Still, the flirtations can lead to negotiations and a possible union a few months down the road.

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The setting is a sunshiny suburban town that seems to have been scrubbed with a strong moral disinfectant, and the picture features the usual quarrels, flirtations, and pranks, culminating at the prom.

NEWYORKER: Saved!

The ownership group AEG, run by Philip Anschutz, has had flirtations with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Nashville Predators, to no avail so far.

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Critics have followed Wie largely for her flirtations with the PGA Tour (she appeared in two men's events this year), even though she has never won on the LPGA Tour.

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The ownership group AEG (other-otc: AEGXY - news - people ), run by Philip Anschutz, has had flirtations with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Nashville Predators, to no avail so far.

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Flirtations with her married estate-agent employer and the family priest never progress beyond mutual embarrassed allusion.

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After big flirtations with General Motors and Chrysler in recent years, the 90-year-old billionaire investor now has his sights set on Ford Motor.

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