Sentences with phrase «as stalking horse»

Underlying the politics of global warming is the big lie — the fabrication of the narrative as a stalking horse for ambitions to transform economies and society.

Rather than selling this as a policy agenda — they attempt to appropriate the socially valued imprimatur of science as a stalking horse for societal and economic transformation.

At least for anybody more interested in solving the problem rather than using it as a stalking horse for some other, ideological, agenda.

«I threw out $ 100 as a stalking horse, and don't actually know where prices are going, but know that they are going up.»

Some teachers denounced it as a stalking horse for over-testing, arguing against «collaborating with those who want to destroy public education.»

Our nation's most respected civil rights advocacy groups, like the NAACP, now have further evidence to distrust the motives of charter advocates and to characterize our movement as a stalking horse for privatization.

As a stalking horse for the Tory right he will not do too much harm to anyone, except possibly to himself.

Before the recent local elections there were rumblings of a coup, with reports that former minister and Public Accounts Committee chair Margaret Hodge was being lined up as a stalking horse for a coup attempt.

The New Statesman reports that «local members believe that Mahmood may be acting as the stalking horse for his sister, the current mayor of Waltham Forest, Saima Mahmud, who may be a candidate in the event of a trigger ballot against Creasy».

``...» Ralph, to allow Carl Paladino to use you as a stalking horse or an obstructionist is not good for the future of the Party.

With no offers as yet to Valencia for the much - lauded Otamendi, and with Sergio Ramos now settling into his new contract and captain's armband after using us as a stalking horse, it seems we have learned little from chasing the unobtainable until it's too late.

Communism was the ideal for human unity that served as the stalking horse for de Lubac's Catholicism.

Upon filing the case, the company sought approval of an asset sale process pursuant to which Standard General would act as stalking horse and be permitted to credit bid its portion of the secured debt owed by the company under the 2013 credit agreement.

IRD believes that the Deep State's plan all along was to use the election of Trump as a stalking horse to «back door» their obedient foot soldier, Mike Pence, into the Oval Office.

Not exact matches

As so - called stalking - horse bidders, Sprint and Standard General will have to compete with potential rivals in a court - supervised auction.

The company could not pursue potential other offers until judge Stuart Bernstein approved the mechanism for the auction, as well recognized Ziff Davis» stalking horse bid, according to court papers.

The Mirman / Spitz / Harrah group could both win the papers at auction as the «stalking horse» and keep operating them.

Homosexuality «is being used as the stalking - horse of all the current social fears concerning the disintegration of moral And social structures.

Crowley has been relegated to the sidelines in the NY - 6 battle lately as the focus has been on the mysterious — and belated — candidacy of longtime Queens Democratic operative Jeff Gottlieb, who may or may not be (depending on who you believe) a stalking horse for the party's endorsed candidate, Assemblywoman Grace Meng, although she has been plugging away at her campaign, announcing earlier today that she has netted yet another small labor endorsement.

Quizzied over whether their man is a «Stalking Horse» or a «Stalking Donkey», in the tradition of Sir Anthony Meyer, a Prufrock supporter described him solemnly as a «Stalking Womble».

Throughout his campaign to become New York's governor, Republican Carl Paladino never shied from speaking his mind, and, when it came to the New York Post's state editor, Fred Dicker, he definitely didn't mince words (the Paladino campaign viewed Dicker as Cuomo's «stalking horse»).

Polls showing the majority of voters favour an early poll have raised concerns about Labour's ability to cling on until next June - renewing speculation about possible stalking horses prepared to force a contest and deals being done to smooth the path of Johnson, now emerging as the clear favourite.

You're not entitled to it,» retorted Paladino, who then derided Dicker as Cuomo's «stalking horse» and «bird dog.»

• Paladino refers to Dicker as a «stalking horse» and a «bird dog» for Cuomo.

The news, which follows the attempt to turn Tory MP backbencher Bob Stewart into a stalking horse candidate, will further destabilise the prime minister's leadership as he heads into difficult political territory.

Fulfilling his troth, Robin is convinced by the elder Loxley, Sir Walter (Max von Sydow, hammy), to take the dead prodigal's place as lord of the manor and husband of the distinctly displeased Marion in order to prevent the baronial lands from being seized by the grasping tax collectors of the newly crowned King John (Oscar Isaac, mincingly monotonous), whose chief henchman, Sir Godfrey (Mark Strong, bald), is playing a double game as both John's right arm and a stalking horse for a French invasion of England.

will not be used as a stalking - horse to impose some sort of central planning on charter schools,» said Scott Pearson, executive director of the board.

I think what Amazon is doing is using the existing Kindles as «stalking horses» to find the sweet spot with their pricing and special offers.

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A bankruptcy court has approved the expedited auction of SunEdison projects with NRG as the «stalking horse» bidder, and NRG has separately announced the purchase of 26 C&I solar projects.

Personally, I think he's just being used by his brethren as a sacrificial lamb, stalking horse or possibly even a Trojan one.