air, behavior, airs and graces, aerotropolis

Two years ago John Kasarda, who teaches at the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler business school, published a book called "Aerotropolis: The Way We'll Live Next". What is an aerotropolis? http://econ.st/1d9hw9I

The Calmus Ensemble has sung not only Bach and Debussy, but Irish airs and folk songs, jazz tunes and pop hits by Michael Jackson. In the WQXR Café the ensemble goes Christmas: http://bit.ly/18o33cv

Euro's Resilience Is Tested

The euro Thursday fell to its lowest level against the dollar since September 2010. Analysts and investors are now pondering whether the decline marks the start of an important shift in the currency's behavior.

And he was a wonderfully down-to-earth human being besides. For a number of years I shared an office suite with him and Bob Solow; he always had time to talk, and was completely without airs.

Aerotropolis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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An aerotropolis is an urban plan in which the layout, infrastructure, and economy is centered on an airport, existing as an airport city. It is similar in form and ...
air
3 Music a tune or short melodious song: traditional Scottish airs sung in the Gaelic tongue

airs
n Definition: affectation; pretended behavior
Antonyms: personality, realness, truthfulness

airs and graces

British derogatory an affectation of superiority: young master Tristan, with his fancy education and his airs and graces

behavior[be・hav・ior]

• 発音記号[bihéivjər]
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1 ふるまい, 行為；行儀, 品行；態度；《心理学》行動

an odd bit of behavior
少し奇妙な行動

a shameless piece of behavior
恥知らずの行動

harsh behavior towards one's inferiors
目下の者へのきびしい態度

her behavior at meals
彼女の食事時の作法.

2 （ある状況下での物質の）反応, 作用；（機械などの）調子

the behavior of metal under stress
圧力による金属の反応.

be of good behavior

《法律》善行をしている, 罪過がない.

during good behavior

非行［罪過］のない限り.

on one's good ［best］ behavior

謹慎中で, （行状監視中に, あるいは人を喜ばせるために）行儀よくして, つとめて神妙に

put John on his best behavior
ジョンに謹慎を命じる.