Gotoba relented at this appeal from a man he greatly respected (the second time Shunzei had so interceded on Teika's behalf; the first time was in 1185 when Teika had lost his temper and struck a superior – the lesser general Masayuki – with a lamp).
In their finely wrought characters, William Gaunt (the chairman) and Ian Hughes (the strike leader) temper mythic grandeur with convincing psychological and emotional intricacy.
But even this patient lot has its limits, and when the riot police fired a second time, and the familiar burn of tear gas struck, tempers boiled over.
The radio broadcaster Tim Lane had a taste of Waugh's temper at Headingley when he struck a nerve with a story in Australia that Warne was not enamoured of his captain's leadership.
However, the fact that you had a blazing row with your partner over Heston's snail porridge, or that you arrived late, and in a temper, because of the Tube strike, is, I'm afraid, inadmissible evidence when it comes to judging culinary excellence.
The deadline for a settlement was pushed back to Oct. 1 from Sept. 17 because of the terrorist attacks, which also have tempered support for a strike.
The flare-ups, ranging from egg throwing to arson, have come amid a scorching spell of heat and humidity that descended on the New York metropolitan area on Sunday, shortening tempers just as the strike began.
As the strike intensifies, tempers fray, balls go blue, politicians get involved, and hijinks ensue.
Miranda struck at him in sheer ill temper, screaming.
No one who saw the crowds during the procession could have been other than struck not merely by the good temper but by the civility.
