The great jurist died, apparently, as his father had, isolated from longtime friends by an irascibility and paranoia fueled by drink.
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Harding was notorious for his irascibility and was at one time characterised in the tabloid press as " the rudest man in Britain ".
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At first, President William McKinley not happy with Kimball's irascibility in court was expected to appoint another man to the position.
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Over the years, this far-from-retired executive developed a reputation for gregariousness, straightforwardness and _ occasionally _ stubbornness and irascibility.
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I claim T . S . Eliot, Fiona Shaw, his interpreter, and Marion Williams in all their complexity, irascibility and unsettling brilliance.
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Afterwards he would then tarry with those friends who could tolerate his irascibility, the number of whom dwindled as a result of his occasionally outrageous behaviour.
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If, in his case, his impatience with urban distractions had partly to do with his irascibility, it also stemmed from a legacy of American pragmatism.
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I don't care whether you swear, but a little more irascibility and a little less effort at perfection would seem to be a healthy thing.
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John's final action as emperor was to choose Isaac : Isaac's irascibility, and the courage that Manuel had shown on campaign at Neocaesareia.
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Gallen, a respected executive on Seventh Avenue with a reputation for irascibility, has kept a tight rein on operations at the 56-year-old company.
