priding

He relied on what Fiona contemptuously referred to as the 'touchy-feely' approach to profiling, priding himself on the quality of insights gained from years of hands-on experience.

From their ranks, about 300 men in their 80's remain, and they are tightknit, meeting several times a year and priding themselves on their donations, paced by Perry Bass.

Kansas had a rivalry with the Nebraska Cornhuskers, though that rivalry had more to do with who had the better sports program, with Kansas priding itself on its basketball prowess and Nebraska on its football dominance.