matter-of-factness

But their matter-of-factness made all the difference.

In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

There was no challenge, just matter-of-factness in his eyes.

I.O.U. Elle 2011

“I shall miss Hilda,” he said with the brisk matter-of-factness of the materialist, “but I have promised her that I shall go on writing.”

The Captive Mind 2009

There was no challenge, just matter-of-factness in his eyes.

I.O.U. Elle 2011

She broke barriers with a matter-of-factness, modesty, and grace that made her achievements all the more important and becoming.

Reaction to death of Geraldine Ferraro 2011

My friend said the most stunning apart about it was the matter-of-factness and lack of anger or peevishness in the man†™ s voice.

Dealing With The Tardiness Of Others | Lifehacker Australia 2009

Most readers will chuckle at the matter-of-factness in Scieszka's description; an astute reader might also notice the fact that the mother prefers "passing gas" to, say, "flatulence."

Sammy Perlmutter: Jon Scieszka At The Brooklyn Book Festival: How Valuable Is 'Funny' For Kids? Sammy Perlmutter 2010

The awakening of this homosexuality is contemplated with a restraint, maturity and matter-of-factness that seems absent from the media and the public sphere, where the military can't easily shake Victorian protocol, where the states form a patchwork quilt of conflicting same-sex marriage laws, where gay teens make headlines when they're beaten or suicidal.

Michael Cunningham and a new generation of writers transcend 'gay literature' Dan Zak 2010

How the writer, in particular, creates the narrative, finds the words, creates the mood to capture the reality of that moment with a clarity almost beyond real … anchored in the everydayness of the act, the matter-of-factness of thought and thoughtlessness.

tim o’brien | in the lake of the woods « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground 2009

In contrast, the liberal as well as the radical propagandist has developed a tendency to avoid any reference to his private existence for the sake of “objective” interests to which he appeals: the former in order to show his matter-of-factness and competence, the latter because his collectivistic attitude would be jeopardized if he should play up his own personality.

Early Monday « Gerry Canavan 2010