They are manipulatively viral, sugary sweet, and an underappreciated force for good. Stop.
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It secures assent less aggressively, but just as manipulatively, as "Pay Attention" does.
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They're manipulatively calling for regulation –– a trap intended to assuage public fears while hastening adoption.
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Jealousy and obsession are in the air; people are acting manipulatively and out of insecurity.
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Just be mindful about obsessive or jealousy behavior, and also of people who speak manipulatively.
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The more insecure someone is, the more you can bet they will behave jealously, possessively, or manipulatively.
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He's convinced Dr. Melfi has hung it there manipulatively, to coax him into some kind of breakthrough.
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It's only "kissing up" if you do it manipulatively or with the intention of making your co-workers look bad.
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" The worst of all, in Scott's terms, is the boss who neither cares nor challenges, and thus becomes "Manipulatively Insincere.
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For weeks, we've watched current Bachelor Peter flounder at every turn, manipulatively searching for validation by way of tears and emotional outbursts.
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They definitely haven't thought that manipulatively about it, let alone had the foresight to draft a pseudo-political masterplan just to sell records.
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Lure sexism out into the open — like Clinton did in tonight's debate — and you could be accused of acting manipulatively, deliberately provoking bad behavior.
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The product is a well-edited, manipulatively sympathetic, and unexpectedly effective account of one of the most infamous and provocative enfant terribles of the last decade.
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With manipulatively pointed questions, Cosby's defense portrayed Johnson as an attention-seeking, sexually promiscuous drug user whose real issue was a poor work ethic at the William Morris Agency.
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This echoes the set up of "Parasite," where Woo-sik Choi becomes tutor for the daughter of a wealthy family and manipulatively secures his sister as an art tutor for the family&aposs young son.
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These include having a compelling vision and communicating it clearly and often; being proactive and change-oriented; appealing to followers' personal values; conveying optimism about future possibilities; and treating followers as human beings rather than cynically and manipulatively.
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The back-and-forth over the Pelosi video is opening up fresh wounds, as Democrats are still incensed by Twitter and Facebook's previous decision to leave up a different manipulatively edited video of Pelosi that went viral last year.
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In the book, Scott wrote:People give praise and criticism that is manipulatively insincere when they are too focused on being liked or think they can gain some sort of political advantage by being fake — or when they are just too tired to care or argue any more.
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The two streams do not depend on one another, so if one is functioning manipulatively, the other can still send its information through.
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Before shooting the film, he had read the screenplay and the book. In March 2009 Daily Variety reported that Knightley was signed to the project. Knightley admitted that she only agreed to appear in Never Let Me Go because co-star and friend Mulligan had asked her to. She portrays Ruth, a zealous, ambitious character who behaves manipulatively out of inner insecurity.
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Sweeney stated: "It's kind of funny that I said that I had no idea that (the writers) would take me literally". Sweeney has said to have given a new word to "manipulative" during her portrayal of Sami. In 2005, Sami manipulatively created a male alter ego, Stan. During this period of time, from February to August, Dan Wells took over the role.
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While he was still a newcomer on the series, Reeves stated he was having a "great time" playing the role. He described Ryan as a "go-getter" who was "very shrewd—and a real charmer". "He gets what he wants", the actor explained to the Daily News of Los Angeles. Months into the character's duration on the series, he manipulatively seduced businessman Victor Newman's (Eric Braeden) teenage daughter Victoria (Heather Tom).
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Chloe briefly moves in with Lily and her brother Devon Hamilton (Bryton James), but is kicked out for flirting with both Cane and Devon. Chloe discovers that she is pregnant and manipulatively sets up a drunk Cane to believe that they had sex. At a charity gala, Chloe reveals to Cane that they are expecting a child together. A paternal DNA test proves that Cane is not ruled out as the father.
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Both the Israeli Defense Forces and militant Palestinian groups have been accused of violating the rights of children and causing injury and death. The media has been used manipulatively to create support for different sides. Children have been the victims of indoctrination, school closures, medical problems and post-traumatic stress as a result of the conflict. At the same time, various educational projects have been established to counter indoctrination and negative stereotypes.
