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Having headed off denials, you steer the subject toward a confession by offering a face-saving alternative.
Of course, if you don't want a breakdown of the history of the Oakland A's for the next three hours, you can kindly steer the subject in a different direction.
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When the Republican senators doggedly returned to the judge's "wise Latina" remarks, Mr. Leahy and his Democratic colleagues, with discipline not always seen in the past, steered the subject back to her long, rather mainstream judicial record.
And yet, during conversations, he constantly steers the subject back to the disease, even though it makes him emotional.
If your friend tries to change the subject, steer the conversation back to their emotional state.
As it turns out, one of the best bits of my conversation with Gary Lineker comes right at the end, just as I've managed to steer the talk around to the subject of interviewing Gary Lineker.
B1 A Campaign Stop on 'Tonight' Hillary Rodham Clinton and Jay Leno bantered gently during her appearance on "The Tonight Show," but she also sought to steer the conversation toward serious subjects integral to her Senate campaign.
Tan Changliu, chairman of the committee, made every attempt to steer the conversation away from that subject.
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