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Mr D'Alema also has more than a touch of arrogance, which he cannot be bothered to hide.

History is often tainted by a touch of arrogance and a total lack of appreciation for how complex, messy, and nuanced real people and situations actually are.

Assuming he told the whole truth with nothing to hide, the risky delay in releasing his medical history demonstrated stubbornness, ineptitude and a touch of arrogance.

Noticing the effect of his "blue eyes, fair hair, build and possibly even a touch of arrogance" among elderly rabbis in Poland in 1958, he wanted to reassure them by announcing that he was Swiss.

In Chinese reactions to the troubles of the rest of the world, from the terrorist attacks in Mumbai to the recession in the US and Europe, I hear a hint of complacency and a touch of arrogance.

There was more than a touch of arrogance in the argument as well, an insinuation that Asian values were not just different from Western values but better -- for society and for economic growth.

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Also, Delbanco acknowledges, "Violet has a touch of intellectual arrogance toward Tom that probably comes from our early days, when I would say things to Nick like 'So tell me about this salary that you earn.' " Act III: They wound up at the Oak Room at the Plaza, where they had oysters and Bloody Marys and took a photograph of themselves brimming with joy.

Prone to long monologues of which he was both self-conscious and proud, he emanated wisdom, deep knowledge and a touch of the arrogance that often accompanies great success.

Shouldn't this set off alarm bells rather than touch off the sort of arrogance seen from economists around the world who suggest solutions without taking in to consideration the human factor?

Every knows that Apple emits an air of arrogance to keep meatheads like you from touching their precious keyboards and Mighty Meese.

It smacked of arrogance.

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