Well, sir, it all originated in some fertile editorial brain over at Mademoiselle, which was celebrating its thirtieth anniversary with a number roguishly designated "Man Talk Issue".
Burger, whose wide brow and upright carriage stand in pronounced contrast to Sorowitsch's darting eyes and spidery movements, is the film's designated man of principle.
But what struck me the most was that Bloomberg's newly designated "man #1 in the art world" -- Hans Ullrich Obrist -- listed the opening of the Museum of Everything as one of the most interesting exhibits, even giving a talk on an outsider artist from his native Switzerland, Hans Krusi.
"They're not as sophisticated as in the Al Qaeda era, when complex operations were well coördinated and carried out by a few designated men.
"In some Swiss cities, such as Zurich or Luzern, one has gotten rid of those spaces years ago, because parking lots are much brighter and better lit than in the past". It's not obligatory for women to use those spaces, and supporters refer to the fact that there are also designated men's parking lots.
Microcosm, (from Greek mikros kosmos, "little world"), a Western philosophical term designating man as being a "little world" in which the macrocosm, or universe, is reflected.
Yet the White House's designated point man in the crisis, Adm. Thad Allen of the Coast Guard, was still publicly reaffirming his trust in the BP chief executive, Tony Hayward, as recently as two weeks ago, more than a month after the rig exploded.
But despite at least two warnings — by the legal advisers and by H.R. McMaster, Mr. Flynn's successor as national security adviser — that the N.S.C. staff stop work on the plan, the White House has continued to pursue it with Mr. Barrack as the designated point man.
Thirty states have legislation that designates men household heads, while women in 19 countries are legally obliged to obey their husbands.
The glass door to the gallery is decorated with the icons used to designate men's and women's restrooms and with France's motto, "Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité." Just inside is another door made of wood with broken windows that says "Hors Service" (or "Out of Service").
With that, the FBI arranged a surreptitiously recorded meeting in a Boston hotel room in which the two men discussed the terms, including a $450,000 bribe if the coach designated the man's daughter as a recruit for the soccer team, which would greatly enhance her chances of admission to Yale, according to court papers and people familiar with the matter.
