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Wag the dog - English Idiom Definition ... The expression comes from the saying that 'a dog is smarter than its tail', but if the tail were smarter, then the tail would 'wag the dog'. The expression 'wag the dog' was elaborately used as theme of the movie.
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Wag the dog To 'wag the dog' means to purposely divert attention from what would otherwise be of greater importance, to something else ... The expression 'wag the dog' was elaborately used as theme of the movie. 'Wag the Dog', a 1997 film starring Robert de Niro and Dustin Hoffman, produced and directed by Barry Levinson.
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Moreover, the italian version is somewhat ruined by a very stupid title ("Sex and Power") that also made the initial explanation of the meaning of "wag the dog" rather pointless. ... Why does a dog wag its tail? Because a dog is smarter than its tail. If the tail was smarter, the tail would wag the dog.
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Posted by wag_the_dog at 4:05 PM 1 comments ... In the letter, he states: "The word god is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honourable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish.
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Dog Owner's Liability Act. If possible, attend the morning PRESS RELEASE at the front of Queens Park on; November 18th, starting at 9:30 am and ending around 11:30 am. ... 1. It is impossible to "breed" any dog for aggression. This is science, not opinion. Aggression is a learned behaviour not a genetic inherited trait. 2.
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The shocked and horrified dog owner didn’t understand what was happening. She started to cry for fear of what would happen to her dog. To have an ACO arrive at your house unexpectedly and to invite them in on a hot day and then hear them say that they are taking your dog for destruction is almost incomprehensible.
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Wag the Dog? U.S. Policy on Iraq ... "Said John Hillen, an analyst at the Council on Foreign Relations, ‘You know this is a "Wag the Dog".’ He was referring to the movie about a fictitious U.S. president who stages a war in the Balkans to divert attention from a sex scandal.
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www.conservativeusa.org/wagdog.htm
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Every customer interaction is an expression of your brand and your organisation's personality is defined not only by your marketing materials but by your entire spectrum of conduct, from your customer service to your accounts department, from Sales to PR to Product Development.
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The title of the movie was taken from a joke: “Why does a dog wag its tail? Because a dog is smarter than its tail. If the tail was ... In short, the expression “the tail wagging the dog” refers to any case where something of greater significance (such as a war) is driven by something less (such as a sex scandal).
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