Garner was on the wrong side; it was understood that she was writing "the pro-Shepherd version".
From the bow, the ship flew a Sea Shepherd flag, a version of the Jolly Roger featuring a trident crossed with a shepherd's crook.
The committee chairman, Senator Tom Harkin, Democrat of Iowa, helped shepherd a bipartisan version that did not require schools to evaluate teachers based on test scores.
That movie, "Exporting Raymond," written by, directed by and starring Mr. Rosenthal, chronicles his real-life efforts to shepherd a Russian version of his show, whose small-bore humor was rooted in the foibles of everyday family life.
Even more virtuous, it can turn into other meals as the week goes by, sandwiches and shepherd's pie, a version of kofta and then ultimately soup.
"What I see is not lasagne," he scolds, "but a version of shepherd's pie, only made with pasta instead of potato".
Seafood Parmentier was rewarding as well, presenting a wealth of sea critters — baby shrimp, mussels, scallops and clams — tucked under a blanket of lovely celeriac purée and grated Parmesan, a marine version of shepherd's pie.
Many of the other dishes are standard old-fashioned bistro fare with above average execution: frogs' legs, herring, eggs poached in wine, jambon persillé, hachis Parmentier (a classy and delicious version of shepherd's pie), fried pig's foot, head cheese and so on.
Creamy, sweet tomato sauce with fresh basil did wonders for a timbale of angel-hair pasta; the slightly overdone pasta was part of a molded jumble of ground beef, peas and mozzarella, a kind of Italianate version of shepherd's pie.
Five years ago, after a similar campaign against a family law that appeared to allow marital rape, the Afghan president ripped up the legislation and shepherded a more moderate version through the houses of parliament.
The 37 German Shepherds with a shortened version of the gene had the most trouble controlling their impulsive behaviors, regardless of their sex, age, or training.
