Word: elicitation
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...Watching the way they work gave me ideas on how to elicit emotions from the actors and audience," he says. He describes in detail the subtlety needed to act in a movie, since the camera picks up everything, and the way that can translate into acting in theater...
...this article, The Crimson called seven McDonald's executives, sent four letters and two faxes in an attempt to elicit comment about the potential for a McDonald's in Harvard Square...
Whew! This is Raymond Chandler's penchant for complex high-low conspiracies writ large. And we haven't even mentioned the police riot, the body decomposing in the basement or the hanging of the D.A. out his office window by his heels in order to elicit information. Nor have we considered the natures of the three lead detectives, who, once they start working in atonal concert, sort of add up to one Philip Marlowe...
...person who loves beautiful clothes, I was stunned by the murder of Versace. My heart aches for his family. The one dinner dress I own that never fails to elicit compliments from women and men alike is a Versace. Bravo, Gianni! Now you'll be gowning the angels. PATRICIA DE CORDOVA Acapulco, Mexico...
...problem is that most such short phrases lack substance and foundation. And the difficulty with 5-, 10- or 20-minute speeches is that most of them consist of a series of sound bites, equally lacking in substance and foundation. The sound bite has the potential to attract attention and elicit support. However, it is inadequate to the task of intellectual persuasion, the missing ingredient of modern public discourse. FRANK S. KOPPELMAN Evanston...