points at home worsened the relationship. After Years of Bickering, France and Britain Look for a New Start 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Others at Politico pointed to her brusque management style and said that as Politico was embarking in a major expansion, top newsroom managers could not agree on how to execute that expansion. Dafna Linzer abruptly steps down as Politico’s executive editor 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z In his speech on Monday morning, O’Keefe said the board rebuffed his offer to apologize to staff for his brusque manner. James O’Keefe is out at Project Veritas after internal power struggle 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z Now that you have raised this issue with your sister and have received her brusque response, you should deal with the bride directly. Advice | Ask Amy: I don’t want to travel for my niece’s destination wedding 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Mr. Packer also could be a highly divisive figure with a reputation as being too brusque as a color commentator and stingy with praise to the players and coaches. Billy Packer, college basketball analyst who was March Madness staple, dies at 82 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Mr. Solomon’s brusque style, meanwhile, has produced grumblings inside the firm and contributed a string of senior departures. Goldman Sachs Slashes C.E.O.’s Pay After Bank’s Poor Performance 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z One night before he lit up the Rockets, James scored his 38,000th career point in a 113-112 loss to Philadelphia on Sunday that left James uncharacteristically brusque and frustrated in his postgame interview. 37.0 at 38: LeBron James goes on scoring tear after birthday 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z With his rather brusque, no-nonsense Australian sensibilities, Pell clashed frequently with the Vatican’s Italian old guard during the three years he worked to get a handle on the Vatican’s assets and spending. Cardinal Pell, who had sex convictions reversed, dies at 81 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z These political and economic circumstances may favor a third contended: Javier Milei, a populist libertarian who has been rising in the polls and whose brusque style has drawn comparisons with Donald Trump. Five crucial elections to watch around the world in 2023 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z Despite Rivera offering a brusque response when asked if he had considered making a quarterback switch at halftime — “No.” Perspective | What will Ron Rivera do when Taylor Heinicke’s magic finally runs out? 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z While Bertagnolli often wears cowboy boots, she does not fit the stereotype of the brusque, swaggering surgeon, say people who know her. For new NCI director, work turns personal: She is diagnosed with cancer 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z Equating a doctor’s “minimizing or dismissing symptoms” along with a “brusque and paternalistic approach” as more efficient is not just frightening but a potential basis of legal action down the line. Opinion | Approaching patients with a negative attitude can affect outcomes 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z Physicians who adopt a more brusque and paternalistic approach seem to be more efficient. Advice | Why it seems like your doctor doesn’t care about you 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Heard you got fired, And worse, your dismissal was brusque. Style Invitational Week 1517: See you next week . . . 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z The White House refused to comment on the president’s brusque exchanges. Biden’s snippy exchanges with reporters mask midterm fears 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z After making wait for 30 minutes on the phone and transferring me three times, finally to be told in a brusque tone that they don’t do price matches. Rant and Rave: Reader irritated by cellphone price increase 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Yet Dr. Damadian’s brusque style may have worked against him, some colleagues said. Raymond Damadian, who created first MRI machine, dies at 86 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z His brusque demands on behalf of Mr. Xi have earned him a sobriquet among young Asian diplomats: Cao Cao, after a wily Chinese statesman of the second century, Mr. Kausikan said. The Face of China: A Globetrotting Diplomat Armed With U.S. Admonitions 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z Some think it adds a human touch to a part of the economy that can be defined by brusque doctors and incomprehensible bills. Health care startups turn to ‘coaches’ to help patients cope and monitor treatment 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z Policy experts largely expect such a hearing with Musk, who is known for his brusque criticism of lawmakers, would devolve into a media frenzy. Biden’s tech agenda gets a reality check as Elon Musk buys Twitter 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z “The Palace Papers” portrays her as dramatic and actressy, so brusque with employees that several of them accuse her of bullying, while Kate is serene and kind to staffers. Review | Tina Brown’s royal revelations spare no one, especially Meghan Markle 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z As Civil tries to understand all that has happened to the girls, she encounters a similar tale from Miss Pope, a brusque but beloved librarian at Tuskegee University. Review | ‘Take My Hand’ exposes a dark episode in American history 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Mr. Johnson, he added, developed a style that was “friendly and brusque.” Bruce Johnson, WUSA anchor and street-savvy reporter, dies at 71 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z He denounces tiny fish as no better than excrement, save for the finer specimens caught in the waters off Athens, and offers, as cooking instructions, a brusque “Don’t burn it up.” What We Write About When We Write About Food 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z The U.S. comments amounted to unusually brusque criticism of the government of Latin America's largest country, with which the United States usually has cordial relations. White House rebukes Brazil's Bolsonaro for 'solidarity' visit to Moscow 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z The U.S. comment amounted to unusually brusque criticism of the government of Latin America's largest country, with which the United States usually has cordial relations. U.S. denounces Bolsonaro's 'solidarity' with Russia as Ukraine crisis brews 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z It was a title he used the rest of his life, and embellished by giving brusque military names to his property, like calling his home “the Bivouac,” where he hosted a reception for McKinley. Presidential visits trace L.A. history from small town to big-money donors 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Ms. Lightfoot’s distinctly brusque leadership style has been embraced at moments. Lori Lightfoot Promised to Change Chicago. Crises Keep Piling Up. 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z “He’s Trump but a little smarter, more disciplined and brusque without being too brusque.” Who Is King of Florida? Tensions Rise Between Trump and a Former Acolyte 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z Asked about the fine and the gesture after practice on Tuesday, Randle was brusque, saying that he had “already addressed it.” Julius Randle Is Playing With Passion. But Where Are the Points? 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z As a result, the stern manager, the hard-boiled detective and the brusque physician are all male-coded cultural archetypes. Opinion | How Men Burn Out 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z In private, he wielded an irreverent sense of humor, but could be brusque, often not even saying goodbye to colleagues at the end of a phone call. Harry M. Reid, a Power in the Senate, Dies at 82 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z The combative former boxer-turned-lawyer was widely-acknowledged as one of toughest dealmakers in Congress, a conservative Democrat in an increasingly polarized chamber who vexed lawmakers of both parties with a brusque manner and this motto: Harry Reid, former Senate majority leader, dies at 82 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z Walken, now 78, has said little publicly over the years about the incident and has offered brusque replies at times when pressed. Natalie Wood's sister says she doesn't expect 'a deathbed confession' from Robert Wagner about star's death 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z When asked Wednesday about the kinds of 3-point shots that opposing offenses are getting against his team, Thibodeau was brusque: “Well, we don’t want to give up any shots.” Ready to Unlock Your Inner Stephen Curry? Play Against the Knicks. 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Parents and staff described him as an affable leader who endears himself to students with practical jokes, but can be brusque. A School Mural Was Supposed to Celebrate Black Lives. Instead, It Was Destroyed. 