Ms. Crist's acidity provoked the director Billy Wilder to say, "Inviting her to review one of your pictures is like inviting the Boston Strangler to massage your neck".
Your resume is designed to make the person reading your resume move your application forward in the recruiting process by, say, inviting you for an interview.
We wanted to integrate China into the international system by, say, inviting it to join the World Trade Organization, but we needed to hedge against the danger that a future and stronger China might turn aggressive.
It's all about building long-term relationships with other complementary groups by, say, inviting such people to attend and speak at events.
(Instead of, let's say, inviting human-joke Joe The Plumber to address your caucus).
I know about the holograms," Nelson said, inviting heaps of ridicule in what nearly became a series-of-tubes moment.
"When you have staying power and the story is relevant and we're all given permission to show black love on film, then I'm doing my job," she said, inviting emphatic nods of agreement.
"Come," she says, inviting me into her home, where I sit on cushions and talk with her and her Guadaloupe-born husband about "living light" on the planet, especially after the eco-disasters in Japan.
"What I see here is peace and solidarity," another young woman said, inviting members of the mass meeting to leave the arena and march outside with their hands locked.
"I've still got enough food left for another year," he said, inviting his guests to a meal of dried dates, nuts and Parmesan cheese that tasted remarkably good after three years at sea.
