Word: coy
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...final club punch-season humor, I wanted to know, a coy attempt to poke fun at the Diversity and Distinction view of the world? Or is it part of a serious effort to get Harvard women down on the mats with each other...
...actions of the independent counsel, Lewinsky and others who claim to mar the President's character have been coy and deceptive. On the contrary, the media has done its best to illuminate the facts in a fair and responsible manner...
Although James Bond was never one to be coy or reserved, the claim that his agent ship is secret becomes an increasingly ridiculous assertion with the advent of each new film. The bad guys in each movie must all have flunked out of elementary bad guy school, where dealing with James Bond is a more important part of the curriculum than even sections devoted to Superman and proper income tax return techniques. They were most assuredly all absent the day The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly was shown and Eli Wallach's priceless gem of wisdom was studied: "When...
...AIDS novel that has the titanic as a central metaphor is a bit obvious. Which is what Allan Gurganus clearly intends. Nothing about Plays Well with Others (Knopf; 353 pages; $25) is coy, demure or otherwise closeted. In fact, the author of Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All now tells more than many readers, gay or straight, may have the patience to hear...
...years ago, JESSE JACKSON ignored pleas that he run for mayor of Washington. At the time, Jackson said his "destiny's larger than that." Larger and apparently more Oval-shaped. The reverend is coy about his presidential aspirations--but not too coy to needle a potential opponent. When asked if he would back the all-but-announced candidate and House minority leader, Dick Gephardt, Jackson grinned and reminded TIME that he had done his part in 1988 to make sure Gephardt could "spend more time with his family." Attention, Dick Gephardt: Get the Barcalounger ready...