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z He grew up brusque, competitive and determined to beat disease. Opinion | Maurice Hilleman was a vaccine miracle worker. Imagine what anti-vaxxers would have made of him. 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z The president has touted his interactions with the Western alliance as a welcome change from Mr. Trump’s brusque criticism. Inside the Afghanistan debacle: Biden abandoned Trump’s pullout plan 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z These and other concerns are serious and merit thoughtful consideration — far more than the brusque “So what?” they received. Opinion | Rewarding vaccine holdouts would have costs 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z A burly, brusque and demanding editor, Mr. Rosenfeld became fascinated by world affairs and journalism as a schoolboy in New York. Harry M. Rosenfeld, a key figure in The Post’s Watergate coverage, dies at 91 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z Mr. Lindell relayed his brusque encounter to Politico, which was confirmed by an RGA official who spoke on condition of anonymity. Mike Lindell, MyPillow CEO, booted from Republican Governors Association conference 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z He could be brusque — it sometimes seemed his natural state, despite his easy and often-photographed smile. Op-Ed: Eli Broad, leader for a city that doesn't want to be led 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z Because of Westbrook’s ball-dominant style, fickle jump shot, high turnover rate, occasionally brusque demeanor and, most of all, zero championships, it is often easier to find his critics than his admirers. Russell Westbrook Makes Triple-Doubles Look Easy. They’re Not. 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z But to others, his sometimes brusque demeanor made appear him rude and aloof. Britain's Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth, dies aged 99 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z The fact that he’s still in office is a testament to his brusque determination and general unconcern for the opinions of others. Opinion | Andrew Cuomo is plummeting, and there’s no one left to catch him 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Yet his brusque manner and unorthodox managerial approach led to a string of resignations, sackings and constant fallouts with city officials. Kenya's Mike Sonko: The rise and fall of Nairobi's ex-governor 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z Ms. Quinn said she wished she had been more authentic and embraced her brusque reputation. Will Cuomo’s Scandals Pave the Way for N.Y.C.’s First Female Mayor? 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z Indeed, Mr. Cuomo’s brusque and sometimes abrasive approach toward fellow Democrats had left him with few defenders on Sunday, even as longtime foils sharpened their rhetoric. Under Siege Over Sex Harassment Claims, Cuomo Offers Apology 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, is known for his sometimes brusque remarks but also for his helping Elizabeth - and the British monarchy - navigate the political and social upheaval of the 20th Century. Britain's Prince Philip, 99, spends a second night in hospital 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z Often deemed rude, brusque and power hungry, even by other Kremlin critics, he persisted while other opposition activists retreated, emigrated, switched sides, went to prison or were killed. A Life in Opposition: Navalny’s Path From Gadfly to Heroic Symbol 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z “Where Freireich was brusque and flamboyant, impulsive to a fault, and passionate about every detail, Frei was cool, composed, and cautious, a poised negotiator.” Emil Freireich, a pioneer of chemotherapy and a ‘towering figure in oncology,’ dies at 93 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z That morning, Donald Trump, a hobbled figure no longer in command of the spotlight, bid a flock of supporters adieu with his customary brusque ineloquence: “Have a good life.” Commentary: Presidential inaugurations are theater. What a difference this new cast makes 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z Typically brusque, he simply pointed at her and barked, “You got ’em.” Column: Becky Hammon's historic moment serving as Spurs head coach was no gimmick 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z In text messages between councilors that were provided to The Times, the debate ranged from cordial to brusque. How a Pledge to Dismantle the Minneapolis Police Collapsed 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z But the culture clash was immediate for Emmrich, who inherited a depleted staff of about 10, and employees chafed at his brusque manner. L.A. Times shaken by a summer of turmoil and scandals 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z But Trump’s new campaign manager, Bill Stepien, was pretty brusque in his response to the claims, saying: 9/11 remembered amid raging wildfires and coronavirus recriminations – US politics live 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z The mayor of Prague shot back with a brusque letter demanding an apology. China is trying to mend fences in Europe. It’s not going well. 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z But the aide’s brusque approach to the by-the-book world of government contracting has drawn criticism. Tactics of fiery White House trade adviser draw new scrutiny as some of his pandemic moves unravel 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z “He was brusque, and rumpled,” Wells says, “and he said, ‘I want support for up to eight liquor licenses on H Street.’ Joe Englert’s quirky bars revitalized D.C. nightlife — and a neighborhood, too 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z He said some officers were more brusque with people of color. After Jacob Blake Shooting, Scrutiny of Kenosha Police Intensifies 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Separated by screens, however, listeners have gone rogue — they can adjust the volume, move the window into the periphery or bring the show to a brusque close by exiting the browser. Perspective | Musicians always crave time to practice. Lockdown gave us nothing but. 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z Rice is seen as highly disciplined and can be brusque in meetings and deliberations. In VP search, Biden has a known quantity in Susan Rice 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z Like her creator, Lilia lives in a gap — the gap between the brusque, buttoned-up woman she wants others to see and the childless mother she remains. Telling stories to bury the dead: Yiyun Li's novel about the deepest grief 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z Perhaps not surprisingly, China acted with brusque indifference to protests from the West. Opinion | China has just broken its solemn promise to Hong Kong 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z Dr. Davie seeded the field of biochemistry with his proteges, who recall him as a “gentleman of science,” self-effacing and never brusque. Earl Davie, co-founder of ZymoGenetics and pioneer in blood-clotting research, dies at 93 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Sharp, outspoken, at times brusque and divisive, he fought to create compact, walk-able communities near public transportation hubs, while pushing to pare bloated budgets, using data to pinpoint inefficient services and employees. Slammed economically by the coronavirus, Santa Monica offers grim preview of crisis to come 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z The brusque April 13 response from the U.S. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z Clemente was a brusque figure, and he wanted his teams to play a physical, direct, effective sort of soccer. A Matter of Taste 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z “Napoleon at the Battlefield of Eylau,” a brusque, firmly drawn ink and graphite sketch for the painting at the Getty Museum, piles bodies in the gruesome foreground. Commentary: Napoleon has it all over Trump when it comes to spinning plague propaganda 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z Furthermore, whatever those three brusque Gs followed by a long, heavy E are up to, they shake you up. Review: Beethoven's Fifth is the music of our moment. How Teodor Currentzis makes it so 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z The party tweaked its style to attract Sanders supporters who delighted in the robust style and brusque rhetoric of their political hero — something that Democratic nominee Joe Biden is not likely to master. Green Party woos Bernie Sanders voters 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z He dished up the first Premier League sighting of the classic Vardy finish, all brusque, high-speed impudence. Jamie Vardy's shot at golden boot is one of season's great unfinished subplots | Barney Ronay 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z Fans share text messages about the accent — the Queens English, brusque but empathetic — and the cable-news group therapy of his slide show presentations, their pick-me-ups rendered with the force of executive orders. What the ‘Cuomo 2020’ Fantasy Says