| 单词 | disposition |
| 例句 | Anna had a nasty disposition, and everyone knew that her great-grandmother had been a witch. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z So feel I. Living in the Congo shakes open the prison house of my disposition and lets all the wicked hoodoo Adahs run forth. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “And she is of so aristocratic a disposition—” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z It has a nasty, mean disposition and its teeth are green with gangrene and it bites. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z What I found was a black man with a warm disposition and a booming voice, who bristled with energy and was constantly in motion, his hands swooping like birds in flight to accentuate his points. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z There would be more stories about how poor the brute was; his age; his evil disposition and his latest caper. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Despite his cheery disposition, I knew my dad hated what he did for a living. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He’s an equal-opportunity moron with the disposition of a honey badger. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z He liked them in all their shapes and dispositions simply because they were people and not machines. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I had ever considered myself, up until that point, as possessed of a meticulous and even over-fastidious disposition. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The innkeeper, who was a choleric gnome of poor disposition, looked out of the door. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z For many years the Lord had pressed Sister McCandless to get up, as she said, and move; but she had been of timid disposition and feared to set herself above others. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Three days past, he had summoned all his captains to a war council aboard the Fury while the fleet lay anchored at the mouth of the Wendwater, in order to acquaint them with his dispositions. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z How do we change—within moments, the whole form of our habits and dispositions may become alien to us, and we almost cannot remember what we were. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The young man with the gold-rimmed eyes, black suit of clothes, and brutal disposition returns up the porch steps. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “What a hopeful disposition you have!” said I, gratefully admiring his cheery ways. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z In prison, one likes to be around men who have a sunny disposition, and Selby had one. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The doctor was a frequent visitor at Miss Trumball’s establishment, preferring it to the Lanchester House, whose girls had a saturnine disposition in his opinion, as if imported from Maine or other gloom-loving provinces. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Mrs. Larkin was so distressed by the woman’s curse that by New Year’s Eve she had dark circles under her eyes and was of an overall irritable disposition. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Her disposition toward life was that of an elite athlete who knows the opponent is dirty and the refs are on the take, but also knows the championship is one game away. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The dog was a stray, though sweet enough in disposition once fed, and for two weeks it had been my constant care and practice to nurse him as a special pet. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Some of them are unmannered, rough, intractable, as well as ignorant; but others are docile, have a wish to learn, and evince a disposition that pleases me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z For most of the 1,800 years between Aristarchus and Copernicus nobody knew the correct disposition of the planets, even though it had been laid out perfectly clearly around 280 B.C. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The ultimate disposition of the material was irrelevant, a recreation. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, some large animals have much nastier dispositions and are more incurably dangerous than are others. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Chess Federation sent a communiqué to the Icelandic Chess Federation asking about the disposition of Bobby’s body, presumably wanting to bring him back to the United States, a move that Bobby would have detested. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In disposition, she was Pollard’s antithesis, governing her life with rigid reserve as he scattered his passions. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Happy disposition—yes and no, very serious if mistreated he never forgets. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “Great has been the pleasure, I am sure. I never met with a disposition more truly amiable.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z His unconventional attire evolved over time; his disposition remained unchanged. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z After my father’s desertion, my mother’s ardently religious disposition dominated the household and I was often taken to Sunday school where I met God’s representative in the guise of a tall, black preacher. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z A change in his disposition, and each one could be driven from their homes by fire or thrown by angry Lombards or rowdy knights into the river Seine. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z New instructors, elderly townsmen of unreliable sobriety and disposition, are brought in. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “That means their trial,” he explained, “except there won’t be a jury in juvenile court, remember. Master Williams will listen to everyone present their sides then she’ll decide the sentence—their disposition.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Abbott’s medical practice collapsed because patients disliked his touchy disposition and crackpot sermons about ancient spear points. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They could see that the navy was firing heavily—black smoke rose from the island in great billows—and this began to have a positive influence on the disposition of Third Platoon. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The captain staggered his purchases, rather than find himself with cargo of singular culture and disposition. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z No obviously bad effects were noticed from these ill-advised unions, but one or two old maids or gardener boys marked a weakening of faculties and a disposition toward eccentricity in some of the children. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z She was a disagreeable little woman, no longer young, who had quarreled with almost everyone, owing to a temper which was self-assertive and a disposition to trample upon the rights of others. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z “Aye—that is because you have the right disposition. But that gentleman,” looking at Darcy, “seemed to think the country was nothing at all.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z She would manufacture a beautiful corpse, with the linen shroud and a plush-lined coffin with purple trim, and she would put it at the disposition of the worms with splendid funeral ceremonies. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Now I’ve made my dispositions according to custom, and if any man or woman seeks to disagree, they may do so freely.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He says she suffers from an “imperious disposition.” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Sherrie wanted to talk about the disposition of certain funds, but John kept joking with her, stalling her with odd cracks and silliness. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Until she knew whether this king was friend or foe, Catelyn was not about to reveal the least part of Robb's dispositions. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "What type of disposition should I choose for him? Definitely get rid of the ego. The arrogance—though cute at times—must be lessened." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He was eleven years old, with an inquisitive, kindly disposition, a stocky build, and ginger hair. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Each of these serious infractions, regardless of the disposition, resulted in a five-dollar charge to the inmate’s account. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Jonas’s mother for example, had higher intelligence than his father; but his father had a calmer disposition. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Phipps crossed her fingers, hoping that these matings would re-create the perfect forms of the forebears without the tyrannical disposition. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The fiasco placed heavy pressure on Lawrence, whose outwardly sunny disposition concealed how close he had been brought to physical collapse by the weight of his responsibilities and the strain of constant traveling. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Hardy, trim, and darker toned than his wife, in disposition still the affable bartender, Jim Link mans the beer cooler at holiday parties at the Medlock Bridge clubhouse. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I’m not all that ugly, or that stupid, I have a sunny disposition, and I want to develop a good character! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Then they called Penn Jones, who came immediately and placed himself at their disposition. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Caleb, the owner of the Drift, possessed a notoriously sour disposition; Sam had a reputation as the barkeep who enjoyed conversation. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Being of an open, talkative disposition, she declared that I was going about the business of living wrongly, that reading books would not help me at all. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z James had a nautilus disposition, burrowing into his private appetites, but Terrance inflicted every fleeting and deep-seated fancy on all in his power. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I’m blessed with many things: happiness, a cheerful disposition and strength. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He had the meanest disposition of any boy I had ever know’n. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother: “I didn’t say you were pushy, but no one would describe you as having a retiring disposition.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z When Valentine’s addresses took a stern tone, his practical disposition overcoming his generosity, Gloria stepped in to smooth matters. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The regent believed Justice and I brought out the worst in each other, or at least Justice’s penchant for adventures and high-jinks influenced my more conservative disposition. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Love is disposition, behavior, attitude, thoughts, likes, dislikes—these things make a beautiful woman, a beautiful wife. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Remember, I will appear mad with love for you-or with a general madness—but I put on this disposition to divert and test them all,” he said. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Put yourself at the disposition of the revolutionary court.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Her even disposition is one of her best qualities. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z My father rushed in, announcing the arrival of the ambassadors from Norway and promising, upon their departure, his own news of great importance concerning Hamlet’s recent disposition. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “There is, I believe, in every disposition a tendency to some particular evil—a natural defect, which not even the best education can overcome.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z We cast about through the woods, noting the disposition of houses around us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Territorial behavior similarly combines with a fierce disposition and a slow growth rate to banish rhinos from the farmyard. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The Redeemers who overthrew Reconstruction were inclined to retain such segregation practices as had already emerged, but they displayed no apparent disposition to expand or universalize the system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z In a field report, an agent from the bureau observed, “It is a matter of common knowledge that Rose...was of a violent and jealous disposition.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I smiled each day, fighting desperately to maintain my old behavior, to keep my disposition seemingly sunny. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The trader called upon the tobacco plantation looking for slaves of breeding age, preferably with all their teeth and of pliable disposition. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Even his argumentative disposition, to use an even more Wuthering Heights kind of phrase. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Life at Rose Hill is much the same as when you were here, although I must admit that we all sorely miss your sunny disposition.... Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Goldworking did not come easy to him, and it was obvious his poor results with the bowl had ruined his usual even disposition. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z They sum up prospects by studying each other’s clothing and disposition, and the bargaining process is well under way before they open their mouths to speak. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “You have only proved by this,” cried Elizabeth, “that Mr. Bingley did not do justice to his own disposition. You have shown him off now much more than he did himself.