Word: nods
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...When Aardman made Chicken Run, its first film sponsored by DreamWorks, Park and Lord talked about the visits Jeffrey Katzenberg, DreamWorks' animation chief, made to Bristol. Katzenberg would make his points, at an American force and volume, then Park and Lord would nod politely and continue doing what they wanted. Katzenberg basically bought the right to be ignored graciously...
...After all, you're the idiot who doesn't know where Kazakhstan is or if it's the kind of place where, as Borat claims, there's a "Running of the Jews." And more important, you're the idiot who believes so much in cultural relativism that you'll nod politely when a guy tells you that in his country they keep developmentally disabled people in cages. Or, worse yet, you're the person who tells him it's not a bad idea...
...Harvard downed Holy Cross and Princeton. The work of junior forward Matt Hoff played a key role in making the magic happen this time around. For his two goals—one a game winner—and an assist, Hoff earned the Ivy League Player of the Week nod a week after sophomore Mike Fucito was given the same title. The biggest strike Hoff had was his goal against the Crusaders off a volley in the 53rd minute to make it 3-0 Harvard. That spread proved all that the Crimson would need in the 5-2 victory, making...
...clinic, scientists can branch out their possibilities.” Congressman Michael E. Capuano, D-Mass., reminded the audience that politicians are not scientists. “If you talk to us in science gobble,” he said, “we will smile and nod and ignore you.” Capuano expressed optimism about the political future of stem cell research, citing the “surprising willingness” of many conservative policymakers to modify their viewpoints on the issue. “No politician,” he said, “wants...
...California”—where I’m from—meant nothing if it did not refer to a wealthy Los Angeles suburb—where I’m not from. “Michigan” garnered nothing but a vacant nod and stare. The unfamiliar was simply uninteresting...