Generous when generosity was called for, firm - sometimes even brutally so - when he felt firmness was needed, he was an astute leader and masterly negotiator.
His family could not afford to send him to university, so he began work as a clerk for Bristol corporation, where he handled complaints and learned the tact and firmness that he needed in later life.
Still, he said: "We need firmness, not threats.
In dance terms, more firmness and cleanness of attack are needed, apart from the blazing Ms. Toogood.
But when we used the tiny sponge to blend eyeshadow or apply concealer beneath the eyes, that same firmness gave us the precision we needed.
As they began to meet, consensus emerged that the United States needed to strengthen its resolve and show greater firmness in dealing with China.
If you and your partner don't have the same preference for the mattress's firmness level, you'll need to find a solution that works for both of you.
Haemostatic therapy comprised administration of 2 to 4 g of fibrinogen concentrate (first-line therapy for patients needing increased firmness of the fibrin-based clot), and administration of 1,000 to 1,500 U of PCC, for patients showing prolonged clotting time in the thromboelastometry EXTEM test (> 1.5 times normal) [ 12].
We needed to go and find out, what is the guest wanting from the hotel bed?" A revolution in firmness control, is what.
Yet the government knows it needs to show firmness on law and order, without in any way stepping into the shoes of the old regime.
