The early manipulative techniques of a three-year-old child. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Clancy said Catherina Voss - whom he described as manipulative, selfish and "incredibly evil". From Wordnik.com. Reference
Fiction, while sometimes manipulative, is not a deception unless it is portrayed as the whole truth; not to be confused with half-truths. From Wordnik.com. [Cult of Apple - Part 2] Reference
Film fans complain about this moral uniformity being "manipulative", cf. From Wordnik.com. [I WISH Hollywood Was That Organized ...] Reference
It's kind of manipulative, because you've got to get them, and some of them are rare. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 10, 2003] Reference
This kind of manipulative propaganda technique betrays the actual purpose of the media. From Wordnik.com. [Printing: The New World Order, Verichip and the Microchip Agenda] Reference
It is this kind of manipulative, disingenuous editorializing which I find so distasteful. From Wordnik.com. [Omar Khadr Is A Poster Boy For Human Rights? « Unambiguously Ambidextrous] Reference
But scream racist, or "manipulative" or any of the other right-wing buzzwords, and Hillary backs up. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Official Who Made Obama Drug Comment Is A Goner] Reference
The royals The queen could be "a little haughty", apparently, while Princess Diana was "manipulative". From Wordnik.com. [The world according to Tony Blair] Reference
That's why I feel that 'manipulative' has a negative connotation that does not fit the case of Flower. From Wordnik.com. [Flower's Precious Play] Reference
More importantly, the child (age 6) is being considered "manipulative" and as having "too much power" in visitation decisions. From Wordnik.com. [Carol Smaldino: Facts Without Feelings in Family Court] Reference
Boys I sometimes turned away from as "manipulative" for having taking up so much of my time, and leaving no writing to show for it. From Wordnik.com. [Stacy Parker Le Melle: What Jamal Saw: Finding the Disaster Aftermath in the Face of a Child] Reference
This kind of manipulative business or trade has already fattened the chests of croc and heartless rice traders and the SS of the state. From Wordnik.com. [Croc and Heartless Rice Traders Worst than the Third Reich] Reference
Brighthaupt described Smith as "manipulative" when she wanted something. From Wordnik.com. [CNN.com] Reference
Using money, kids, jealousy, or some other kind of manipulative leverage to. From Wordnik.com. [MyLinkVault Newest Links] Reference
Caoimhe told Ben and Sunshine that she thinks the 24-year-old is "manipulative". From Wordnik.com. [HomePage - The Sun] Reference
Justice Saunders said she could be "manipulative" and was not acting entirely under. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference
Mr Justice Saunders said she could be "manipulative" and was not acting entirely under. From Wordnik.com. [Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie] Reference
The SEC should get off its sorry behind and police this kind of manipulative nonsense. From Wordnik.com. [StreetInsider.com News Articles] Reference
In my mind, Canadians are really taking this kind of manipulative craftsmanship lying down. From Wordnik.com. [Progressive Bloggers]
I've never been the type of person who was comfortable with that kind of manipulative bratting. From Wordnik.com. [AngelBrat's Blog] Reference
The real distraction to Apple specifically is the lack of "manipulative" news regulation by the SEC. From Wordnik.com. [The Mac Observer] Reference
Brad Pitt says a recent article that accused Angelina Jolie of being a master at controlling the press made Jolie sound "manipulative". From Wordnik.com. [Gabby Babble] Reference
"manipulative" and her mother was struggling to cope with her. From Wordnik.com. [Mirror.co.uk - News] Reference
"manipulative" or coerced me into trying to lose weight, I would have broken up with him. From Wordnik.com. [Ask MetaFilter] Reference
"manipulative" and "controlling, adding," I felt she was wrong in many instincts, overbearing. From Wordnik.com. [Critical Mass] Reference
His hope: to make her look more manipulative than maligned. From Wordnik.com. [The Trial You Won't See] Reference
But multitasking can look politically manipulative -- or worse. From Wordnik.com. [TORN BETWEEN FAITH & SCIENCE] Reference
At the end she turned to me and said, "That was so manipulative.". From Wordnik.com. [A Time To Get Serious-Campaign '92] Reference
They have a superego; they're remorseful, not manipulative or crafty. From Wordnik.com. [‘Better-Off Dead’] Reference
She did become devious and manipulative, but she had a battle on her hands. From Wordnik.com. [Unriddling a Princess] Reference
There's not a scene in the memoir where he doesn't come across as a manipulative jerk. From Wordnik.com. [It's Better To Tell All Than To Tell It Well] Reference
The keenly intelligent and manipulative Ramzi Yousef lit the spark for a disgruntled group. From Wordnik.com. [An Icon Destroyed] Reference
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