sangfroid

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Yet behind the British sangfroid, there was a real concern that Merkel and Sarkozy were playing right into the media narrative of a split between European social democrats and the Anglo-Saxon free marketeers, the precise narrative Obama tried to dismiss.

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  • For all his experience and sangfroid, the waiter had to make a conscious effort not to take a step back. —  Blindfold Game
  • Despite the young boyar's sangfroid, D'Cey saw sure signs of a man-killer on the loose. —  F ;SF; - vol 099 issue 02 - August 2000
  • Yet behind the British sangfroid, there was a real concern that Merkel and Sarkozy were playing right into the media narrative of a split between European social democrats and the Anglo-Saxon free marketeers, the precise narrative Obama tried to dismiss. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • "Where is the young man Here," replied Germain, stepping forward with a sangfroid which pleased his father. —  The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette
  • The habit of being rich is one of the easiest acquired, and she found herself negotiating for a little house in Curzon Street and a more pretentious establishment in Somerset, with a sangfroid which astonished and frightened her The purchase and arrival of her first car, and the engagement of her chauffeur had been a thrilling experience. —  The Angel of Terror
 

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