But then the coach added in his good-cop, bad-cop routine: "That's better than Dave Meggett.

The bad-cop routine doesn't really work with me, Gary.

Rich Arthur of Pittsburgh once worked for a husband-and-wife management team that used a good-cop, bad-cop routine in most personnel matters.

It was a variation on the ancient good-cop, bad-cop routine.

There is, for instance, Mr. Carr's good-cop, bad-cop routine.

Myron had expected this whole good-cop, bad-cop routine.

No good-cop, bad-cop routine here.

Aides said the pair spent an hour putting on a good-cop, bad-cop routine, with Mr. Cheney playing the good cop.

Administration officials knew that this was both a result of bad coordination and deliberate good-cop, bad-cop routines by some allies, particularly France.

Their approach was occasionally compared to a good-cop, bad-cop routine.