Word: headstrong
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...Waddle endured blistering questions from the three admirals presiding over the inquiry, the complex character of the 20-year veteran of the Navy was put on full view. Here was a charismatic fast-track officer who was worshipped by the enlisted men but whose headstrong manner rubbed against the more cautious instincts of his senior officers. Waddle exulted in his command and couldn't stop himself from telling civilians the speed and depth his submarine could attain, even though the Navy regards such information as classified...
...Waddle endured blistering questions from the three admirals presiding over the inquiry, the complex character of the 20-year veteran of the Navy was put on full view. Here was a charismatic fast-track officer who was worshipped by the enlisted men but whose headstrong manner rubbed against the more cautious instincts of his senior officers. Waddle exulted in his command and couldn't stop himself from telling civilians the speed and depth his submarine could attain, even though the Navy regards such information as classified...
While there are numerous reasons for the inability to hold off opponents in the fourth quarter, Rose cannot be faulted. The headstrong quarterback has put his team in position to win every Ivy game this year. Though he is disappointed the team will not be wearing championship rings this season, Rose believes the team is much improved from past years and has the talent to win the league title next season...
...DAMN RANCH AND I CAN DO AS I PLEASE. And when Johnson was there, that is exactly what he did. He insisted that Hubert Humphrey visit the ranch, then dressed the Vice President in cowboy clothes that were way too large and made him ride a headstrong horse that left Humphrey hanging on for his life. Johnson took reporters for wild rides at high speeds in his Lincoln convertible, driving with one hand on the wheel and the other around a beer. He described the sex life of his bulls in intricate, ribald detail. He also, by his own account...
...talking about their favorite subject: themselves! The assembled press purred like kittens at a milk-truck spill at the Wednesday Q&A session on Wolf's forthcoming NBC drama, "Deadline." The drama stars Oliver Platt as a headstrong New York tabloid columnist who solves crimes with an intrepid group of journalism students. Never mind that we've seen nothing of the show except a couple-minutes-long trailer, or that it sounds like one of the more implausible premises for week-in, week-out crime-solving since "Scooby Doo." The fourth estate was much more interested in hearing which...