Sentences with phrase «barbs over»

Last week, wireless carriers traded barbs over who had the better unlimited plan.

As recently as February, Eversource and activists traded barbs over a study from Synapse Energy Economics that argued the Access Northeast pipeline is not needed.

Alden Ehrenreich's Han and Donald Glover's Lando trade barbs over a high - stakes game of Sabacc in a new TV spot for Solo: A Star Wars Story.

As hosts of the exploitive Not - See Podcast, Wallace and Teddy (Justin Long and Haley Joel Osment, respectively) are overcome with belly laughs, trading barbs over the latest schmuck to humiliate himself on the internet.

The Democratic candidates for comptroller again traded barbs over their respective tenures in Albany.

Wells and Tenney have traded multiple barbs over past campaign donations and debates.

By Bill Clements Special to The Daily Reporter Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker and some county board members are trading barbs over Walker «s decision to shift money during the past seven years from the county's capital budget into the general...

Thompson and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who supports the station, recently traded barbs over the MTS.

Three remaining GOP presidential candidates spent their Easter Sunday trading barbs over whether insults of their respective wives were fair game in this year's dirty campaign.

Such a program would mark a moment of policy cooperation between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, who have traded barbs over a range of policy issues for several months.

The new owner of the Niagara Falls Reporter and the paper's now - former movie reviewer traded verbal barbs over the owner's desire not to publish reviews about movies «where women are alpha and men are beta.»

Clinton and her presumptive general election opponent, Republican Donald Trump, traded barbs over the Florida incident.

Such a program would mark a moment of policy cooperation between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who have traded barbs over a range of policy issues for several months.

Quinn and Thompson also traded barbs over the her assertion that anti-MTS activism constitutes «environmental racism.»

Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker and some county board members are trading barbs over Walker «s decision to shift money during the past seven years from the county's capital budget into the general operating budget.

Latimer and his Republican opponent, Bob Cohen, have traded barbs over Silver's handling of the Lopez mess, with Cohen calling on the speaker to resign and Latimer saying he prefers to wait until JCOPE has completed its investigation before jumping to any conclusions.

Christine Quinn, Bill Thompson and advocates traded barbs over a controversial waste transfer station.

White House, House GOP trade three - word barbs over ObamaCare.

The state Democratic and GOP parties traded barbs over the sentencing of former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno.

DiNapoli and the Cuomo administration have traded verbal barbs over Tier 6 on several occasions now.

While the Victoria Times Colonist called for a review of gas prices, the NDP and Conservatives trading barbs over the differing party approaches to pain at the pump.

Not exact matches

Boeing (ba) and Bombardier (bombf) traded barbs on Monday over the U.S. planemaker's claim that its Canadian rival benefited from billions of dollars in illegal government subsidies and dumped its newest jetliner in the United States at below cost.

That said, Sanders has been critical of Apple, saying last month that the company should pay its «fair share» of taxes, a barb that Apple has faced in the past over claims it doesn't pay enough taxes in the United States.

Last week, Trump accepted an invitation to meet with Kim by May, although it has yet to be arranged The two leaders have exchanged barbs in the past over North Korea's nuclear program.

Still, it was an unexpected fig leaf from a man who last year traded barbs with Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney over his calls for better bank regulation in order to avoid a repeat of the financial crisis.

It may show itself in outbursts of anger and heated words, the outward ferocity of which is soon over while the barbs remain to prick and rankle in the soul.

As I went over what I originally wrote David, I see, maybe, one NOT so «thinly - veiled barb.»

The two campaigns have traded barbs in recent weeks over a controversial amortization plan that Wilson characterizes as borrowing from the pension fund and DiNapoli's camp insists is merely «smoothing» to provide predictability for local governments and the state when it comes to contributions.

Fellow Democrats don't know what Cuomo was thinking when he launched his sharpest barb yet at NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio — over the issue of government corruption.

Mahoney and Antonacci traded barbs, and at one point, according to Syracuse.com, Antonacci threatened to sue Mahoney over an allegation that she conspired with a man who planned to file a racial discrimination lawsuit against the comptroller and the county.

While the chairman couldn't help but note during his speech that the Brooklyn portion of the district went for GOP Rep. Bob Turner (interpreted by some as a barb aimed at the borough's Democratic boss, Assemblyman Vito Lopez), Crowley insisted the race is «over,» adding: «We'll move forward... quite frankly, at this point, it's not that big of a deal anymore.»

Fellow Democrats don't know what Gov. Andrew Cuomo was thinking when he launched his sharpest barb yet at Mayor Bill de Blasio — over the issue of government corruption.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, long an MTS supporter, traded barbs with onetime Comptroller Bill Thompson over whether opposition to the plant represented «environmental racism.»

«There's really a small amount of negativity sprinkled around what really has been a very substantive campaign,» insisted the Manhattan lawmaker, whose campaign traded barbs in the mail, on the phone and on the airwaves over the past week.

The campaigns of Kaminsky and his Republican opponent, Chris McGrath, traded barbs today over debates and responding to corruption as the race for Skelos» seat enters its final phase.

The two candidates have been trading barbs and nicknames (Hedge Fund Harry vs. Albany Tom), clashing mostly over management of the pension fund.

Over the past few weeks, the campaigns have exchanged several barbs.

Todd Kaminsky and Christopher McGrath traded barbs Sunday over debates and responses to corruption as the race for former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos» seat enters its final phase.

Filmmaker Michael Moore and Trump traded barbs on Twitter over Moore's recently - closed solo Broadway show decrying the president.

Beneath the shouts of protesters and the political barbs that have marked the debate over New York's $ 152.3 billion budget is a nerdy economic dispute about the effects of raising taxes on the rich.

Bloomberg's barbs, which came from an August 6 interview, were published four days after a Quinnipiac poll showed a surge in de Blasio's popularity among voters, with 43 percent of those polled favoring the public advocate over the other Democratic candidates, including City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who captured only 18 percent of the votes.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has exchanged barbs with Trump in the days since last weekend's Group of Seven summit ended in division over Paris and trade issues, is meeting today with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.

In part due to the tone Waititi helped cast over the proceedings and the script which leans heavier into sight gags and tete - a-tat quips and barbs, much of the responsibility lays on the delivery of the actors who all perform.

Once in the borough of Brooklyn, she experiences the barbs of the locals over being an immigrant.

If most of the jokes fall flat while too much of the runtime is given over to musical numbers starring Lisa Kudrow that go nowhere, when the barbs hit their target, they do so with a kind of timeliness that defeats Paramount's decision to shelve the thing for a couple of years before dumping it in theatres last summer without much fanfare to a chorus of pre-written pans.

The frightened cat injured himself very seriously in the process, cutting himself repeatedly all over his body on the sharp, jagged wire barbs.

MUMBAI - A social media furore over data privacy on political party apps in India escalated on Monday with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and opposition Indian National Congress trading barbs.