I'd call that an immoderate excess of self-regard. From Wordnik.com. [Marshall Grossman: Extremism in the Defense of Liberty is No Vice. And Moderation in the Pursuit of Justice is No Virtue--Barry Goldwater] Reference
One thing he'll never be accused of is lacking self-regard. From Wordnik.com. [Suddenly Seeking Specter] Reference
Another dense methane cloud of pompous self-regard from Frank P. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
There's an element of absurdity to this degree of media self-regard. From Wordnik.com. [MSNBC: Last Night's Delegate Breakdown Shows Hillary's Gains Were Modest] Reference
This hypothetical says nothing about the "blogosphere's self-regard". From Wordnik.com. [Trippi, Edwards Campaign Respond To Adviser Who Slammed Blogosphere] Reference
Mr. Karzai may be unusually brazen and vainglorious in his self-regard. From Wordnik.com. [Afghanistan and the Decline of American Power] Reference
Just as the egotist in our midst is diminished by his or her self-regard. From Wordnik.com. [Ken Burns Wants You To Park It] Reference
He is overly dramatic and precious and his manner shrieks of self-regard. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
At first this high self-regard inspired some remarkable public achievements. From Wordnik.com. [Death of the Dream] Reference
Hm. This hypothetical seems mostly telling about the blogosphere's self-regard. From Wordnik.com. [Trippi, Edwards Campaign Respond To Adviser Who Slammed Blogosphere] Reference
The Big Itself had never seemed shy of self-regard — Liir remembered that much. From Wordnik.com. [Son of a Witch]
On health care as well, Lieberman's self-regard looks to be a strong motivating factor. From Wordnik.com. [John McQuaid: Let Us Now Give Thanks for Joe Lieberman] Reference
So save us the credulous self-regard, the facile indignation and the circular reasoning. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Every word you write is dripping with ignorance and self-regard for your own perceptions. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Symptoms include intense jowlification, bloated self-regard, and fever-inducing levels. From Wordnik.com. [Will Menaker: Outbreak of Deadly Swine-Flu Infects Cable News] Reference
To all that self-regard and self-approbation, you add your "bull in a china closet" sneers. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
External accoutrements, however grand, are always a poor substitute for authentic self-regard. From Wordnik.com. [Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Why Great Men like John Edwards Cheat] Reference
"" Must we crucify him again, along with our self-regard as a tolerant and humane society ...? ''. From Wordnik.com. ['A Free Reign Of Terror'] Reference
My hand is already poised, at my mouth, to stifle the yawn induced by Frank P's risable self-regard. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Kirkus called it “startling, at times pretentious in its self-regard, but ultimately breathtaking.”. From Wordnik.com. [Meet the New Staggering Genius] Reference
There was, instead, a bracing mix of loyalty and self-regard, a catalyzing speech to make the party cohere. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Rex] Reference
Fortunately, they've got motivation: not just the threat of climate change but their own greenish self-regard. —. From Wordnik.com. [Dueling Markets: Can Food Fight Oil?] Reference
But in actuality Clinton was only a mediocre president, above-average perhaps, but unparalleled in smug self-regard. From Wordnik.com. [Bill: Obama Has Been Running Against Me] Reference
One should never underestimate the vehement staying power of self-regard, self-aggrandizement, self-promotion and the like. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
I still think the Clintons cannot believe the gall of anyone daring to challenge their power or their specious self-regard. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Campaign Manager Hints Clinton Camp Has "Pattern" Of Questioning Obama's Patriotism] Reference
And I think he's got enough self-regard to believe he'd be on it at the top – that's why he never gave a thought to Jenkins. From Wordnik.com. [The Alamut Ambush]
Long on self-regard and short on research, it is unclear how such writing is supposed to prepare students for the real world. From Wordnik.com. [Put Down That Poem Before You Kill Yourself] Reference
As Melanie has often pointed out, the Western ruling classes are no longer serious about anything much, save their own self-regard. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Not only do others not share America's self-regard, they no longer aspire to emulate the country's social and economic achievements. From Wordnik.com. [Dream On, America] Reference
MANY OF THE writers in Thirty Ways are busy reviewing their own lives and taking their own temperatures, some with notable self-regard. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary and the Feminine Gaze, Up Close and Personal] Reference
In the autumn resplendence of his telecasting career, Dobbs's self-regard, never meek or slender, has ripened into the pompatus of love. From Wordnik.com. [Father Dobbs] Reference
STENGEL: I want to touch on something you said in an earlier answer, that Americans have a very low self-regard for Washington right now. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 11, 2008] Reference
The title of his new album, 'Mercury Falling', is a typical Sting gesture - it has the warmth of intelligence and the chill of self-regard. From Wordnik.com. [Mercury Falling] Reference
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