Word: cagey
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...former Dunster House resident is cagey about categorizing her book. She says she is reluctant to disclose too many details about the book as it is still undergoing revision...
...using a blend of relentless hammering and withering sarcasm. Instead he addressed the Marine calmly but sternly, pressing forward to expose the contradictions in North's answers. While some thought Liman may have been intimidated by North's popularity, others viewed the chief counsel's cross-examination as a cagey shift in strategy. Says one Liman associate: "By staying in low gear, he got more out of North in part of a day than ((House Counsel John Nields and George Van Cleve)) did in 2 1/2 days...
...guns, Dallas fled. He ran across the West for 15 months, until he was captured near Paradise Hill. During his 1982 trial, Dallas pleaded self-defense. The prosecution argued murder one. The jury found him guilty of voluntary manslaughter, and the judge sentenced him to 30 years. But the cagey Dallas spent only 39 months behind the chain link fences before snipping his way out almost ten months...
...cagey old pro maintains an edge, leading Zschau by 15 points in some polls, though a third of the voters remain undecided. Cranston has put his rival on the defensive, grilling pancakes at public appearances while denouncing Zschau's "flip-flops" on issues ranging from Saudi arms sales to environmental legislation. The Republican has recently become more aggressive, attacking Cranston's opposition to the death penalty and accusing him of being soft on international terrorism and indifferent to the drug problem...
...most discomfiting fashion revelation for first-time Lauren buyers may be his lofty prices: $67.50 for basic oxford-cloth shirts, $130 for terry-cloth bathrobes and $338 for cashmere sweaters. One aim of that upscale pricing strategy is to maintain consumer prestige. Cagey shoppers can pick up Lauren's seconds and overstocks for 30% to 70% discounts at his factory-outlet stores, which are situated in such discreet locales as Appleton, Wis., and Tijuana...