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But she hadn't been asking for a compliment, as I myself was whenever I said something self-effacing.

If I was not a self-effacing Brit. I would mention the book myself, and I would add that it's available in paperback.

He exuded confidence and professionalism but was self-effacing and modest, always ready to make fun of himself.

He had confined himself to gradually estranging Jean Valjean from his house and to effacing him, as much as possible, from Cosette's mind.

It was the yearned-for, all- effacing experience of nirvikalpa samadhi, when the embodied soul realizes its unity with the Absolute.

The shoes and socks were a declaration of individual love in a country obsessed with the self-effacing collective.

When Bush nominated him again four years later, Gates defused his critics with self-effacing humor and humility and was confirmed easily.

He also is self-effacing and secure enough to acknowledge that if his name were Smith or Jones, no one in China would be interested.

Not the primary colours of spring, brittle or delicate, the reds, yellows , and blues of audacious or self-effacing flowers.

My interview will appear on Chelsea TV and Channel 5 TV in the UK on Thursday evening and he was honest polite and self-effacing to a fault.

By contrast, those studying the proteome have been self effacing, which is why the news is not full of their antics.

Virgo of most are self- effacing , they are earnest and down to earth and shallow , but very easily act for oneself bring pressure.

After his speech, by turns indignant, self-effacing, funny and sentimental, he takes off his suit jacket and takes questions from the floor.

During the same period, John made a self-effacing guest appearance on the popular Morecambe and Wise show on the BBC.

"There's a word that describes you, " a reporter told him last week. "Self-effacing. "

Childless and twice married, the chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union often comes off as reserved and self-effacing.

They tend to underestimate their own skills and are more self-effacing when describing their contributions to group efforts.

Globalisation and modern technology, it is said, are fast effacing our national boundaries and identities.

Where Mr Denson has the suave assurance of the salesman, though, Mr Parker's style suggests a self-effacing but friendly physics professor.

Factors of effacing steady property of Product and way of keeping steady property were studied.

I swallow redundant excuses, heart is like a snow next, self-effacing of pale.

The mild - mannered marketing professor is far too self -effacing - and well-versed in financial economics - to accept the comparison .

Demure, self- effacing and discreet, Sarah Brown has played the wife-in-the-background role to perfection.

He is gracious and self-effacing, complimenting their beauty while asking them to please excuse his poor spelling and punctuation.

But Mr Ive is a creative type, shy and self-effacing, and uncomfortable with managerial power.

As a expert. you should be self-effacing. you shouldn't look down upon the person who needs your help.

However, her book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, which I am in the middle of, is a very funny, touching, self-effacing, complicated work.

Angela Merkel, a more self-effacing character than Mr Schrö der, has sent mixed signals.

Even is a death, he also embraced to bleed of she, stare at, self- effacing fall flop.

AN EVERYWHERE of silver, With ropes of sand To keep it from effacing The track called land.

They have profound respect for elders and show self-effacing hospitality for guests.

His try-scoring ability and self-effacing modesty have set him apart.

Let yourself be encouraged. Don't be self-effacing or overly modest.

In all these being go through, im becoming mature, dont play as a kid, learning how to self- effacing , knowing how to protection.

Men who use self-effacing terms, such as "sorry" and "awkward" , are also more likely to get responses.

It seems we must compete. Let's be self-effacing. Don't make her too galling.

Joe is a humble and self-effacing person and so automatically takes second place.

"Er, well, luck, I suppose, " is my compulsorily self- effacing answer.