Word: ploy
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Biggest Tech Disappointments of 2007,” the Redmond-based software giant has responded by deciding to stop offering Vista’s popular predecessor, Windows Experience (XP), for sale in retail and other channels. This move is not only a poorly concealed ploy to boost flagging Vista sales, but is also a policy that will hurt Microsoft in the long...
...completely alters Nathanial’s life and the reading experience). It’s hard to imagine that, as the reader flips through the pages of “The Soul Thief” once again, trying to come to grips with the author’s ploy, Nathanial is not similarly replaying his life in his head. After both the reader and Nathanial regain their composure, it is possible to appreciate Baxter’s last chapter, which describes Nathanial’s current life as a husband and a father. Though Baxter answers some of the most...
...Cabinet who could exercise restraint over the headstrong Prime Minister. He once had the self-confidence to tell her, as she got ready for an important meeting with a touchy foreign leader, "Don't say anything for the first 30 minutes." Carrington turned down a face-saving ploy suggested by Whitelaw and Thatcher: the Foreign Secretary would offer his resignation, she would refuse to accept it, and he would then withdraw the proposal. Thus he would have done the honorable thing, but his skills would have been retained...
...myopic focus on the Democratic race might, in other cycles, be frustrating to Republicans - this year, however, the choice of the Democratic nominee might well decide the fate of the entire election. Some Republicans recognize this; some are actively trying to keep the focus on the Democrats as a ploy to unite a fractured party. On Thursday, for instance, Rush Limbaugh pledged to raise money for a struggling Hillary campaign: "What if she's not the nominee? We've got to make sure she's the nominee if the Republican Party is to be unified. What more loyal thing could...
...Selsby said some students did believe the ploy, though computer services was able to limit any potential damage by changing their passwords. Selsby added that since many students use the same e-mail address and password for different sites, scammers could try using that combination on popular Web sites like eBay and Paypal...