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It could be the new and improved version of that bad old phrase "card-carrying member".
Although Bush had called for "a kinder, and gentler, nation" in his speech accepting the nomination, his campaign was negative, at one point criticizing Dukakis with a phrase—"card-carrying member of the American Civil Liberties Union"—reminiscent of that used by Sen. Joseph McCarthy during the Red Scare of the early 1950s.
Langenscheidt Publishers sells foreign-language phrase cards.
The industry made some grudging concessions — training their ticket sales personnel to single out potential hijackers by their behavior in line — but they also stocked every pilot's cabin with maps of Cuba's José Martí International Airport and Spanish-language phrase cards.
In using a variation of Sen. Joe McCarthy's "three-C phrase" (card-carrying communist), Bush employed another evil trick used by the senator.
MasterCard uses the phrase "MasterCard card" occasionally in its advertising, not regularly, mostly in promotions.
That explains why you never see the phrase "credit card surcharge" when shopping.
During this exercise, executives are given a stack of 12 cards with a single word or phrase on each card, such as "customer service" or "speed to market".
Alternatively, write equal numbers of verbs, nouns, and modifiers (such as prepositional phrases) on cards.
As you say this next phrase, take each card and flip them over, starting with the top card and working your way down.
Nelson Valentin furrowed his eyebrows as he selected a phrase from a card to read to four friends gathered with him around a game board.
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