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Mrs. Caruthers’s bright disposition faded as quickly as it had arrived. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “When I said that he improved on acquaintance, I did not mean that his mind or his manners were in a state of improvement, but that, from knowing him better, his disposition was better understood.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z All of the factors—disposition, energy level, intelligence, and interests—had to correspond and to interact perfectly. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z It was neither diabolical nor divine; it but shook the doors of the prison house of my disposition; and like the captives of Philippi, that which stood within ran forth. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "Our aim is to enhance, Your Highness. The first arcana is meant to refine one's natural disposition, or help one develop his or her talents, so that he or she may meet their goals." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z There was now an apparent disposition to relax, to widen the circle or confidences and give a more general tone to the conversation. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z My long illness damaged my body and worsened my disposition. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But nobody wanted to speak on the true disposition of the world. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Then they would have to appoint someone to head the new group, an experienced girl—white, obviously—someone whose disposition suited the sensitivity of the assignment. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z More often than not, they did not believe in conversation, their dispositions reflecting the rough, atonal quality of the land, which after the droughts consisted mostly of the gnarled limbs of low-lying mesquite bushes. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Sharpe could not abide music; something in its vibrations agitated his animal spirits and contributed to his peevish disposition. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The connection between the solids of Pythagoras and the disposition of the planets could admit but one explanation: the Hand of God, Geometer. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was Michaela, the skinny maid with the merry disposition and homely sallow face, and she was waking him up because he had a visitor waiting just outside the door. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z After a few minutes’ reflection, however, she continued, “I do remember his boasting one day, at Netherfield, of the implacability of his resentments, of his having an unforgiving temper. His disposition must be dreadful.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z I don’t think my bad disposition was to blame for all of it, because I was a good husband, nothing like the hothead I had been when I was a bachelor. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z No record of the conversation exists, though Jefferson had already apprised Madison that he knew the Adamses well enough to expect “dispositions liberal and accommodating.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Through some complex combination of duplicity and disposition, Jefferson had come to embody the will to believe. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Here the poor roach began fizzing so much, what with its stammer and its tearful disposition, that it became quite inarticulate and could only stare at Merlyn with mournful eyes. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She had auburn hair, a curvy figure, a buoyant disposition, a quick mind, and a family cat named Chopper. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z No wonder the bird had such a terrible disposition, Shirley thought. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z He had always had a happy disposition, and most of the time looked perfectly content, trotting along through the vast stillness of the bush with stolid, unalterable good humor. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Ilse Wagner is a nice girl with a cheerful disposition, but she’s extremely finicky and can spend hours moaning and groaning about something. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z In the disposition of capital cases in the United States, the median elapsed time between sentence and execution is approximately seventeen months. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Was he speaking of his general disposition or dismissing Otto’s logic? The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z "They also all had very good dispositions and a real calm character. The calf was the right age and very playful." In 'Tracks,' calm dromedaries proved drama-free 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z Does Zain’s goodness arise from childish innocence or a magically saintly disposition? ‘Capernaum’ Review: A Heartbreaking and Defiant Look at a Boy’s Life in Beirut 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z But both men keep a low profile; Mr. Donilon has been described by David Axelrod as having “the disposition of a parish priest.” Washington Society Steps Back Out 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z It’s in the avant-garde where certain dispositions are held steady and explored in depth, and that’s where this record lives. FKA twigs Tries a Different Tack on ‘LP1’ 2014-08-09T04:00:00Z “We are keenly awaiting the news on the disposition of this estate,” she said. What Will Become of a Tycoon’s Art Gems? 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z Walt Whitman wrote of grass in 1855: “I guess it must be the flag of my disposition, out of hopeful greenstuff woven.” There’s a water crisis. Why do we still have lawns? 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z For a couple of years, a Russian with a nasty disposition ran a “bar” in the space above the Post Pub. The Post Pub survived D.C.’s ups and downs for 43 years, but it couldn’t survive a pandemic 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Your ticket is free, but depending on your disposition, you may find sitting through frequent lectures costly. With 'California: The Tempest,' Cornerstone makes homespun magic 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z Yorkey’s clunky lyrics are what ultimately do the songs in; some are attempts to add introspection to a deeply withdrawn protagonist with a wooden disposition. Review: ‘The Visitor’ Lags Behind the Times 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z “It puts you in a disposition of openness to meeting a new person.” At Lincoln Center, Addicted to Swing and Back on the Dance Floor 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z For his illustrations, he produces a sequence of roughs, working out the look of the characters, the best moments for depiction, the disposition of the page. Quentin Blake at 80: the illustrator's magical art 2012-12-14T22:55:10Z Her mother, she wrote, “had an even disposition; evenly bad.” Carolyn See, Author of ‘Golden Days,’ Dies at 82 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z The lament "New York City's Killing Me" sums up his musical and mental disposition: He's tired of concrete jungles and yearns to toss a few cold ones back with good-old boy buddies. Dave Matthews Band Caravan music reviews 2011-07-08T05:00:00Z She has a steely disposition that can bend lithely into playful humour. Angelina Jolie springs back to life from a career slumber in Maleficent 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Like Capra, I find both realities present in the same souls of the same people in the same place, and the one that manifests depends on their hopes and dispositions. David O. Russell: In Conversation 2013-12-11T10:00:15Z They complimented him on his presentation as a “calm individual with reasoned thoughts and mature disposition.” The board noted his upgraded education — a GED and vocational courses in upholstery, silk screening and computer literacy. Incarceration nation: What it’s really like when a prison lifer gets a new shot at life 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z This enormous city — with no official census, population estimates range from 13 million to 21 million — is dynamic by disposition. Lagos, City of Hustle, Builds an Art ‘Ecosystem’ 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Through it all, he remained pure of heart, sunny of disposition and simple of mind. Actor Jim Nabors, TV's 'Gomer Pyle' of 1960s, dies at 87 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z But the latter, even if a theatrical virgin, will have valuable insights of a different order to offer, especially if he's of an introspective disposition and has had a father expire in suspicious circumstances. Plays about jobs find expert critics in every profession 2010-08-13T09:24:00Z It’s been called a northern state with a Southern disposition. Delaware is famous for corporations, chemicals, chickens — and now, finally, a president 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z Cremation is now America’s leading form of final “disposition,” as the funeral industry calls it — a preference that shows no sign of abating. The stunning rise of cremation reveals America’s changing idea of death 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z But her steady, ready-for-anything disposition has also taken her beyond the Ailey fold. An Ailey Dancer’s Career Blooms, at the Company and Beyond 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Melancholia — the state of mind — can hide behind seemingly sunny dispositions. 16 top entertainment picks to kick off 2012 2011-12-28T21:43:08Z Kitty's was a nervous disposition, but her house was an oasis of calm, full of buttercups in old glass jars, William Morris wallpaper, glossy wood, shells, tapestries and mirrors. Kitty Godley obituary 2011-01-19T18:04:09Z Rios is grieving the death of his partner, Josh, to AIDS; the book’s opening finds him in court, sparring with Josh’s parents over the disposition of his remains. A Gay Mystery Novelist Who Chronicles the Aftermath of AIDS 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z Audiences will likely share her disposition if they watch beyond the opening credits. "Heart of Stone" stars Gal Gadot in a lackluster Europudding action flick 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z Raine gives examples where genetic dispositions have had both positive and negative outcomes owing to differing social environments. The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine – review 2013-05-25T13:00:07Z Stannis, with his dour gray attire and somber smirk, has the look and disposition of, like, a middle-manager at an office supply company, or a chartered accountant. Stannis “The Mannis” Baratheon: Why he’s the best “Game of Thrones” character — and rightful king of Westeros 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z This prize is a reminder that screenwriting is not just about writing lines: it is form and carpentry, about the disposition of scenes. Cannes 2015: baffling set of prizes take the edge off a great competition line-up 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z Her own interests, and perhaps her disposition, led her elsewhere. Harper Lee, Author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ Dies at 89 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z This is a somewhat harsh, unappealing introduction to the character, whom Austen describes as “handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition.” ‘Emma’ Review: Back on the Manor, but Still Clueless 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Most importantly, the conductor paid apt attention to the emotional complexity of the Second Symphony, a mature masterpiece too often diminished by blithe assertions of its allegedly “sunny” disposition. Thomas Dausgaard leads Seattle Symphony in a deeply satisfying Brahms program 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z Our lives, finally, were in our own hands and the ultimate disposition of them was ours to make, if we could, if we were not victims of violence. On Death and Dignity 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z Instead, his sense of entitlement is mainly identifiable in functional terms, as the stable disposition to come up with some such rationalizations or other, as the situation requires. How Fox News created a new culture of idiots 2012-10-28T12:00:00Z Not Woese, Quammen writes: “He was a loner by disposition. He took a separate path. Not in the club. No RNA tie.” A New View of Evolution That Can’t Be Represented by a Tree 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Behind his sunny disposition and his easygoing demeanor lay a much more serious, distant and enigmatic person that few people ever saw. Phil Hartman biographer on the toxic marriage that killed the comedy legend 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z It’s a disposition that can invite charges of solipsism — thus sailing past her entire point. A New Book Thinks Clearly and Creatively About Violence Against Women 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z To some extent, the physical disposition of the orchestra worked in Mr. Jurowski’s favor. Music Review | Vladimir Jurowski: A Conductor and a Violinist Turn Fresh Eyes on a Beloved Beethoven and a Brahms 2010-03-02T21:56:00Z This type of citizen participation was also realized in South Australia to decide on the disposition of nuclear waste, a topic too toxic for party politics and too divisive for a referendum. Letters to the Editor 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z Mostly, however, Shaw keeps to her own speaking style and conveys the personalities and dispositions of the various characters through pacing and intonation. The five best audiobooks of 2014 Juggling motherhood with a demanding career has been helped by an optimistic, problem-solving disposition, she says – an ability to get through things even when they feel impossible. Super boss: six women on juggling motherhood and work 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Cast as the baby are triplets, each with a different disposition, "which made our jobs easier," Josephson said. Hollywood