bread and circuses

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bread and circuses

activities that are intended to keep people happy so that they do not complain about problems Tax cuts are just bread and circuses designed to distract attention from the underlying economic crisis.

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One thinks of Nero, or the Borgias, of bread and circuses, debauchery and corruption," the magazine intones, adding "Berlusconi plans to hold on -- and he might just succeed. 'Dump Berlusconi,' US magazine urges Italy by AFP / AFP Global Edition That was the phrase used by the satirist Juvenal to describe how the Roman populace was distracted from political involvement by a diet of bread and circuses. Funding the circus games may soon turn into a high-wire act by The Racing Post (London, England) Watching the buildup you can't help but think of the phrase the Romans liked to use about bread and circuses. Cardinals aim for fairytale finish by Aljazeera.net			boxed in boxed on the table boy Boy howdy! boy oh boy Boys will be boys brace brace oneself for brace up brag about brain brains out brainwash with brake branch branch off branch out brass brass monkey weather brass off brave brave out bread bread always falls on the buttered side bread and butter bread and circuses bread and water Bread is the staff of life bread-and-butter letter break break a code break a habit break a law Break a leg! break a record break a story break against break away break back break balls break bread break bread with break camp break down break even break faith with break fall break for break free break ground break heart			breaching breaching breaching breaching breaching Breaching Point Breaching the Fourth Wall Breaching the Web Breachy bread bread bread bread bread bread & butter disease Bread & Puppet Theater Bread & Water Bread & Wine Bread & Wine Bread 'n Butter bread always falls on the buttered side Bread and Breakfast bread and butter bread and butter bread and butter Bread and Butter Disease Bread and Butter Lesion bread and butter pericarditis bread and butter pickle Bread and Cheese War bread and circuses Bread and Circuses (Ancient Rome) bread and honey Bread and Roses Festival bread and water bread bag Bread Bakers Guild of America bread basket Bread bin bread board bread board Bread Board Model Bread box Bread Coffee Chocolate Yoga Bread crumb Bread Crumb Appearance Bread crumbs bread dough Bread flour Bread flour Bread for the City Bread for the Journey Bread for the World Bread for the World Institute Bread fruit Bread fruit Bread is the staff of life bread knife

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