21. What was somewhat surprising was the relatively quiet tone of the session, notwithstanding occasional testiness . 22. The Basque nationalists'relations with Aznar's conservative Popular Party have been marked by testiness . 23. Lenny Wilkens has been in the coaching business long enough to know that testiness can be a good thing. 24. It was not a big deal, but it showed a testiness that can sometimes afflict a struggling team. 25. Fowler said she detected signs of his old testiness during an exchange with Forbes in Monday's debate. 26. That is not to say a poker table is always a convivial place; tension can make for testiness . 27. In contrast to his sometimes testiness with the press, Giuliani smiled, laughed and joked during his announcement. 28. That testiness persists under Chirac, whose government provides $ 1.2 billion a year in aid to Algeria. 29. The testiness that NBA executives flash at those curse words _ Latrell Sprewell _ is real; they are nervous. 30. Those two words led to some testiness and verbal brushbacks on Monday as both teams worked out at Yankee Stadium.