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To: Tommaso who wrote (41358)	4/5/2005 12:39:28 AM
From: c.hinton	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 206114

"unfair" and "insidious" are two words that are entirely subjective and there fore have little meaning in any definition since they themselves lack definition.I like the word artful though..... ma·nip·u·late ( P ) Pronunciation Key (m-npy-lt) tr.v. ma·nip·u·lat·ed, ma·nip·u·lat·ing, ma·nip·u·lates To move, arrange, operate, or control by the hands or by mechanical means, especially in a skillful manner: She manipulated the lights to get just the effect she wanted. To influence or manage shrewdly or deviously: He manipulated public opinion in his favor. To tamper with or falsify for personal gain: tried to manipulate stock prices. Medicine. To handle and move in an examination or for therapeutic purposes: manipulate a joint; manipulate the position of a fetus during delivery. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Back-formation from manipulation.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ma·nipu·la·bili·ty n. ma·nipu·lata·ble adj. ma·nipu·lator n. ma·nipu·la·tory (-l-tôr, -tr) adj. Synonyms: manipulate, exploit, maneuver These verbs mean to influence, manage, use, or control to one's advantage by artful or indirect means: manipulated me into helping him; exploits natural resources; maneuvered me out of one job and into another. See also synonyms at handle ma·nip·u·late (m-npy-lt) v. ma·nip·u·lat·ed, ma·nip·u·lat·ing, ma·nip·u·lates To handle and move in an examination or for therapeutic purposes. Source: The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. manipulate To cause a security to sell at an artificial price. Although investment bankers are permitted to manipulate temporarily the stock they underwrite, most other forms of manipulation are illegal.