"The brothers McCourt never saw a metaphor they didn't like, " said Brown, who organizes meetings every other month or so, and is the appointed admiral, though he but rarely pulls rank.
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A vice president would not call a president a sidekick, because they are not political equals, but could use the word about a colleague in the administration's Cabinet without seeming to pull rank.
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When Morse returns, it is apparent that Jakes considers Morse an equal and a friend, although he still good-naturedly pulls rank on Morse during their rescue of a kidnap victim in episode two.
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But if Jerry is successful in finding his desired exacta of offensive coordinator / head coach, the next victim should ask a lot of questions about which players can pull rank, and why?
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And when it is over sometime just before the Fourth of July, expect the Admiral, center David Robinson of San Antonio, to pull rank and lead his team to its first NBA championship.
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He struts and fulminates and pulls rank, but basically he's a waffler and a mama's boy, which is understandable when you realize that Mama is the domineering Eleanor of Aquitaine ( Myra Carter ).
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The Mariners could pull rank, I suppose : After all, they have the biggest lead and it is their ballpark, so if they wanted to play fly-up instead, what's Bud Selig going to do?
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Government officials, politicians and powerful figures often rudely pull rank during flights, she said . 6 The fact-finding tour to Britain and France cost 10 million baht ( dlrs 260, 000 ), The Nation said.
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Women may give lip service to wanting husbands who take on an equal role in raising children, but many will pull rank when an important decision, like discipline or hiring a baby sitter, has to be made.
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It is her job to roam the Persian Gulf island and persuade the inhabitants to mark ballots for an unspecified election, so she pulls rank on the soldier and commandeers him to drive her about in his jeep.