About 2020 Reality 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z He was too much of a pragmatist for his party’s progressive wing, too self-focused for party leaders and too brusque for nearly everyone. How Cuomo, Once on Sidelines, Became the Politician of the Moment 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z An afternoon discussing social politics with a comedian more brusque or earnest than Martin would be a slightly exhausting prospect. Mae Martin: ‘It’s enriching to share things you’re ashamed of’ 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z Her brusque spontaneity is more contemporary, in keeping with the paintings’ present-day subjects, and thus more convincing. Review: At the Huntington Library, 'Blue Boy' and 'Pinkie' get new neighbors 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z In a brusque, 19-page ruling that granted the government's request to dismiss the case, U.S. Federal judge dismisses suit against Army Corps for post-Harvey flooding 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z “When I explained I was a gay man, the physician became very brusque, suggested HIV testing, left the room and never came back,” recalled Streed, who was an undergraduate at the time. U.S. medical schools boost LGBTQ students, doctor training 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z That is troubling to many Democrats, who fear that his far-left policies and brusque personality will drag the party down to defeat in November. Editorial Roundup: New England 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z “He was just trying to maintain a little bit of his pride,” Taylor says of the brusque remark. At 71, James Taylor has a new audio memoir, loves watching 'Blue Bloods' and won't dish on Carly Simon 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z It was a brusque re-entry after seven days of living a dream. How Cruise Ships Bring 1,200 Tons of Toxic Fumes to Brooklyn a Year 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z In congressional hearings, he was just as brusque as he was in private. Perspective | How Paul Volcker beat inflation and saved an independent Fed 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z Worded in Rumsfeld’s brusque style, many of the snowflakes foreshadow problems that continue to haunt the U.S. military more than a decade later. U.S. officials misled public about the war in Afghanistan, confidential documents reveal 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Biographies of Mr. Bloomberg, along with contemporary news reports, have described the company in those days as a hotbed of brusque talk that was often demeaning to women. Bloomberg’s Team Calls His Crude Remarks on Women ‘Wrong’ 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z I always seemed to say the wrong thing and people found me brusque, abrupt, or stupefyingly rude. I lived with depression for decades – until my Asperger's diagnosis explained it all 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z Asked at his news conference whether he would cooperate with potential subpoenas, Trump was brusque. As House Democrats threaten to subpoena White House, Trump attacks them and whistleblower 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z About a half-hour later, Officer Wang was at my door, more brusque than before. Closing My Curtains for Xi Jinping and His Grand Parade 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z The voice that answered the call at the hospital was brusque. Soccer at the Edge of the World 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z It is aghast at the prospect of the brusque, Hausmannian overhaul proposed by the government, which is funding nearly half of the €100m, with the town hall and regional bodies providing much of the rest. The soul of Perpignan: how a Gypsy community halted the bulldozers 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Devon Sawa plays Hunter Dunbar, a movie star who makes the mistake of giving Moose a brusque brush-off when his biggest fan wants an autograph. Review: Ben Kingsley makes 'Spider' special; John Travolta in 'The Fanatic,' and more 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z In one particularly brusque moment in “Jawline,” he looks at Tester’s social media page and declares he wouldn’t touch him because of his low stats. How do you make money off social media? Just ask 'Jawline's' star 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z Haaven’s unorthodox method, and Roberts’ sometimes brusque manner in promoting it, didn’t immediately win support from conventional social services agencies. To house almost 600 homeless people, a Venice couple are working outside the system 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z He will act as a senior adviser to Johnson, an appointment which risks a backlash from some lawmakers who dislike his brusque manner and seeming disregard for parliament. Factbox: Who is in Boris Johnson's Brexit team so far? 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z At times in Tuesday’s interview, Sanders was brusque. Sanders toughens his critique of Biden, signaling more clashes ahead 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z He teases his opponents with playful, sometimes brusque humor. For the ‘Downey Club,’ tennis has been a ball and a balm 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z His son Chris was a regular on the video board at Staples Center, and Sutter cultivated his reputation as the “Jolly Rancher” with his brusque, no-nonsense approach, offset by moments of candid levity. Former Kings coach Darryl Sutter hired as advisor to Ducks’ coaching staff 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z When Little Dog begins submitting to Trevor’s brusque, wordless sexual demands, he thinks, “Violence was already mundane to me, was what I knew, ultimately, of love.” Ocean Vuong’s Life Sentences 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z Aliya’s brusque personality is contrasted with Six’s ongoing insightful, ironic commentary. Review | An interesting concept forms the basis of ‘Heaven’s Vault’ but it takes a while to grab you 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z The normally brusque Vermont senator posed for photos with a line of his supporters in New Hampshire on Monday. Revolution stalled? Bernie Sanders struggles against a double bind. 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z The instructor, a no-nonsense Parisienne renowned for her brusque style, narrowed her eyes at him from the front of the room. Why I’m so glad Mr. Perfect turned out to be Mr. All Wrong For Me 2019-05-11T04:00:00Z Jackson’s manner may be brusque, but fellow feeling creeps in. My brunch with Glenda Jackson: A critic goes another round with Broadway’s King Lear 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z It’s Sen. Bernie Sanders — with his brusque talk of socialism and unapologetic progressive values — who seems to have all the charm with this very coveted young voting bloc. Inside the Beltway: Media already cries ‘cover up’ on Mueller report 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z Some people I talked to were nice, but others were vague and brusque, even rude. Sorry, boss, but sometimes that ‘personal’ task really must be done at ‘work’ | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z But there was a catch: They also were measurably numbed to intrusive or brusque touches. Beyond Biden: How Close Is Too Close? 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z The New Yorker temperament is famously brusque, but I was at fault in this case. For cramped New York, an expanding dining scene 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z She has a short, Jean Seberg hairdo and elfin features, but her manner is serious and no-nonsense, occasionally brusque. The Woman Who Has Styled Justin Bieber, Anita Hill, and the iPod 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z But Stuart Cobbett, a lawyer who sat on McGill’s board of governors with Mr. Butts, said his style was “direct but polite, never brusque.” Friend, Adviser, Witness: Trudeau’s Fate Could Hinge on Confidant’s Testimony 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z Large and somewhat brusque, Barker was a forty-two-year-old psychiatrist with a keen interest in esoteric mental conditions. The Psychiatrist Who Believed People Could Tell the Future 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z In the overheated entry, I occasionally encountered a brusque little man in his 80s at the mailboxes. Opinion | Bernie, your moment has come — and gone 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Promising that “America will be back” once Donald Trump leaves office, Biden won a standing ovation at the Munich Security Conference from delegates who find the president’s brusque foreign policy stance hard to like. Trump policies unite allies against him at European security forum 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z But for rumpled, cynical Albert it’s also an opportunity to revive a career-eroded curiosity about science, so long as his partner in unorthodoxy’s brusque naivete doesn’t drive him nuts first. Review: Matthew Broderick stars in unorthodox ‘To Dust’; Kiwi comedy ‘The Breaker Upperers’ and doggie rom-com ‘Patrick’ 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z As Cinderella’s guardian angel, Liam Mower looked a mite brusque, if technically secure, in his solos. Review: Matthew Bourne's 'Cinderella' dances into WWII with a profound beauty 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Its timely messages become muted amid a kaleidoscope of settings, characters, brusque action scenes, blunt speechifying and wan romance. Review Conspiracy theories fail to engage in ‘The Gandhi Murder’ 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z They describe him more like the brusque CEO of a private company than the chancellor of a large public university that prizes collegiality. UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep Khosla: Blunt-spoken visionary or belittling bully? 