| Many foreign participants felt emboldened in so noncombative a setting to criticize the United States and its perceived self-centered policies. |
| But Mr. Hockenberry's polite, noncombative style, even when he is confronting Dr. Singer with scientific reports on the question, gives his interviewees the space they need to be themselves. |
| We made a conscious decision to go with a noncombative, cooperative approach. |
| Not that the noncombative Mr. Tierney ascribes presidential powers to himself. |
| Mr. Gore, who spent much of the day sleeping, appeared highly conscious of presenting a presidential and noncombative demeanor as he delivered his statement to reporters. |
