Sentences with phrase «apple cart if»

The instant - runoff voting for the House upsets the apple cart if and only if one of the major parties fails to be broad - based enough to siphon off third party policies in a given electorate (i.e. a majority party swaps places with a minority party).

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If he upset the apple cart it is only because all in it were way too comfortable with the «let's collect our cheque» mentality and couldn't handle a guy who actually wanted to win.
It is possible that figure could be reduced if Saúl becomes unsettled and sets his sights on a move away from the red and white side of Madrid, potentially upsetting the apple cart to force a move, but that seems unlikely at this stage.
It's week three of the new year and I'm feeling quietly self satisfied with achieving certain objectives and striking a work / mum / me balance... But it's also week three... and I'm wondering if I can keep it up, wondering when the next curve ball is going to upset the apple cart....
But that hasn't stopped speculation about what could happen if the seat suddenly became open, even as the speculation has to take into account the fact that Dems might not want to upset the apple cart now that Recchia is their guy.
They are open to change, but at a glacial pace, and only if it doesn't upset the apple cart any time soon.
The school's head teacher, Paul Dyer, told The World at One: «The status quo here works extremely well and if it is working extremely well and the children are very fit, healthy and happy children and there isn't a huge demand for the meals, it seems irresponsible really to upset the apple cart
I couldn't care less if a scientist was a devoted Marxist if the issue didn't get involved in his or hers «scientific position», but this is clearly what seems to happen with many of these individuals, their objective seems to be mostly to upset the apple cart using the climate as a weapon.
So even if right, I don't see how this upsets any apple carts.
If you are doing all these houses from credit and leverage and one little house upsets the apple cart... guess what.
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