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z While the officials that greet us are brusque and a little annoyed, it doesn’t matter. It only take one rocket to start a revolution 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Though the authors cite President Trump as a brusque player is the “globe spanning information conflict,” they also claim they’ve figured out how “a new kind of communications became a new kind of war.” Inside the Beltway: The many meanings of ‘AOC’ 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z Administration opponents argue the White House’s brusque demands threaten to alienate allies and spark resentment abroad. U.S. push for more South Korean defense payments stalls 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z His tone was brusque at times, accusing the Democrats of fanning hysteria and overstating the effects of the bills. Wisconsin Republicans Defiantly Move to Limit the Power of Incoming Democrats 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z Although in conversation he is given to dad jokes and puns, he can become opinionated, brusque, and disapproving when he sits at a computer with Sanjay. The Friendship That Made Google Huge 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z It’s an intimate relationship, and he feels peculiarly vulnerable with this brusque woman, even though he’s the one with money, power and prestige. Review: Martyna Majok's Pulitzer-winning drama 'Cost of Living' has found an ideal home at Fountain Theatre - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z Of the ones who are, nearly everyone is friendly, if brusque. The Scariness of Knocking on a Stranger’s Door While Canvassing 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z He was adept at solving problems and at rallying workers, but he was brusque and obsessive, prone to belittle teammates who disagreed with him. Did Uber Steal Google’s Intellectual Property? 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z The outlook is brusque: “Everything will be taken away.” Review: The artwork of Adrian Piper makes a stern proclamation: 'Everything will be taken away' - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z We loved mimicking the delightfully brusque Lindo when she snaps, “This best way. That my thinking.” At 25, 'The Joy Luck Club' is still a captivating Hollywood movie about Asian American identity and, finally, it's no longer the only one 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z Many in the office found it brusque and off-putting. What Will Mueller Do? The Answer Might Lie in a By-the-Book Past 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z More importantly, he seemed brusque and hardly remorseful, especially when asked if he had any message for Courtney Smith. Troubling details of Ohio State report present a problem college football must fix 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z The menu comes from the same team behind Panda Gourmet, the brusque, unpredictable but often brilliant Sichuan and Shaanxi outpost tucked into the ground floor of a Days Inn that doubles as a homeless shelter. Review | Sichuan and Shaanxi cuisines get a beautiful new showcase in Rockville 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Famously brusque with most reporters, he vehemently challenged the references to him in a dossier of uncorroborated information about Trump even as he was called in to testify before special counsel Mueller. Audio recording steps up feud between Trump, former ‘fixer’ 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z In contrast, the Times describes Trump being brusque and impatient with leaders of America's traditional allies, often interrupting them in mid-sentence or insulting them to their faces. As Donald Trump’s North Korea deal collapses, Vladimir Putin awaits: So much for peace in our time 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z Sanders was the latest to experience a brusque reception in such a setting. Sanders says she was told to leave Virginia restaurant 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z It is also a metaphor for almost everything in modern life: a rushed and joyless experience devoid of much human decency and, in the end, a brusque and unsettled customer experience. I'm waiting for my re-booked flight. Cheers to these fellow travelers on life's journey 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z But the brusque Sutter’s relationship with the team grew strained as the Kings missed the playoffs twice in three years, and he was fired, along with former general manager Dean Lombardi, following the 2016-17 season. Former Kings coach Darryl Sutter says he's 'at peace with not coaching' 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z As played by the likable Aquino, Sara's a brusque, intimidating figure with chic clothing and a stiff blond helmet of hair. With 'Sisters Rosensweig,' Wendy Wasserstein's women-centric storytelling returns to the limelight 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z The “brusque dad” shtick is very much a part of his appeal. Opinion | The profound sadness in Jordan Peterson’s ‘antidote to chaos’ 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Bulgarians talk to one another in the same brusque way that most people currently talk to their digital assistants. At I/O, Google showed its willingness to change and shape our lives 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z While he dined with students in the cafeteria and advised them on their futures, he was also the brusque enforcer of medical rigor and rectitude. Donald W. Seldin, who built UT Southwestern into a medical powerhouse, dies at 97 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z Likewise, Mr. Trump has to worry about whether his brusque treatment of his longtime lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, might come back to hurt him. New Revelations Suggest a President Losing Control of His Narrative 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z Opposition to the idea has been brusque, though one observation suggests the greater implications of the prize. Inside the Beltway: Trump for Nobel Prize a real crowd pleaser 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z Giuliani’s arrival is part of a broader shift in Trump’s inner circle toward the core allies and brusque and brutal style that defined his outsider presidential campaign and his business career. Trump hires Giuliani, two other attorneys amid mounting legal turmoil over Russia 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z His critics cited a brusque and sometimes belittling manner with colleagues and underlings and his many put-downs of the United Nations itself. Trump names former ambassador John Bolton as his new national security adviser 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Her brusque criticism of the administration won her support among those on the island – as well as a number of detractors, including one at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Carmen Yulín Cruz, six months after Hurricane Maria: ‘We’ve all changed’ 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z I knocked on the front door, and a brusque man in his 60s answered. I had a home-cooked meal with a family that doesn’t exist 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z His brusque reputation, however, hasn’t stopped colleagues from calling Young out for his Holocaust remarks. Rep. Don Young suggests armed Jews could have prevented the Holocaust 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Trump’s brusque behavior — first reported Feb. 2 in The Washington Post — alarmed leaders across the globe, who worried the call revealed a volatile temperament and a lack of knowledge about American alliances. How Trump made up with Australia’s prime minister after a ‘most unpleasant call’ 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z Then 30, he was tall, burly and brusque. The fascist movement that has brought Mussolini back to the mainstream 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z Her estate became a salon where, with formal charm and brusque efficiency, she linked the policymakers, cultural leaders and real estate developers of official and unofficial Washington. Peggy Cooper Cafritz, grande dame of the Washington arts and education scene, dies at 70 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z Some of Shulkin’s detractors have bristled at his sometimes brusque demeanor and affiliation with the Obama administration, according to current and former agency officials and veterans groups. VA chief fights for his political future amid internal strife and allegations of subterfuge 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Walken has said little publicly over the years about the incident and has offered brusque replies at times when pressed. New twists in probe of Natalie Wood’s mysterious 1981 death 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z “The info is required by tomorrow,” he ordered in a brusque email. Leaks, feasts and sex parties: How ‘Fat Leonard’ infiltrated the Navy’s floating headquarters in Asia 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Francis’ trip to Chile in mid-January was overshadowed by his brusque remarks to a Chilean reporter that the claims against Bishop Barros amounted to “slander.” Pope Francis, After Criticism, Sends Sex Crimes Investigator to Chile 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z Raisman showed me Penny’s brusque response: “I am working on this. Can you please get your tour agreement signed.” Perspective | U.S. sports officials promoted a child molester for 30 years. Now they must testify. 