And Mr Rudd's short temper had won him few friends to call on when the final crisis loomed.

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Whether the result is a persistent bad mood, negativity or short temper, the people around you will have to bear the brunt of it.

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And he has a short temper.

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Civic Platform no doubt exists at the pleasure of Putin, forcing Prokhorov to temper short-term ambitions and instead play realpolitik.

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The market had its own short-lived temper tantrum this week, with the VIX spiking about 35% within hours on Monday in response to the Italian election and the SPX booked its biggest one-day loss of the year.

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So we learn of the sleeping bat in the cleaning cupboard, the garden hose and Mr Havel's own temper both of which he tells us were too short.

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