He concluded with a somewhat awkward present-tense comment about Mr. Jobs, who died in October: "He's a fierce competitor".
Bradbury was always fascinated by the experimental fictive techniques of contemporary American novelists, and The History Man shows a marked development in his own writing in its unvaried use of a present tense, which reports without comment or analysis the speech and actions of the characters.
A tense moment passed without comment before the ceremony continued.
In an interview, Mr. Simor would not comment on his tense relationship with Mr. Orban, who he has not yet met since the change in government.
When a comment in the past tense is reported, use "had" (past perfect tense): "She said: 'I ate too much chocolate'" (past tense) becomes in reported speech "she said she had eaten too much chocolate" (not "she said she ate too much chocolate").
A message was left for Tensing's attorney, Stew Matthews, seeking comment.
He made similar comments in a very tense meeting of legislators from his Likud Party, said people who took part.
Jon Bershad of Mediaite commented, "It's as tense and exciting as expected".
In the footage both Kidd and Lindenschmidt make comments, confirming Tensing's claim he was "dragged" by DuBose's vehicle before the officer shot him.
Stewart Mathews, the attorney who represents Tensing, did not immediately return a request for comment from The Huffington Post.
Tracy was dying by this point, suffering the effects of heart disease, and Houghton later commented that her aunt was "extremely tense" during the production.
