Word: baits
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...seems to be rising to the bait. "Those are the kind of guys," says one CAA executive of his ICM counterparts, "who steal scripts from one another's desks." The Ovitzites say Berg is ranting and raving to make himself seem like Mike's equal -- an idea they find absolutely absurd. "I will not be intimidated by the threat of failure," says Ovitz, with uncharacteristic heat, "or coerced by that kind of talk. I will do what I have...
...course, all people of color on this campus have a reason to be loud. Remember when I showed you the admission catalogues and we found that Minority Perspectives booklet? Remember it listed many minority student activities? In reality, the student groups are used as a "hook and bait" to attract more minorities. Once we're here we are on our own. An organization's survival depends on highly motivated students, not on University support...
...Shilling clearly intends to make her presence felt as a director. For example, when Claudio and Don Pedro fool the eavesdropping Benedick with a fake conversation, she has the messenger (Bloom) fishing in the background. By snaring the innocent fish with his bait, he parallels the action unfolding in front of him. But what is the point? Does he really add to the scene? Or is the director just tossing in a self-conscious conceit...
...undercover agent disguised as a cowboy to meet with James Oberwetter, state chairman of the Bush campaign. The cowboy claimed to be hawking a wiretap tape of some of Perot's phone conversations and other documents for $2,500. In reality, the recordings were made by Perot himself as bait for the FBI's trap...
...afraid that it might be impossible to understand "A River Runs Through It" without a good understanding of fishing, especially the variety of fishing that relies on tricking the fish with a fly rather than simply baiting it. (For these Presbyterian fishermen, using bait is as bad as being a Methodist.) Fortunately, Redford frequently comes to the rescue, carefully explaining the complexities of fishing from on high...