Sentences with phrase «into manipulative»

It's not if you run into manipulative co-workers in corporate America, rather it's a matter of when and how you deal with the situation.

And while, yes, there is a love triangle at the center of the conflict, that these may just be the last three people on earth, that they are essentially strangers to one another, and that survival instincts turn people into manipulative creatures, all make for a nuanced psychological drama.

This is an ill - advised comedy - drama that probably could have worked if Shadyac didn't try so hard to mold this farce into a manipulative tear - jerker.

As you might imagine, director David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers, Fred Claus) doesn't have Grisham's eye and ear for the courtroom, so the script often slips into manipulative melodrama during the trial (think Grisham - lite).

While some humorous amusement is to be had from these lighter threads, they degenerate into the manipulative, melodramatic hokum of those sappy «very special episodes» of sitcoms or, in the case of David, disease - themed afterschool specials.

But that can soon phase into manipulative tactics.

In the largest experiment ever undertaken into the manipulative pressures experienced by the hand during stone tool production, biological anthropologist's analysed the manipulative forces and frequency of use experienced by the thumb and fingers on the non-dominant hand during a series of stone tool production sequences that replicated early tool forms.

as part of the preliminaries may make all of us, male or female, initially «sensitive» or not, into manipulative sleazes.

My point was that the ancient primitive Hebrews who came up with the Bible were heavily into manipulative mind - games.

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It may feel manipulative, but the power of praise is one of the few ways to tap into a narcissist's best performance at work.

Just days after JPMorgan paid $ 410 million to the nation's energy regulator to resolve claims the bank devised «manipulative schemes» to transform «money - losing power plants into powerful profit centers,» federal prosecutors in Manhattan opened an investigation into the same activity.

But when misused or abused, personalized choice architecture can turn into a destructive manipulative force.

Today is definitely not the same world as it was just a few decades ago and the financial industry in particular has embedded extremely high levels of manipulative psychology into their attempts to control us and to keep us passive.

No, what they need is for someone to praise them for their choice, and tell them that in rejecting a manipulative, fear / guilt / shame - based, violent religion, they have not abandoned God, but have actually followed Him into a place that look, sounds, and acts more like Jesus.

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I see nothing wrong with Ducatihero bringing a manipulative private communication into the open.

And it is a constant complication in any relationships with those that still embrace that god, that manipulative theology, which they carry into their daily interactions with others.

This is relevant, because it means Rubio is either ignorant of basic science, unwilling to listen to basic science & therefore incapable of making rational policy, OR he's a manipulative liar who will say anything to get into office.

nice to see you crawl out of your hole just in time to offer your 2 cents worth once again... unlike yourself I started following this team long before Wenger arrived on the scene and will continue to do so long after he's gone... in his earlier years I admired the cerebral elements he brought to the EPL, which at that point was more brutish than beautiful, and I respected the seemingly tireless efforts of Arsene, Dein & staff to uncover and develop talent without sacrificing the product on the field... likewise I appreciated that such a youthful manager wasn't afraid to bring strong personalities and / or world - class players into the fold without being fearful of how said players would potentially undermine and / or dilute his authority... unfortunately this all changed about 10 years ago and culminated in the removal of all our greatest players, both young and old, without any real replacements coming in... from Henry to RVP to Fabergas and Nasri, it was easy to see that this club was no longer interested in competing at the highest levels... instead of being honest, minus the ridiculous claims regarding the new stadium, Wenger chose to side with management and in doing so became the «front man» for this corporation pretending to be a world - class soccer club... without the «front man» this organization would have been exposed numerous years earlier, so his presence was imperative if the facade was to continue... it's for this reason and more that I despise what this once great man and Kroenke has done to my beloved club... the gutless, shameful and manipulative way they have treated the fans, like myself, is largely indefensible and this is why I felt it necessary to start offering my opinion in a public format... trust me, I resisted the temptation for many years but as long as the same shit continues to exist I will voice my opinions and if you don't like it maybe you should look for a different team to pretend to follow

Women do indeed get into trouble «the way men do» — we're just as capable of cheating, lying and all sorts of manipulative behavior.

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Merely reading this article filled me with embarrassment on behalf of the children, for their nakedly manipulative attempts to shovel junk food into their maws instead of learn to like something with a reasonable amount of fiber in it.

This food tends to fall into three categories: food brought in for classroom celebrations; the use of food by teachers as a teaching tool or manipulative; and food handed out by teachers or principals as a reward for good behavior or academic performance.

