10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLUFFNESS»
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bluffness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
bluffness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Aerodynamic Characteristics of 2-, 3-, and 4, Caliber ...
This report summarizes wind tunnel test data on various body alone configurations which provide a data matrix for bluff and pointed bodies of revolution with systematic variations in nose bluffness, nose fineness ratio, and cylinder ...
Carroll B. Butler, Edward S. Sears, Spiros G. Pallas, 1977
2
Life in Moving Fluids: The Physical Biology of Flow
... of bluffness as well as variations in the effectiveness of streamlining. With a
great enough thickness-to-chord ratio, the presence of some posterior
pointedness will do little to alter the performance of what is just a minimally
disguised cylinder.
The plots suggest that the gradient of the pressure curves in the potential flow
region increases at higher bluffness with the upstream movement of the zero
pressure point. Note an increase in the negative pressure in the separated flow
region ...
4
Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Wind ...
2a) and with the Reynolds number for a given bluffness (Figures 2a, 2b). Figure 3
compares variation of the mean pressure at the 180° position with the Reynolds
number and turbulence parameters for two values of the wall confinement.
5
Old Vic Prefaces: Shakespeare and the Producer
outward behaviour; he knows how to impress Laertes with his bluffness, how to
drink with his ambassadors, how to impress those susceptible to royal favour with
an attitude of hail-fellow-well-met. All these qualities would make Claudius a ...
6
Power and the Professions in Britain 1700-1850
... bluffness was not tyranny and even bluffness could be taken too far. The ideal
manner was the discreet sympathy of awise family friend. It took time to build up a
practice and young doctors – like junior lawyers – often struggled.38 Regular ...
Penelope J Corfield, Penelope J. Corfield, 2012
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Delphi Complete Works of John Galsworthy (Illustrated)
“Alittle bluffness, Mr. Forsyte,” hesaid,“a little bluffness,” andafter he had spoken
helaughed firmly,closed his lips tight,and scratched his head just below where he
had pushed his wig back, for all the world like the gentlemanfarmer.
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The Complete Works of John Galsworthy
"A little bluffness, Mr. Forsyte," he said, "a little bluffness," and after he had
spoken he laughed firmly, closed his lips tight, and scratched his head just below
where he had pushed his wig back, for all the world like the gentleman-farmer for
...
9
Comic Women, Tragic Men: Study of Gender and Genre in ...
His bluffness is a role he plays to reveal and conceal himself simultaneously. He
does want to win Katherine of France, but he also knows he has already won her
— at Agincourt. The bluffness is a way of being true to both these facts: I speak ...
10
The Forsyte Saga - Complete:
"A little bluffness, Mr. Forsyte," he said, "a little bluffness," and after he had
spoken he laughed firmly, closed his lips tight, and scratched his head just below
where he had pushed his wig back, for all the world like the gentleman-farmer for
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLUFFNESS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
bluffness is used in the context of the following news items.
Crossword roundup: an unusual proposition from the Times
... Kenton considering the inscrutable Mr Stevens in The Remains of the Day: does this reliable figure of bluffness secretly enjoy “a sentimental ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
TV Review: Reality Trip
Francis's asterisk-laden language, self-deprecating bluffness ("We're just a normal family") and membership in UKIP ("Five thousand dead ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
Pivotal moments bring musical biopic to life
... Sounds,” and her dawning awareness that Landy – played with menacing bluffness by Paul Giamatti – is slowly destroying the man she's falling in love with. «Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Jun 15»
Movie Review: 'Love & Mercy' Channels Brian Wilson's Angels and …
... dawning awareness that Landy — played with menacing bluffness by Paul Giamatti — is slowly destroying the man she's falling in love with. «Valley News, Jun 15»
Stand by for the return of the Professional Northerner
The historian and biographer Ben Pimlott once wrote that Harold Wilson's apparent bluffness sat oddly with “cat-like” political manoeuvring, and ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Bold choices pay off in Brian Wilson film 'Love & Mercy'
... dawning awareness that Landy -- played with menacing bluffness by Paul Giamatti -- is slowly destroying the man she's falling in love with. «Chicago Daily Herald, Jun 15»
Artists Rep's 'Tribes': Deep, skillful performance conveys need for …
... a father whose tactless, obstinate bluffness overlays a more compassionate nature. Most impressive, however, is Amy Newman's Sylvia. «OregonLive.com, Feb 15»
Televised darts is less vulgar than Strictly Come Dancing – and …
For all the titles he has won and all the studied bluffness of his manner, his eyes remain weighted with the terrible apprehension of defeat. «The Independent, Jan 15»
We need to think about the role of the bouncer
After Hughes died, most of us went along with the "move on, nothing to see" bluffness of cricketing common sense. I'm glad Pranay Sanklecha ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Dec 14»
The running red thread
After Hughes died, most of us went along with the 'move on, nothing to see' bluffness of cricketing common sense. I'm glad Pranay Sanklecha ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Dec 14»
