(1) It's notoriously easy to hit the wrong tone and come off sharp, imperious or brusque in e-mail when you don't intend to.

(2) Indeed, he has the brusque , taciturn manner of a true Montana native, although he was born in San Francisco and raised in the Bay Area.

(3) His brusque manner seemed to egg her on and she raised her chin a bit.

(4) An accurate formulation of a patient's condition and prognosis is of little value if it is conveyed to the patient in an off hand or brusque way and is too painful to hear.

(5) So even when she was rude or brusque with me I tried to be as polite as I could, knowing that there were reasons behind her attitude.

(6) This high-speed technician can be brusque and impatient with the indecisive, but he is a wonder to behold.

(7) How can these youngsters learn emotional intelligence for the workplace, or lead happy personal lives, when they are spoken to with such brusque disrespect?

(8) Equally, the United manager may possibly be one of the few figures down south who can speak to referees in such a brusque , accusatory manner and not incur their wrath.

(9) At sixty-seven, he is slight and wiry, with white hair and sharp blue eyes and a manner that is both brusque and warm.

(10) William seemed to bridle at the brusque manner of questioning, but settled down when Anne gave him a small smile that told him that he should answer.

(11) To begin with, at least, he is curt to the point of being brusque .

(12) There has been simmering resentment at the Chancellor's brusque manner when dealing with other spending ministers.

(13) It was a brusque apology, short and almost snappy, but it was genuine.

(14) Parker's statements often seem like complete non-sequiturs; his manner is brusque and official.

(15) With her plaid shirt and brusque manners, she is so caught up in her own family traumas she can't branch out for herself.

(16) The staff was treating her in a very brusque and insensitive manner, and I felt the need to show her some warmth and caring.

(17) His ability was unquestioned, but his brusque and abrasive manner aroused hostility which probably hampered his early career.

(18) She headed out, almost blindly towards the market place, heedless of the glances that anyone gave her for her brusque , regal manner.

(19) That set off a wave of criticism of the defense chief's brusque manner.

(20) Nor can you claim for a moment that they are rude, or brusque .