Fast forward to the fall presidential debates, where Gore was so malleable in mien that he went from the hyperaggressive posture of a prosecuting attorney in the first to the otiose obsequiousness of Uriah Heep in the next.
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He may be the greatest basketball player of all time, but the filmmakers'obsequiousness, personified by a flabby press flack ( " Seinfeld "'s Newman, Wayne Knight ), makes one squirm.
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In the early years of the 20th century, contemporaries called the climate at the Kaiser's court " Byzantinism ", as the atmosphere at the court was rife with factionalism, intrigue and obsequiousness towards the Emperor.
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But Welling has finally decided to discuss what happened to her in this case, she said in an interview, because she believes that it represents a particularly striking example of how outside influence and internal obsequiousness is corrupting the tax system.
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On 1 June 2012 he presented " Elizabeth : Queen, Wife, Mother " on ITV and was castigated the following day, for his obsequiousness, in a review by Sam Wollaston for " The Guardian ".
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Ours crossed the line from solicitousness into obsequiousness, which made us uncomfortable, especially the night he knocked on our door to ask if our bed had been turned down, becoming the third staff member to pose this question within 30 minutes.
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In spring of the following year he first openly showed his disgust at the behaviour of Nero and the obsequiousness of the senate after the emperor's letter justifying the murder of Agrippina had been read, and various motions congratulating Nero proposed.
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There was no tinge of passive-aggressive obsequiousness, no hint of love-you / hate-your-country, despite the U . S . embargo that, intended to strangle Cuba into democratic reform, has helped render the island a beautiful ruin.
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During the racial warfare in Rwanda a decade ago, more than 1, 000 Tutsis were saved from the machete-wielding Hutu militia by Paul Rusesabagina ( Don Cheadle, in a marvelous blend of courage and obsequiousness ), who sheltered them in the hotel he managed.
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It seems to him " that many of the attributes cat fanciers apply to cats _ independence, the ability to care for themselves, an admirable absence of obsequiousness toward human beings _ can be claimed for periwinkles as well, and in a much more manageable package ."
