Its sequel, a 134-hour long broadcast of an arctic cruise liner's journey along the Norwegian coast, became so popular that emergency rescuers had to use water cannons to fend off attention-seekers following the liner in smaller boats.
Bear in mind that this was a press screening, and that these boys and girls were forcing themselves upon movie reviewers — by and large, a profession that spends remarkably little time fending off the attention of groupies.
Marmite, a yeast extract that is a by-product from beer brewing and a traditional sandwich spread for British children, is widely thought to fend off the attention of mosquitoes.
But across Baghdad, even in wealthy cosmopolitan enclaves, head scarves are becoming increasingly common -- both, girls said, to fend off unwanted attention and to avoid the ire of conservative religious groups.
Anglo American dipped 2.5p to 1648.5p after it confirmed Sir John Parker as its new chairman, as it continues to try and fend off unwanted attention from Xstrata, down 4.1p at 605.7p.
I Didn't Just Come Here to Dance is preceded by an anecdote about women who fend off male attention in clubs by saying they're only there for the music – an eye-rolling Jepsen smirks: "You didn't just come here to dance!" It's hard to believe she's 30 – perhaps her real skill is showing that the problems that haunt teenagers don't quite vanish; they just assume different shapes.
In fact, in order to guarantee immunity, a number of traffickers, like Pablo Acosta, were given DFS badges and guns in order to fend off unwanted attention from the law.
Having been fending off the attentions of Cinven since the private equity firm made an approach in May, water meter group Spice said yesterday that another - unnamed - bidder has entered the fray.
Last Christmas in Britain, it was Cadbury trying to fend off the attentions of Kraft, which, after the takeover, organised Cadbury's finances so that it paid hundreds of millions less tax.
The purpose behind the pair of stockings is to fend off unwanted male attention. .
But Anglo American added 3.5p to 1654.5p on talk that Brazil's Vale might be considering a bid for the business, which is already trying to fend off the unwanted attentions of Xstrata, down 12.8p at 597p.