gripped by baby fever 2010-04-12T05:29:00Z And the purportedly greater female disposition to exhibitionistic display—especially evident in the project of self-making around clothing—is a staple of both the historical and contemporary discussions. Lay off Kim and Kanye! Why millennials actually aren’t “Generation Me” 2014-04-06T15:00:00Z Indeed, the editor of the Book Review, and his or her general literary disposition, is pretty much synonymous with the Book Review itself. The New York Times Book Review's retirement plan 2013-04-29T15:03:00Z But we should be more attentive observers of children’s unique ways of thinking and doing and let those dispositions be our guide. Beyond the summer book list: How to cultivate a childhood reading habitat 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Also, it would help to be a perfect physical specimen with no genetic dispositions toward disease. Critic’s Notebook: On National Geographic Channel, No End in Sight for Doom 2012-11-30T23:21:41Z At first, William resists her sunny disposition and wardrobe of sweaters adorned with hearts. Me Before You: A Three-Hankie Dose of Charm and Waterworks 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z Wehner argues there is, that we should think of moderation as “a disposition, not an ideology”: not a set of views, but a way of relating to your views, and to those who disagree. Moderates are the real tough guys 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z Welcome to Aberdeen, possibly more famous for its oil rigs and granite buildings than for its sunny disposition and the fact that it's fast becoming a destination for the UK's more adventurous clubbers. Clubs picks of the week 2013-05-04T05:00:18Z Despite his gentle disposition, Mr. Epstein is tough-minded. When a Therapist Puts Buddhism Into Practice 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Reynolds’s spirited disposition and budding relationship with one of her friends. ‘The Odds Were Stacked Against Us’ 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Being of a more prosaic disposition myself, I wonder if it's got a lot to do with having confounded so many predictions of his professional demise. Russell Brand: 'It's irrelevant what other people think of you' 2013-02-03T20:00:01Z Here the limitations of habit — one dancer’s eagerness and the other’s ineptitude — yield choreographic invention, two dispositions producing a third. Jonathan Royse Windham’s ‘Creatures of Habit’ at Dixon Place 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z More than that, I appreciated his sunny disposition. The Wisdom of the Moving Man 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z A sweet disposition will get you only so far, which means you’re going to need an accelerant – but how brightly the fire burns is tricky to get right. Don't talk politics, sex or the ex: 10 ways to ruin a date 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z As opposed to dogs, who were bred for such tasks as guarding and hunting, they say that cats “had only to evolve a people-friendly disposition.” Bothell kitten cam goes viral, watchers gather for own convention 2014-05-12T04:00:00Z In 54 entries of varying lengths and dispositions, Williams writes of voices and of silence. 'When Women Were Birds': Grappling with a mother's parting gift 2012-04-11T22:26:06Z Some of this can obviously be chalked up to a difference in disposition, but there is a simpler explanation: I had a room with a balcony facing the ocean. T Magazine: The Biggest Boat 2010-12-01T14:00:00Z While their personalities and dispositions seem so disparate, their similar passions are evident. "Top Chef: World All Stars" elevates the humble mushroom for a top-tier penultimate challenge 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z The rhetorical cotton candy — sugary, jargon-clotted arts gush — asserts that the arts nurture ‘civically valuable dispositions’ and a sense of ‘community and connectedness.’ Perspective | It’s not an attack on the arts, it’s an attack on communities 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z For him, intelligent cynicism derives from a critical disposition to ask questions, reject the status quo, and resist rosy narratives that hide the truth of things. Don’t worry, be cynical: Why the fear of a nation of critical skeptics is overblown 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z If you’re of a certain age and cultural disposition, there’s a particular sensation “The Reagans” might lead you to recall. ‘The Reagans’ Review: Making America Great Again, Round 1 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z “I don’t get, sort of, the disposition on this case.” ABC News guest: “The death penalty is going to go the way of opposition to gay marriage” 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z Student and professor share mild dispositions, and a trajectory of failure followed by success. Joshua Harmon may be a student yet, but he has shown his playwriting prowess And once more, as in “Black,” the place is swarming with alien monsters with big, sharp teeth and unpleasant dispositions. ‘Riddick’: A leaner, meaner sequel comes into view 2013-09-05T17:12:39Z One of the earliest sculptures on view is a yellow and white form with a sleek, sunny disposition. Review | An artist who stood apart from D.C. intrigue and the New York whirl 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z In these 13 stories by the Irish writer Rob Doyle, a sunny disposition is nowhere to be found. Review: New Novels by Kris D’Agostino, Kathleen Rooney and Others 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z Some people might find his cheery disposition off-putting but that would be mean. Eurovision 2014: Reporter's diary 2014-05-11T11:21:17Z It’s been called a Northern state with a Southern disposition. Lovely, little Delaware — long famous for corporations, chickens and credit cards — is ready for its big moment 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z Roscoe Mitchell, a saxophonist and composer of rigorous disposition, closed the program with some of its strongest music. Vision Festival Celebrates Jazz, Both Past and Future 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Family quarrels buzz around decisions that, in the wake of a devastating bereavement, mean nothing and everything: The disposition of the infant’s remains, the spelling of her chosen name. ‘Pieces of a Woman’ Review: A Raw, Ragged Study of a Loss 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z He was an acting student then, with more hair and the same cheerful disposition. Rob Corddry and the Healing Power of Laughter 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z We see this time and time again, the fundamental disposition to disbelieve the victim. HBO's "Catch and Kill" series shows how Weinstein is "a villain of the most extraordinary degree" 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z “It can be learned, but you have to have a natural disposition for it,” he said in an interview in L’Officiel USA last year. Nino Cerruti Gave Elegance a Good Name 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z Happiness was mostly “a matter of luck,” Bishop thought, “even with a happy disposition like yours.” Elizabeth and Alice 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Consultant Greg McNeilly, of the conservative Michigan Freedom Fund, said, “Whitmer’s remarkably similar in disposition to the president. Both are incredibly thin-skinned to insults or negative comments, which goes with the territory.” The turbulent rise of Gretchen Whitmer 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z “We’ve got a concept in the United States of free disposition of your wealth. You can choose to do with it whatever you want.” The last will and testament of a millennial 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z "Japanese unostentatious, decent, altogether very appealing," Einstein writes, and then later, "Intellectual needs of this nation seem to be weaker than their artistic ones — natural disposition?" Albert Einstein was known for speaking out against racism, his travel diaries reveal racist views 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z “I realized that no one was actually saying, ‘I’m straight,” she explains, referring to the post-treatment disposition of the Exodus clients she saw. 9 Ex-Leaders of the Gay Conversion Therapy Movement Apologize 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Recently, the Warhol Foundation’s board decided that the best disposition was to have them stitched as Warhol intended, by the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia. For Warhol, ’15 Brings More Fame 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z It hardly seems like an accident that so many movies embrace this bittersweet disposition. Film Technology Advances, Inspiring a Sense of Loss 2011-11-20T01:37:25Z But the title of this collection of 14 short stories hints at the general disposition of the tales — flinty, truculent, sardonic. 'Happiness is a Chemical in the Brain': down, out and confronting death 2012-06-06T21:18:09Z A gallery of intensely colorful landscapes punctuated by wonderfully lively self-portraits, all dating from the teens, attests to a disposition of unyielding optimism. Art Review: ‘Ferdinand Hodler: View to Infinity,’ at Neue Galerie 2012-09-20T21:50:42Z When Paltrow took the stand Friday afternoon, her serene disposition was punctuated by occasional tight, benevolent smiles and sips from a green glass Mountain Valley Spring Water bottle. Perspective | At trial, Gwyneth Paltrow is dressing for where she’d rather be 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z It didn't make my nose any smaller, but I do put my cheery disposition down to the fact that when I wake up, I don't have to go to school. The awkward years 2011-08-12T22:01:37Z It showed a good disposition toward the military authorities, who, to make matters worse, considered themselves Christians and called themselves good Catholics.” Papal election stirs memories of Argentina’s “Dirty War” 2013-03-14T15:33:00Z Not that he really needs an attorney: Joby's a mess, an open wound clearly suffering from chronic depression; and despite his harmless disposition, he's almost certainly unfit for fatherhood. 'For Ellen': Paul Dano is riveting in thinly plotted fatherhood drama 2012-09-13T20:28:03Z Brother claims that he is being levelheaded and sensible about a difficult topic, and that disposition of a deceased relative's estate is a matter of business and there is no room for my soppy sentiment. Perspective | Miss Manners: My greedy brother is just waiting for dad to die! 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z Instead, there’s a runaway bus, an alien invasion, a woodland psychopath and sweaty elitists with blasé dispositions. Four Movies About Summer to Stream Now 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Such was my disposition when I passed the window of Wallingford's Open Books: A Poem Emporium, last week. Open Books: A Poem Emporium celebrates 15 years in the poetry biz 2010-04-09T22:42:00Z The officials said that the disposition of the funds once they are received will be decided later by the U.S. Accused Art Trafficker’s Daughter Forfeits $12 Million to End Case 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z The Toronto-based newspaper writer follows a routine that many Californians will relate to, minus our trademark sunny dispositions. A very real take on turning 60, written with wit and verve 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z Whatever the medium, his compositions share the same somber, moody and sometimes melancholy disposition. Composer Max Richter's project designed to lull listeners to 'Sleep' 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z The events were the 1981 robbery of the Brink’s truck, the murders and the disposition of the major actors. David Mamet on His Inspirations for ‘The Anarchist’ 2012-11-18T04:30:01Z The unruffled disposition masks the insistent specificity of his vision. Front Row: The Dries Van Noten Exhibition in Paris 2014-03-06T00:30:31Z Inside, the Beards’ disparate talents, dispositions and backgrounds dovetail serendipitously. Countdown to Fashion Week: At Veronica Beard, Meeting in the Middle 2013-08-07T20:40:05Z Rico Nasty said his open-hearted disposition is a rarity: “He genuinely wants to build friendship. Most people in the industry just do that when they need you for something.” Songs? Nah. 10k.Caash Is Making Whatever Comes Next. 