Word: duress
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...this is a cease-fire both sides adopted under duress, and primarily for tactical reasons. How does Washington plan to move things forward...
...book somehow ends up being less informative and entertaining than one would expect from a project riding on the coattails of such a popular show. Maybe America’s favorite family was not meant for the academy; the essays resemble bullshit undergraduate papers written in jest and under duress. True fans of the show, however, will be excited to simply see the book in stores...
...friends' names were given under duress," she says. "I just felt really bad about dragging my friends into it, but I knew that I would be causing problems if I didn't tell them everything I remembered...
...great cinematographic advantage. Angele dispenses creams, ointments, and depilatories while enduring the quirky vanities of clients. For help she has pink-uniformed co-workers: Marie (Audrey Tautou), at twenty and lovely, is the target of an elderly widow's special attention, Samantha (Mathilde Seigner) attempts suicide under the duress of heavy foreshadowing. But these characters are like snapshots, brief though believable portraits. Other than Angele, the film's characters are never confusing enough to be understood...
CEOs are also paying with their job for any big strategic failure. The purchase of a dog called the Learning Co. bit Mattel CEO Jill Barad in the career; she resigned under duress in February. In her farewell speech, Barad described the acquisition's effects as "devastating" to her toy company's "overall performance...