If someone appears confrontational, do not take it personally: brashness is part of the city's competitive work culture.
So Dick Gephardt and other Democratic leaders are doing the dance of avoidance, trying hard to make their points without appearing confrontational.
Always smiling, she has carefully stuck to her talking points and avoided any hint of appearing confrontational.
The NHM process better identifies the people who will freely and informally interact with the target community without appearing confrontational or exhibiting unnecessary power and authority.
In any case, the almost unanimous chorus of alarm in Europe has allowed Moscow to appear less confrontational.
So to appear more confrontational and conservative, Mr. Bush has also posed as a savior of Texas' failing public schools.
Instead, Mr. Romney, apparently conscious of appearing too confrontational, talked about tolerance, saying "this is a time for opening ourselves to others and for respecting other individuals".
The bitterness is not diminishing: Narendra Modi, the first Indian prime minister to be born after partition, appears more confrontational than his predecessors despite a friendly start last May, when Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan's civilian leader, was invited to his inauguration.Mr Hiro, born in Sindh before partition, has written a highly readable account of a complicated history.
Since winning a May 11 election, Sharif and his aides have been careful in their remarks, declaring opposition to the drone campaign — a tactic deeply unpopular in Pakistan — without appearing excessively confrontational to Washington, which Islamabad relies on for billions of dollars in military and economic aid.