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z These moments are brusque reminders of the limits of creative nonfiction. Dave Eggers' new nonfiction tale is about coffee and the American Dream 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z Mr. Renzi’s brusque response to the woman, who was escorted from the audience, made headlines in Italian newspapers. Renzi’s Comeback Hopes Fade as Italy’s Self-Styled ‘Demolition Man’ Sinks in Polls 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z In the restaurant, Moore was brusque and charmless, regarding me as he might a stain. Scary, nasty and armed: the Roy Moore I knew | Stephen Bates 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z Some people, asked to comment about the events of the previous day, declined with a brusque shake of the head. ‘The Tunnel.’ Depressing, Claustrophobic and Now a Terror Target. 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z But those same qualities have also chafed some colleagues, both at DHS and the White House, who have been put off by her brusque, no-nonsense style. Kelly’s ex-deputy readies for own DHS confirmation hearing 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z The dialogue crackles with anger; even the simplest exchanges seem brusque, testy, drained of the usual pleasantries. The bracing, passionate French drama 'BPM (Beats Per Minute)' salutes early '90s AIDS activism 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z King, who later founded the background casting agency Wild Streak Talent, said that she’d dealt with brusque men on movie sets, but nothing like Ratner. Six women accuse filmmaker Brett Ratner of sexual harassment or misconduct 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z Ask how he is feeling, and he will issue a brusque reply — “fine, fine, I’m fine” — before brushing aside further inquiry. McCain in Twilight: An Unfettered Voice Against Trumpism 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z She didn’t recognize the man seated next to her, but would quickly find out he was Harvey Weinstein, a brusque American producer in town for the film festival. How Harvey Weinstein used his fashion business as a pipeline to models 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z One key reason for Mr. Xi’s brusque self-confidence is his family history. Opinion | Xi Jinping and China’s New Era of Glory 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z But where Mr. Tillerson was awkward and brusque during a similar face-off with the press, Mr. Kelly was smooth and genial. Trump’s Chief of Staff, Speaking With Press, Walks a Verbal Tightrope 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Her detractors viewed her no-nonsense style as brusque and complained that she could be unresponsive as she worked with Kelly to streamline operations and instill discipline in a White House often lacking structure. Trump taps Kirstjen Nielsen to lead Department of Homeland Security 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z The changes were always going to be contentious — French people, Macron said in another typically brusque comment, “detest” reforms — but analysts said the initial proposals further alienated centrists. Emmanuel Macron wanted to rule like Jupiter, but governing France has brought him quickly down to earth 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z It’s not surprising that his seeming offhandedness and brusque attitude masked insecurities. My brilliant and troubled friend Lou Reed 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z But thanks to a lecture from Sutherland’s brusque chief doctor, they’re both aware of the competition they face in an overcrowded medical field, and they leap into the flatlining experiments with only token resistance. The Flatliners team could have saved their remake, and chose not to 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z And as brusque and intractable as he may be, he remains remarkably receptive to everyday compassion. 'Lucky's' Harry Dean Stanton gives a beautiful final star turn 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z But there is another reason the public’s attention tends to lock onto this warm yet resolute and sometimes brusque senator: No one has any idea what she will do. Ready to deal this time? Alaska’s Murkowski is in the health-care spotlight. Again. 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z Nikias, who had become president, decided to keep Puliafito on for a second term over the objections of some faculty and staff, who expressed concerns about what they said was brusque behavior and excessive drinking. USC downplays fundraising efforts of ex-dean at center of drug scandal 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z The “freshly prepared seasonal soup” promised by the menu was, our brusque server said, chicken tortilla. Sorrow at the Seattle Space Needle 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z But if this brusque treatment bothered anyone, it did not show. Why more than a million Russians have lined up to see a piece of the rib of Saint Nicholas 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Christie is intense and brusque; his stocky build and sharp eyes feel loaded with kinetic energy. The secret origin story of the iPhone 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z There’s no indication he will slow down, not with so many allies who don’t understand what Trump means with his tweets and brusque diplomacy. Analysis | One explanation for McCain’s grogginess: a 75,000-mile itinerary as ‘shadow’ diplomat 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z “It is not cool,” Ms. Ryan, who encountered brusque treatment herself at a White House press briefing, said in an interview. A Journalist Was Body Slammed? Some Conservatives Await the Media’s Apology 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z The former First Lady was “brutally brusque” to him during the ’56 Convention. Trying to Remember J.F.K. 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z This was unusual: in our conversations, she tended to be evidence-oriented and almost brusque; her hands busily sketched out arguments in the air, and her laments were accompanied by dry laughter. What Makes a Parent? 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z The brusque former lawmaker from Washington state remained close to Trump as the campaign intensified, reportedly wielding “an unusual degree” of influence over the Republican nominee. Don Benton: the Trump 'shadow' adviser taking over the US draft system 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z Once the show gets underway, Sanders is typically brusque. The Bernie Sanders Show is interactive TV talk for the era of Facebook activism 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z The investigators were “quite forceful and brusque” and “rattled a few people,” Mr. van Beurden told the finance chief at the time, Simon Henry, when Mr. Henry returned his call. Recording Puts Shell’s Nigerian Oil Deal Under a Harsh Light 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z The ENT, Hull said, was the polar opposite of the allergist: a brusque man of few words and even less reassurance. This woman’s labored breathing alarmed her friends. Doctors were startled to find the cause. 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z West routinely assembles motley creative brain trusts, and the brusque, Moroccan-born, Bronx rapper French Montana and the slick Canadian singer the Weeknd were there, too. The Dirty Projectors Go Solo 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z “Sen. Harris is singularly focused on fighting for the people of California in her new role,” said Lily Adams, a spokeswoman, elaborating on the brusque dismissal Harris offered on election eve. For California, a return to center stage in the 2020 presidential contest 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z He looked like a provincial shopkeeper and even at the height of his prestige never adopted that air of brusque condescension that so many of the powerful do. Mário Soares obituary 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z It was the second brusque comment about atomic weapons in two days from the New York businessman that alarmed nuclear non-proliferation experts worried about fueling global tension. Trump's nuclear remarks test bid to improve Russia ties 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z Another day, a colleague addressed me by name, which is what passes for cordial in a brusque newsroom. Amid life's mysteries: Since when did Brussels sprouts become a dish we crave? 