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English translation: at the heart of things (a facilitator)
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| 09:23 Aug 13, 2007 |
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|  Selected response from: David Siebert Local time: 13:31 | ||||||
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| 4 +2 | pulling the strings |
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| 4 +1 | at the heart of things |
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| 4 | gray eminence |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1at the heart of things Explanation: or is there anything in the context that could give a more apt metaphor? |
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30 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2pulling the strings Explanation: This might do - as in a puppet-theatre. It's slightly more colourful than 'in the director's / pilot's seat' or hte driving seat. My first thought was 'centre stage', but there is more control in pulling the strings! For me, "all the world's a stage" today :-) |
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