Word: flattering
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...invitation to party. As either of our two female Senators could have explained without reference to notes, men and women do not yet meet on what is exactly a level playing field. Nine times out of 10, it's the male who has the power, the female who must flatter, cajole and make a constant effort to please. If she turns him down, her career may begin to slide. She won't get the best job assignments. He might not be around when she needs help someday -- as Hill apparently did -- in getting a job or a grant...
...anyway? Politicians "misspeak" and are forgiven by their followers. Pop singers have been known to dub in better voices. Literary deconstructionists say there's no truth anyway, just ideologies and points of view. Lies, you might say, are the great lubricant of our way of life. They sell products, flatter the powerful, appease the electorate and save vast sums from the IRS. Imanishi-Kari's lie didn't even hurt anyone: no bridges fell, no patients died...
...really disquienting," Greene said of the current. "We were excited because the water looked so much flatter than the Charles usually does. But we ended up zig-zagging all over the place, and Maye [Chen] was forced to do a lot of steering...
...shooting with a lot more arc today,"Nairus said. "My father saw me play at Hartfordand told me I was shooting flatter than he's everseen...
...Washington, at least, the easiest way to flatter someone is to say, "You must be very busy." (And the most disconcerting answer is, "No, not really.") It is today's ritualistic form of obeisance. It means, "You must be very important." We've come a long way in the century since Thorstein Veblen wrote about "conspicuous" or even "honorific leisure" as a way of displaying social status. "Gosh, you must have nothing at all to do all day," would not be considered a compliment...