He is a determined loner and a forthright mercenary until at last his underlying nobility is revealed by a selfless gesture.
She sounds forthright, gawky, untutored and unrepentant, determined to muddle through all the ups and downs of young love.
Determined to retain his post, George was more forthright in his public statements than his predecessors were; he was candid both about general economic policy and about his differences with the United Kingdom's chancellor of the Exchequer, Kenneth Clarke.
"Even under the protections of grand jury secrecy, which was inviolate at that point, the president, it appears, was unwilling to be more forthright about his role in what the House Judiciary Committee determined were abuses of government power".
In that instance, the education agency determined that the company had asked a student to sign off on tutoring hours that he had not completed, finding that it was "not factual and forthright" in documenting attendance rates.
In the end, however, the "pusillanimity" of the Aztec emperor Montezuma is the advantage that the forthright Cortés has in determining the outcome of events.
After the DNA testing, the mothers became more forthright about the facts, which allowed the department to determine accurate ages.
Black congressman Charlie Rangel is forthright: "Having a black president has not solved the problem at all....the colour of one's skin determines how lives are going to be and whether they live at all".
Besides, wrote the forthright Mayor Liccardo, the presence of a skilled workforce, good schools and infrastructure "play a far larger role in determining boards' corporate location decisions".
