Word: footwork
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Despite the pressures on him, Allende still displayed the fast political footwork and crowd-pleasing oratory that have kept him in office for three years. A crisis a day has become his staple fare, and he seems to thrive...
Partly because of Thieu's cunning political footwork, his position today is very strong-much more so than it was three months ago. He has stayed on working terms with the U.S. while tightening his control over the Saigon government. He has also shown that he can stand up to American pressure, and this in turn has increased his popularity at home. His army is large and well equipped, and is assured of continued U.S. military assistance on a one-for-one replacement basis. He will also have the help of perhaps 5,000 civilian advisers...
...lights dimmed, the inaudible speaker system came on and the crowd roared as Smokin Joe flashed onto the screen, doing a little light footwork and some shadow boxing...
...with the crucial facts-why the Russian rocket needs a special mounting flange to take a Chinese fuse, why it isn't all that simple to plot a new course for a merchant vessel sailing from Latakia to Alexandria, why the Agence Howell (shipping, light manufacturing, fast footwork) needs to get its capital out of Syria before the next revolution...
...dramatically stillborn from her first scenes. There's a lot of staring out of an imaginary window with significant facial expressions but Casey does best with her clever humor and is rarely credible as a serious character. Mann has tried to conceal this with fancy, and attention-absorbing, footwork. But with fourteen scenes, her steps rapidly grow familiar. The formula is for a surprise or hanging suspense finale in every episode. This would be fine if it ever relented, but finally predictability pushes The Bull over the edge of serious comedy to a surprisingly brazen brand of melodrama. "Teddy...