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z The head of the airport, a brusque, pudgy official in traditional dress, met us at the gangway and ushered us through the bureaucracy within minutes. Edward Burtynsky’s Epic Landscapes 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z Over his Goldman career, the 6-foot-3 Cohn has been known for a brusque and intimidating presence, reportedly looming over traders at their desks. Goldman Sachs No. 2 expected to become Trump’s top economic adviser 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Over his career, the 6-foot-3 Mr. Cohn has been known for a brusque and intimidating presence, reportedly looming over traders at their desks. Goldman Sachs No. 2 Seen as a Top Economic Adviser to Trump 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z A number of Mr. Reid’s fellow senators remarked on his brusque approach to negotiations, or even to conversations. Harry Reid calls for limits to his own methods as divisive tenure draws to close 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z In an age when public buildings are supposed to be transparent and welcoming, it is opaque and brusque, a forbidding monolith that speaks more of a watchtower than a gallery of modern art. Oliver Wainwright's top 10 buildings of 2016 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z “He was a little brusque, but we respected that and kind of needed that.” High School Dropout Rose From Factory Floor to CEO of Dana 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z On Wall Street, Mr. Cohn is known for his brusque style, though that has softened as he has taken on more leadership responsibility at the firm. Gary Cohn, a Potential Successor at Goldman, Could End Up With Trump 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z In the thick of the Boer War, when the British Foreign Secretary told Queen Victoria about a terrible setback, her response was brusque. What Queen Victoria Would Have Told Hillary Clinton 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z But in the governor’s brusque, “get it done” approach to city planning, he has also overseen mass evictions from overcrowded waterside kampung. $40bn to save Jakarta: the story of the Great Garuda 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Even without that cudgel, the firm can cut back equity partner compensation as much as 25 percent annually — a brusque sign that it is time to leave. Law Firms, Struggling Financially, Cull Partner Ranks 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z She complained and received a brusque response saying she was "not fit to use a computer". The unapologetic world of Australia's 'nastiest' politician - BBC News 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z Known for his hard-line law-and-order views and brusque manner, he would set a very different tone than previous holders of the job, including Trump’s ex-rival Hillary Clinton, Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice. Source: Rudy Giuliani 'Favorite to be Secretary of State' 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z The controversy was stoked by brusque initial responses by several Indian officials to the killings. Police in India said they killed 8 'terrorists' in a shootout. Recordings told a different story 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z Since taking office in June, Mr. Duterte has stirred controversy with a series of brusque remarks about U.S.-Philippine relations, often catching his own aides and officials off guard. Philippine Leader’s Call for ‘Separation’ From U.S. Sows Confusion 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Funny thing is, after asking about Cohen on Twitter yesterday, everyone told me the guy is sort of notorious for being, um, brusque, so we’ll see how well that charm offensive goes. Farhad’s and Mike’s Week in Tech: Interest in Twitter From Disney? Unlikely. 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z After some brusque exchanges, he set off on a sort of defiant jog through the crowd. Chávez without the charm 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z But she was criticized for everything from her brusque management style to appearing in Vogue. Female CEOs, Still a Rarity, Face Extra Pressures 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z As much as possible, Whitaker tries to explain that police are human too, and if they might be a bit rude or brusque, it's not necessarily because of racism. Black and a cop: Detective says 'We've all got work to do' 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z But some employees cited his blunt and brusque manner when they quit the three local YMCAs he runs. Companies Try a New Strategy: Empathy 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z Additionally, Trump’s proposals to ban all Muslim travel into the United States and the candidate’s brusque comments regarding minorities, women and the disabled gave Ryan pause. Paul Ryan endorses Donald Trump 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z I’m writing this in a fairly brusque way because it scares me. Why don’t I have any friends? You asked Google – here’s the answer | Annalisa Barbieri 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z And there are still a few prominent Republican politicians who remain immune to Trump’s brusque charm, although Ryan isn’t the only elected official who seems to be planning his eventual conversion. Everyone Knows About the G.O.P. Crackup—Everyone Except the Voters 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Critics say her brusque personal style and distain for retail politics added to her isolation by turning onetime allies against her. Brazil’s Senate readies impeachment vote against President Rousseff 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z McRaven said the Navy inspector general’s investigation found that “Losey’s leadership style, while brusque and demanding, did not warrant his removal.” Whistleblower hostility may have cost admiral promotion 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z In case you don’t get the joke, the concrete floor, as blank and brusque as the painting, also highlights the cheeky ornateness of the settee, ottoman and pillow. A Masterclass in Unpredictable Décor 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z The governor’s brother recalled his own brusque reply. A Brother’s Mental Illness Influenced John Kasich’s Views 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z So when patients are upset about a long wait in the emergency department, or a doctor’s brusque manner, or a meal that never arrived in a room, Geisinger is doing more than apologizing. The most unexpected hospital billing development ever: Refunds 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Mr Duncan Smith's manner - often brusque, high-handed and dismissive - meant he was regularly personally vilified. Duncan Smith and Osborne's uneasy relationship - BBC News 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z Howard acknowledged some of Trump’s remarks were “outrageous” and he noted his treatment of interviewers was “pretty brusque to sat the least”. John Howard says he 'trembles' at thought of Donald Trump becoming US president 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z Liverpool’s brusque treatment of Shankly, heartless as it may appear in retrospect, was perhaps in the best interests of the club: in English football, nobody has managed the transition better. Manchester United and the problem of moving on from an all-powerful leader | Jonathan Wilson 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z He was not the best player but certainly not the worst, with a deadly set-shot, rugged elbows and a brusque, Brooklyn twang that echoed through the tiny gym every time he spoke. 