• Charles (Antoine Monnier), a quietly imperious sensualist of blazing intelligence, lives idly in a bare garret and does little but brazenly chase women.

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  • Bohr was an imperious figure and a ferocious debater.

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  • Twelvetrees hit back immediately with his try, after Van Gisbergen missed a tackle, and Croft capped an imperious first-half performance with a try of his own moments before the interval to give the Tigers a bonus point.

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  • But it appears that these recent World Series titles have given rise to a new, imperious Red Sox Nation, one that doesn't view itself as cosmically cursed, and expects to win, always.

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  • And a former colleague's memories of D'Amelio reveal that he may also represent a more investor-friendly style at Pfizer, a contrast with the imperious style of former Chief Executive Henry McKinnell.

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  • Virender Sehwag is looking a pale shadow of his imperious past, and the talented Gautam Gambhir is hesitant.

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  • Lucy Liu, flinging her black hair around like a weapon, is the most imperious and beautiful of the three.

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  • Ask yourself this: Did you feel a thrill when you saw the imperious Armstrong cross the line at the 2002 Tour de France seven minutes ahead of his nearest rival?

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  • As brittle and imperious as Bishop could be, she also could be a warm and considerate friend.

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  • It was, too, a melancholy fact that she had become more imperious during her years of triumph and that power had corrupted her judgment.

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  • Cold, yes, but we got very close to a young male marsh harrier, perching on a branch and I shall never forget his imperious glare, feathers golden in the low winter light.

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  • It was not a quick fix as Barcelona simply continued in their imperious stride after the break, Thierry Henry tricking his way inside Rio Ferdinand only to be denied by the legs of Van der Sar.

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  • The once-imperious newspaper publisher, who dropped his Canadian citizenship in order to secure a British lordship, wants to achieve two things: Pocket some of the proceeds from the sale of the Telegraph and insulate himself from the many lawsuits swirling around him.

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  • Ponting and Mike Hussey rebuilt the innings with a 93-run stand, with the Australia captain looking particularly imperious through the covers and mid-wicket.

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  • Where Mr Menem was imperious, Mr de la Rua has sought consensus, both by temperament and because he lacks a majority in Congress.

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