Plentiful resources and materials — including professional texts, children's literature and math manipulatives — all provided by CCM, which allow educators to immediately implement new strategies into their classrooms.

It turns your iPad into an interactive, manipulative tool for kids to use in a...

In this video I shared some ideas for kindergarten math with manipulatives: Activities With Counting bears: Sorting colored bears into the right...

That «duct tape and baling wire» line puts the power of political data into a broader context (i.e., NO technology works perfectly), and it's a good antidote to some of the more - breathless speculation about the future power of big data to let manipulative politicians warp the political process through hyper - targeted communications.

Of course, all of this messaging is a crassly manipulative — Republicans are pushing a ludicrous claim (that wishing people «happy holidays» is a nefarious plot to undermine Christmas that will somehow turn America into a godless hellscape overnight).

He is being pushed, polished and prepared for greatness by manipulative power players dripping flattery into his ear.

And he got himself into no end of trouble mulling over sexually «highly mature» 13 - year - old girls, who could be «profoundly manipulative».

The flip side is that we can also all fall into line with the immoral or illegal behaviour of those around us or be swayed by manipulative leaders.

More controversially, memory may be falsified through suggestion and manipulative questioning, bringing some eyewitness testimony and «recovered» memories into doubt.

It allowed my older kids to work with small manipulatives and trays with ceramic bowls and glass cups, so I didn't have to worry about her getting into them and choking.

I feel as though this film is a genius picture on many levels, due to its manipulative styles and ways of getting people into the theatre.

Each one of these Alex Haley series have been relatively surprising in their, by network TV drama standards, genuineness, with this series continuing the «Roots» mythlogy's tradition of being more evasive of subtlety issues than it could have been, though not quite as much as it should have been, for although this series is generally genuine, there is the occasional manipulative moments, some of which go so far as to dip into melodrama.

In response, the manipulative and malevolent President Snow (Donald Sutherland) increases the level of fear and paranoia from the Capitol by hiring a new strategist (Philip Seymour Hoffman) for the 75th anniversary of the Hunger Games, known as the Quarter Quell, which he turns into an all - star game of sorts.

The biggest surprise is Dylan McDermott, who taps into his unexpectedly sharp comic timing as Marty's ruthless, manipulative campaign consultant Tim Wattley.

As shrewd and accomplished as the movie is, there's still something uncomfortably manipulative about it... It doesn't explore its primal theme as much as it exploits it, tapping into the automatic, nearly universal power of guilt and regret.

The impeccable Toni Collette somewhat saves an extremely manipulative and mawkish segment into something sincere.

Director Antonio Campos sets the film up as a possible thriller, then slowly draws you into what becomes a character study of a manipulative sociopath.

Leigh's eccentric, sometimes whispering delivery, filled with enigmatic blends of bitterness and sadness, breathes life into the familiar figure of a manipulative, know - it - all psychologist.

But in its later stages, as WWI darkens Chris's horizon, the film begins to slip into cliché: one character's emotional transformation is so clumsily handled as to be almost laughable, while an unnecessary hop over the English Channel and into the trenches feels manipulative and off - message.

Williams is transformed as Abigail Getty, a woman not born into this family but one who has to learn to be as manipulative as her former father - in - law in order to get what she needs to save her son.

Personal reflections of adolescence automatically tug you into a story and it feels manipulative, but The Way Way Back lovingly retraced pubescent steps with mirth.

Nelson Wright (Kiefer Sutherland), the manipulative, fame - seeking initiator of the project, has recruited Rachel Mannus (Julia Roberts), a self - made expert in the field of death; David Labraccio (Kevin Bacon), an idealistic yet pragmatic student suspended from med school; ladies» man Joe Hurley (William Baldwin); and the brilliant yet self - absorbed Randy Steckle (Oliver Platt) to venture into a frontier that until now had been the exclusive province of religion and philosophy.

The relationship is worked into the story in a competent way - it's rarely manipulative and both parties are instrumental in moving the story forward, not just reacting to external events.

This time, no friend or manipulative relative is dragging me into the theatre as a -LSB-...]

Personally, I find the direction by Rob Reiner (The Princess Bride, Stand by Me) too manipulative and the storyline full of too many contrivances to buy into fully.

From the manipulative freemium model to gameplay that devolves into an annoying exercise of patience; Kirby has definitely seen better days.