'From mid-range he could kill you': Bernie Sanders' basketball days 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z In a speech, Mr. Medvedev recalled a brusque appearance at the Munich conference in 2007 by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, and dismissed what he termed accusations that Russia was bombing civilians. Facing Allies’ Doubt, John Kerry Voices Confidence in Syria Cease-Fire 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z For that matter, her foil Mr. Darcy was an anti-hero well before his time, all brusque, dismissive demeanor and misunderstood soft heart. Pride & Prejudice & Zombies & seven-year-old fads 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z On Tuesday morning, the brusque Garden State governor told U.S. Bush Got Little Bang For His Buck in Iowa 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z Were people really ready to do this, and could a 74-year-old, notoriously brusque Vermonter with a conspicuous Brooklyn accent be the one to spark such a modern-day American revolt? Sanders’ people-powered movement: Don’t expect his free-thinking voters to give up their populist idealism 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Les Miller, leader of the Democrats in the state House and Senate when Bush was in office, said he and his party colleagues found him brusque and often inflexible. Jeb Bush got his way, and then he got a mess 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Some were puzzled by her brusque manner and broken English, and many intimidated by her rigorous training. With her studio all grown up, Vergine says goodbye 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z Mr. Trump has defied predictions that his brusque style would eventually turn off voters. Shift to Security Disrupts U.S. Presidential Race 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z The third showed a man teaching you how to make pasta - it was brusque and noisy, the very opposite of the quiet tone and slow pace of videos designed to induce ASMR. ASMR: What's going on inside my brain? - BBC News 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z He then gave two brusque answers to questions about quarterback Tyrod Taylor before going off again. Rex vexed by unbeaten Patriots 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z After the game, Hardy deflected all questions with offered a brusque “no comment, next question”. The Dallas Cowboys should punish Greg Hardy, but of course they won't 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z He was unnecessarily rude and brusque at times. Mossberg: The Steve Jobs I knew isn't in this movie 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z And the allegedly brusque manner with which the administration treated him is, they say, not unusual, either. Graduate students fight back at Yale: “I’m trying to support myself and my son … but it’s not working” 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z In it, the paper reported that Blatter was objecting to brusque and unfair treatment. Sepp Blatter appeals against FIFA suspension 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Painful footage shows him twitching on a hospital bed as a brusque medical attendant administers shocks. Chinese hospitals still offering gay 'cure' therapy, film reveals 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z It’s this combination—of a long diplomatic tradition as a great power, and sudden brusque mistreatment as a diminished power—that makes Russia the most outspoken political stumbling-block for Washington today, rather than the P.R.C. “Putin is the only major leader to utter a few simple truths about the role of the United States in the world today” 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z Goldman’s second-in-command, whose brusque manner and relatively limited experience within the firm once raised questions about his suitability for the top spot, has evolved into one of Wall Street’s most visible—and versatile—executives. Is Goldman Sachs’ Gary Cohn Ready to Step in for Lloyd Blankfein? 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Sir Edward was an imperious man with a brusque, brook-no-argument manner. Sir Edward Heath: One Nation Tory's political legacy - BBC News 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z The brusque handshake before their talks was widely remarked on, as in this tweet by CBS White House reporter Mark Knoller. Did Putin upstage Obama at UN Syria summit? - BBC News 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z Advertisement But her brusque reputation, assembled over two decades by churlish behavior by her and blatant racism by the masses, has been softened by time and diminished by accomplishment. Two Weeks in New York 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z “She can be brusque, sometimes responding to Clinton’s questions with a simple ‘y’ as if she is too busy to finish typing the three-letter word.” Today in Politics: Obama Has One Vote Left to Court on Iran Deal 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z The Ohioan is accused of being overly brusque — during the Salem town hall, he repeatedly cut off verbose questioners — but his animated and unscripted style has resonated with voters averse to political doublespeak. Bush and Trump face off in N.H. — and The Donald is winning 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z His pugnacious manner, his willingness to insult opponents — or just anyone who disagrees with him — his brusque tone and dismissive gestures: All these things, we’re told, are like catnip to the Republican faithful. Donald Trump is the last whimper of the angry white man: What’s really behind his stubborn lead 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Johnny is brusque and standoffish — “there aren’t many Esthers left,” he says matter-of-factly — but also clever enough to hatch a plan to cash in on this supposed stranger’s resemblance to his late wife. In ‘Phoenix,’ a woman fights back from the brink 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z The episode, which came to light months afterward, quickly doused the glow of Christie’s landslide reelection and cast the governor’s combative style and brusque personality in a considerably less-flattering light. In reaching for White House, governors stumble back home 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z The story went on to report what political insiders have known for years — that Kasich’s grating style “is known to be brusque, confrontational and dismissive of others’ views, even fellow conservatives.” Why Ohio's John Kasich faces such long odds 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z Like Mr. McCain, Mr. Kasich is brusque and often combative — even his own aides describe him, euphemistically, as “impatient” — and questions about his temperament have dogged him throughout his career. John Kasich to Enter Crowded 2016 Race Facing Job of Catch-Up 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z The brusque son of an English immigrant and a coal miner’s daughter in Scranton, Pa., Mr. Rodham, for most of his life, harbored prejudices against blacks, Catholics and anyone else not like him. Hillary Clinton Draws Scrappy Determination From a Tough, Combative Father 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z He exudes more charisma than Ghani, a former World Bank official known for his brusque style. Afghanistan’s Karzai gave up the presidency, but not the power 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z In the lobby, a pair of brusque concierges keep watch, and an elevator attendant sits all day, mutely pushing buttons. How to Get Rich in the New Cuba 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z The only thing she was known more for besides her all-black ensemble and her affinity for cigarettes was her brusque demeanor. When unidentified remains are found, police keep looking for answers 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z Aside from Donald Trump, he has the highest negative ratings of any of the candidates - thanks in large part to his brusque, often belligerent style. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to run for president - BBC News 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z Her friend Norma Sutherland recalled: “Her manner was brusque and at times confrontational – she aroused quite a lot of hostility among the people she talked to, and she seemed quite insensitive to this.” Sexism in science: Did Watson and Crick really steal Rosalind Franklin’s data? 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z In his place was a brusque, businesslike Woods. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson Hope for Revival at Open 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z The second set of cops, they claim, were ruder and more brusque. 'Black women unnamed': how Tanisha Anderson's bad day turned into her last 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z Lansdorp has a brusque, crystal-eyed positivity; a boyish charm you see in many entrepreneurs that, combined with his Dutch accent, makes him seem sincere and persuasive. Can Mars One colonise the red planet? 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z He could be a brusque interviewer who sometimes made his guests squirm. Prickly Innovator Counts Down to His Exit From Late Night 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z In recent months, Devine and Sanders — who first worked together in the 1990s — have been mapping out how the brusque senator could navigate the race and present a challenge to Clinton. Sen. Bernie Sanders to launch presidential bid on Thursday 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z He should curb a tendency to be overly brusque with people, even if he thinks their arguments aren’t based in fact. Recent Missouri Editorials 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Sometimes he was brusque; sometimes he was polite and businesslike. Steve Jobs: Genius? Of Course. But Selfish Egomaniac, Or Kind, Patient, Human? 