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I had been waiting for his call primed with a remark which had not occurred to me till after he had gone away.

Chance Joseph Conrad 1890

I had been waiting for his call primed with a remark which had not occurred to me till after he had gone away.

Chance A Tale in Two Parts Joseph Conrad 1890

He realized he would have to become the Philosopher’s Stone himself, his brain primed by this device utilizing the secrets he so fortuitously discovered …

That Elusive Ingredient… That… SPARK! 2007

Their intense emphasis on reducing budget deficits "primed" participants to focus on deficits rather than on the needs of retirees when evaluating Social Security policy.

Lawrence Jacobs: Deficits, Social Security, and the American Public 2010

Their intense emphasis on reducing budget deficits "primed" participants to focus on deficits rather than on the needs of retirees when evaluating Social Security policy.

Lawrence Jacobs: Deficits, Social Security, and the American Public Lawrence Jacobs 2010

When a person is exposed to a list of words (or "primed") in one setting, than later asked to come up with words from a specific category, say "types of fruit," in another setting, the person is more likely to name fruit that had appeared during the priming session than fruit that hadn't.

You Didn’t Plagiarize, Your Unconscious Did 2009

So I was kind of primed for the vicarious necro-erotic thrill of seeing this very real young woman hung up for hurting like a pinata but when the scene rolled around I already had one foot out the door.

Lorna doomed Arbogast 2008

So basically, the figures amounted to nothing more than a "primed" figure.

New Clothes For Old Veterans Der Alte Fritz 2008

For some of the volunteers, they "primed" their political identity with photos of party leaders and party logos; the idea was to bring this particular strand of identity to the mind's forefront.

Identity and Ideology 2008

For instance, it does not matter what background or culture we belong too, we are still "primed" by a pretty face.

Beauty Is In The Eyes Of The Beholder 2007