What he boasts of in response to Mangen is precisely the "evasiveness" I was talking about. From Wordnik.com. ['The Mystery of Consciousness': An Exchange] Reference
It was a work masterly, above all, in its evasiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Obama's Media Army] Reference
"I thought we were past all the evasiveness," I grumbled. From Wordnik.com. [Twilight]
And day after day he frustrated them with his evasiveness. From Wordnik.com. [The Calculations of Barack Obama] Reference
In business, no man or woman can get away with evasiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Jerry Weissman: A Lesson in Listening from Obama] Reference
Now the evasiveness of that reply made an impression on me. From Wordnik.com. [Uncharted Stars]
It was a leadership characterized by secrecy and evasiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Etan Bednarsh: The Key to Continued Obama Success: Hand it Off to Brandon Jacobs; Oh, and Get a Pass Rush] Reference
It was a thrilling contest between obstinacy and evasiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, September 10, 1892] Reference
The repetition of Hillary's evasiveness seems to me a problem. From Wordnik.com. [Chris Durang: How Hard Is It For Hillary To Give a Straight Answer?] Reference
Downcast eyes readily suggest shame, low status, or evasiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Drew Westen: The Day the Momentum Changed: And What Obama Needs to Do in the Debates to Keep It] Reference
To be sure, Alito deserves part of the blame for his evasiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Alan Dershowitz: The Wrong Questions - and the Wrong Questioners] Reference
HENRY: To some Democrats, that sort of answer smacks of evasiveness. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 10, 2006] Reference
The speed and evasiveness of modern aircraft reduce engagement times. From Wordnik.com. [FM 100-61 Chptr 11 Air Defense Support]
Mayhap he would never yearn and burn, or be lured by her evasiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Tutoring Lady Jane]
His smile, his sleek good looks, his craftiness, even his evasiveness. From Wordnik.com. [A Breath Away]
This, and the feminine evasiveness of her replies, irritated him at last. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866] Reference
"Don't you like Cadge?" she asked, checking with shy evasiveness the words. From Wordnik.com. [The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day] Reference
"Oh! sir, what do you ask me for?" she answered, with discreet evasiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Vera Nevill Or, Poor Wisdom's Chance] Reference
'Reg Mason,' said Thanet, remembering Vintage's evasiveness on the subject. From Wordnik.com. [No Laughing Matter]
As I waited for my crab sandwich, I thought about Kathy Soriano's evasiveness. From Wordnik.com. [The Shape of Dread]
He responded to our calls, but his evasiveness was really upsetting sometimes. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 28, 2008] Reference
He talked freely, and all evidence of suspiciousness or evasiveness was absent. From Wordnik.com. [Studies in Forensic Psychiatry] Reference
He should have known his habit of evasiveness would catch up with him eventually. From Wordnik.com. [Hero Come Back]
Palin's folksy expressions, general evasiveness and habit of winking at the camera. From Wordnik.com. [SNL Rides High on Campaign Satire] Reference
Chronic evasiveness precludes all three, so this is an inauspicious start to things. From Wordnik.com. [Which Part of 'Bad Boy' Was Unclear, Sandra Dear?] Reference
"I'm mailing them to the White House," I answered with the evasiveness of a politician. From Wordnik.com. [Liam Warfield: Barack's Suggestion Box] Reference
QUESTION: But, sir, do think the congressman's evasiveness has impeded efforts to find her?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 24, 2001] Reference
His evasiveness raises questions about his current, not just about his past character and candor. From Wordnik.com. [John Seery: The Bush Cocaine Chronicles: Complicity and Cover-up] Reference
By last Friday Limbaugh was relying on the sort of evasiveness that he finds so execrable in others. From Wordnik.com. [Rush's World Of Pain] Reference
Behind the benignant evasiveness of the doctors he seemed to discern a fact, like a thunderbolt withheld. From Wordnik.com. [Sacrifice] Reference
Here's a taste of how Barney Frank tried to cut through Hank Paulson's dissembling and evasiveness yesterday. From Wordnik.com. [David Fiderer: The Simple Arithmetic of Hank Paulson's Financial Disaster] Reference
The faceless face of the dead woman flashed behind Anna's eyes and another reason for evasiveness came to mind. From Wordnik.com. [Blood Lure]
Wal-Mart's flacks and political brethren deploy curious victimologies in their struggle for greater evasiveness. From Wordnik.com. [John Dicker: Wrestling Wal-Mart for Data... Sad but True] Reference
Asked by host Candy Crowley whether she would consider the post if asked, Granholm offered the usual evasiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Jennifer Granholm To Obama: Pick A Non-Judge For Supreme Court] Reference
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