His impulsiveness is simultaneously destructive and the source of his appeal to readers. From Wordnik.com. [Immortals and Vampires and Ghosts, Oh My!: Byronic Heroes in Popular Culture] Reference
However, impulsiveness is an interesting way to make something like quick-mindedness into an asset and a flaw. From Wordnik.com. [Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Trollitrade’s Review Forum] Reference
Pelle grew with it, and by virtue of his impulsiveness was a summary of it all. From Wordnik.com. [Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 03] Reference
For example, McCain’s temper and impulsiveness is not just about a personal eccentricity. From Wordnik.com. [Labor, Film Co. Paint McCain as the ‘Real Elitist’ - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Spontaneity, with a touch of impulsiveness, is one of the traits that attract some of McCain’s admirers. From Wordnik.com. [a good analysis of the palin pick] Reference
Following ones impulsiveness is a good thing. From Wordnik.com. [January 5th, 2006] Reference
How can platelet MAO-B activity be associated with a stable factor such as impulsiveness?. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
These would in turn constitute the biological basis for personality traits such as impulsiveness and ´sensation seeking´. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
She was about to say with her usual impulsiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Katie Robertson A Girls Story of Factory Life] Reference
Beryl reached out both hands with childish impulsiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Red-Robin] Reference
The basis of his nature was sensitiveness and impulsiveness. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics] Reference
"Oh, you old darling," exclaimed Flora with sudden impulsiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Men of Affairs] Reference
Presently she lifted his face and said with sudden impulsiveness. From Wordnik.com. [The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt] Reference
And my impulsiveness urged me to accept the story of this Professor. From Wordnik.com. [Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers] Reference
"And you were wonderful," cried Betty, with her warm impulsiveness. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle Or, The Girl Miner of Gold Run] Reference
One child was brought to me for impulsiveness and aggression in class. From Wordnik.com. [Judith Acosta, LISW, CHT: Leading With Love: Kid Whispering, Dogs and Verbal First Aid] Reference
There was a certain impulsiveness in discussing many subjects to which. From Wordnik.com. [Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman] Reference
And, with the artless impulsiveness of a happy child, she kissed little. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
"How I dote on Thackeray!" she exclaimed with all her natural impulsiveness. From Wordnik.com. [She and I, Volume 1] Reference
Then he looked brightly at me, and asked with an almost boyish impulsiveness. From Wordnik.com. [The Paternoster Ruby] Reference
But for reasons not fully understood, it helps control the kids 'impulsiveness. From Wordnik.com. [The Not-Young And The Restless] Reference
Clive's impulsiveness had never before seemed to him such an admirable quality. From Wordnik.com. [In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India] Reference
She spoke out the thought of her mind with a simple impulsiveness which had its own charm. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Shoemaker or 'Cobbler' Horn] Reference
Then, his cheeks reddening with a little shame at his impulsiveness, he examined the scarab. From Wordnik.com. [The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt] Reference
But some researchers believe that there's more to impulsiveness than the dopamine thermostat. From Wordnik.com. [Just Buy It: Impulsiveness Tied To Brain Chemical] Reference
But in this case we do not distrust your good intent, only your impulsiveness and inexperience. From Wordnik.com. [The Fifth Ace] Reference
She turned, with more impulsiveness than she usually showed, and kissed the white girl's cheek. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence The Queer Old Man of the Thousand Islands] Reference
This is contrasted to happenstance decision making based on impulsiveness and wishful thinking. From Wordnik.com. [Sequential Problem Solving A Student Handbook with Checklists for Successful Critical Thinking] Reference
The oldest, which he calls the reptilian brain, controls aggression and passionate impulsiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Sequential Problem Solving A Student Handbook with Checklists for Successful Critical Thinking] Reference
They can manage to exist in the face of no little short - sighted impulsiveness and inconsistency. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Ethical Theory] Reference
Then with an impulsiveness she did not often show, she lifted her father's hand and kissed it passionately. From Wordnik.com. [Prudence Says So] Reference
It has neither wisdom nor wit, no spirit, no genius, no impulsiveness, scarcely the mirth of boyish frolic. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 70, August, 1863] Reference
His impulsiveness prompted a flat defiance in few words; policy counseled a formality of utterance equal to Diggle's. From Wordnik.com. [In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India] Reference
Perhaps she, too, would find comfort in the spot where that other woman had paid an equal price for her impulsiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Their Mariposa Legend; a romance of Santa Catalina] Reference
Her entire sojourn here on this occasion was characterized by irritability, impulsiveness and destructiveness to property. From Wordnik.com. [Studies in Forensic Psychiatry] Reference
She was waiting for Drake in the drawing-room, and gave him both her hands with a little impulsiveness which touched Drake. From Wordnik.com. [Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden] Reference
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