Word: baits
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...prom all over again. There was only one salvagable memory from that night, though, and now you're too old for it. (If you've gotta ask, you'll never know.) Yes indeedee, the Freshman Formal's dropped bait. And no one's biting...
...personal change. Trajectories of personal growth do not often coincide. Moreover, many are unwilling to settle down and work through the inevitable tribulations of a relationship. We're young, they think, and why should we tolerate anything less than total contentment? Things aren't going well? Then cut bait. Besides, isn't now the time to sow some wild oats...
...recruiting as a post-graduate option seems to be the result of a number of concrete factors, including the ease with which one can get a banking or consulting job, the large amount of money one can earn in these fields, the Herculean efforts of the recruiting companies to bait intelligent 22-year-olds (coupled with OCS' compliance with them) and, most importantly, confusion on the part of those who apply...
...liquid eyes, perfect complexion and high cheekbones give her a look so defined and unique that the camera constantly finds new angles to show off her singular beauty. Unfortunately, Forlani seems a graduate of the Brad Pitt School of Acting. Her role, as written, might as well be Oscar bait--a young, intelligent woman who has found the love of her life must now come to terms with both the loss of this love and her own father to the same force. But Forlani refuses to dig deep. Her performance is strangely affected, and her brooding glares never radiate more...
...chain to PepsiCo in 1977 and now owns more than 70 Papa John's franchises, to declare in television spots, "Sorry, guys, I found a better pizza." Schnatter professes to be delighted that Pizza Hut responded angrily with a lawsuit, which he calls a publicity stunt. "They took the bait," Schnatter says. "We're now a player...