1.   And for Ms. Bingaman, whose red hair matches her fiery personality, the Microsoft case has now become an unexpected and unwanted tar-baby.

2.   But having a fiery personality, a la Nick Van Exel, might avert some of the slow starts and desultory efforts that characterized their slump.

3.   Curtis, a center fielder with a fiery personality that sometimes led to friction with coaches and management, was sent to Detroit for utility player Tony Phillips.

4.   Philadelphia management wanted Larry Bowa as its manager, believing his fiery personality would provide the Phillies and the city with the jolt of energy needed.

5.   The Dutch goalkeeper, the lanky Edwin Van Der Sar, may have given his team a new personality as fiery as the bright orange outfits its supporters wear.

6.   Zook, known for his fiery personality, recieved high marks as a recruiter during his years on the Florida staff.

7.   Bowa, who had a fiery personality as a shortstop for the Phillies, has brought the same temperament to the dugout as a manager.

8.   But Donatella, whose fiery personality detracts from her small stature, is rarely caught without them.

9.   He is known as a fierce competitor with a fiery personality that sometimes got him in trouble as a young manager with the Padres.

10.   He said he intends to have his fiery personality rub off on his team.