| But at such times Basine revealed his interesting talents as a compromiser, fence straddler, pacifier. |
| She holds the position of a cultural straddler and the conflict between her identities finds its debate within her one-act plays. |
| Fines, a world-class culture straddler, smiles patiently and gives me just what I need, a decision. |
| At least the Democrats have a candidate smart enough to avoid playing into the public's just-forming impression of him as a straddler and positioner. |
