Cornering

On a curve – where up to 70% of the torque can be directed to the rear outside wheel where the weight has shifted, cornering is is drastically improved to bring you out of it as graceful as a dove on steroids. ❋ Unknown (2010)

During the March 1947 script conference with Colonel Davidson, it was decided that "[i] n this sequence, it will be brought out that although the Major does not directly advise and command Leroy to lay the trap for Monty, he does encourage Leroy to assist the police in cornering Monty." ❋ Unknown (2007)

If evangelism is defined as cornering a stranger long enough to sell our product-present the full gospel and extract a decision-then "introverted evangelist" is destined to remain an oxymoron. ❋ Paul (2010)

Rather than liking the idea of cornering Flash as a proprietary software product out of the market, they seem to acclaim any time Adobe gets a little more advantage over the competition, and cry foul when someone else tries to ditch them. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This technique is known as cornering and is one of the first skills a new Pac-Man player should master. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I'd heard of the hazards of "cornering" a rat, especially a wharf rat. ❋ Liddy, G. Gordon (1980)

The city had to rely mainly on imported corn, and the price of this at times became prohibitive owing to scarcity -- sometimes the result of piracy and the dangers of the sea, but often caused by artificial means owing to the merchants "cornering" the supply -- and it was necessary for the State, through the Emperor, to intervene to make regulations and to distribute the grain free or below its market value. ❋ James Sands Elliott (N/A)

This syndicate of French capitalists began operations in 1887, with the intention of "cornering" the tin supply of the world. ❋ Charles Whiting Baker (N/A)

At any rate, I have never believed in "cornering" syrup. ❋ Unknown (1901)

After cheating the poor, buncoing the credulous, and 'cornering' his fellows, he will say he is willing to give it back, for he has no further use for it. ❋ Charles Felton Pidgin (1883)

The broker guilty of "cornering" as well knows that he is sinning against God and man, as though the flame of Mount Sinai singed his eyebrows. ❋ Unknown (1867)

Satan will play upon him the "cornering" game which, down on Wall street, he played upon a fellow-operator. ❋ Unknown (1867)

All I can remember is, that on the eve of our march I found myself "cornering" Don Cosme, and telling him plainly, to his teeth, that I meant to marry one of his daughters; and that my friend -- who had not yet learned the "lingo", and had duly commissioned me as his "go-between" -- would be most happy to take the other off his hands. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

Joiner King Variation, is that if a piece is positioned so that it cannot move to another space if pushed -- effectively "cornering" the piece -- then a push would result in a kill instead. ❋ Unknown (2010)

China has polughed huge investment into projects that can only add value and return money if the RMB is weak or if China is able to increase export prices or if China can monopolise trade using other measures (such as cornering natural resource markets). ❋ Patrick Chovanec (2010)

The Punto Evo is also one of the few cars in its class equipped with adaptive 'cornering' front fog lights that switch on automatically with dipped headlights according to the angle of steering. ❋ Unknown (2010)

My hunch is that I'll prefer to play with both the Equalizer Variation and the Joiner King Variation at the same time, since there is no reason both modifications can't be applied simultaneously, and that I'll also incorporate my own "cornering" rule. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Hold lighter (no matches) far enough away that it takes ten seconds sucking to even get a little part started burning ( "cornering"). ❋ Unknown (2009)