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  • He was characaturized, insulted, and generally disprespected for it, yet he never showed the thinned skinnedness that we now know Obama has.

    George W. Bush unplugged - John Parisella - Macleans.ca 2009

  • I assume the thin-skinnedness of some MSM types is the result of their general lack of professional principles.

    Matthew Yglesias » Delicate Flowers 2007

  • Finally, we should display the confidence, good humor, and thick-skinnedness befitting a country of our stature.

    The View from There 2007

  • Finally, we should display the confidence, good humor, and thick-skinnedness befitting a country of our stature.

    The View from There 2007

  • If anything, he's supremely confident/comfortable/self-assured, thin-skinnedness aside.

    What does Barack Obama really think about affirmative action? Ann Althouse 2008

  • I have some of the feelings you're having sometimes - the constant push to do "more" until there's no "you" left, the thick-skinnedness, the students and there are a few whose sense of entitlement way outstrips their skills or interest.

    Teetering - And She Knits Too! 2007

  • That bit warning students about the content was amusing if, sadly, necessary, what with thin-skinnedness on the rise.

    Archive 2006-01-08 2006

  • That bit warning students about the content was amusing if, sadly, necessary, what with thin-skinnedness on the rise.

    Archive 2006-01-08 2006

  • I'm thinking it may just be normal human behaviour plus a bit of thin-skinnedness.

    readersguide Diary Entry readersguide 2004

  • His children and her high-strung thin-skinnedness and lack of domestic propensities have not made her as successful a home-builder as she was a stenographer.

    Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness Robert S. Carroll

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