temperamental

During the film, his reputation is discussed, and he somewhat lampoons his own reputation for being a temperamental director.

It supposedly had a Rube Goldberg machine reputation, and was " temperamental, subject to frequent breakdowns, and devilishly difficult to repair — but oh, so clever!

While the automatic feeder was a success, unverified sources claim that it developed a reputation for being temperamental, prone to breakdowns, and difficult to repair.

As a child, Oswald was withdrawn and temperamental.

There is an emerging consensus that so-called " personality disorders ", like personality traits in general, actually incorporate a mixture of acute dysfunctional behaviors that may resolve in short periods, and maladaptive temperamental traits that are more enduring.

Coppola was electrified by his characterization as the head of a crime family, but he had to fight the studio in order to cast the temperamental actor.

Cinthio drew a moral ( which he placed in the mouth of Desdemona ) that European women are unwise to marry the temperamental males of other nations.

An important concept in sociobiology is that temperamental traits within a gene pool and between gene pools exist in an ecological balance.

* Katina " Katchoo " Choovanski-" The Original Angry Blonde ," Katchoo is a temperamental artist with a violent past.

He is mercurial and temperamental.

On the other hand, Williams was temperamental, high-strung, and at times tactless.

Innéité is defined by Zola as that process in which “ se confondent les caractères physiques et moraux des parents, sans que rien d ' eux semble s ’ y retrouver ”; it is the term used in biology to describe the process whereby the moral and temperamental dispositions of some individuals are unaffected by the hereditary transmission of genetic characteristics.

Famous Players made their own public statements deeming him more trouble than he was worth ( the divorce, bigamy trials, debts ) and that he was temperamental, almost diva-like.

He was temperamental, and this, along with his height, made him an intimidating man, and he often instilled fear in his contemporaries.

Edward III was a temperamental man, but also capable of unusual clemency.

From what is known of Edward's character, he could be impulsive and temperamental, as was seen by his actions against Stratford and the ministers in 1340 / 41.

Features associated with variations in resilience include genetic vulnerability, temperamental characteristics, cognitive set, coping patterns, and other experiences.

The Moog was a temperamental device ; the oscillators went out of tune with temperature change.

Somewhat temperamental and prone to being judgmental, she disapproves of the family's poverty, their charitable work, and their general disregard for the more superficial aspects of society's ways.

As a result of the Duchesse's constantly erratic and temperamental behavior, all that remains is an unhappy marriage.

* Betsey Trotwood – David's eccentric and temperamental yet kindhearted great-aunt ; she becomes his guardian after he runs away from Grinby and Murdstone's warehouse in Blackfriars ( London ).

At first, Williams tubes — a storage system based on cathode ray tubes — were used, but these devices were always temperamental and unreliable.

The film shows an egomaniacal director, beset by a stalled production, temperamental actors, and a frustrated crew.

And a character who bore an uncanny temperamental resemblance to Bill O ' Reilly was sort of the central character.

Petro develops a " friendship " with Falco's temperamental sister, Maia.