The United States and the international community, for their part, should not have to defend the credibility of an election that Bosnians can see for themselves has been shamelessly manipulated.

Manipulated shamelessly, you know the way I can.

I would suggest a revisiting of Mr. Sendak's works for the truth, clear in Ms. Bunting's previous books too, that children can be trusted, need not be shamelessly manipulated and didactically clubbed.

It's manipulated shamelessly with a series of anxious close-ups, but it works.

She knew she was being shamelessly and openly manipulated, but at the same time she thought: Why not?

And, unlike the majority of Hollywood movies, it didn't feel like I was being shamelessly manipulated by a schmaltzy, saccharine-sweet moment in a big blockbuster; there was a sense of genuine loss, such as when your first pet dies.

The food distribution was shamelessly manipulated by using food for prizes in singing contests to project a cheerful atmosphere and give the impression that the evacuation was voluntary.

"People are being shamelessly manipulated by the food industry's use of words like 'healthy' on food labels," said Linda Golodner, the president of the league.

The Duke and the Duchess hesitated, sensing that they were being shamelessly manipulated.