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z “Soon as I get to this place I feel like my whole disposition downshifts about three gears.” Sturgill Simpson Leaves His Old Sound (and the Spotlight) in the Rear View 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z His nonstop performance slate recalls the bootstraps touring ethos of his earlier acts; his warm disposition does not. Pop Music Choices for New Year?s Eve 2011-12-29T23:59:04Z In another we see the mushy disposition of an assassin who rescues a baby and takes him home with her. Critic?s Notebook: Good Guy Up Against the Aliens and Sheen 2011-03-06T23:03:34Z I admire and respect your ability to put forth such a sunny, sweet disposition when you’ve been through something so dark and tragic so recently. Read Taylor Swift's Touching Note to a Fan Whose Mother Died 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z If you’re of a fanciful disposition, you may liken the movements of the dispersing crowd to those of the Red Sea after Moses commanded it to part. Review: Sailing on Silly Seas With ‘The Pirates of Penzance’ 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z It was that soft-hearted — some would say saccharine — disposition that was the series’s more than occasional downfall, though it was also probably the main attraction for a core of devoted fans. ArtsBeat: ‘The Office’ Ends the Way It Began: Modestly 2013-05-17T15:26:38Z Jane Greenwood’s costumes are largely of the same hue, and I kept thinking that surely Thérèse’s disposition would improve if she were ever allowed to change that mouse-brown dress she wears for the first act. Review: In ‘Thérèse Raquin,’ Keira Knightley as a Baleful Adulteress 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z He's charmed judges and audience alike since day one with his sunny disposition and sense of fun. A fan's take on this season of 'Dancing With the Stars' 2010-11-20T01:32:00Z You want the audience in a good disposition to bid properly, and if you go to too late, then you might have passed that optimal moment.” A Young Auctioneer Breaks Into the Gavel Clique 2011-10-28T22:42:28Z His wife understood, but his two kids couldn’t make sense of their dad’s change in appearance and disposition. What happens when a whistleblower returns to work after a decade’s fight 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Sixty CDs, offering – those of a punky disposition look away – a complete recording of every single show the Grateful Dead played on their 1972 European tour. Be grateful to the Grateful Dead 2011-01-27T21:30:01Z “My disposition is that of a cartoonist,” she says. The Origin Story of the Depressingly Good “BoJack Horseman” 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z “Lowell Lake was a tall man, rather thin, with thin sandy hair and a distant, preoccupied, though amiable disposition,” the novel begins, a description that applied to the author as well. L. J. Davis, Journalist and Novelist, Is Dead at 70 2011-04-09T05:07:20Z Dorothy did not possess a maternal disposition; she would disappear with some new beau for months at a time. A Voice of Gold, a Life of Pain: Etta James, 1938-2012 2012-01-20T22:06:06Z She knows she's lucky to have skipped the depressive gene most comedians are saddled with and says her disposition is "kind of cheerful". Mindy Kaling: 'I wasn't considered attractive or funny enough to play myself' 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z Even a superstar's bruised disposition can get the better of them. Will Smith perfected blockbuster success, but his Oscar-worthiness is tougher – slap or no slap 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z A composer, whether of a symphony or a pop song, is arranging these magnetic objects in a certain disposition. Composer Thomas Adès: 'Wagner is a fungus' 2012-09-28T21:48:01Z Sheen is scheduled to be in court Monday for a disposition hearing. Prosecutor: Agreement reached in Sheen case 2010-06-02T01:36:00Z So in a sense public interest, and not just N.Y.U.’s interest, continues to hold a special claim over the protection and disposition of the blocks’ open space. NYU2031: University?s Plans for Greenwich Village 2012-03-22T17:26:23Z Lauryn Hill, performing her album for what was reported to be the first time, radiated almost the opposite disposition. Music Review: Erykah Badu and Lauryn Hill at Rock the Bells - Review 2011-09-04T22:41:25Z We have an easy, playful rapport and similar senses of humor and dispositions. Am I an unconscious tease? 2012-09-07T00:00:00Z Trump’s disposition trickled down to the people who worked for him. Reliving a Year of Death, as Havoc Reigned in the White House 2021-06-27T04:00:00Z “Ghost Stories” is going so far as to warn “those of a nervous disposition” of even attending — a bluff that would make me anxious if I were a producer. Review: A Shakespearean Sparks Revival of 'Deathtrap' in London 2010-09-21T13:30:00Z He has a stoic disposition and there are many scenes where he’s silent and he still manages to convey a lot. “In the world of squatter settlements, there has been quite a bit of violence over the past decades”: Director Sebastian Cordero talks about “Such is Life in the Tropics” 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z This was probably because of the sunny, cheerful disposition that was his default mode, and the rat-a-tat articulacy of his delivery. Richard Briers: the sweetest of men 2013-02-18T14:31:30Z Melinda, whose sunny disposition masks a steely, icy resolve, makes a very satisfying foil, and Ms. Banks’s astute performance, in a series of eye-catching period-appropriate outfits, is what binds the film together. Review: ‘Love & Mercy’ Gets Inside Brian Wilson’s Head 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z His otherwise calm and levelheaded disposition bursts under this new information. “Boys don’t get raped”: “American Crime” is smashing damaging myths about sexual assault 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z Mr. Josephson has a smooth, appealing voice, and he brings a kindly disposition to Bill Foster. Opera Review: An Opera Strays Into a Clairvoyant Realm 2011-04-20T15:57:07Z The disposition of the case wasn't immediately known. Search widens for suspect in Vegas Strip shooting 2013-02-25T17:23:12Z He’s found the right sound for his disposition and, he resonates like crazy with that sound. New Music: Beck’s New Album Is ‘Morning Phase’ 2014-02-24T22:48:45Z While their personalities and dispositions seem so disparate, their similar passions are evident. "Top Chef: World All Stars" elevates the humble mushroom for a top-tier penultimate challenge 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Much more also is made of her saintly, old-world sense of morality, as well as the sadness that subtly tinges her sunny disposition. At SCR, the musical 'Once' raises its hopeful voice 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z His true disposition, however, is a little harder to discern. In the galleries: Out of nothingness — art 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Our world is certainly no welcoming place for those of an easygoing, live-and-let-live disposition. Review | The timely message in Christopher Buckley’s historical novel 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z This disposition also presents the reader with a different way of looking at the world — one of extraordinary calm and the purest resolve. Mrs. King and Coretta: A Posthumous Memoir Explores Public and Private Selves 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z She doesn’t need to say it; her whole disposition implies it. Playlist: Albums From Mary Stallings, Black Breath and Miguel 2012-03-30T19:29:10Z And it led to my being a little more honest about one’s natural disposition. George Saunders Has Written the Best Book You’ll Read This Year 2013-01-06T19:57:18Z Charles Darwin’s cousin Francis Galton, the founder of eugenics, compares the “willy-nilly disposition of the female” to a butterfly. A Century Before Hillary 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z They were so in love on screen that it may have surprised them to notice in life that they were not quite of the same sexual disposition. Elizabeth Taylor: let the story melt away and just gaze 2011-03-24T13:00:00Z Mr. Stein, whose own comic disposition suggests a fatalistic deadpan, said he wasn’t aware of how many Locksmith Isidore albums were sold last week. Jason Stein Puts a Jazz Spin on the Stand-Up of His Half-Sister Amy Schumer 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z A wishful room of sunrise or sunset, depending on your disposition. ‘A Dozen Dreams’ Review: Eerie Memories Bring Magic to the Mall 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z The villain of The Mummy Returns morphed into the hero of The Scorpion King because producers recognized the attractive disposition inside the stolid, elaborately tattooed frame. G.I. Joe Retaliation: Make That Redemption 2013-03-29T03:35:55Z Last night, the Rose Ceremony was interrupted when Graham had to take a moment midceremony, because all the drama was getting to him and his sensitive disposition. 'Bachelor in Paradise': Twosomes, Threesomes and a Trip to the Hospital 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z She was warm and kind, always ready with a word of support or advice, with an easy disposition that allowed her to deflect our manager’s occasionally bawdy talk without losing her temper or dignity. Suicide isn’t painless 2012-08-24T19:30:00Z On their show “Rob & Big,” which aired for three seasons from 2006 to 2008, the duo, mismatched in size and disposition, shared a house in the Hollywood Hills. Christopher Boykin, Half of the MTV Odd Couple ‘Rob & Big,’ Dies at 45 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z The art, like Roth’s music and disposition, is vibrant, whimsical and somewhat unconventional. David Lee Roth Is Letting His Art (Mostly) Do the Talking 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z Her mother is the president and chief operating officer of Dispute Resolution Data, an international subscription database for commercial arbitration and mediation dispositions in Charleston, S.C. Lauren Moore, Jay Shifman 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z It’s a fascinating, and slightly exasperating, debate to engage, because Anderson’s two leading characters can be processed and interpreted so very differently by viewers of varying dispositions. The Master Mystery: Solving Paul Thomas Anderson’s Many Riddles 2012-09-24T12:00:35Z The San Francisco Chronicle reported that he disbanded the Hot Licks because of personality clashes with bandmates and his self-described “loner” disposition. Dan Hicks, leader of the eclectic Hot Licks, dies at 74 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z The Quaids are pleased with the disposition ” Robert Sanger Lawyer for the Quaids On Monday, they were briefly jailed and released on bail after showing up for a court hearing two weeks late. Quaid's wife admits hotel fraud 2010-04-29T09:44:00Z I'm fortunate. I'm a 51-year-old man and I seem to be building a fan base that's not really a demographic as much as it is a disposition. Marc Maron promises an emotionally scary (and funny) new season on IFC 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Her mother, whom Dr. See described as having an “even disposition; evenly bad,” had been orphaned. Carolyn See, memoirist, novelist and book reviewer for The Post, dies at 82 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z Her female characters in particular examine, worry over and question their own dispositions. The Heroines in Curtis Sittenfeld’s First Story Collection Are All Grown Up 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z In an increasingly causal architecture profession, where even the once-ubiquitous black turtleneck has been displaced by the muscle-man tee, the handkerchief has become the flag of Stern’s stubbornly formal disposition. Architecture's King of Tradition 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z By disposition and training, Mr. Martínez is ideally situated for this task. Books of The Times: ‘The Beast’ by Óscar Martínez Details Immigrant Trek 2013-12-17T21:43:42Z But as we all witnessed on that Academy Awards stage, a superstar's bruised disposition can get the better of them in the most public of forums. Will Smith perfected blockbuster success, but his Oscar-worthiness is tougher – slap or no slap 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z It does not diminish Mr. Hockney’s greatness that his intelligence, gifts and omnivorous curiosity are propelled by an inherently sunny disposition. David Hockney’s Life in Painting: Spare, Exuberant, Full 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z That it is a disposition, not a set of sounds. ArtsBeat: Popcast: Rediscovering New Age 2014-02-14T15:00:34Z You could chalk that up to experience — Mr. Herring, 50, has been playing seriously since his teens — but it probably has as much to do with disposition. Review: ‘Night and Day,’ Vincent Herring’s New Album 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z Authorities told the outlet that the women will be moved to "non-operational" status "pending the disposition of their cases" at this time. Maryland corrections officers accused of driving into Taco Bell following feud with employees 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z The funereal colors of his everyday business suits, usually so foreign to his disposition, now perfectly reflected his everyday moods. The “macroethics” of Martin Luther King Jr.: When he spoke out against the Vietnam War even his supporters deserted him — here’s how he endured 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z His book, adapted parts of which appeared in the New York Times and The Washington Post, showcases his learned background, his contemplative disposition and his kindness. ‘When Breath Becomes Air’: Young doctor’s last words of wisdom, hope 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z “People are looking to the greenest final disposition so that our deaths will reflect our lives.” The stunning rise of cremation reveals America’s changing idea of death 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z It's fair to say that the three personalities in Darkstar don't reflect their music's sunny disposition. News From Nowhere puts Darkstar on the map 2013-02-23T06:00:00Z I find my self very much inclin’d to an unreasonable absence of mind, and to a morose, unsociable disposition. Blame it on the baby boomers: Yes, pretty much everything 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z Southgate’s mild-mannered disposition, emotional intelligence and leftish politics — he has been supportive of Black Lives Matter and outspoken on mental health issues — are kryptonite to a certain type of reactionary sports jock. ‘Dear England’ Review: When Soccer Success Becomes a Moral Victory 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Urine is sensitive and lovely — and of gladiatorial disposition. A Wild, Caustic Satire Packed With the Absurd 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z "I always thought it would be good to do a realistic superhero book," says Millar, a Scot with the cheeriest disposition this side of the highlands, who is chief writer for Marvel. Kick-Ass: changing comic book films in a single blow 2010-03-29T13:41:00Z Racy enough for reprobates and rakes, or priggishly read by a congregation of stately stiff-backs, the work is spacious enough to accommodate any disposition. ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Meets the Hot Vax Summer 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z This figure is a dreamy quietist of peaceable disposition, who savors apolitical friendship, nurses a skeptical outlook, and looks to an anti-theoretical politics of homey tradition and humane, but chastened, sentiment to guide him. The Book That Predicted Trump 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z Thus, the progressive disposition of these soon-to-be college students is by definition not a function of the “liberal” college environment. The big millennial p.c. lie: Why conservatives and the media keep pushing the myth of campus intolerance 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z Lear's celebrated limericks demonstrate the antic disposition of a society that loved to play truant from its sober self. Dickens, Browning and Lear: what's in a reputation? 2012-05-17T13:17:32Z In a curious way, Maitreyabandhu's disposition to take himself out of the picture seems very suited to this intensely autobiographical work. The Crumb Road by Maitreyabandhu – review 2013-07-05T17:30:00Z You could argue that Simm has a fundamental sanity that never makes us feel that Hamlet's "antic disposition" is tipping over into reality. Review: Hamlet 2010-09-23T11:41:00Z His disposition is fundamental and people don't change that dramatically. ‘Insecure’ Season 1 Finale: Great Expectations 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z “You have to have the disposition for it.” 2010-01-22T04:01:00Z Including two other tales, the show also answers a question that might have inspired folklore through the ages: Why does the camel have such a sour disposition? Spare Times for Children for March 20-26 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z And when, from flashbacks, we piece together the tragedy that shaped his volatile disposition, his true identity — and the film’s — becomes clear. Movie Review: ‘Burning Man,’ Starring Matthew Goode 2012-07-27T01:42:52Z “There must be kinder dispositions in far-off, gentler lands,” he says. “Babe”: Pig at the Philharmonic 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z Through it all, he remained pure of heart, sunny of disposition and simple of mind. Actor Jim Nabors, TV's 'Gomer Pyle' of 1960s, dies at 87 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z O’Donoghue also serves as the choreographer here, further interpreting the characters’ dispositions through their movement. ‘The Patient Gloria’ Review: A Theatrical Remedy for Toxic Therapy 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z This year’s twelve semifinalists in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition — culled from 237 entry tapes submitted — yielded a range origins and dispositions. C?cile McLorin Salvant Wins Monk Jazz Competition 2010-10-05T07:03:00Z Beyond their general dispositions and their aptitude for Finnish, which each of them are asked to study, the film fails to bring them to life as individuals. ‘The Mission’ Review: A Substantial Service Undertaking 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z “A station at the entry will be at your disposition with facial mask and hydro alcoholic gel,” it added. At Europe’s Illegal Parties, the Virus Is the Last Thing on Anyone’s Mind 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z "The chain of events … was initiated by the on-scene ground force commander's lack of overall situational awareness and inability to accurately communicate his friendly force disposition in relation to the enemy," the report said. Miscommunication blamed in drone deaths 2011-10-14T20:23:00Z As Walpole noted: “Great effects may be produced by the disposition of a house & by studying light and shades, and by attending to a harmony of colors.” Special Report: Museums: The Gothic Pioneer Horace Walpole Finally Gets His Due 2011-03-22T17:00:08Z To celebrate the occasion, Green’s son, Grant Green Jr. — a guitarist of cool, unhurried disposition, bearing the striking redolence of his father’s style — leads an all-star band at Jazz Standard. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z “With the carbonado diamonds, we believe that they were formed through extraterrestrial origins, with meteorites colliding with the Earth and either forming chemical vapor disposition or indeed coming from the meteorites themselves,” she said. Out of this world: 555.55-carat black diamond lands in Dubai 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z Emma Lowe, an Irish woman herself, narrates this enchanting travelogue in a calm, lissome voice, completely in tune with the author’s generous, unflappable disposition. Review | This summer: Audiobooks that make you feel like you’re on a vacation 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z “Educate yourself as to local ordinances and dispositions,” he advises. Perspective | What kind of reception can American travelers expect post-covid? 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z We have shown that the comic character always errs through obstinacy of mind or of disposition, through absent-mindedness, in short, through automatism. Shooting the Jesters 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z It's a kind of cowardly ideological disposition that you can just manufacture without having any sort of talent or taking any real risk at all. "I've done my share of bombing": Marc Maron talks about navigating failure, grief and embarrassment 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z She has always accentuated the positive, a disposition reflected in a face that’s all smile and a voice that’s mostly lilt. Television: Facing Age With a Saucy Wink 2011-04-28T18:29:14Z Ms. Hutsona is currently free on bail while her lawyers and prosecutors continue “discussions concerning this case and its possible disposition,” according to court documents. A Cautionary Tale for Nearly Everyone 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z Chihiro's response is to bow and apologize — such is her considerate disposition. In the affable "Call Me Chihiro," a former sex worker provides friendly bento comforts to all 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z A neighbor told the Boston Journal that Clara was “a very pretty little woman when she was first married and was very devoted to her husband. She was of a modest and retiring disposition.” The White City Devil’s early life: “I think that he would have killed her” 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z Ms. Daum was drawn to it, in part, because she felt it was more in line with her disposition than raising children of her own. ‘Unspeakable,’ Essays by Meghan Daum 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z Nicely done, but not one for parents of a nervous disposition, as it's basically your worst nightmare turned into an eight–part series. TV highlights 04/03/2013 2013-03-04T07:00:00Z Cards on the table: I’m of the second disposition. Music Review: Either/Or Spring Festival at the Kitchen 2013-06-02T20:36:24Z The need to cooperate, to bring a disposition of flexibility to the situation. How Classical Music Can Help You Hear the Open Road 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z He is untroubled by his racial identity; at first, he doesn’t feel particularly aggrieved about having to learn the mannerisms and dispositions required by the white corporate world. The Stories We Tell, and Don’t Tell, About Asian-American Lives 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z When he did speak, it was apparently with a meek disposition. 25 things you might not know about Thomas Jefferson 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z For him, one of the joys of the Chinese food he cooks daily is its great disposition of crispy, crunchy and chewy all in the same dish. The one food texture that makes me happiest 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z At stage left, an interior hallway, we get brief peeks into the characters’ dispositions, as when Marta gently braces one hand against the wall — just the slightest hint of difficulty. ‘Des Moines’ Review: Drowning in the Drink 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z TA: That's really what one is dealing with all the time, magnetism: understanding the magnetic pull of the notes put in a given disposition, their shifting relative weights. Composer Thomas Adès: 'Wagner is a fungus' 2012-09-28T21:48:01Z You could hear from one tent to another, so you might be delivering a very serious disposition on death and war, and then you have this tent next to you roaring with laughter. ‘The end of an innocent world’: An oral history of the first National Book Festival, which debuted three days before 9/11 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z But what Boas advised wasn’t so much a program as a disposition — an openness toward others and a scrutiny of oneself. How a Group of Heretical Thinkers Chipped Away at the Idea of ‘Us’ and ‘Them’ 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z But TI has often boasted of a criminal disposition, describing himself as a "seven-time felon" in numerous songs. TI arrested on suspicion of carrying drugs 2010-09-03T10:23:00Z A group with a funky disposition and a deep, rustling power, Band of Other Brothers features several high-powered session musicians who are used to generating sparks from behind the curtain. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z As recently as last July Mr. Bramblett and Judge Dean-Walker were still at odds about an appropriate penalty for Mr. Nelson; the final disposition of the case was not immediately clear. ArtsBeat: Snoop Dogg Busted at Same Border Crossing That Snared Willie Nelson 2012-01-10T14:35:13Z One impediment, Scorsese admitted, is himself and a disposition that compels him to tell stories in the medium he knows best. Martin Scorsese Is Letting Go 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z Final disposition of the remains happened before the Washington state judge's order on Wednesday, Corkum said, but she declined to say what happened to the body. Radio star Casey Kasem's remains moved from funeral home against children's wishes 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z Something tells me that we might see more of Tim and his sunny disposition, perhaps on a soap opera or in a tooth paste commercial sometime soon. 'American Idol' news roundup for Tuesday, April 27 2010-04-27T17:17:00Z A final disposition — the legal term for what happens to your body after death — is a complicated issue. An increasingly popular way to be buried: Become part of an artificial reef 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z A splenetic disposition can, of course, be a disadvantage when it comes to the fatherly tasks of dealing with headmasters and fellow parents of students. Review: John Leguizamo Turns Nutty Professor in ‘Latin History for Morons’ 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z She’s extremely polite, with a gentle disposition, but intense, thinking and waiting a beat every time she speaks. ?A Very Young Dancer? and the Life That Followed 2011-11-17T12:00:00Z “Enslaved Africans’ relationship to food and cooking was shaped by a number of factors, including geographic location and the financial status and disposition of plantation owners.” With 4 Color Books, Bryant Terry Looks to Color Outside the Lines 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Their screen personas are on full display — but so are the more telling moments when, say, a shadow dims Ms. Reynolds’s normally sunny disposition, or footage reveals Ms. Fisher, who was bipolar, in manic phases. What’s on TV Saturday: Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds on HBO 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z The act of suicide necessarily involves the ravages of biology and personal disposition. The Two Faces of Suicide 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z While noting the importance of her photo, Watson disparaged Franklin’s scientific abilities, her unglamorous work attire, her allegedly ill-tempered disposition. ‘Photograph 51’ puts female scientist’s work under the microscope 2013-01-30T23:37:54Z “Harvest” offers fair warning for viewers who haven’t been through the process that the final disposition of family property is often an ugly moment of truth, when decades of stored emotional baggage suddenly explodes. | 'Harvest': The Family That Stays Together Frays Together 2011-05-06T05:30:05Z After a public outcry, the company and the city promised to protect the sculpture, but the final disposition of the piece remains unresolved. Ruth Asawa, an Artist Who Wove Wire, Dies at 87 2013-08-17T23:07:13Z In some cases it can also cloak the embarrassment of debt or help sellers avoid setting off family conflicts over the disposition of inherited assets. Battling to Keep Auction Sellers Anonymous 2013-02-03T21:14:16Z But he’s presenting that disposition in the context of a new jazz trio that plays in current hip frequencies, disguising meter and tempo. 2010-02-11T08:10:00Z When Hawkins came back from a five-year European stay in the summer of 1939, the disposition of his music had changed. Music: Coleman Hawkins Outplays Himself in Savory Collection 2010-08-17T22:17:00Z Rosa is best known to fans for her anger management issues, deadpan disposition and secrecy. ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Is Back, and Stephanie Beatriz Is Making the Most of It 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z My natural disposition is a satirist and a comic. This isn’t about free speech: Internet “supervillain” isn’t being censored by Twitter’s lightweight rebuke 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z It’s changed my mental outlook and my emotional disposition. Neal Brennan Thinks Auteurs Can Still Make Chipotle Commercials 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z Running day schools, as the state does elsewhere in the country, is especially tricky, Kumar said, given the truant disposition of both teachers and tribal children. The Diverging Paths of Two Young Women Foretell the Fate of a Tribe in India 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z It’s the body that’s wearing the clothing and the disposition of the body, how the body inhabits the clothes. Pushing the Boundaries of Black Style 2011-08-17T23:25:33Z “Trial court proceedings shall be temporarily stayed pending disposition of the Commonwealth’s motion to quash appeal,” the court wrote in an order. Bill Cosby’s Sexual Assault Case Is Halted Pending Appeals Court’s Review 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z Michael Kors' sunny disposition found a home in Southern California for the upcoming spring fashion season. Katie Holmes is newest Fashion Week design star 2012-09-12T21:59:14Z What a glorious opportunity to ruminate on the source of her misery, and her no doubt incredibly spoiled disposition! Leave Sage and Suri alone 2012-07-16T20:10:00Z Your inquisitors, who inhabit different rooms of the house but seem free to float among them, are of varied ages and dispositions. Review: Visiting ‘Houseworld,’ and the Perils and Pleasures of Immersive Theater 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Kristin Scott Thomas is his wife, Clementine Churchill, a woman of brisk confidence and ironic disposition who long ago made peace with her secondary place in his public life. Review: ‘Darkest Hour,’ or the Great Man Theory of History (and Acting) 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Min is supposed to be the band's comedian, while Peng is a "gentle romantic", and the 21-year-old Lu is portrayed as an energetic dancer with a sunny disposition. China's all-girl pop band crushes hopes of besotted female fans 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z It’s a parody of events that’s at times confusing and yet rather charming, thanks to Brad Pitt’s questionable disposition and the late Dennis Farina’s cynical histrionics. 