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  • It was inventive, often disconcerting and entirely natural to a selfconfident caste which knew that it was different.

    'Aristocrats' 2010

  • From the Balkans to the Caucasus, from the Middle East to Teheran, many of Eurasia's trouble spots demand a selfconfident Turkish government determined to avoid adventurism.

    The Sick Man Coughs Again 2008

  • Some people are saying that it's about the genetic heritage, but I think that is all about a certain intuition, about your knowledge regarding what suits you the best and make you feel selfconfident/

    Inventing new styles 2008

  • A man of strong muscles, selfconfident, at home in his world.

    Penalty Francis, Dick 1997

  • On the other hand, a European Community, selfconfident, quiet, peaceful, can give to the East, to America, and to the world, those quantities without which no peace discussions can be serious nor fruitful.

    Napoleon Failed—Will We Succeed? (Towards a United States of Europe) 1967

  • Slowly, carrying her head high, she approached, insolent eyes reviewing the room from beneath their heavy lids; a metallic and mature type of dark beauty, supremely selfconfident and self-possessed.

    The Black Bag Louis Joseph Vance 1906

  • In the shade of its flourishing growth he stood with braced and selfconfident legs, and since nothing could now be discovered he did not shrink from an encounter with the eyes of judges, and allowed no thoughts of his own to keep him from an attitude of manfulness.

    The Red Badge of Courage 1895

  • We need only look around us at the number of successful and selfconfident women of a certain age and beyond, from Kylie Minogue to Elle Macpherson, who could still give girls 20 years their junior a run for their money - and also their men.

    The Daily Record - Home 2010

  • We need only look around us at the number of successful and selfconfident women of a certain age and beyond, from Kylie Minogue to Elle Macpherson, who could still give girls 20 years their junior a run for their money - and also their men.

    The Daily Record - Home 2010

  • We need only look around us at the number of successful and selfconfident women of a certain age and beyond, from Kylie Minogue to Elle Macpherson, who could still give girls 20 years their junior a run for their money - and also their men.

    The Daily Record - Home 2010

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