That standoffishness is what gives structure to everything we see in the universe.    From Wordnik.com.  [01.04] Reference

New York "standoffishness" isn't impoliteness - it's actually people being polite and recongnizing everone else's bubbles of privacy.    From Wordnik.com.  [urban test] Reference

Isn't this not an argument for some standoffishness?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mike Mccurry Press Briefing] Reference

The party reeks of elitism and a standoffishness that comes from the academic cloister.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2004-07-01] Reference

A Catalan sociability and proud independence leaven the usual French standoffishness and conservatism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Grapes of Gascony] Reference

That thought really seemed to chill him, even though Carson was known for a standoffishness of his own.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nights with Johnny Carson: As long as it's been, we still long for them] Reference

No more standoffishness and suspicion about humans-not when hu - mans is plainly come here on a money hunt.    From Wordnik.com.  [Trader To The Stars]

As close as he felt to this particular group of humans, Worf still possessed an unshakable standoffishness.    From Wordnik.com.  [VENDETTA: THE GIANT NOVEL] Reference

He was such a nice, open-hearted fellow; he came to see us without any standoffishness, sat down and chatted.    From Wordnik.com.  [Creatures That Once Were Men, and other stories] Reference

Not that our standoffishness will do any good, but because there are some things decent people should not do.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Libertarianism and Restrictions on Trade With Socialist States:] Reference

As the fall elections approach, however, that standoffishness is melting into something else: a resigned embrace.    From Wordnik.com.  [A GOP–Tea Party Hug in Washington, D.C.] Reference

Sometimes they don't know quite how to do that, and there is a standoffishness frequently of people from different races.    From Wordnik.com.  [Remarks By The President And Race Advisory Board] Reference

Our standoffishness becomes a self-fulfilling prophesy: The less we do to aid the protestors, the less influence we have.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama's failure of imagination] Reference

With a challenge in the air, the standoffishness subsided somewhat as the class began scrutinizing the man from head to toe.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unearthly Asylum] Reference

There was a kind of coldness and standoffishness between the two of them, but they were obviously trying to have a conversation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Breaking Free: A Memoir of Love] Reference

Quite consequently, however, it was the very standoffishness that Billy showed which brought Mr. Harding to so strongly approve of him.    From Wordnik.com.  [Grant Whitney Harvey: Moonshadows: Part 1] Reference

Hemingway, Ernest, epistolary standoffishness of, 131; work schedule of, 132; daiquiri intake of, 131-134; as lackluster drinking companion, 134.    From Wordnik.com.  [Who's Who] Reference

ÂThings are not helped by the standoffishness that comes with his individuality, and the fact that they find him in THIS rather compromising situation….    From Wordnik.com.  [Hero History: Karate Kid | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News] Reference

And in a final flourish for the alliance's diamond jubilee, France agreed to return to the fold, reintegrating into NATO after 43 years of standoffishness.    From Wordnik.com.  [John Feffer: Afghanistan: NATO's Graveyard?] Reference

That's the root of the standoffishness in Toronto.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vue Weekly] Reference

Several Jets teammates complained afterward about Favre's standoffishness.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Fond du Lac Reporter Latest Headlines] Reference

This sudden standoffishness among our close allies comes at a strange time: after U.S.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference

His hallmark has been his disconnect, a perplexing standoffishness that has hurt him politically.    From Wordnik.com.  [Redskins Insider Podcast -- The Washington Post] Reference

Obama's public standoffishness and demands for unilateral Israeli concessions guarantee paralysis.    From Wordnik.com.  [No Left Turns] Reference

German standoffishness toward the EU is now based in law: a 2009 ruling by Germany's Constitutional.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Economist: Correspondent's diary] Reference

I was drawn to cats 'enigmatic, self-serving standoffishness and built complex relationships with my cats.    From Wordnik.com.  [zanesvilletimesrecorder.com - Local News] Reference

I am glad I have such loving cats as if they were stereotypical cats, I'd take their standoffishness personally.    From Wordnik.com.  [www.mentallyinteresting.org.uk | Pole to Polar: The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive] Reference

When I saw the show my carefully amped-up air of standoffishness didn't stop one of the performers from accosting me.    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Home Page] Reference

So much so, in fact, that it makes the Obama Administration's standoffishness with, and bullying of, Israel all the more disturbing.    From Wordnik.com.  [David Horowitz Freedom Center] Reference

Some churches taking the no-divorce position adopt an attitude of hostility and standoffishness toward divorced and/or remarried people.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

“First, there’s the shyness, which, as you say, comes off as standoffishness.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Dangerous Hour]

When I recalled his earlier standoffishness I said, “I gather it didn’t end well.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Haunted Honeymoon] Reference

Time's the thing, of course, but it won't do to wait until the girls begin to resent her standoffishness. ".    From Wordnik.com.  [Phyllis A Twin] Reference

Bryce: Yeah, there's no standoffishness.    From Wordnik.com.  [The IESB] Reference

Gary's standoffishness is causing strife.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vh1 Blog] Reference

I'd take their standoffishness personally.    From Wordnik.com.  [www.mentallyinteresting.org.uk | Pole to Polar: The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive] Reference

43 years of standoffishness.    From Wordnik.com.  [GlobalResearch.ca] Reference

There’s no standoffishness about him.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tidewater coaches weigh in on the Virginia Tech-Virginia recruiting battle] Reference

The moodiness, standoffishness, canceled appointments, "Fravel said.    From Wordnik.com.  [News for NBC4i.com] Reference