Sentences with phrase «as political machinations»

But what has taken place since is no return to sanity, as political machinations have produced a cosmetic makeover called «PASS ID» that has revived the push for a national identification card.

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The idea of cooperating with the SNP is dismissed in horror perhaps because Labour's appalling performance in Scotland is seen as a result of their wicked machinations rather than the fact that Labour took the Scots for granted and failed to maintain its political profile in Scotland.

At no time in Ghana's political history has any aspirant done what he is doing, whipping up religious sentiments as if God has blessed him to become Ghana's President but the machinations of human beings detract from it all.

Trewin traced Alan's journey from being selected for Plymouth Devonport, through his machinations and membership of the Monday Club - he joined not only because it was within his political comfort zone but because he saw it as useful in achieving his political ambitions.

As much fun as it may be to tweak the nose of a sitting governor, Democrats need an agenda that goes beyond the machinations of the political class, even in New YorAs much fun as it may be to tweak the nose of a sitting governor, Democrats need an agenda that goes beyond the machinations of the political class, even in New Yoras it may be to tweak the nose of a sitting governor, Democrats need an agenda that goes beyond the machinations of the political class, even in New York.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has borne the brunt of Cuomo's machinations since he took office in 2014, and political operatives have noted that the governor's relations with Schneiderman and DiNapoli improved as Cuomo focuses his attention on the mayor.

Boasting a majority - black cast donning some gorgeous Afrofuturistic get - ups, as well as a complex plot rife with political machinations and betrayal, Black Panther promises to have an epic scope that remains unrivaled in comic book films.

His plan is equally clichéd: turn the Cold War between United States and the Soviet Union into a real one through political machinations, causing all - out nuclear devastation (His theory that mutants will survive as they are «children of the atom» sounds like something that should be tested before putting it into action).

When Elena elicits the fascination of a famous general, she finds herself at the center of romantic machinations and political scheming, with the hearts of several men — as well as the future of France — in her hands.

The story takes place, as mentioned, in Elizabethan England and follows the intrigue and political machinations surrounding the succession of Elizabeth I. However, parallel to this, is the story of the birth of modern theatre.

For what it's worth, James Spader does nice work playing against type as an intellectual nebbish, and Russell incorporates what could've been an albatross — the death of his character's young son — into his every delayed gesture without seeming merely thrown by the film's premise, whose machinations are so befuddling as to deter one from inspecting Stargate for political and allegorical angles.

As reported by Josh Greenman of the Daily News, Winters thinks that the standards have been «centralized», and thus, implicitly, are subject to political machinations by traditionalists.

As in Horizon, there's a sprawling open world, except this one is filled with monsters, magic, swordplay, bloody barons, political machinations and side quests spread across several continents.

As in Horizon, there's a sprawling open world, except this one is filled with monsters, magic, swordplay, bloody barons, political machinations and side quests spread across several continents.