For them, for example, it was obvious that the 'feisty' little country would in time become the ' prickly ' and ' bellicose ' one.
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This spokeswoman emerges as afeistypolitician and canny campaigner with a sense of drama and a taste for adventure.
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Juxtaposition because - sometimes competing, sometimes affirming - each author may inform the other, as in afeistydialogue of individual voices and unexpected conclusions.
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People who knew her will know that she was a remarkable woman, she was warm, funny,feistybut also professional in every way and a great supporter and facilitator.
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Indeed, on the evidence presented here, it is hard to see why suchfeistyindependent females have not been studied a good deal more by modern scholars, particularly feminist ones.
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Alternatively, they may, asfeisty, self-confident people, join precisely in order to change the rules.
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It is prime territory for the other place while it is still fully functioning, fit andfeisty.
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Suze's mom was a smallfeistywoman-volatile with black eyes like twin coals that could burn a hole through you, was very protective.
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Various critics have praised the character because of herfeistyand tough persona.
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Deep inside, she has a vulnerable heart but on the surface, she is blunt, cold,feistyand unfazed by anything.
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He asks her where is thefeisty, innocent woman he fell in love with.
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But the music aside, he was like any 16-year-old kid -feisty, causing us trouble.
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Tamara is a country girl, she is characterised as a strong-willed andfeistyfemale.
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Hisfeistypersonality and at times insubordinate attitude at one time led company leaders to strongly consider firing him.
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He earned a reputation asfeistycustomer who would deliberately antagonise opponents if he thought they could be distracted.
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