Word: turning
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...does it mean to be "nice" to a subject under interrogation? ... It means, ideally, getting to know the subject better than he knows himself and then manipulating him by role-playing, flattering, misleading, and nudging his or her perception of the truth slightly off center. The goal is to turn the subject around so that he begins to see strong logic and even wisdom in acting against his own comrades and cause...
...ultimate goal is to prevent abuse in the first place, says Widom, and to protect the well-being of children who have been victimized. "It would be wrong to assume that all maltreated children are going to turn out to have all of these problems," she says...
...done quite a bit of memoir writing. How difficult is it to turn your focus inward...
...with Siedlecki gone, where does Yale turn? It's not as easy as you might think to find a quality coach in the Ivies, given the recruiting restrictions, relatively low profile, and comparatively low coaching salaries...
...Harvard failed to turn things around at the beginning of the final frame. Instead, the team allowed two more goals in the first five minutes and falling behind, 4-1. With the lapse, the Crimson just wasn’t able to recover mentally...