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In the older cases of Lewis and Richards the public saw a different side of the "real" person behind the big or small screen persona that check-mated their abilities to pull off that critical task in acting or comedy: having an audience suspend knowledge that it's all an act and accepting the ongoing act and show persona as an organic reality.

Joe Gandelman: Mel Gibson and Tom Cruise: Two Careers Seriously Hurt by Hubris Joe Gandelman 2010

In short, Bilderbergers want to supplant individual nation-state sovereignty with an all-powerful global government, corporate controlled, and check-mated by militarized enforcement.

Daniel Estulin's "True Story of the Bilderberg Group" and What They May Be Planning Now 2009

In fact, the lesser the time on her clock, the better she played, as she check-mated the better-rated Padmini Rout in 32 moves.

2008 National 'A' Women's Chess Championship of India Jan 2008

Swati Ghate was also happy to get back to winning ways after an error in the second round when she had to endure the ignominy of being check-mated following a hasty king move.

Archive 2008-12-01 Jan 2008

Swati Ghate was also happy to get back to winning ways after an error in the second round when she had to endure the ignominy of being check-mated following a hasty king move.

2008 National 'A' Women's Chess Championship of India Jan 2008

In politics, you always try to predict questions, your response, and what the retort to that response will be, to ensure you're not check-mated.

Eric Schmeltzer: Colombia and Bill: The Unanswerable Question for Hillary Clinton 2008

In fact, the lesser the time on her clock, the better she played, as she check-mated the better-rated Padmini Rout in 32 moves.

Archive 2008-12-01 Jan 2008

She is furious to find herself check-mated in Europe.

The Berlin Crisis 1959

To Fatty's horror he saw that it was an extremely good move - a master-move, in fact - and that if he didn't think really hard he might find himself check-mated.

The Mystery of the Missing Man Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1956

Our enemy, however, was check-mated, and ourselves saved, by the veracious testimony of a dear old Scotch lady, who lived in the adjoining house, and who declared that our serenade was "verra nice though a wee bit muxed," and that she herself had enjoyed it immensely.

Life and sport in China Second Edition Oliver George Ready