Her often-fierce manner -- unlike most other legislators, she does not hesitate to raise her voice in floor debates or Democratic conferences, or to challenge the views expressed by people of either party -- has, at times, won her the deference of her colleagues, if not their affection.
His criticism of Mr. Obama was not notably fierce, and his manner was easy-going.
The lines were written about my wife's grandfather but, for all his seriousness, fierce countenance, brusque manner and ultra-nationalist opinions, they might have applied to Bowen.
But beneath the ostensibly reserved manner, fierce intelligence, short-trimmed hair and steel-rimmed spectacles and was a woman of delightful warmth and passion, and when she smiled, the smile lit up her face with a rare radiance.
With his fierce intellect and prickly manner, Lynch has always been a divisive figure in the industry.
A day later, Mr. Faisal was found dead at a government hostel, setting off fierce speculation about the manner of his death and lending the controversy a sulfurous new dimension.
On a more personal level, opponents on the campaign trail last year raised questions about her fierce temper and imperious manner with employees, and even about her integrity after it emerged that the wealthy former CEO had employed an illegal alien maid.
His easygoing manner belies a fierce desire to win.
But her easygoing manner masks the fierce discipline of a woman raised on a strict diet of marathon practice sessions.
