Mr Koizumi has a penchant for appointing private-sector folk to head up public institutions.
For one thing, a penchant for sensationalism is almost a prerequisite for working in the media.
The two older girls in particular had a penchant for leaving their homework at school.
Young Indians have a penchant for browsing marriage sites in search of a good match.
One question now may be whether Mr Lafleur and his followers develop a penchant for self-government.
He also seems to be developing other Jobs-like traits, including a penchant for pithy put-downs.
English-made Bremont watches, for example, are marketed for those people who have a penchant for living dangerously.
And if the record indicates a penchant for lawmaking from the bench, the nominee should be blocked.
But long before those 1960s musical triumphs, Robert Wise showed a penchant for fantasy and science fiction.
It also noticed that middle-class Africans had a penchant for products that project pride in African traditions.
The Shenzhen Special Zone Daily says she is an only child with a penchant for making patriotic speeches.
Bond and Fleming were both intelligence agents with a penchant for gambling and the finer things in life.
Like Cate Blanchett, she has a penchant for fashions that are elegant and conceptual at the same time.
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But he is also puckish and warm, with a penchant for vests and bow ties, fedoras and fezzes.
Early on he showed a penchant for commonsense analysis and maneuvering behind the scenes to get what he wants.
Historically, South Korea is a conservative society, with a penchant for frontier-type justice.
Early on he showed a penchant for commonsense analysis and maneuvering behind the scenes to get what he wanted.
The older series had a penchant for the ridiculous, especially by the end.
Arizona has had a penchant for getting off to slow starts this season, particularly at home, of all places.
However, those with a penchant for folktales and fairies should look no further.
The finance minister, Jan Pociatek, is a notable lightweight, best-known as a restaurateur with a penchant for flashy motorcycles.
Jacobs is a cyber-celebrity and virtual entrepreneur, with a penchant for flamboyant dress and even his own theme song.
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Deen played the lovable, outsized Aunt Dora who had a penchant for baking, alongside Kirsten Dunst, Orlando Bloom and Susan Sarandon.
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In addition, they contend, Israel has a unique entrepreneurial culture that combines individualism, egalitarianism (a penchant for organizational flatness) and nurturing.
And Jason Wu, a young designer who has a penchant for couture shapes, showed crowd-pleasing voluminous skirts in the happiest of colors.
He is charming and unpretentious, though he has a penchant for moony gyrations and emotive expressions that tend to appall his critics.
Still, Donald Trump has a penchant for taking on the limelight.
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Apart from his managerial success and entrepreneurial drive, Ajit has a penchant for being in the right place at the right time.
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He is a wily operator with a penchant for keeping people guessing.
Those on a tight budget -- or with a penchant for roughing it -- can pitch a tent outside and use the facilities.
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