10 Films We See in the Grand Theft Auto Games 2013-09-24T22:17:56Z But Omotoso keeps Giannis’s plucky vigor front and center, and directs the film with a warm, earnest wholesomeness that perfectly suits the disposition of its charismatic subject. ‘Rise’ Review: To Be Giannis 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z And, in the case of Molly Drake, a trusty outlet for a side of her personality rarely revealed by her outwardly sunny disposition. Nick Drake: in search of his mother, Molly 2013-03-22T07:00:10Z Between that and black metal: different tradition, different disposition, different audience, different everything. Review: Deafheaven Moves in Three Directions 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z That split isn’t a liability; it defines the group’s shared disposition, even during a middling performance like Wednesday’s, in which the New York-based trombonist Ray Anderson and the singer Fay Victor joined the group. Review: Instant Composers Pool Orchestra Plays at Roulette 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z The experience has left her with a creative disposition and an underdeveloped interest in capitalism. In the Garden: Thea Alvin on Life With Pebbles and Bam Bam 2013-07-17T23:02:03Z I actually feel not even middle-aged but elderly in my disposition: “Do I still have anything left to offer this world? Is that all there is? Am I over the hill?” Lena Dunham grows up 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z Another bigger contribution to French students’ healthy disposition? If only American kids could eat school lunches like they do in France 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z Though I think that pertains to certain personality characteristics and dispositions. Can relationships survive different political views? 2012-10-12T15:56:00Z And what an appalling set of implications is posited for the unlettered, however kindly of disposition, whatever their achievements in the humble reaches of the heart. Reading is overrated 2011-02-17T15:48:22Z Haidt maintains that empathy, or what he labels the "harm/care" module, is just one of several emotional dispositions that undergird our moral outlook, the others being fairness, liberty, loyalty, authority and purity/sanctity. Barack Obama and the 'empathy deficit' 2013-01-04T16:30:11Z Wilson's delicate whimsicality, and the reflective disposition that unquestionably fuels her formidable talent, can occasionally let songs flatline longer than they should. Cassandra Wilson – review 2013-07-11T18:15:00Z Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian If you were of a more cynical disposition, you would assume the record label had paid her. Jake Bugg: 'Mumford and Sons look like posh farmers with banjos' 2013-02-07T20:00:02Z For Lewis, directing is an art of inches, but those inches depend not merely on space but on physical disposition, on posture and attitude, on the meticulous control of otherwise unconscious bodily processes. Jerry Lewis the Auteur 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Those of a nervous disposition need to stay away. Film review: The Human Centipede (First Sequence) 2010-08-19T22:02:00Z But biographers have observed that Thatcher’s anxious disposition, pretentious accent and grandiose manner simply irritated the queen. How to Survive a Royal Weekend on ‘The Crown’ 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z Shipnuck generally admires Mickelson, and takes note of his philanthropy, his sunny disposition, his deadpan wit, his many acts of random kindness and the fact that he’s not a sore loser. Phil Mickelson, Game for Anything and All Too Human 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z Often religion is thought of as referring to some inner disposition or abstract belief, such as privately held convictions about salvation separate from politics. From Biden’s giant Bible to Christian flags waved by rioters, "religion" means many different things 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z Nevertheless, he does little to dispel that it was Martí’s disposition toward martyrdom that carried the day. ‘José Martí,’ by Alfred J. López 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z With her long red braided hard, black trousers, gold headphones and grumpy teenage disposition, Adrenaline will keep Asterix and his oversized sidekick Obelix chasing after her to ensure her safety as she explores adolescent rebellion. Asterix gets update with female heroine in latest outing 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z The notes dance in a tang of flavors — sharp and full, with a velvety disposition as it passes down the throat. Limited Edition Rum: Ron Abuelo Centuria 2011-09-06T20:32:08Z And though it took a while for the influence of this radical new style to be felt, it opened the doors for free verse as a form and brazen honesty as a disposition. Bob Dylan contains multitudes: Walt Whitman as Dylan's muse on "Murder Most Foul" 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z Given his dreamer-like disposition and knack for self-criticism, I'm curious about how much he's enjoying doing what he's always wanted. Tame Impala: a trip inside the head of main man Kevin Parker 2012-10-05T23:03:00Z For years, that prophecy and his own beatific disposition were PK’s only birthright. Destinations Await in the Summer’s Best Travel Books 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z They’ve all been seen as standard-bearers, if not for an entire culture, in the case of El Gran Combo and the Chieftains, at least for a sound or a disposition. Music: Stones, Chieftains, Beach Boys and El Gran Combo Turn 50 2012-02-03T21:32:08Z Stern, in documenting her cat-fostering efforts, and also the lives of her own menagerie, offers the pleasure of observing these cats as they become round characters, with specific dispositions, histories, futures, and relationships. The Storybook Pleasures of Beth Stern’s Cat Foster Home 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z Perhaps even a disposition that fits better into your idea of girl behavior than some of the girls there. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Hanging the ‘No Boys Allowed’ sign at a public playground 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Kinder dispositions seem to be in short supply just now, which may explain the sense of cheer that permeated David Geffen Hall last Friday, when the New York Philharmonic put on a screening of “Babe.” “Babe”: Pig at the Philharmonic 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z She has this wise disposition and countenance about her. Khalik Allah’s Movie Captures Harlem Faces and Voices by Moonlight 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Check, as the ragtime pianist Coalhouse Walker Jr. — played by a splendid Kevin McAllister, whose sunny disposition gradually turns to cold fury — refuses to give in as white supremacists trash his shiny Model T. Review | ‘Ragtime’ sings with purpose at Ford’s Theatre 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z And the front of its program is stamped with a boxed-off warning, like the kind on cigarette packages: “We strongly advise those of a nervous disposition to think very seriously before attending.” London Theater Journal: Screams! Thrills! Chills! 2010-08-04T20:31:00Z David told Rolling Stone years later that Louis-Dreyfus was “bright, charming — striking, actually — and she had a great disposition, which, considering the bunker mentality that was ‘SNL’ at the time, wasn’t easy. Julia Louis-Dreyfus to receive the 2018 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z “Dylan, his guns and his sad, sick disposition all given permission to shoot everyone dead, by some stars and some bars that are all wrong and dated,” Gilbert sings in his video. Peter Mulvey's 'Take Down Your Flag' responds to Charleston shooting 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z They appeared to have been hired for their humorous, friendly dispositions. New York City From a Pint-Size Perspective 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z Lest there be any ambiguity about this film’s disposition toward its subject, it is titled “The Armstrong Lie.” ArtsBeat: Alex Gibney Documentary on Lance Armstrong Is Acquired by Sony Pictures Classics 2013-07-24T16:01:06Z For 45 emotional minutes, she talked about her mother’s sunny disposition, her courtship, her parenting style. This Life: Mourning in the Age of Facebook 2012-01-13T20:33:15Z Her disposition was also profoundly changed: Once reserved and melancholy, she was now cheerful and outgoing. Can a Coma Be Contagious? 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z For those with keener ears, or a more demanding disposition, it may too jarring to stand, like a piano with a few keys slightly, but fatally, out of tune. Voices carry 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z Allen, tells this tale with an antic disposition, like a Le Carré novel sent skidding on a banana peel. ‘Who’s Your Baghdaddy’ Review: The Iraq War Set to Backpack Rap 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z But a creepy disposition does not an antihero make, and “Nightcrawler” never attains anywhere near the gravity or the impact of “Taxi Driver” and “The King of Comedy.” ‘Nightcrawler’ Stars Jake Gyllenhaal as an Obsessive 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Instead they immerse you in his disposition: poised, meditative, bold. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z Her life is measured and calculated, and she offers the world a muted disposition and a deep desire to be unnoticed. In ‘My Name Is Iris,’ a Mother Learns the Limits of Protectiveness 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z That evening, when I asked him to assess the country’s current situation, his amiable disposition shifted to neutral. In Haiti, Tracing a Paradise Lost 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z It wasn't just the troll comments on the fridge, it was a general disposition or way carrying myself. Tracy Clark-Flory: "Our culture is totally ignorant around the realm of sexual fantasy" 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z His disposition also informs his reaction to the experience of sudden celebrity. Through the Lens of the Obama Years, Ta-Nehisi Coates Reckons With Race, Identity and Trump 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z Yet to me, the miracle lies in my son’s joyous disposition, in his fearless curiosity and uncomplicated affections. My Orthodox exodus: When I left my community, I discovered myself 2014-04-13T12:00:00Z The nickname stuck, as did the sunny, childlike disposition. Johnny Mathis, the voice of the ’50s, was always ahead of his time. Now he’s ready to talk about it. 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z Or maybe, with my gifts and disposition, I’ll emigrate and be a politician. Review: A Revival of ‘The Liar’ Plays Alternative Facts for Laughs 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z Hoyland was always a maker of evocative images, with a disposition to the grandly visionary-poetic which has been rare in English painting since that of his greatest heroes, Turner and Constable. John Hoyland obituary 2011-08-01T19:14:31Z But Pritzker officials said the justice’s intelligence, disposition and enthusiasm for architecture made him a good choice to serve on a panel that hopes to expand the breadth of its jurors’ experience. Justice Stephen G. Breyer Talks About the Pritzker Jury 2011-10-06T09:02:25Z He emphasizes that the writer’s great theme isn’t sex per se, but “amorousness: the disposition to become obsessed, to fetishize a lover.” ‘Nabokov in America’ looks at how U.S. shaped novelist 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z “You gotta do something! You may start with a philosophy, but you got to actually act on it. It doesn’t happen just because you have a sunny disposition. You actually have to do some work.” For Carl Reiner and His Fellow Nonagenarians, Death Can Wait 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z Do you write short stories because you don't see the point in doing something longer, or because you don't have the disposition to be a novelist? George Saunders: 'It was good to have a painful immersion in capitalism' 2013-05-26T08:00:06Z In her case, it was a family tragedy that sparked what might have been a genetic disposition toward mental illness. ‘Joe Egg,’ ‘Next to Normal’ probe families on the edge 2013-02-14T22:47:16Z The point seemed to be that spirituality in music, for Coltrane, was less a matter of his material than a function of his disposition. Review: In the Sanctuary of ‘The Spiritual Side of Coltrane’ 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z By comparison, the disposition of “Cardinal” is antic, even before it gets out of hand. Review: Anna Chlumsky and Adam Pally Paint the Town Red in ‘Cardinal’ 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z But on Thursday she presented herself above all as a singing actress who combines a lively curiosity and playful disposition with serious attention to text. Music Review: Jennifer Zetlan, Soprano, at Alice Tully Hall 2012-11-30T23:03:42Z Black Sabbath — let’s speak in the past tense — was a basic formula, a disposition in general. Black Sabbath’s New Album, ‘13’ 2013-06-07T16:18:21Z Kent Jenkins, Corinthian’s current vice president for public affairs, deflected a question asking if White’s account accurately represented Corinthian’s recruitment process by noting that there has been no final disposition of the Utah suit. Can’t a capitalist be moral? 