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z Mabry’s at times brusque lobbying style was also a contrast to Hubbert, who in his later years maintained a courtly demeanor at the Statehouse while wielding his considerable clout. Alabama Education Association moves to fire leader 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z At a commencement address in December, he told an oft-repeated joke about his mother, Barbara, the notably brusque former first lady. In drive to be 45th president, Jeb Bush faces legacies of 43rd and 41st 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z While Mr. Cuomo can be brusque and domineering in his administrative style, he is also acutely sensitive to the partisan and regional fault lines in statewide politics. For Cuomo and de Blasio, the Tension Comes Easily 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Suddenly, she is brusque and guarded, a woman determined to shed the burden of her own history. Fallen Journalist Finds Solace and Success in Poetry 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z Mr. Rumsfeld was a complicated figure in the Bush administration, admired by many for his decisive if sometimes brusque leadership yet a lightning rod for criticism from top generals, lawmakers and other senior officials. Hagel’s Departure Bears Little Likeness to Rumsfeld’s Removal 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z The recruiter was brusque with her on the phone. Invited To A Job Interview? Read This First! 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z Some complaints were fairly mundane — that his style was too brusque and that he wasn’t making pastoral visits. Prominent D.C. rabbi accused of voyeurism presents a disturbing paradox By then, however, Mr. McHale’s brusque personality had caught up with him. Port Authority Officer Kept Sources With Ties to Iran Attacks 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z In a Republican Governors Association ad released last week, former first lady Barbara Bush says LePage is getting things done while acknowledging his brusque governing style. Outages from storm could shake up Maine election 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z Roberts was energetic and brusque in the debate. Battle for the Senate: How the GOP did it Tall, brainy and brusque, Dr. Ronan was a tenacious and astute student of politics. William J. Ronan, Architect of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Dies at 101 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z He was also criticised for his brusque leadership style. Dogged by troubled iPad scheme, Los Angeles schools chief resigns 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z None of us was prepared for the doctor’s brusque manner, the way she turned Ben over, marked a grid on his back in ink and poked him with various allergens with barely an explanation. Dr. Mom: Here’s how to watch over your child’s health. He is rigid and brusque, and yet there is so much that is admirable, heroic even, about him. Gordon Brown's battle for Britain: 'You have to think about 100 years down the line' 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z “We need to be straightforward and deal with it,” Christie said in his signature brusque tone at the National Governors Association meeting in Tennessee. 2016 race kicks off early with border crisis 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z He won election handily, but is deeply unpopular owing in part to his brusque personality and an economy that is still struggling from the Great Recession. State by state: Overview of 2014 governor races shows Democratic tilt 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z Plus, we'll have many more brusque, uncomfortable sideline interviews to look forward to. LeBron has gone, Love is in the air: NBA free agency winners and losers 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z “I think I’m probably not a very good manager,” Mr. Doeblin said, reflecting on a style that one employee described as brusque and intimidating. Bookstore Owner Takes On a Union, Shocking a Liberal Bastion 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z When he was asked if this was the last time he will be seen in a Wimbledon final, his response was brusque. Solitary teardrop shows how much Wimbledon defeat hurts Roger Federer 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z The team setting the pace were Garmin-Sharp, and they had in mind its notoriously steep descent, nicknamed “Deliverance”, and the brusque climb up from Ewden Beck that follows immediately. Vincenzo Nibali grabs Tour de France yellow jersey with late attack 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z The 62-year-old Pestello succeeds the Rev. Lawrence Biondi, who presided over a wave of campus expansion and enrollment growth but whose forceful personality and brusque management style also alienated some faculty and students. New Saint Louis University president gets to work 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z Pro: charming and brusque in equal measure, would be robust with Brussels establishment, speaks French. Who'll be UK's next EU Commissioner? 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z In the first set in particular there were also flashes of textbook grass-court tennis: a thudding serve followed by brusque volley; a slice to the backhand followed by a punchy put away. Andy Murray: Amélie Mauresmo’s role will be reviewed after Wimbledon 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z How often have you heard of a male editor being impugned for being bossy or brusque? Life and death as a female editor 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z If she was brusque or pushy, I can only think that it was in the name of making copy sharper and more hard-hitting. In Defense Of The Jill Abramson I Knew 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Some have complained that men are never described as “brusque,” but that’s not true. Jill Abramson's New York Times Firing Highlights Workplace Double Standard 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Ken Auletta of Currency notes that Abramson had long had a “sometimes brusque manner” at work, and clashed with leadership over business and hiring decisions. Piecing Together the Ousting of the New York Times' Jill Abramson 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z And yet he sets about the task with a kind of brusque courtesy which is rather impressive in the circumstances. The heroism of everyday life in Baghdad 2014-05-03T23:16:19Z A college spokesman briskly approached Blair in an arena corridor, frantically waved his hands, mentioned an admonition from the athletic director and said in a brusque tone, “Do not answer this question.” On College Sports: Impact of Northwestern Ruling on Women’s Sports Is Uncertain 2014-04-03T18:46:13Z It wasn’t the first time Armstrong made headlines for appearing brusque and indifferent to employees. You’ve Got Profits! Despite Gaffes, AOL CEO Posts Positive Results 2014-02-12T16:19:59Z But how, then, is Abramson singled out as the brusque one? Jill Abramson's New York Times Firing Highlights Workplace Double Standard 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Those sessions often feature Mr. Gates’s brusque cross-examinations, which seem to have mellowed only slightly in recent years. New Boss at Microsoft, With Gates at His Side 2014-02-05T01:59:04Z “It’s going to be an altogether different situation than with Akerson, who was more of a brusque, top-down kind of manager,” he said. Speeding Up G.M.’s Comeback 2014-01-24T01:16:49Z Ford’s brusque nature and substance abuse problems were well known before he ran for office, but he was straightforward and conservative, and thus electable, even to many in the business establishment. Why Rob Ford Happened 2013-11-18T18:45:12Z Here, the petite Indonesian with a brusque demeanour praised democracy and vigorously condemned extremism, to thousands of worshippers. The rise and fall of Shamsi Ali 2013-11-03T00:35:48Z In the City of Light, an eternal question is once again spurring debate: Is the stereotype of the brusque Frenchman justified, or do visitors just not understand the French? Paris Journal: Can the Gruff Frenchman Become the Gracious Frenchman? 2013-08-20T20:37:10Z The agent, a doer of good deeds and active in charities, can be somewhat mercurial, endearing one moment and brusque the next. The Jockey 2013-08-14T13:07:46Z Others agreed that Mr. Summers could at times be brusque, but that he also welcomed being challenged. Obama Narrows Field for Fed Chairman to 3 2013-08-02T01:43:52Z You may also dislike its brusque military style. App Smart: In Case of Emergency: Refer to My Cellphone 2013-07-03T18:05:57Z “That’s the stereotype of a New Yorker — the person who’s brusque and impatient and thinks it’s the only city in the country,” he said, pausing to consider the point. As Bike Share Begins in New York, Other Cities Scoff Over Fanfare 2013-05-30T02:40:56Z “I’m allergic to bulls--t,” he says, in his typically brusque manner. Mapping The Dangerous Future Of Jerusalem 2013-04-15T08:45:00Z The agent, a doer of good deeds and active in charities, can be somewhat mercurial, endearing one moment and brusque the next. The Jockey 2013-08-14T13:07:46Z At a push he shields, although screening gives a more accurate sense of something brusque and surgical and dispassionately non‑concussive. Javi García's role at Manchester City turns him into a new screen idol 2013-02-01T12:21:47Z Mr. McDonough at times has left bruised feelings among officials elsewhere in the administration, particularly in the Pentagon and the State Department, where he is viewed by some as a brusque enforcer. A Staff Shake-Up at the White House 2013-01-25T17:52:18Z |
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