This is the same kind of crankiness you might hear from a liberal arts professor who also hates business.

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They approximated the brazen panache of Kirk, the relentless logic and calm of Spock and the brilliance and crankiness of Bones.

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Crankiness over the economy is utterly unjustified--unless you believe John Kerry will be taking the oath of office on Jan. 20.

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The Anglican ethos rests on an unspoken consensus, a tacit understanding that all manner of crankiness and eccentricity can be tolerated as long as the family somehow stays intact.

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Jones has played his crankiness for comic effect often enough over the years, but director David Frankel ("The Devil Wears Prada") keeps the actors rooted in naturalism, not caricature, and it's exciting to see Jones respond with a performance of discipline and subtlety.

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