Word: coaxing
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...jackets to see-through lingerie. But it's the bars that rule the strip: dimly lit dives with names like U.S.A., Las Vegas and Sexy Club, and signs warning that the premises are off-limits to Koreans. Filipinas and Russians in micro miniskirts idle in the doorways, trying to coax G.I.s inside. This is where U.S. soldiers head after an arduous day of drills and training...
...bargain for one-on-one confrontations with my students who persistently refused to sit next to anyone of the opposite sex. It is my third week as a teacher at Summerbridge Cambridge, a tuition-free enrichment program for students from Cambridge public schools. Only now can I coax and cajole my class into a boy-next-to-girl seating arrangement. One battle is won, but the war is far from over...
When the police arrived on the scene, Furtado retreated to his house, armed himself with a hatchet and locked himself inside, refusing to let anyone enter. When the police tried to coax him, he smashed windows and shouted taunts, neighbors told the Globe...
...just two shots) is Fred's test to see how far Ginger will follow him - as a dancer, because in these movies to dance is to love - and how expertly she can keep up with him. Astaire's singing, Rogers' silent re-acting and the pair's dance coax each bit of drama and humor out of the lyric and music. What follows is my attempt to render complex emotions and glorious movement in prose; it's just the Cliff Notes to a blithe masterpiece. So rent or buy the "Top Hat" VHS. And get the album, "Fred Astaire & Ginger...
...This year's graduates were playing Little League the last time we had a recession. They picked their majors during the Internet bubble and continue to do most of their job searching online. But they are often finding that not even impressive diplomas and face-to-face networking can coax a job out of a sluggish economy...