It can do him no harm just now to cut a figure of seemingly Olympian calm as the embattled Mr Kohl huffs and puffs.
Bento has cut a disgruntled figure during a frustrating campaign and has made noises about leaving the club he played for as a tough-tackling defensive midfielder.
Scott, at five feet four and two hundred and ten pounds, cut a memorable figure.
He cut a deft figure on the podium, leading in lucid and propulsive style.
And Mr Newby cut such a figure, handsome in immaculate safari suits and, in London, a trilby hat.
Kirk always cut a formidable figure as commander of the starship USS Enterprise.
He cut a dashing figure in his fatigues and red beret, and peasants at all-night rallies found his oratory entrancing.
Bruce cut a frustrated figure as he prowled his technical area, while on the pitch his side struggled to match their opponents.
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He brought with him a trainload of Rochdale supporters and, for the next two decades, he cut a rumbustious figure in British politics.
The BBC's Andrew Harding, at the scene, said the defendant cut a lonely figure, holding his head forward and breathing heavily through tears.
Two double faults were followed by an errant smash, and as Clijsters suddenly discovered her second wind, the American cut a disconsolate figure.
Despres spent ten minutes trying to extricate himself from a patch of mud and cut a frustrated figure at the end of the stage.
Chancellor Merkel has cut a good figure on her trips abroad, but many Germans are disappointed with the compromises which the coalition government has produced.
And Khan himself, who despite stopping Michael Gomez in an enthralling encounter at Birmingham's National Indoor Arena, cut a despondent figure in the post fight press conference.
Strachan had cut a frustrated figure on the touchline during the opening 15 minutes, frequently barking orders to his team, but his side gradually took control of the half.
Coyle cut a distraught figure on the sidelines in the wake of that miss, and when Modric fed Pavlyuchenko on the edge of the area, it became clear why.
In his testimony, the attorney-general cut a pathetic figure.
This was the signal for Redknapp to make the change Spurs' fans had been demanding as he sent on Roman Pavlyuchenko for Defoe, who had cut a subdued figure for most of this semi-final.
Corry came in for some strong criticism, but cut a dignified figure as he fronted up to the media time and again despite the disappointing results as England lost nine of his 16 games in charge.
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He had been deployed in his favoured position in the hole behind striker Ngog but he cut a subdued figure as he failed to get into the game, with Arsenal quickly closing him down on the rare occasions he was in possession.
He went one better this time by changing his entire starting line-up but often cut a frustrated figure on the touchline as his team carved out few opportunities in the first half, against a West Ham side without a win in their six previous league games.
Sunderland looked a different team after the restart and Mancini cut a frustrated figure on the touchline as the hosts hustled and harried their disjointed opponents, with Hart called into action for the first time when the impressive Elmohamady's cross almost caught him out at the near post.
It was far from the humiliation that the Toffees suffered on their previous visit to Lisbon - the 5-0 drubbing at Benfica earlier in the competition - but that will be of no consolation to David Moyes, who cut a frustrated figure as he harangued officials during the final minutes of the tie.
The technocratic scion of one of Quebec's leading political families, he has never been a man to cut much of a figure, and lately he has been so absent from public debate as to be invisible.
He cut a desperately disappointed figure for much of the game as the frustrations of defeat closed in.
By the time he was bundled out in the second round of Wimbledon by little-known George Bastl, Sampras cut a rather pathetic figure.
Overall, Hamilton announced himself pleased with McLaren's pre-season testing in Jerez, Spain, and believes he may cut a more relaxed figure during the forthcoming season.
Yet the eventual compromise on child care hammered out this week also shows that it will be harder for Ms Merkel to cut as good a figure at home as abroad.
As Old Trafford celebrated at the final whistle, Ancelotti cut a predictably disconsolate figure with only the very faint prospect of challenging United for the title left in his attempts to follow up the Premier League and FA Cup Double he claimed in his first season.
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