One of us, in a spirit of offhand mischief, may have spread the word that Ilgauskas preferred it this way.
Gee has gotten in trouble before for offhand remarks, most recently during a memorabilia-for-cash and tattoos scandal that cost football coach Jim Tressel his job.
However, the limits of the personal benefit test are not boundless, and courts have been unwilling to extend the test to situations of inadvertent tippers, as illustrated by the recent case where a senior executive made offhand comments to his barber who then traded off the tips.
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Walt Disney animated feature, a Star Wars entry, and the offhand Disney-specific franchise entry (think Pirates of the Caribbean 5, coming summer 2015) means that Disney will have an annual slate of almost predetermined blockbusters without even breaking a sweat, which in turn will give them the financial safety net to withstand the periodic John Carter and make occasional non-tent poles like the upcoming Saving Mr. Banks.
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Until the last half hour, when the direction gets a little pushy, the picture has an offhand, unassuming grace.
Was that an offhand remark, or was that the first mention of a hammer, if you will, something that he would do?
Talk about offhand chic: On my last trip there, I saw a distinguished guy with a quilted jacket over his suit tooling around town on a Vespa scooter.
We called 40 hotels across Napa before we found hers and sent her a bottle of her favorite bourbon, jotted down after an offhand comment she made during dinner.
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In a lecture catering to economic concerns, you cast nary even an offhand bone about bolstering the dollar, yet you bemoaned rising energy costs.
As for Jakubisyn, who is planning a trip back home to Connecticut this weekend to visit friends and family, her offhand comment could end up making for an awkward reunion.
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