Stories are told about his ambition and his, well, pushiness. From Wordnik.com. [Team of Rivals - Swampland - TIME.com] Reference
In this way, we avoid others 'resentment or rejection because of our pushiness. From Wordnik.com. [Developing Balanced Sensitivity: Practical Buddhist Exercises for Daily Life (Revised Second Edition) ��� 6 Combining Warmth with Understanding] Reference
No matter what the occasion or how cool the crowd, parades bring out pushiness. From Wordnik.com. [Elicia Berger: Parade Etiquette] Reference
But some of us have taken this push technology to the point of, well, pushiness. From Wordnik.com. [Digital Marketing Anti-Predictions: What I Hope Goes Away in 2009 - Jory DesJardins - MediaBizBlogger] Reference
Pushy President's popularity plunges as polls prove pushiness pisses people off. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton's advice to Obama: Forget about Republicans] Reference
And it's an academic town, so the pushiness centers on smartness -- I can see that. From Wordnik.com. [readersguide Diary Entry] Reference
A good salesperson knows that pushiness is exactly the way to lose a sale, not to make one. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Effective Activism: Advice from an International Trainer!] Reference
Not anger or even belligerence but a subtle pushiness, even mild disdain for other jihadists. From Wordnik.com. [Behind Enemy Lines With a Suburban Counterterrorist] Reference
This attitude was not one of pushiness on my mother's part, but an extreme pride in her children. From Wordnik.com. [Martin Chalfie - Autobiography] Reference
It pained Serilla to see Companions like Kekki encourage him in it, as if his juvenile pushiness were manly. From Wordnik.com. [The Mad Ship]
In order to prevail you'll need the focus of Tiger Woods, the patience of the Dalai Lama and the pushiness of Sammy Glick. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Sigman: Job-Seeking in Tough Times] Reference
What's more, her new pushiness is revealing a persona that is hers, not the one that has been perceived and imposed by others. From Wordnik.com. [Suzanne Braun Levine: Caroline Kennedy is the New Fifty] Reference
There are all sorts of reasons why X earns more than Y in most offices, including talent, hard work, low cunning and pushiness. From Wordnik.com. [Coalition sheds light on senior Whitehall salaries – but to what purpose?] Reference
Lieberfarb's penchant for challenging the status quo and his pushiness got him fired at Warner Bros. -- twice -- early in his career. From Wordnik.com. [ONE MAN'S FLIGHT OF FANCY] Reference
Courtesy definitely gets more results than pushiness. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Travel] Reference
And we'd just like to point out what a bit of pushiness can get you. From Wordnik.com. [Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk] Reference
This translates into friendly, helpful service without attitude or pushiness. From Wordnik.com. [Men's Flair] Reference
But are they really at fault for pushiness, calling at bad moments, and so on?. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
The sis wasn't too impressed with Casares 'bravado, pushiness, but … oh, well. From Wordnik.com. [Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton] Reference
Not to mention his unappealing abrasiveness, pushiness, and embarrassing showing off. From Wordnik.com. [Serious Eats: New York] Reference
Lautner's petulant pushiness feels like the stuff that restraining orders are made of. From Wordnik.com. [Creative Loafing Atlanta Feed] Reference
The process of decision making is too often driven by greed and pushiness, rather than logic. From Wordnik.com. [Israelated - English Israel blogs] Reference
If your push has their best interest in mind (rather than yours) it won't look like pushiness. From Wordnik.com. [chron.com Chronicle] Reference
Irritated by her sister’s pushiness, Merlina burst out, ‘Stop laying down the law to me. From Wordnik.com. [The Playboy Boss's Chosen Bride]
And her pushiness lately. From Wordnik.com. [Shadows Linger]
It screams pushiness to me. From Wordnik.com. [January 7th, 2002] Reference
There's a sort of pushiness. From Wordnik.com. [readersguide Diary Entry] Reference
You knew them by their rude pushiness. From Wordnik.com. [Stephen C. Rose: Epitaph for The Yuppie Class] Reference
But too much pushiness can be destructive. From Wordnik.com. [Prestige Panic] Reference
Up to a point, we can rationalize our pushiness. From Wordnik.com. [Prestige Panic] Reference
It was the pushiness, the disregard for privacy. From Wordnik.com. [The Worst Thing I've Done] Reference
He lets you know where he stands, but you never feel there's pushiness. ". From Wordnik.com. [ModerateVoters.org] Reference
One woman's pushiness is another's prescience. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
2005 to realize he couldn't stand New York notably its noise and its pushiness. From Wordnik.com. [Home - BostonHerald.com] Reference
Others are turned off by their pushiness. From Wordnik.com. [Te Deum laudamus!] Reference
'pushiness' of the body. From Wordnik.com. [The Concept of Nature The Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919] Reference
"There's really no pushiness to make this happen. From Wordnik.com. Reference
“Er, thanks,” I muttered, puzzled by his pushiness. From Wordnik.com. [Eclipse]
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