Word: ploy
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...broke the match open in the final set, beating Adams on his own serve twice. Playing almost exclusively on the baseline. Masterson frequently gave up chances to put away Adams' lobs with overhead slams, preferring to use perfect groundstrokes and high forehands and wait the Eastern champion out. The ploy worked successfully as Adams, also bothered visibly by the strong wind, went down, 5-3, and Masterson needed only to hold service in the set's 10th game to win 6-4. Adams cordially shook hands, then glared at a Harvard spectator and flung his racquet at the fence...
Another House member, John Dowdy of Texas, is in trouble anew. Last December, Dowdy was convicted of accepting a $25,000 bribe. In a Wallace-like ploy, his wife is running for the east Texas seat from which he is retiring after serving ten terms. Her opponents charge that Dowdy is abusing his franking privilege by sending out campaign literature for his wife. Even while on the campaign trail, she is continuing to collect the $22,500 salary she receives as a clerk in Dowdy's congressional office...
Muskie had planned to run in Pennsylvania against Humphrey and in Massachusetts against McGovern, to regain momentum. Last week, however, his advisers were discussing a stop Humphrey ploy with McGovern's forces-Muskie would concentrate on winning in Pennsylvania while leaving Massachusetts to McGovern...
...only excuse for watching the ceremonies is the appeal of a mildly decadent good time. It's been so long since people really believed Hollywood to produce much "popular art" that serious aggravation over inadequate nominations--once a favorite space-filling ploy of earnest local columnists--has virtually ceased. And, as it's doubtful that Oscars add much today to a picture's gross, even "industry-followers" are left without an alibi...
...this point Christine attempted a legal ploy that would have made any robber baron proud. As part of her first loan, she had agreed to have the bank set up an inviolable and irrevocable trust fund for her, which would receive the bulk of her inheritance. Her lawyers therefore argued that her creditors, who all knew about the trust, could not collect from any of the funds...