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Although, when Katie finds out about the short-lived affair, she has a heart attack. Following Steffy's marriage to Liam, Katie is forced to deal with her ambivalence of not wanting her in the family. Bill and Steffy manipulatively work together to cover up their work of trying to keep Liam for reuniting with his former girlfriend, Katie's niece Hope. Katie finds out and helps Liam and Hope upon their reunion, though her relationship with Bill weakens as his disapproval of Hope grows.
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Curzon is shown a very bright personality, extremely charismatic yet arrogant and neglectful at times where he starts behaving selfishly and manipulatively. Jadzia asks him why he recommended to drop her from the program, yet when she re-applied, advised accepting her, making her the first candidate to ever be re-accepted. Curzon manipulates her, saying he did it out of pity, feeding her fear that he didn't see her as a good enough candidate. Finalizing his blow, he declares he wishes to remain with Odo and not return to Dax.
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Britt manipulatively attempts to destroy Sabrina's career as a nurse by blackmailing one of her patients, Maxie Jones (Kirsten Storms), into sabotaging Sabrina. The effort fails when Maxie's father Frisco Jones (Jack Wagner) threatens Britt, freeing Maxie of Britt's blackmail. Britt later sets up Sabrina to appear that she cheated on a nursing test, though she is caught and Sabrina graduates as a nurse. Britt ends up getting help from her mother, Dr. Liesl Obrecht (Kathleen Gati), who is even more intent on Britt being with Patrick, threatening to kill her own daughter if she doesn't improve her tactics.
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The nosy Gostanzo happens to catch sight of the group of young people, and notes Valerio and Gratiana together. As the others retreat, the witty young Rynaldo persuades Gostanzo that Gratiana is actually the secret wife of his brother Fortunio. Rynaldo manipulatively presses Gostanzo to keep the secret; Gostanzo agrees...and instantly goes to Marc Antonio to inform him. Marc Antonio is skeptical that his son is secretly married; in response Gostanzo talks up a tower of speculation and possibility, in which Marc Antonio's righteous indignation drives Fortunio to run off to the wars and lose various limbs.
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Masha comes home flushed from a night out, and it is clear that she and her companion, Lieutenant-Colonel Vershinin, are giddy with the secret of their mutual love for one another. Little seems to happen but that Natasha manipulatively quashes the plans for a party in the home, but the resultant quiet suggests that all gaiety is being quashed as well. Tuzenbach and Solyony both declare their love for Irina. Act three takes place about a year later in Olga and Irina's room, a clear sign that Natasha is taking over the household as she asked them to share rooms so that her child could have a different room.
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After taking his body Eclipso murders Jonah Bennet, Gordon's partner and father of his fiancée, Mona, who has come to visit Gordon but after that Gordon realizes that he was out of control and he must destroy the gem but Eclipso tells him that if he does he will also kill himself because they are one and the same now. Eclipso also manipulates and convinces Gordon not to throw away the gem using Mona as an excuse. However, Eclipso warns that if the diamond and he are destroyed, the blood bond between them means Gordon will die too. Manipulatively, Eclipso reminds that with Jonah's death, Gordon must be there to comfort her, and soon, Gordon is convinced.
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In August 2001, in the small town of Villa Alsina, Fermín Perlassi, his wife Lidia and his friend Antonio Fontana come up with a plan to reopen "La Metodica", an agricultural cooperative which went bankrupt over ten years ago. To do so, they learn the minimal investment to cover the initial costs reaches 300,000 pesos and bring the idea to the town's residents: mechanic Rolo Belaúnde, self-employed fix-it brothers Gómez, unemployed riparian Medina and Carmén Lorgio, the town's shipping company's owner, who all agree and chip in. They manage to reach 158,653 pesos, which Fermín deposits in the bank vault in Villagrán. A few days later, Alvarado, the bank manager, summons Fermín to the bank and manipulatively convinces him to deposit the money in his own account, claiming the central bank will probably not approve his loan request without a warranty on the debt.
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