Sentences with phrase «as cheap publicity»

Shame on these parents for allowing their kids to be used as cheap publicity pawns in the climate debate.»

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But Neuhaus calls the faculty protest «smarminess» and goes on to denigrate the «national prominence» of Calvin College, as if it is some rude, liberal Podunk institution looking for cheap media attention with a publicity stunt.

This Rosin article, as you pointed out, is just another attempt to garner cheap publicity, at the expense of the general American populace, who only believe what they read in magazines.

But to upbraid Milne as fascist sympathiser by way of a cheap publicity stunt is as offensive as it is inaccurate, and it is hardly surprising if readiness to badmouth senior Labour appointees counts as a black mark against her when seeking another stab at being a PPC.

Although Ekpo could not respond to the allegation because all calls to him were not responded to, the party's Publicity Secretary in the State, Iniobong Ememobong dismissed the allegation as «a plot by some mischief makers to gain cheap political point».

The party added that, «To the best of the knowledge of greater members of the party that both Amaechi and Oshiomhole are best of friends and comrades in ensuring that President Muhammadu Buhari wins the 2019 Presidential election so these failed politicians looking for cheap publicity and how to sow seed of discord amongst these two brothers should look for a better job to do as their evil plots against an innocent man have failed even before it was hatched.»

Caputo - Pearl called the $ 20,000 grants a «cheap - as - you - can - get publicity stunt» compared with the many millions poured into local charter - school expansion.

As for Ofili's paintings made from elephant dung, which won in 1998, some critics were certain the artist was courting cheap publicity.

Item has a long and checkered history of inserting itself into high - profile or controversial cases (O.J. Simpson, Scott Peterson, Roman Polanski, Tiger Woods) and — as events of this past week demonstrate — even at current long - in - the - tooth stage, item has lost none of its effectiveness at cheap publicity stunts.