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- adverb In a
personable manner.
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Examples
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There are certainly some very able PR people who can do more than just ‘corporate speak’, who can talk personably with individuals who come into contact with their organisation, and help create and maintain a more ‘approachable’ social persona for their organisations.
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In the interview below, Michael speaks candidly and refreshingly personably about how important art is in contemporary society.
Elysabeth Alfano: Behind the Scenes at the Museum of Contemporary Art (Video) Elysabeth Alfano 2011
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In the interview below, Michael speaks candidly and refreshingly personably about how important art is in contemporary society.
Elysabeth Alfano: Behind the Scenes at the Museum of Contemporary Art (Video) Elysabeth Alfano 2011
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In the interview below, Michael speaks candidly and refreshingly personably about how important art is in contemporary society.
Elysabeth Alfano: Behind the Scenes at the Museum of Contemporary Art (Video) Elysabeth Alfano 2011
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In the interview below, Michael speaks candidly and refreshingly personably about how important art is in contemporary society.
Elysabeth Alfano: Behind the Scenes at the Museum of Contemporary Art (Video) Elysabeth Alfano 2011
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But I personably find it admirable that she is more comfortable with the giveaway, passing on those quilts she can part with to family members and friends.
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Hillary is personably responsible -- like John Kerry and Edwards -- for the death of hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqis.
Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Camp Hillary: Floridians Will Be Heard! 2009
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In the editorial workshop later that evening, Barber talked more personably with about 15 students.
Neena Satija: Why Did Financial Journalists Miss the Financial Crisis? 2009
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Hillary is personably responsible -- like John Kerry and Edwards -- for the death of hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqis.
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Because it put him in a setting much closer to the stump, where he seems to feel more comfortable displaying his emotional intelligence, rather than the more traditional debate and interview formats, where he seems to feel more comfortable displaying his general intelligence -- and it put him eye to eye with his audience in the room and around the country, leading him to respond more personally and personably.
Drew Westen: The Last Three Weeks: Anxiety about the Economy vs. Anxiety about Race 2008
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