Word: blunts
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...typical of a number of Latin American countries. His presidential election victories - in 1998, 2000 and 2006, as well as his victory over an attempt to recall him in a 2004 referendum - were all recognized by credible international observers; and that conferred on him a democratic legitimacy that helped blunt accusations by his enemies, especially the U.S., that he was a would-be dictator in the mold of Fidel Castro...
...difference. “Fred Claus,” however, isn’t “Shrek.” Or “Toy Story.” Or even 2000’s “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” To be blunt, “Fred Claus” simply lacks creativity. Sure, the basic concept differs from most. Fred Claus, played by Vince Vaughn, is the estranged brother of the more famous, more rotund Santa Claus. As a boy, Fred chose to move away from the family’s North...
...He’s the most blunt coach you’ll ever...
...other provisions. "We certainly hope that this might reduce somewhat the appetite of governments to regulate," says Large. Meanwhile in the U.S., a government-sponsored industry group, the President's Working Group on Financial Markets, is also preparing a set of voluntary hedge-fund guidelines. "Regulation can be a blunt instrument," says Russell Read, chief investment officer for the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), a $240 billion California pension fund that invests in hedge funds. "We think investors and hedge-fund managers themselves will have the best and hopefully the highest impact" in improving the industry's practices, says...
...encourage inappropriate feelings" - but by then he's already become way less adorable. When he's at the edge of a lake with some of the kids, they're skipping stones across the water; Dan throws a rock with the fury of a Spartan at Thermopylae. Emily Blunt, a beguiler in My Summer of Love and The Devil Wears Prada, brightens up a scene in a bar. And when Act 3 finally rolls around, Dan and Marie have a pretty tryst at a bowling alley, and the movie locates the sweet mood it's been seeking...