Sentences with phrase «attempts at manipulation»

It was really just an attempt at manipulation in order to avoid the consequences they were given.

So the study / models shown here may well be approximately correct, but at least there was no attempt at manipulation of original data, or of hiding the original data and its method of interpretation.

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Although programs such as the one offered by Liu are completely legal, Chinese authorities are attempting to stop widespread manipulation of stocks at its source — arresting, interrogating and fining many high profile money mangers in the country in recent months.

Understandably, with huge sums having been lost (and in some cases gained) in the blink of an eye, pointed questions are being asked about the sell which first triggered the process and whether it was an attempt at market manipulation.

But pump and dumps are only one form of manipulation, and are arguably one of the more benign attempts at profiteering.

Furthermore, many governors disappointed in their role as «locomotives» during the December 2011 election, failing to meet their United Russia vote quotas while being indiscreet in their attempts at electoral manipulation.

To elaborate on the mechanical concerns: It is possible to have an online voting system which guarantees anonymity of voters and to have a system which is resistant to any manipulation attempts, but there is no way which can provide both at the same time.

After some poolside posturing and showboating, Emmet and a hard - up - for - Mandy jock douchebag end up on the roof above the pool, Emmet uses some not - so - subtle manipulation to convince the jock that Mandy would be suitably impressed by a really big cannonball, and the jock's subsequent attempt to make a big splash is 99 % successful at impressing everyone.