Intelligent and forceful, he was born into a newly confident Portugal that was in a mood to expand.
Lately, college football's major conferences have hardly sounded like they're in a mood to give more ground to the smaller schools.
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Shareholders, who have seen their stock rise 50% this year, are hardly in a mood to question their chief executive's moves.
MPs will doubtless be in a mood to flex their muscles.
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It is fair to point out that there were no fireworks over the Bosporus, either: after all the bad-tempered haggling, Turks were not in a mood to rejoice.
But it is feeling the crisis at the moment: much of its trade comes from people moving house, and few Asians are in a mood to move right now.
This of course can only be done with some help from the EU or IMF, or some other body, and they are not currently in a mood to do that.
Instead, a spokesman for the relevant British arts agency (sounding a bit like he was just coming out of a pub himself, and in a mood to take a flyer) promised to increase lottery funding for film by 60 percent by 2014.
Few of America's top managers, however, yet seem to be in a mood to take on the kind of extra risks which might meet inflated growth expectations, or beat the long-term trend, until they feel confident that restructuring has indeed dealt with all the excesses of the late 1990s.
Belichick, in a typical sour mood, declined to be interviewed by CBS in a postgame session but did speak with reporters.
But we still turn to the little waxy rods for light in a pinch, or to set the mood on a romantic night.
Some were then asked to read a story about dating to put them in a romantic mood.
And, to be fair, Democrats are rarely in a compromising mood when it comes to cuts to entitlement programs.
Liverpool have been waiting for Joe Cole to come to the fore and he looked in the mood to banish a troublesome time at the club since his move to Anfield from Chelsea last summer, although it ultimately proved a false dawn.
Visitors, though, are likely to be in a festive, celebratory mood and willing to exercise more patience and courtesy, he said.
"He came in with a speech to lighten the mood a little bit, and called a couple guys out individually in a joking manner, " Franson said.
Scientists at Stanford and MIT had targeted the dopamine neurons, which make a chemical thought to elevate mood in a reward circuit located in the midbrain.
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But there are signs of a breakthrough if, as now seems generally agreed, Russia is no longer in the mood to veto a British-sponsored resolution.
Constant reminders that a juicy quarter-pounder was once a wobbly-legged, big-eyed calf may put some people "in the mood to have a steak, " said Michael Pollan, who has written several books critical of modern beef production.
Yet one diplomat says he has never witnessed such a change in mood in so short a time, to the extent that one problem now is managing expectations.
It will put them in a bad mood and lead to a vengeful "what are you doing with your life" interrogation later.
Anxiety disorders and depression are the most common mental illnesses: 28.8% of the general population will have an anxiety disorder in their lifetime and 20.8% will have a mood disorder, according to a 2005 study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
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That's why Miami was in a trading mood, moving up from No. 12 to No. 3 in a deal with Oakland to grab defensive end Dion Jordan of Oregon.
They focused their work on a chemical messaging system in the brain already known to play a key part in the regulation of mood and anxiety.
Marvin was immensely theatrical in his ability to create a mood with his music.
Western policymakers, now straining to get direct talks to resume between Israel and the PA, with luck in the next few weeks, seem in no mood to promote a new round of elections that could lead to another triumph for Hamas.
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But it was United who looked the fresher in the opening minutes, forcing a couple of corners to get the home fans in the sunshine in the mood for a Saturday afternoon's entertainment.
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