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1 In later years he'd bristle when lumped in with the hard-core industry.
2 It's been such fun to see Dot bristle when I teased her.
3 It was as though she could see Perry bristle when he growled the one word.
4 One of her worst faults was to bristle when she felt ignored by reason of her gender.
5 No wonder athletes bristle when someone has the temerity - and good sense - to ask them an actual question.
6 CEO and serial tech entrepreneur Phil Libin used to bristle when people would refer to Evernote as a digital notebook.
7 Chinese can bristle when foreigners complain about pervasive bribery and how insiders use their connections, or guanxi, to win business.
8 I don't think her subject matter was so daring, and I bristle when people say writing about sex itself is daring.
9 The rebuke annoyed a number of Ley's colleagues, some of whom bristle when the National party tail wags the Liberal party dog.
10 He began to bristle when he heard the jobless referred to as malingerers; obviously some were, but far more craved the opportunity to work.
11 Gingrich bristled when CNN debate moderator John King asked about the allegations.
12 Yet Hart bristled when asked if he had faith in England's rearguard.
13 He bristled when asked whether he still had another victory in him.
14 More than one venture capitalist bristles when asked what Twitter could do better.
15 His bushy beard bristled when he smiled at me, revealing frighteningly long fangs.
16 David Cameron loathes him, allegedly bristling when he is within sight.
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