Sentences with phrase «apparent effort»

This is another role that, despite apparent effort on her part, she just doesn't sell.

As Gotham Gazette has reported, several of the speaker candidates have donated heavily from their campaign accounts to those of other City Council members and candidates, in apparent effort to win favor ahead of the speaker vote, which will occur in January.

There's no fat in the film, it's Baumbach's tightest, most - focused work, for the first time he demonstrates the ease, the lack of apparent effort that marks a truly virtuosic film.

Sanford told reporters that apparent efforts by some South Carolina lawmakers to obtain and use a preliminary report by a state ethics panel as the basis for impeachment would create a «kangaroo court.»

Laura Hazard Owen, in Simon & Schuster will give authors direct access to piracy data for their books at paidContent, offers a look at one of the latest moves of a major publisher toward apparent efforts at author - support.

The Accord Hybrid is smooth, nearly silent at highway speeds, using an utterly invisible powerplant that whisks occupants with as little apparent effort as possible.

It's regulation had a severely negative effect on European development, just as can be viewed with Islam today and the current apparent efforts in some places to squash dissent and demand obedience to their laws.

An analysis of the 2017 - 18 state budget proposal from Gov. Andrew Cuomo raises concerns over apparent efforts to reduce independent oversight of the state's finances, a report from Comptroller Tom DiNapoli released on Friday found.

Flanked by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders — whose «political revolution» had free college education as its cornerstone — Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled his first State of the State proposal: making New York State public colleges tuition - free, in his latest apparent effort to burnish his progressive credentials ahead of a possible 2020 presidential run.

Essentially, Samsung has turned the smartwatch into a commodity, a product that can be pumped out every few months with little apparent effort.

Without any apparent effort on their parts, tech companies get attention and royal treatment while the non-tech among us are left to sweat it out analog - style.

In an apparent effort to court young African - American voters in South Carolina's Pee Dee region, Hillary Clinton staffers promised Jamie Harrison, the state's Democratic Party chairman, that his area would not be overlooked by Clinton.

The tech giant acquires the Toronto - based data - mapping startup in an apparent effort to beef up its Maps app.

As most people are now aware, Uber made a decision to turn off «surge» pricing in an apparent effort to help transport people away from the airport in a quicker and more efficient manner.

The special counsel in the Russia probe is looking into whether Trump's apparent effort to drive Sessions from his job was part of a pattern of attempted obstruction of justice.

In 2010, banks and other major companies were ordered to use domestic technology whenever possible in an apparent effort to support growth of China's fledgling security industry.

In an apparent effort to ward off criticism, Zuckerberg immediately addressed concerns that might arise around melding the app you use to see photos of your third cousin's new baby with your dating profile.

Musk, in an apparent effort to downplay the incident, wrote on Twitter that it was more «fast fire» than an explosion, although the distinction may have been lost among the astronaut community.

Both in private and in public (and on Twitter), Trump has mocked and harshly criticized Sessions since he recused himself from oversight of the Russia probe, in an apparent effort to pressure him into resigning.

However, and perhaps unrelatedly, some reports have suggested that Flynn was involved in yet another apparent effort to obtain Hillary Clinton's deleted emails from Russian hackers in 2016, undertaken by Peter Smith, a Republican consultant unconnected to the Trump campaign.

At the same time, in an apparent effort to quell volatility and get banks to hold money longer, it shifted its primary lending to the weekly rate from its overnight rate of 7.75 %, which it raised even higher.

Federal Reserve policymakers are putting markets on notice that the central bank's $ 4.5 trillion balance sheet is back on the agenda in an apparent effort to give investors time to prepare for changes rather than to signal any action is imminent.

Leboucher's memoir is never mentioned by Zuccotti in her apparent effort to deny Pius XII's connection to Benoît's rescue work.

In the case of at least one prophet an apparent effort is made in an unusually extended genealogical introduction to establish royal lineage (Zeph.

Her first surprise was arriving more than two months early, in an apparent effort to share a birthday with her big brother, Bennett.

This prediction tallies with US producers» apparent efforts to streamline their portfolios and prioritise their higher end brands.

At this age, your child's sentences should be smooth, clear, and pop out easily with no apparent effort.

And New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is under investigation for his role in aiding Senate Democrats in 2014, when his political allies sought to funnel money through county party committees in an apparent effort to help individual candidates.

