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It's hard to imagine a worse indictment of Evangelicals than suggesting they would support a self-impressed, mammon-obsessed, morally compromised showman and business tycoon simply because his communication style is bold and black-and-white.
Brian D. McLaren: Good Friday Evangelicals Brian D. McLaren 2011
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As a Harvard grad who is so self-impressed with his own academic credentials, you should learn how to spell the word “know.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » The William F. Buckley Clause of the Massachusetts Constitution of 1780 2010
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Even with all the near-death jokes aimed at Larry King who was pretty funny, the "Situation" died a miserable death at the mike, delivering his jokes badly with a self-impressed smirk that turned sheepishly defensive as the boos began to escalate.
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The school is hoping to tap into issues that excite applicants—the pleasure of a certain hobby, for example—rather than a self-impressed treatise on solving world hunger.
Tweets, Plays Well w/Others: A Perfect M.B.A. Candidate Melissa Korn 2011
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Or have Blaine take a break from being smugly self-impressed to mentor her on how to become a well-adjusted gay teen with great hair like him.
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According to excerpts that were provided in advance to the Huffington Post, he is cast as manipulative and self-impressed and a routine source of frustration for a team of advisers grappling with a deep and difficult crisis.
Larry Summers Cast As Dysfunctional Force In 'Revival,' Obama Insider Book The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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According to excerpts that were provided in advance to the Huffington Post, he is cast as manipulative and self-impressed and a routine source of frustration for a team of advisers grappling with a deep and difficult crisis.
Larry Summers Cast As Dysfunctional Force In 'Revival,' Obama Insider Book The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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According to excerpts that were provided in advance to the Huffington Post, he is cast as manipulative and self-impressed and a routine source of frustration for a team of advisers grappling with a deep and difficult crisis.
No Summers Love-In: New Book Paints Unflattering Picture Of Summers Sam Stein 2010
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By 1898, it had transformed into a profession booming with self-confidence, a discipline so swooningly self-impressed with its technical abilities that great surgeons unabashedly imagined themselves as showmen.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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According to excerpts that were provided in advance to the Huffington Post, he is cast as manipulative and self-impressed and a routine source of frustration for a team of advisers grappling with a deep and difficult crisis.
Larry Summers Cast As Dysfunctional Force In 'Revival,' Obama Insider Book The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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