But as she grew more confident in international circles, she relaxed and charmed many of those she met with her sparkle.
Hingis insisted she is relaxed about her on-court prospects after coming out of retirement to complete a full season in 2006.
She seemed relaxed and warm, perhaps an unexpected state for a woman who receives constant death threats and changes her phone number all the time.
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There are some decidedly frivolous applications for EEG technology, too, such as a pair of cat ears on a hairband that stand up when the wearer is concentrating and lie down when he or she is relaxed.
She was relaxed but clearly perturbed by allegations from Republican lawmakers and commentators that the administration had intentionally misled the public about whether the attack was a protest gone awry or a terrorist attack, or intentionally withheld additional security for diplomatic personnel in Libya knowing that an attack could happen.
Boarding the jet in her now-famous body suit (inspired by the compression suits used by human athletes such as Aussie hurdler Sally Pearson), Black Caviar -- who is affectionately known as "Nelly" -- was accompanied on the flight by her personal track rider and veterinary surgeon to make sure she remained relaxed during transit.
Her advisers have always insisted she's relaxed about what future course Australia might choose to take.
Even in the royal wedding proceedings, she appeared more relaxed than than her imperial groom.
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She was totally professional and very relaxed and the audience loved what she did.
Yet, for all the cozy colloquialism, she cannot be called relaxed.
When the rehearsal was over and we were feeling more relaxed, she offered me and Eleanor a piece of advice that remains one of the best I have ever received.
Hanecki said she was an easygoing and relaxed employee who worked from the home they owned in sunny Tampa, Fla.
Fu, who describes herself--inaccurately--as "pretty relaxed, " claims she usually gets seven hours of sleep a night.
Fu, who describes herself--inaccurately-- as "pretty relaxed, " claims she usually gets seven hours of sleep a night.
But she said babies would always need relaxed parents to ease them into a good night's sleep.
Relaxed, engaging, she invites you into her private smile, her confident moment.
June Locke, whose daughter Jane died aged 46 after treatment at the hospital, described it as a relaxed meeting and said she was satisfied with the recommendations.
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"It's just a relaxed place, " she said, adding that each room had been designed to exude a "serene" aura -- reflected in the muted palette and earthy tones used throughout the inn.
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"I tried to do my preparation away from the hype and the racing and the crowd, listening to a bit of music, keeping relaxed and just concentrating, " she said.
Escorted to a treatment room and cosseted with a delightful soak in a foot bath, the client is asked how he or she is feeling at the moment--relaxed? hungover? fed up with the kids? annoyed at having to answer questions?
She said fostering can make dogs happier and more relaxed and make it easier for them to find permanent homes.
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She seemed to have it all incredibly smart, funny, relaxed, pretty.
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Both accounts also refer to the devastating but erroneous news from the prison doctor that she had tested positive for HIV, although her diary presents a more relaxed person at this point.
But then, years later, as I was on my way out to Pittsburgh to start rehearsals on "Dogma, " she'd called to say she had returned from a restful trip abroad to India, and felt relaxed and rejuvenated and inspired.
"You never can feel relaxed, because you always have to be at your best, " she said.
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Brian Murray, senior counsel, told seven judges hearing the appeal in Dublin on Wednesday that his client was being denied what she seeks for fear that without an absolute ban on assisted suicide there could be more relaxed practices by doctors.
As he begins to backtrack, she jolts upright, stares back in shock, then in mock shock, shifting in subtle increments until she smiles, lets her face go blank again, and leans back into his arms with relaxed panic, a twenty-sided facial expression that should earn Lauren Graham a special Emmy.
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