| But there are undeniable differences in personality between the softspoken Anderson and the more brusque Bosio. |
| O'Neill has the time to effect his velvet revolution after the brusque, abrasive and confrontational approach of his predecessor. |
| Even with a woman who clearly loves him, he is rude and brusque, abruptly rejecting any sort of overture that may lead to self-disclosure. |
| Starring the brusque and vulpine Vladimir Mashkov, Tycoon is an engaging product of the wild-and-crazy school of Eastern European filmmaking. |
| His brusque dismissal by passers-by lends a tinge of Beckettian pathos to this very plainly told tale. |
| A brusque, saturnine figure, Wilbur has attempted suicide by every possible means but has yet to succeed. |