2012-06-17T22:00:00Z As the interviewees suggest, however, this recurring achievement is not the product of a nefarious takeover or some genetic disposition, but of Indian-American family values, work ethic and multilingual homes that prize language. ‘Spelling the Dream’ Review: Words of Inspiration 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z Never known for a tame disposition, the Afghan Whigs arrived at a packed Metro on Friday seeking revenge and craving lust. Afghan Whigs uncompromising at Metro 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z In her new work, “Came Up in a Lonely Castle,” Ms. Pittman leans into her natural disposition: quiet. The Choreographer Angie Pittman’s Quiet Storm 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z My disposition was towards the "Lord, please" camp but as the Christmas release date approached, I decided that seeing the film was a zeitgeist obligation. Django Unchained: is its portrayal of slavery too flippant? 2013-01-10T21:00:04Z Wintour, a friend of Kors for almost three decades, recalled several funny stories about the "Project Runway" judge who is known in fashion circles for his sunny disposition. Parker pays somber tribute to fashion's McQueen 2010-06-08T04:00:00Z The play directed by Dustin Wills and presented with Ma-Yi Theatre Company, portrays a traumatic situation, but with an antic disposition and a goofy heart. ‘Wolf Play’ Review: What Keeps a Family From Falling to Pieces? 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z To demonstrate the superiority of the feline disposition, Gray must first dismantle the foolish notions we have of how to live — a task he’s always taken a sour kind of pleasure in. Review | We’ve been looking to philosophers to make sense of life. Maybe we should be looking at cats instead. 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z But she suggests you think of yourself as the servant -- a passive, and therefore not responsible, pair of hands -- while cultivating an inconspicuous disposition. Perspective | Miss Manners: Mom tries to dissuade child from interrupting 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z While there’s a good deal of what feels like whimsy here, the movie’s overall disposition is a dark one. ‘The 11th Green’ Review: Investigating Aliens, Eisenhower and Golf 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z In the introduction to his new book, “The Road to Character,” David Brooks breaks the columnist’s fourth wall with a startling confession: “I was born with a natural disposition towards shallowness.” David Brooks’s Search for Meaning 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z If a genetic disposition that tends towards criminal outcome is detected, should that person be denied the right to have children? The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine – review 2013-05-25T13:00:07Z More than a SoCal disposition, however, the Oak View Group CEO is beaming like a guy with a new billion-dollar toy. Inside Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena’s ambitious plans to become a ‘top 10 music venue’ 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z He seems to lack the bright disposition that might logically be expected from the jaunty topographical abbreviations, effulgent colors and lively textures of his best-known landscape paintings. Art by Milton Avery, Joe Bradley and Chris Martin 2010-03-11T21:54:00Z Depending on the cultural disposition and the age of the observer, it seemed either mildly threatening or wildly liberating. How the Memphis Design Movement Made a Comeback 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Together, they locate Ms. Monroe in traditions from the 1960s, ’70s and ’90s, styles better suited to her voice and her disposition. Review: Ashley Monroe Releases ‘The Blade’ 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Childhood nickname was “Bubbles,” for her bubbly disposition. She’s still taking us there: Mavis Staples soars again in late career 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z “I think of the others as more middle class in their dispositions, more good citizens on some level, but he’s a real mystic wanderer.” Oregon Frontier, From Under a Bonnet 2011-04-01T20:53:01Z “Of course, my disposition changed immediately,” he said with a laugh, before turning serious. MacArthur Foundation Announces 26 ‘Genius’ Grant Winners 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z “By what inevitable degrees,” Elkin asks, “does bent become inclination, inclination tendency, tendency penchant, penchant disposition, disposition fate?” A Late-Night Radio Drama, With Hints of the Internet to Come 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Most of the show’s works exude a happy and even goofy disposition. Art Review: Vessels of Clay, Centuries Old, That Speak to Modernity 2011-04-07T20:56:46Z If she is optimistic about human nature, it is not only a requirement of her job – to inhabit another psychology requires deep levels of empathy – but of what appears to be her generous disposition. Sigourney Weaver: 'I’m asked to play awful people all the time' 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z Re-imagining Benny Goodman,” Mr. Etkin, a Israeli clarinetist with a lightsome disposition, pays a contemporary homage to the artist known in his day as the King of Swing. Jazz Listings for Oct. 30-Nov. 5 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z With her rich, robust voice and innately upbeat disposition, she was as in charge of her talent as I’ve ever seen her. Music Review: Michael Feinstein and Marilyn Maye at Feinstein’s 2012-09-05T22:09:12Z She had Yale to thank for this, she says, and also, one suspects, a certain level disposition evident in her long, thoughtful pauses and quiet demeanour – although it took her a while to get there. Lupita Nyong’o: ‘Under the makeup, Star Wars is just human wants and desires’ 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z A lot of people, of all ages and dispositions, seem to feel the same way. When Barbra Streisand and Ryan O’Neal Went Screwball 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z "This incident truly is unfortunate and does not reflect Max's disposition towards people." TV anchor recovering from dog bite during segment 2012-02-10T03:01:04Z They play small, careful, gentle and arranged music, and then they play big, noisy, gestural and improvised music, flicking between one and the other as if those two dispositions were connected back at the riverhead. Music Review: Yo La Tengo at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, N.J. 2012-12-11T22:59:30Z The disposition of uses is sane and reasonable, even if the upward journey seems to involve some long traipses around the stairwell's galleries. Designs of the Year 2012 ? review 2012-02-12T00:05:52Z James was immediately attracted to the man a bishop described as, "the handsomest-bodied in England; his limbs so well compacted and his conversation so pleasing and of so sweet a disposition." 11 of the most influential royal lovers in British history 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z But bad horror mothers come in all shapes, sizes and dispositions. Mothers of invention: why Hollywood always returns to mum-horror 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z “Novelty and new things rattle me. I’m of a nervous disposition.” David Mitchell: ‘I see myself as a coward’ 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Together they didn’t so much mimic as wholly embody the evening’s muses, whom Mr. Marsalis introduced between numbers with folksy-poetic commentary on their traits and dispositions: “Elephants are empathetic,” “penguins are slick.” Review: Jared Grimes and Lil Buck Embody Their Animal Muses in ‘Spaces’ 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z For those of a sensitive disposition, it's safe to look up now, as we move from the literal to the figurative hunting song. Readers recommend songs about hunting: The results 2010-08-05T21:45:00Z But they're all long hair, slightly unwashed with a worrying disposition for puny vests. Why we're watching: Half Moon Run 2013-06-09T07:07:01Z On one his comedy podcasts, Marc Maron, who stars in “Sleepwalk With Me” and clearly admires Mr. Birbiglia, talks about early skepticism, mentioning his “niceness and ambitious disposition.” Mike Birbiglia Brings ‘Sleepwalk With Me’ to the Big Screen 2012-08-17T20:03:02Z Her avoidance of eye contact, her superficial charm and eerie disposition were what prompted me to call. Motherlode Blog: Foster Parenting Creates a Future, Without Erasing the Past 2013-01-27T14:41:46Z The two are a study in contrasts, Noma’s playful good-time girl at odds with Akiko’s steady, cautious disposition. Review: ‘Salvage’ Looks at What the Hazmat Dragged In 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z Many were wealthy white males with conservative dispositions. A guide to the literature of Japan’s “comfort women”: Comfort station survivors tell their stories 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z We decided to look for critters with kinder dispositions. For an offbeat museum experience, have a slumber party with penguins in San Francisco 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z He has always recognized himself in that disposition. At His Moment of Triumph, Arthur Jafa Is Looking for Trouble 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z In the will, Mr. Marron also requested that his executors consult with Glenn D. Lowry, MoMA’s director, concerning the disposition of “my paintings, drawings, prints and similar works of art.” Donald Marron’s Art Collection to Be Sold Privately 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z Ben, of the wispy beard and mild disposition, is the genius chemist, a Luther Burbank of pot. Oliver Stone's Savages: It's the Dope 2012-07-05T12:00:32Z The rookie actor said that despite their differences in on-screen experience and disposition, the mild-mannered Kermit was gracious to his malevolent doppelganger. Evil frog spawns international mayhem in 'Muppets Most Wanted' 2014-03-18T19:03:28Z Related: Put your life into flight mode The flipside of all this is that “bad” traits and dispositions might not be uniformly bad, either. What’s so great about true grit? 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z It's all pretty out there, and maybe too much of a work in progress for those of delicate dispositions. Shatner's Bassoon: Aquatic Ape Privilege – review 2013-02-07T23:45:01Z Just as men of a nervous disposition were encouraged to stay away from whisky, love affairs and cigars, so women were urged to avoid piano-tuning and Wagner. A disease called Richard? Wagner as mental health menace 2013-05-22T10:54:15Z His son Will graduated second in his class from Yale, where he was known for his sunny disposition and his skills as a wrestler and debater. ‘William Howard Taft’ Review: Taking the Bully Out of the Pulpit 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z But France supports a certain number of dispositions that reinforce obligations of the financial sector in the framework of this directive.” Finance may be junked from EU climate law, leaked memo shows. Critics say it could be unenforceable 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Geno Smith’s disposition always represents the result of the game he just played. Seahawks need the Geno Smith who beat the Commanders in order to reach their goals 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z His disposition and theatrics, however, often overshadowed his formidable record, tactical genius and dedication to his players and the game, leaving behind a singular resume. Bob Knight, Indiana’s combustible coaching giant, dies at age 83 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z “It was much better. Just overall disposition was better,” Unseld said. Wizards bounce back defensively, top winless Grizzlies for victory in home opener 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z “Being near trees softens people in disposition and makes them more empathetic to others,” says Kondo. The surprising way that millions of new trees could transform America 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z Evergreen foliage and a sturdy, drought-tolerant disposition complement the burnished color of the manzanita’s limbs. Fall's color recipe for the garden brings together the best of the browns 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z In the states that have instituted these laws, the timeline varies based on different factors — some states begin the timeline when disposition occurs, and other states start the clock when a person finishes their incarceration. How Far Back Does A Background Check Go? 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z The reality is that the decision on whether your lawsuit will be discharged in your pending bankruptcy is up to the laws of your state and the disposition of the judge. Does Declaring Bankruptcy Eliminate Money Owed If Being Sued By Another Person? 