1. He was sometimes loud and self-important and claimed to be able to do anything . 2. They are patronized, ridiculed and shoved around by self-important staff members . 3. It was with great difficulty that the self-important man in the cocked hat restored order . 4. Would you prefer self - important animalities 5. I m tired of self - important mentalities 6. We ' re so self - important , so self - important 7. That guy is rather self - important 8. But one might possibly get something that wasn t self - important 9. And a good deal less self - important than some people half his rank 10. The self - important consciousness in chinese traditional culture and its influence on her modernization