10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNFLAMBOYANT»
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unflamboyant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
unflamboyant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Public Discourses of Gay Men
At 9pm the first people – remarkably unflamboyant gay punters – step into the
darkened Nova Centre's Starlight Suite, a cavernous mirrored ballroom with
sticky floors that may have been fashionable in 1979. (The Mirror, September 15,
2001) ...
2
When Work Disappears: The World of the New Urban Poor
"Wilson is the keenest liberal analyst of the most perplexing of all American problems...[This book is] more ambitious and more accessible than anything he has done before." --The New Yorker From the Trade Paperback edition.
William Julius Wilson,
2011
3
Saskatchewan Premiers of the Twentieth Century
Patterson himself was described as a popular, if unflamboyant, leader, and, in his
words, never “flunked" an election.' His government tapped into significant
amounts of federal money to support relief efforts during the Depression.
... European theater, save for General Patton, were characteristic representatives
of the Federal style: sober, unflamboyant men like Generals Eisenhower, Bradley
, Hodge, Devers, and so on. But in the Pacific theater, General MacArthur ...
5
Media Sport Stars: Masculinities and Moralities
The quiet respectful unflamboyant public style of a Stanley Matthews, is no longer
sufficient – note the public's relative disinterest in Lennox Lewis and perception
of Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski as rather dull, whereas figures like Chris ...
6
Dreams and Dead Ends : The American Gangster Film: The ...
... calculated, poised, unflamboyant, and controlled application of resources, and
their effective disguise of normality. In works with modern settings, the silencer
comes into its own, its quiet, impersonal pffft in accord with the daylight merging
of ...
Jack Shadoian Professor of English University of Massachusetts,
2002
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American Express: The People Who Built the Great Financial ...
Unlike Ralph Reed, Clark did not care for the limelight or his place on the social
register and was a private individual who rarely showed his feelings. He seemed
the epitome of the postwar executive: unflamboyant, a gray-flannel type with a ...
8
Meetings with Mallarmé: In Contemporary French Culture
3 Poetry's Polite Terrorist Reading Sartre Reading Mallarme Charles D. Minahen
How can it be that Mallarme, 'this small, kindly, unflamboyant man',1 could be
accused of murder by one well-known critic and of suicide and genocide by ...
Others, including Nitze, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, career Foreign Service officer
Jack Matlock, who succeeded Pipes as chief Soviet expert at the NSC, and —
most important — Haig's replacement after June 1982, the unflamboyant but
steady ...
Collects a set of matching but unflamboyant cutlery, and the juice glasses with
the orange squiggles, the plain burgundy coffee mugs, and he wonders, Why on
this particular Sunday? Just after they'd ripped up most of the carpet downstairs?
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNFLAMBOYANT»
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unflamboyant is used in the context of the following news items.
Dorian Concept, Joined Ends
Mint and Tried (Now Tired) have their flow neatly tracked with brilliant textures, unflamboyant markings and very subtle passages which are as much about ... «Irish Times, Oct 14»
Kenny Wheeler, British jazz star, dies aged 84
Wheeler's ECM albums of the Seventies – recorded with Norma Winstone and John Taylor – remain a touchstone of quiet and unflamboyant ensemble playing. «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 14»
André Balazs, the Man Who Holds the Keys
Though quiet, deliberate and unflamboyant, with a compressed, low-frequency hum of seriousness and purpose, he is anything but aloof. Making the rounds on ... «New York Times, Sep 14»
The Man Who Wasn't There?
Spectacularly unflamboyant, Manmohan made no threatening demands on us; he did not call for daily proof of our patriotism; did not insist that we acknowledge ... «Outlook, May 14»
Manuel Pellegrini: I am not a genius like Arsène Wenger but we both …
“I don't want to explain why,” he said, steadfastly sporting his black training top – and he was equally unflamboyant when it was put to him that one of the players ... «The Independent, Dec 13»
Magnus Carlsen: a new face of chess
... and has been known to hang out with the American actress Liv Tyler, which is in marked contrast to the sport's often unflamboyant and unflattering reputation. «The National, Nov 13»
Papadopoulos & Sons Forgettable, unconvincing Anglo-Greek …
Stephen Dillane must be among the most muted and unflamboyant actors in the business which makes him unlikely cast for the central role of multimillionaire ... «The List, Mar 13»
New Finnish Grammar, By Diego Marani, trans. Judith Landry
But beneath these unflamboyant exteriors lie a colourful story. It has taken 10 years, the dedication of a small UK publisher and a perfect-pitch translation to ... «The Independent, Jun 11»
Me and Kate, forever wedded by a gown
Rumors abounded that Sarah Burton, the shy and unflamboyant heir to the late and lamented Alexander McQueen, had created the dress. But could it be ... «Washington Post, May 11»
The World from Berlin: German Football Is Back 'With Elegance and …
The burst of excitement has focused attention on Germany's unflamboyant coach, Joachim Löw. He has quietly built a lethal team with a low-key style to match ... «Spiegel Online, Jul 10»