Word: weaseled
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Angel plays certifiably insane characters Whether he is a wormish clerk or an overly zealous medical student, a demented energy is always present He also exhibits many of the characteristic excesses of the show. His weasel-like voice in the first and last scenes is a little too much, as is his constant stooping But his energy consistently gets a laugh...
...once did she obviously dissemble, or weasel away from a question. But she did make some wise tactical retreats, giving ground as necessary. For instance, a questioner asked about her nominal positions in various Zaccaro business entities: sometimes she is listed as treasurer, sometimes secretary, sometimes vice president. "It's sloppy, I'll grant you that," Ferraro said. She even managed to be self-deprecating and defiant at the same time. "I probably brought it all on myself," she said, "by promising more [disclosure of Zaccaro's finances] than I was able to deliver ... But I ended up delivering...
Chernenko: Oh Womack, not that odious weasel...
Chebrikov: Yes, the weasel himself Well. Bok, like the good capitalist that he is, responded with a lot of that dreck about academic freedom, you know the kind of principle those Americans get all sanctimonious about...
Fried: Now, the word "qualified" is often used, and it is of course the central weasel word in this debate. I can't imagine what it means to be qualified to teach at the Harvard Law School, because qualification suggests some kind of minimum standard in the way that somebody might be qualified to be a policeman, or somebody might be qualified to get a driver's license. I suppose that the notion at institutions such as Harvard is not to get people who are qualified, which is a minimum standard, but to get those who are the best...