But Mr. O'Donnell also suggested that the preponderance of protesters armed with cameras has likely deterred law-enforcement officers from wearing riot gear to avoid the appearance of a "big-brother state." ❋ Erica Orden (2011)
Smart House aired in 1999, a few years prior to the advent of several big-brother innovations that have since graced society. ❋ Katie Hawkes (2010)
More broadly, it reeks of the big-brother mentality that fuels the regime's refusal to treat ethnic nationalities as equal stakeholders in the Union of Burma. ❋ Khin Ohmar (2011)
I just thought it was the typical big-brother reaction to your first boyfriend. ❋ Molly Harper (2011)
She remembers this now: hanging a spoon from her nose for five minutes when she was a kid, a pain in the ass — times he'd pop over to help her big-brother with this or that, she'd beg him to watch her magic tricks. ❋ Meg Pokrass (2011)
Every ounce of big-brother protectiveness inside him wants to shield Sam from what might happen if the wall comes down, so it's a pretty major thing for them. ❋ Unknown (2011)
It seems to me that Sam needed Dean back in the "big-brother" role. ❋ Unknown (2010)
To the more libertarian or paranoid folks, this might sound horribly big-brother. ❋ Unknown (2008)
"But I think Sam is the one who gives off conflicting vibes here — he has asked Dean not to treat him like the "little brother" which Dean understood in FI and apologized for but then Sam sort of forces Dean back into his assigned role as big-brother/protector every time he tells Dean that HE is the only thing keeping Sam on the right path to saying NO to Lucifer." ❋ Unknown (2010)
In other words, Sam needs to prove to Dean that he doesn't need Dean to be that big-brother/protector that he's always counted on having around. ❋ Unknown (2010)
But I think Sam is the one who gives off conflicting vibes here — he has asked Dean not to treat him like the "little brother" which Dean understood in FI and apologized for but then Sam sort of forces Dean back into his assigned role as big-brother/protector every time he tells Dean that HE is the only thing keeping Sam on the right path to saying NO to Lucifer. ❋ Unknown (2010)
It seems to me that one of the points of this episode was to keep Dean in his place big-brother for Sam, leader of team free will, regardless of the outcome for Dean or for humanity. ❋ Unknown (2010)
It's probably one factor in Dean feeling that he is no longer of "worth" to his family but that he could be of worth to humanity if he changes his role from big-brother/team leader to Michael's vessel. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Among the ten, Hsieh was made the "big-brother leader who was the most senior at work and the only one who had experience working overseas," says Steve Lai, now a vice president at Richtek. ❋ Joyce Huang (2010)
Sam keeps telling Dean that he needs his big-brother to keep him from saying yes, but then he tells him he doesn't want to be treated like the little-brother. ❋ Unknown (2010)
"It seems to me that one of the points of this episode was to keep Dean in his place big-brother for Sam, leader of team free will, regardless of the outcome for Dean or for humanity." ❋ Unknown (2010)
I LOVE that Sam told Dean that he has faith in him especially after the whole Ruby fiasco of last season, but still… Sam's a smart guy and he did use the puppy eyes on Dean and gave him the Fresh Blood "I need my big-brother" speech yet again. ❋ Unknown (2010)
