Off the bench in friendly audiences, he can be gregarious, inquisitive and often self-reflective.

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Unlike Ratzinger, who was terribly shy in public, Scola is said to be gregarious and to especially enjoy communing with young people.

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He can be a gregarious man and his capacity to organise and coach a side is highly respected.

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Until the past decade or so, it had been accepted wisdom in the genetics community that only the tiniest percentage of the human genome contains the instructions that determine how we look, feel and act whether we (or our ancestral population group) are more likely to be grumpy or gregarious, impetuous or cautious, generous or a Grinch, a speedster or a marathoner, slow-witted or a math ace.

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For someone who was green or not particularly gregarious, talking with corporate big wigs could be an intimidating assignment.

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Passing the flapjacks with gregarious strangers at a bed-and-breakfast would be like starting the day in purgatory for me.

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But balancing the festive demands of gregarious young Asians with the more sedate priorities of older Iowans could be quite a struggle.

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