Every presidential campaign crystallizes its candidate's personality, proclivities and preoccupations, including, four years ago, President Obama's "no drama" ethos and Senator John McCain's freewheeling "maverick" bid, which led to his selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate.
"Why do you think I would want to write for that?" Thus he immersed himself in countries – Australia and South Africa in particular, in both of which he had homes, but also India where it was said he was considering spending time – where he felt his personality, proclivities and foibles would not be seen as reason to exclude him.
Personalities, proclivities, even food preferences vary widely.
How do I tell him these things and yet also teach him that the world is amazing and he can grow into anyone he wants to be? Personality and proclivities aside, I cannot change that my son is going to grow into a tall, young black man, and be subject to other people's perceptions of him as threat – my baby boy, who today is clapping and singing little vowel sounds from his crib.
You won't want to discard the Kronos recording, since Mr. Adams tailored his writing to the personalities and proclivities of its members.
Leading universities now offer animal welfare as a speciality, and the field has grown so large that several conferences are held each year to share the latest research on the habits, personalities and proclivities of animal life.
When you're talking the president and his top aide, personalities and proclivities toward pragmatism or boldness matter.
According to research commissioned by MSN the perfect number of partners that any man or woman can have, regardless of age, location, personality or sexual proclivity, is five.
To better predict college readiness, Dr. Camara says, "we need to look at noncognitive factors -- personality, temperament, flexibility, proclivity to learn, ability to adjust, to get along with a roommate, to make appropriate decisions about studying".
I needed to expand my frame of reference to see where I best fit in given my personality and intellectual proclivities.
