"To me the broomstick was the central plot device and the coolest thing in the movie, " he says.
Fortunately, this moment is the only example of this as a plot device.
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But it is still fairly new as a plot device, says Kathy Harig, owner of Mystery Loves Company bookstore in Maryland.
Fact is, the debt ceiling is more a plot device for Beltway drama than an effective way to restore fiscal sensibility.
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Which is good, because it can be an overused plot device and removes the need to find other, more interesting ways to challenge Superman.
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On a silver-plated chain dangles an "ocean blue" heart pendant made of glass and reminiscent of the fictional jewel used as a plot device in Mr. Cameron's movie.
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This was an obvious plot device to simplify the film for viewers unfamiliar with how the leasing process actually works, but this simply does not happen anywhere at anytime.
What is more exclusive to "The Following" is the plot device involving Edgar Allan Poe, whose works and romantic view of death are depicted as a religion for the psychotic misfits who flock to do the serial killer's bidding.
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Think of it this way: the hit novel Child 44 is loosely based on the Chikatilo killings but the author is quite open about the fact that pretty much everything has been moved around to contribute to the story he really wanted to tell which is really just using Chikatilo as a plot device.
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Then on 6 May, US officials said they had and their allies had foiled a plot to bomb a US plane, involving a device that bore the "hallmarks" of the underwear bomb carried by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in 2009.
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