Word: tricking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this trick in the show ... sort of a sideways criss-cross thing ..," Victor trails off. Frustrated, he gets up and demonstrates what he means: starting with his feet in first position, he weaves them back and forth and somehow propels himself sideways through a series of traffic cones. The bright orange beacons flash in and out of view rapidly as his legs work through them, churning like an egg inch as he threads down the line. The move speaks for itself...
There is a consensus among politicians and economists about what needs to be done in order to cut the deficit. All you have to do is go where the money is. The trick is selling that to the voters. Examples...
...stretches credibility to assume that Japanese citizens, already worried about nuclear risks, will agree to this massive initiative in their crowded communities. Similarly, countries like Italy have found an easy way to meet targets of greenhouse emissions by buying power from their neighbors, essentially an accounting trick that allows nations to claim they are addressing global warming without coming to grips with energy efficiency...
...trick is pricing your stuff at reasonable prices," he says. "Prices have to be low and if you price things rights, you'll make a sale...
...CAMPAIGN, NOR WAS HE EVEN ON THE ballots. But thanks to voters in the Oregon and Washington primaries, Ross Perot pulled off another neat political trick that keeps him marching toward the White House without moving from his chair. In Oregon, exit polls showed that 13% of the Democrats and 15% of the Republicans took the extra trouble to write in his name. In Washington, where write-ins do not have to be certified until a week after the election, officials in tiny San Juan County were quickly able to come up with a tally that showed Perot beating both...