This is a classic expression of insecurity, a choice governed by the desire to stifle the opposition, not carve them in two.
This would seem a clear expression of insecurity from a team of opera neophytes.
Viewers seeking an explanation for this, or looking for some symbolic framework — Wilfred as an expression of Ryan's loneliness and insecurity, canine id beckoning to human superego, the loutish working-class dog versus the buttoned-up salaryman — will be disappointed, at least through the first three episodes.
But the most egregious expressions of insecurity on the site, of course, are nasty comments.
His letters to Mr. Blackmun over the years include many similar expressions of insecurity as the relationship between the men changed in subtle ways.
In the Letter Scene she went from hushed expressions of insecurity and longing to full-throated bursts of desire and soaring lyricism.
Five years into my marriage, aspects of my ex's behaviour I'd perceived as expressions of insecurity, such as his critical manner, angry outbursts and monitoring of my movements, became more sinister.
Once again, disguise and dissembling were her subject, this time in the competitive atmosphere of that most modern expression of literary insecurity, the creative writing school.
The appointments of Pim Verbeek and Holger Osieck, more than anything else, were a product of insecurity, the expression of a sport uncertain of its ability to thrive without the buttress of foreign validation; that insecurity has now been removed, if not for all time, then at least for the next World Cup cycle.
