Do avoid the negative expression of the Warrior energy, such as combativeness and impulsiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Phyllis F. Mitz: Ask Phyllis...Astrology and Beyond] Reference
And he adds that there are plenty of evangelicals who are tired of the "combativeness" associated with the religious right. From Wordnik.com. [What Saddleback's Pastor Really Thinks About Politics] Reference
Back in April, this kind of combativeness was new for Goldman. From Wordnik.com. [Financial Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha] Reference
The voice of the coxswain rasped in its combativeness. From Wordnik.com. [O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920] Reference
There is plenty of room for the organs of combativeness. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Gatling Gun Detachment] Reference
And we inherited the combativeness from the colonialists. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 9, 2007] Reference
Even still, there's an admirable quality to that combativeness. From Wordnik.com. [trinityboy Diary Entry] Reference
Voters know she can tweak Obama with her gleeful combativeness. From Wordnik.com. [A Teachable Moment] Reference
I tend to agree that the combativeness was Bush's doing, not Webb's. From Wordnik.com. [Webb: "I Don't Think The Lack Of Courtesy Was Mine."] Reference
Q That sort of combativeness is going to happen anytime you have a major. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By Dee Dee Myers] Reference
Which ridiculous question quickened again all the Eagle Man's combativeness. From Wordnik.com. [Suzanna Stirs the Fire] Reference
I understand the combativeness, some things have definitely gotten pretty nasty. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary, Competing Until The End, Drops Montana Mailer] Reference
I agree with many of your stances and admire your incisiveness and combativeness. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
I watch how she forces herself to let persuasiveness take precedence of combativeness. From Wordnik.com. [Hepsey Burke] Reference
In the White House she had "a take-no-prisoner combativeness, an anger that was consuming.". From Wordnik.com. [Jon Wiener: Carl Bernstein: Hillary Will Continue Bush's Legacy of Secrecy] Reference
His combativeness is on display again when the subject of interrogation techniques is raised. From Wordnik.com. [Of Pork and Patriotism] Reference
My former combativeness reminds me of the famous Lewis Carroll quote from Alice in Wonderland. From Wordnik.com. [Rachel Kramer Bussel: Weight Lifting Shapes the Mind and the Body] Reference
Minimizing and handling patient behaviors such as depression, apathy, anxiety or combativeness. From Wordnik.com. [Alzheimer's Disease: Caring for the Caregiver] Reference
Cora was beginning to feel a return of combativeness, and she exclaimed quickly: "That is false!". From Wordnik.com. [Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter] Reference
The dotted lines in Fig. 2 show the deficiency in alimentiveness, executiveness and combativeness. From Wordnik.com. [How to Become Rich A Treatise on Phrenology, Choice of Professions and Matrimony] Reference
This family training, too, combined with their turn for combativeness, makes them eminently quixotic. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Brown's Schooldays]
Our other Dimwitcrat Senators (Reid, Clinton, Durbin, etc.) can take a page from Webb's 'combativeness'. From Wordnik.com. [Webb: "I Don't Think The Lack Of Courtesy Was Mine."] Reference
His combativeness was harnessed to his suavity, and he could be forcible and at the same time persuasive. From Wordnik.com. [How to Become Rich A Treatise on Phrenology, Choice of Professions and Matrimony] Reference
In such wordy warfare charity has no part; but pride and combativeness hold entire dominion over the soul. From Wordnik.com. [The Elements of Character] Reference
The boy who shows a spirit of combativeness may be cured by having a generous and congenial boy as his chum. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education] Reference
I would hope the meeting featured more Reid combativeness, rather than Pelosi/Durbin attempts to compromise. From Wordnik.com. [More Hot Color From White House Meeting Between Bush And Congressional Dems!] Reference
GOLDBERG: Oh, I think it goes back even further to Richard Nixon and the combativeness that we saw back then. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 26, 2004] Reference
Various spectators respond, cheering on their favorites, ripping others, urging more combativeness and color. From Wordnik.com. [Jane Hamsher: Obama Undermines Jobs Mandate For the Sake of Bipartisanship] Reference
Supreme toughness and combativeness will be necessary for whomever the Democrats nominate, to win the White House. From Wordnik.com. [Sandy Goodman: Obama vs. Wright: A Silver Lining For Democrats?] Reference
It is yet to be proven what a people can do when it has the level of combativeness and awareness that our people have. From Wordnik.com. [Castro Speech to 1 May Contingent] Reference
Your enthusiasm may come forward as combativeness or as competition but in either case you are a lively participant in life. From Wordnik.com. [anne-jumps Diary Entry] Reference
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