Word: come-on
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...clearly not enough, at least not for Prince. Why else would he have launched his Musicology download store, an iTunes rip-off that makes his music available to the agnostic, non-NPG fan for 99¢ a song? Why would he be touring with the come-on--aimed at all those slow-dancing Purple Rain thirtysomethings--that this may be the last time he will play the hits? Why would he have released Musicology both on his website and in record stores (on April 20) through a distribution deal with megacorp Sony...
...danger of becoming his own parental advisory label: "I would strongly caution parents, anyone who has a seven-year-old or younger, to make sure they know what they're getting into," he says. He's telling the truth, but shrewdly - his warning is a not entirely unintentional come-on to older teens and young adults who thought the last Potter film skewed too young. In the posters for Chamber of Secrets, Harry looks intense, and he's holding a sword. It's an image designed to appeal to older audiences - the same moviegoers who embraced that other fantasy franchise...
REINHARDT: Cost containment in the employment system works only in recession. In a tight labor market, the quality of the health-insurance package is your come-on in the market, and that means no holds barred, no cost containment. We are facing a 20-year tight labor market in America. You may have spurts of recession, but we will have a booming labor market again, and this problem won't be solved...
...another chestnut: one Doug Woodward wants to know if you are interested in an "honest family oriented home-based business." Who wouldn't be? "These things are described as turnkey operations," says Grant. "All you need to do is watch the profits roll in." In some cases, a come-on like this might be followed by a sophisticated scam. For instance, you're told you will be doing medical billing for doctors. "You're enticed to pay for equipment and training," Grant explains, "all on the premise that there are doctors who want you to do this--which...
...chorus begins, and she rolls her eyes exasperatedly at his conversational come-on: "Isn't this a lovely day to be caught in the rain?" She's heard this line before; the spoiled princess has played this game before. Biting her lip, she sits down, and he sits next to her, but really behind her, so we can see her singing into her ear. She rarely looks back at him. In the first few bars Fred keeps time by lightly slapping his thigh three times. A few bars later, Ginger keeps time with her riding crop; is it a leather...