Word: co-opt
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Cockrell has even managed to co-opt, through private meetings, the gangs that used to terrorize Fox Tech's hallways. Carlos Reyes, a self-described former hoodlum, credits Fox Tech with turning his life around. Now a junior and a B student, he encourages his "crew" to keep their feuds off campus...
...opposition comes from environmentalists and labor activists who have linked up with implacable protectionists like unions. Zoellick should unbundle the camps by bringing the activists inside his tent to create work and environment standards that could be stamped on any deal he cuts. A dramatic gesture like that could co-opt enough of the anti-trade crowd to give Zoellick the breathing room he needs to make real deals happen. He's chosen a tough task. A little elan will go a long...
...race will mark the culmination of KSG students' efforts to co-opt some of Washington, D.C.'s political infighting for the Marathon's fundraising...
...truths: $10 million. Finding out the truth: priceless"; the latter shows a succession of adorable children proclaiming: "When I grow up, I want the government to have the same problems it has today. I want to vote for the lesser of two evils." This simple but brilliant idea to co-opt two of the most ingenious ads of the last few years really showed Nader to be a hip guy with a sense of humor while dishing out well-directed and well-deserved criticism of the two major-party candidates...
...Third parties, since the 1850s at least, have mostly served one function: to stand for something, and force the Democratic or Republican parties (usually both) to co-opt it. No major party will ever co-opt the Libertarian party stance, and arguably, no major party ever should. But the Libertarians make an excellent magnet for both...