Whether the Obama campaign encouraged or influenced this apparent effort in any way is unclear from the public record, but I would be shocked if their blogger relations people hadn't been involved in it at some level.

Murphy's race against Democratic candidate Justin Wagner in 2014 was one of four contested Senate campaigns in question last year that saw transfers from county committees to candidates in an apparent effort to avoid donation limits.

ROWAN COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT)- A flurry of activity happened Friday afternoon in the case of Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, including an apparent effort to have her charged with official misconduct.

The comments are in response to the DCCC's apparent effort to get Perez Williams, who ran unsuccessfully for Syracuse mayor last year, on the Democratic congressional primary ballot.

Scrutiny is being placed on the common fundraising tactic of county committees receiving large contributions and then passing the money along to Democratic Senate candidates in an apparent effort to avoid fundraising limits.

UPDATE: Just after I hit «publish» on this post, I saw Azi Paybarah's report on Rangel's fundraiser tomorrow in Washington, D.C. and his apparent efforts to assembly a campaign team.

Moreland Commission Subpoenas Real Estate Developers for Documents The Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption has issued subpoenas to three high profile real estate developers in an apparent effort to examine whether there is any link between their campaign donations and huge tax breaks that were granted for several luxury apartments in New York City.

The person said using private emails also reveals an apparent effort to conceal their dealings.

Ken Lovett: In an apparent effort to maximize leverage later this year, Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein has been cozying up to Senate Republicans, who fighting to maintain control of the chamber.

While there's no apparent effort to force him out, Johnson may be sick of the gig and ready to be replaced after nearly 25 years on the job — and after a torrent of criticism of his low conviction rate and his poor relations with the NYPD for declining to prosecute cases that arise from certain types of stop and frisks, sources told the News.

Any day now, Governors Chris Christie and Andrew Cuomo, who have sought to diminish Ward's contributions to the redevelopment of Ground Zero in an apparent effort to present their own stewardship of the agency as comparatively efficient, will release what is expected to be a merciless accounting of Ward's otherwise well - regarded tenure as executive director of the Port Authority.

«We have grave concerns about the city of Rye's apparent efforts to harm its own citizens and waste millions of dollars of Rye and Westchester County taxpayer money with a meritless lawsuit,» he said.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration negotiated privately with Entergy officials for at least two months in an apparent effort to reach a compromise that would keep FitzPatrick operating.

Other Hispanic leaders such as Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez are encouraging their community to vote on the WFP line — part of an apparent effort to ensure the party receives the 50,000 votes necessary to retain a place on the ballot.

In 2006 Yankees ownership paid over $ 300,000 to a lobbying firm run by former Bronx Assemblyman Roberto Ramirez — the largest lobbying fee reported that year — as well as other influential lawmakers including former state senator Joseph Bruno, in an apparent effort to secure funding for the stadium.

Written in turgid prose favored by lawyers, it spoke to packing the committee with (anti-Gallo) members «in an apparent effort to remake the committee to fit the desire and needs of the chairman [the unnamed Joe Donaldson].»

Casey seemed to part ways with his party's leadership when asked by CNN's John King whether Democratic Party leaders - including President Obama, Vice President Biden, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell - should be making public pledges of support to Specter in an apparent effort to dissuade any would - be primary challengers to the former Republican.

Adam Skelos took to using a «burner» phone, the complaint says, and told his father he wanted them to speak through a FaceTime video call in an apparent effort to avoid detection.

And his call comes amid speculation that Business Secretary Lord Mandelson, viewed by many as deputy prime minister in all but name, may have become disenchanted with Mr Brown's apparent efforts to shore up Labour's core vote with «class war» rhetoric.

And companies that do the hydraulic fracturing, such as Halliburton and Baker Hughes, both based in Houston, Texas, are developing their own chemical - assessment programs in an apparent effort to address public concerns and reduce their environmental footprint.

The idea that sea lions can not survive on pollack — otherwise known as the junk food hypothesis among scientists — was advanced in an apparent effort to reconcile the great abundance of fish on the one hand and the declining pinnipeds on the other.

Glassey mercifully steers clear of many of the tricks that programmers use in an apparent effort to justify the reputation of C as the «write - only language».