Slumped in his chair, lips pursed, the president could not have looked more sulky if he had tried.

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He was a thorn in their side, alternately sarcastic and sulky at meetings.

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But sulky members of the coalition took revenge: while he was away in Canada, they let through an opposition amendment weakening the bill.

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So will instilling the mandatory skills among disheartened, sulky teenagers who have suffered ten fruitless years at school and are in no mood for more.

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In his new biography of Tony Blair (see article), Anthony Seldon argues that Mr Brown's sulky reluctance to apply his strategic talents to health and education has cost the government dear.

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