Brash, ambitious, often full of himself, O'Neill had a confrontational personality that brought him powerful enemies.
John McCririck was sacked as Channel 4's racing pundit because of his "arrogant and confrontational" personality not because he was too old, an employment tribunal has ruled.
He had made a reputation during his 11 previous years running the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels, with his modernist repertory, radical productions and confrontational personality.
But whether his famously confrontational personality made him something of a dogmatic autocrat, as some of us modern practitioners in this field might question, is altogether another matter.
Ms. Stritch, a charismatic but confrontational personality, says she could never have pulled together her stunning upbeat saga for the stage if she had not pulled herself together.
The big issue was that Mao was a very confrontational personality.
Grossman remained Dylan's manager until 1970, and was notable for his sometimes confrontational personality and for protective loyalty.
But unlike the other two finalists (Newt Gingrich and Chris Christie), Pence doesn't have a naturally confrontational personality and, as a former House member as well as governor, he looks, walks and talks like the kind of insider pol Trump ran against.
I am not a confrontational person.
Seven, eight, nine N.F.L. coaches have been fired; the Jets have a new general manager; there has been talk about sweeping the Jets' roster and what to do with Mark Sanchez or Tim Tebow, or both, and yet Ryan seems to float above it all, as if his flamboyant personality and confrontational style had nothing to do with the team's collapse.
