to prime a witness

Jack, couldn't you call me Bette again? You know how much I hate Bess. I don't know what's happened; you've been calling me Bette since we came to California and now, suddenly, you're calling me Bess. There's a long silence. Dad's still up on his knees; I'm driving along Sepulveda Boulevard toward Olympic. Well, Bette, I married you as Bess and I've always liked that name. It's a name you don't hear very often; it's a strong name like you. Every time I call you Bette I'm afraid somebody else might answer.

And the law's long arm loosened its grip on some drug dealers when prosecutors offered them deals for their testimony. The government was hell-bent on convicting [Manuel] Noriega no matter what the cost, said Rep. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., chair of the House Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. When you look at some of the Faustian bargains that were struck, you have to wonder: Did we really have to burn the village down in order to save it?

We have little evidence that they can track mental states that are triggerable by distinct types of stimuli or influence distinct types of behavior.