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z It doesn’t always get your mood right, so it’s possible to manually pick your disposition. Parkland school shooting survivor develops Joy, an app built on AI that helps people heal 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z In March 2022, prosecutors and Lazar’s attorney asked for more time “to negotiate a disposition of the matter short of trial.” A Jan. 6 rioter was convicted and sentenced in secret. No one will say why 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z In the aftermath of their opening loss, the Chargers’ general disposition matched their performance: boldly graphic and brutally real. Chargers' defense eyes chance for redemption against Titans team on eight-game skid 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Even though the amendment was later changed, in Spain, the most favourable criminal disposition benefits the defendant. Spanish court trims sentence for one of 'Wolf Pack' rapists 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z It remains unclear who donated the skull and what would become its final disposition. Human skull found in Goodwill donation box in Arizona; police say no apparent link to any crime 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z I’ve always thought that by disposition, Reagan, the relentless optimist, was more essentially Californian than Nixon, the pessimist with a pinstriped spirit. Patt Morrison: How California got its good name — a 1500s novel and scores of fascinating people 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z “If PSP had requested the opportunity for additional fact-finding, our disposition today may have been different,” Justice David Wecht wrote for the majority. A Pennsylvania court says state police can’t hide how it monitors social media 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Obesity and some high blood pressure medicines have been associated with gout diagnoses, but more recent research has suggested symptoms depend more on genetic disposition, she added. This new 40-foot mural wants to educate you about a misunderstood disease 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z Their substantial size and tranquil disposition evoke a sense of seasoned wisdom, reflecting the natural harmony of their environment. Orangutans are being pushed to the brink of extinction. Can we save them in time? 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z Gardeners of every stripe and disposition grow this generational favorite. Fall is the time to plant daffodils — here's how to keep the bloom going 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z That case is on hold pending the disposition of criminal charges against Jackson; the case is tentatively scheduled for trial in January. Students sue Sumner school district over ex-coach’s alleged sex abuse 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z A determined interest group is making a finely tuned public pitch to young women of a certain age and disposition to show up at the polls and vote when the time comes. ‘Hot Girls Vote’: NextGen America makes unique turnout appeal 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office defended the plea deal in a statement, saying the disposition “was arrived at taking into account all of the evidence and materials presented in the case.” While a criminal case against a Tesla driver ends, legal and ethical questions on Autopilot endure 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z Worrell responded by saying she stood behind all decisions regarding the suspect's juvenile and adult dispositions. Florida's DeSantis replaces elected Democratic prosecutor 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z It’s possible that DeSantis’ sour disposition and charisma deficit will doom him anyway. Opinion: The Republican Political Paradox — can't win if you don't attack Trump, can't win if you do 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z "I didn't have the strongest mental disposition going into it." The Final Straw: Snow Patrol's breakout album at 20 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Her disposition was too mercurial and too empathetic to survive the sustained glare of the spotlight that came her way once her version of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” became an international blockbuster in 1990. 10 essential Sinéad O'Connor songs 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z He brought that cheerful disposition to his cancer diagnosis. Empathy was George’s great strength, he radiated it 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z Overall though, “there’s a disposition on both sides to finally get the deal off the ground,” said Caio Marcondes, a political scientist from the University of Sao Paulo. EU and Latin American leaders hold a summit hoping to rekindle relationship with long-lost friends 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z Sen. Tim Scott, of South Carolina, may be a favorite of donors, but his sunny disposition puts him at odds with the angry mood of his party. Opinion: The Republican Political Paradox — can't win if you don't attack Trump, can't win if you do 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z “It would not be unexpected that items left at the precinct might land on a storage shelf until disposition.” Seattle police kept mock tombstone for Black man, Trump flag in break room, video shows 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z "Once there has been a determination by the Court as to the disposition of Ms Franklin's Estate," he wrote in an email, "I will follow that determination in distributing Ms Franklin's assets." Aretha Franklin's sons head to trial over her million-dollar estate 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z But a senior administration official said the government detected no change in the disposition of Russia’s weapons and did not change America’s nuclear posture either. Short-Lived Mutiny in Russia Sheds Light on Putin’s Hold on Power 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z "We have not seen any changes in the disposition of Russian nuclear forces," said a National Security Council spokesperson in response to questions from Reuters. Russia mercenary threat revives concern over nuclear arsenal security 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z Hunter Biden’s tentative federal plea agreement is bound to displease partisans on both sides, which is one sign that it’s a fair and suitable disposition of the long-standing investigation of the president’s son. Column: Is the Hunter Biden plea deal really a slap on the wrist? Not remotely 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z “Democrats, Republicans, independents, everyone has to sort of take a disposition of seriousness.” Democrats Celebrate and Fear the Indictment of a ‘Chaos Machine’ 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z His disarming lack of cynicism and optimistic disposition while in Richard’s shoes compel us to wish the humble character’s grand aspirations materialize. Review: 'Flamin' Hot' entertainingly prints the legend 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z “We will greatly miss her enthusiastic and cheerful disposition along with her irreplaceable institutional knowledge,” Iida said in a statement. After nearly 80 years of work, California's longest-serving state employee dies at 102 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z My disposition has to be positive, especially with this group.” Storm remaining positive, despite 0-4 start: ‘We’re right there.’ 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z “I didn’t even look at the box score yet, but like I said, I think the disposition, the efforts were more appropriate in the second half,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. Jokic gets triple-double, Nuggets roll past Heat 104-93 in Game 1 of NBA Finals 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z At the very least, someone needs to climb into the ring with the willingness and disposition to throw a direct punch. The Chris Christie scenario | Michelle Cottle 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z His disposition is rosy, a levity that may stand in contrast to the prototypical image of a high-level bureaucrat. Hopes for a downtown Seattle streetcar find new life in Mayor Harrell 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z In 1997, President Clinton signed an executive order for the attorney general to provide an annual report on the disposition of whistleblower cases. Stacked deck: Whistleblowers face long odds of prevailing against FBI’s top brass 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z The development of modern technology, including GPS, means lighthouses are no longer essential for navigation, said John Kelly of the GSA’s office of real property disposition. Always wanted a lighthouse? U.S. is giving some away, selling others at auction 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z A grand jury indicted her on May 18, after prosecutors indicated they were in talks with her defense lawyers "regarding a possible disposition of this case," language that sometimes foreshadows a guilty plea. Startup founder Charlie Javice pleads not guilty to charges of defrauding JPMorgan 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Griner said, that night, that the wave hit her, despite her steely disposition. Tynes: Brittney Griner is still fighting to complete her comeback 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z If you are having the deceased cremated, you don’t have to decide immediately whether or where you’ll scatter the ashes — you can put down your address under “place of final disposition.” L.A.’s best-kept secret: Where you can legally scatter someone’s ashes 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z It must include the number of allegations of whistleblower reprisals received during the preceding year, the disposition of each allegation and the number of unresolved allegations. Stacked deck: Whistleblowers face long odds of prevailing against FBI’s top brass 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Brinton, the former deputy assistant secretary of the Energy Department’s office of spent fuel and waste disposition, had avoided imprisonment in two previous cases of luggage theft. Nonbinary ex-Biden official arrested again; this time as ‘fugitive’ in Virginia luggage theft 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z The indictment was filed 15 days after prosecutors said they and defense lawyers were in talks "regarding a possible disposition of this case," language that sometimes foreshadows a guilty plea. Startup founder accused of defrauding JPMorgan is indicted 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z That's because narcissists are typically oblivious or not forthcoming regarding their disposition. There's a subtle "tell" that can reveal if someone is a narcissist, experts say 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z “California has some of the most bureaucratic rules with respect to the disposition of cremated remains,” said Marsh, the law professor. L.A.’s best-kept secret: Where you can legally scatter someone’s ashes 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z The HBO Max series’ depiction of menopause is a matter of disposition: Taking a page from Child’s book, it meets the subject head-on, without apology. Why 'Happy Valley' couldn't end until its child star grew up 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Although the justices were splintered over the proper reasoning and disposition of the case, the ruling rejected an argument that would have greatly weakened states’ power to protect their residents from pollution and much more. Opinion: The Supreme Court says California can regulate pork. That's big, even if you're not a pig 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z They shared a bright, open disposition and a gritty entrepreneurial streak, working odd jobs at night to make rent. ‘Only Word for Them Is Heroes’: How 2 Students Rescued Dozens in Sudan 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z “He hoped for a woman of good understanding, but not an intellectual. She should have no taste for politics or argument. A sweet, mild disposition was essential, as was a deep religious faith,” Hadlow said. Queen Charlotte and King George III: What does the 'Bridgerton' prequel get right? 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z She said that in every other state, the prevailing view is that cremation constitutes the final disposition of the remains, as far as the government is concerned. L.A.’s best-kept secret: Where you can legally scatter someone’s ashes 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z The process of becoming a potential best in show begins when breeders suss out which puppies in a litter have the physical attributes and disposition to shine in what’s known as “conformation” competition. Dog Show 101: What’s what at the Westminster Kennel Club 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z It was a heartbreaking ending to Si's tournament, with his fearless attacking style and unflappable disposition en route to the last four earning him a multitude of admirers. Brecel stages greatest Crucible comeback to beat Si 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z “Oftentimes, our beliefs are a reflection of our underlying ideologies and dispositions,” he said. A Towering, Terrifying Demon Horse Isn’t Even the Weirdest Part 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z To critics, the sunny disposition and hearty laugh of Vice President Kamala Harris, who served as a United States senator and attorney general of California, means she’s a lightweight. Biden is 80 — so what? | Robin Abcarian 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z When wild boars were first domesticated in areas of both modern Turkey and China, the farmers who bred them preferred animals with less fur, more meat and a tamer disposition. Scientists once thought they understood how domestication worked. Now, they're not so sure 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Either way, since switching locker rooms at Crypto.com Arena, his disposition has brightened to where he now exchanges pleasantries with some local reporters with whom he previously clashed. Hernández: Russell Westbrook, symbol of Lakers dysfunction, is reviving his NBA reputation 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z You know the sort — handsome good looks, generous blooms and berries, and a winning disposition that proves irresistible to others. How to create a backyard habitat for humanity — and for all of nature 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z |
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