Word: embarrassingly
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...kidnapers' intention had been to embarrass their government, they could count the operation a spectacular success. But if their chief object had been to collect the $400,000 ransom that they had demanded, the crime clearly had not paid. At no point was there any inclination by Turkish or U.S. authorities to hand over the money. Their attitude reflects a growing determination to discourage future kidnapings rather than protect unfortunate captives...
...probably the reason the cast and creators of this musical go to such lengths and expense to embarrass themselves is that this is what their audience wants. Hasty Pudding musicals apparently are created to give brief life to the naive, sick fantasies of pathetic old final clubbies and their frigid wives. On opening night, this segment of the audience went wild with hysteria over every tasteless innuendo. This does not cover up the fact that these people missed the boat when it came to sex, and Rhinestones in the Rough is nothing if not an entertainment for those who think...
...world of men's clubs and board rooms which Pusey, with his Iowa naivete, never quite understood. If Bok is more popular than Pusey, it may not be because he is any more liberal, but simply because he knows his true constituency better, because he will not embarrass them with obstinacy on minor issues, and because he will have their support, and not, like Claudius, have to skulk about his own domain in fear of some treacherous Hamlet in his own camp...
...sense, the draconian sentences expressed the army's pique at the gingerly moves toward liberalization undertaken by Franco's technocrats. Though the verdict was meant to embarrass Franco, he put it to masterful use. Acting swiftly-by tradition, death sentences are executed within twelve hours-Franco first summoned his Cabinet and then the prestigious Council of the Realm. Soon a short announcement from the Pardo Palace told the nation that Franco "has seen fit to commute all the death sentences." The six would still get life, which under Spanish law means a maximum of 30 years...
...hadn't Howard Hughes simply told Maheu that he was through? "Hughes was so mad at Maheu that he wanted to embarrass him," said one insider. Another suggested that "Hughes is furious with Maheu, and in his imperial manner he wanted to show that he did not have to bother with...