| She is a magnet for all the rightwing oddballs whom most Tory MPs try to keep at arm's length. |
| Above all, it suggests we keep at arm's length the combined pretensions of the invisible hand of the markets and the visible hand of the states to define common thought without proof or discussion. |
| The great criminal and the humorist compel our interest by the narcissistic self-importance with which they manage to keep at arm's length everything which would diminish the importance of their ego. |
| We identify the rare, much-too-attractive individuals in our work and social circles whom we need to keep at arm's length. |
| These models further undercut the states' aggregate power visàvis markets and international institutions, which they seek to keep at arm's length in any event. |
| One potential casualty of the new hair test is Vice President George Saitoti, a man whom Mr. Moi seems determined to keep at arm's length. |
