31.   Spong, a moderate Democrat with an independent streak, was characterized by his heavy, dark-rimmed tortoise-shell glasses and a low-key speaking style.

32.   The most evident is a professorial persona and flat speaking style reminiscent of Michael Dukakis, the former Massachusetts governor and Democratic presidential nominee.

33.   The senator has a speaking style of unapologetic drift among warnings and celebrations of America, a bromide-and-tonic mix.

34.   These people applaud my speaking style, my humor, my stories, my facts.

35.   There he encountered former Representative Sonny Montgomery, a Mississippi Democrat whose leisurely speaking style is the stuff of legend.

36.   Those constraints ranged from fund-raising to physical appearance to speaking styles.

37.   When Corzine returned, his speaking style, while hardly rousing, began receiving better reviews.

38.   While business leaders have long shown public support for Valdivieso, they said later they were unimpressed with his speaking style.

39.   While his answers to substantive questions sometimes featured a tentative speaking style, his joking retorts and asides came quickly and easily.

40.   But his good looks, powerful speaking style and quick wit helped him gain popularity at home.