During battles, rather than dazzle with a pyrotechnic assault, he settled into off-kilter tempos, making competitors' showboating seem sweaty and mannered.
What the leaders look like, what they sound like, how sincere they seem, how sweaty they are, how often they smile, how their wives dress, whether they appear comfortable with "regular" people and whether they speak fluently into the camera or mumble shiftily toward their feet — all these have become crucial elements in the campaign, Britain's most important in years.
Colleagues described him as seeming clammy, sweaty and with scratches on his neck and face.
Sides of trees look sweaty.
The only thing missing seemed to be sweaty guys in thin neckties leaning over smoldering ashtrays.
Thanks to the very large television in my Washington bar, I can report that he seemed a little sweaty.
Actually everyone seemed pallid and sweaty that night.
I like it most, though, because this sort of small-room sweaty chat vibe seems to suggest Fincher is harking back to the days of Zodiac.
With searing humor, Amis gets to a vital point about the sport, that at its least appealing, it seems little more than a sweaty fashion show, both in the stands and on the court — a world that cherishes wealth, celebrity, and a level of male misbehavior.
What seems like minutes later, still sweaty and dirty in my biking clothes, I crawl out of the garden, head to the kitchen to put my fresh greens in the sink and am met by last night's coffee cups and dessert plates, all the stuff that didn't fit in the dishwasher.
