Sentences with phrase «become sacred cows»

«After a certain period of time,» he says, «you almost have to make fun of things that become sacred cows.»

Entitlements for the elderly have become the sacred cow of American politics.

How did the NHS become a sacred cow?

But when a new emergence achieves outsized approbation and applause, it can become a sacred cow of sorts, immune to fresh observation, criticism, or even real understanding of its essence and potential relevance.

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We need to see clearly how «scientism» has become a kind of sacred cow.

Because of the extreme winter conditions in Germany and the widely - held belief that a mid-season breather is of great benefit to athletes, the Bundesliga winter break has become something of a sacred cow.

«What's peculiar about this country is the sort of shibboleth... the sacred cow aspect of the NHS, even though what the government is trying to achieve is the NHS just becomes a sort of kitemark for all these private companies, who are just sort of feeding, picking off the profitable bits.

«We insist that for the perception not to become stronger that the anti-graft war develops strong teeth against the vulnerable and become toothless against the sacred cows, the EFCC must invite Lawal as it goes after Oke,» Afenifere stressed.

This is where negotiating limitations of liability (an certain other «sacred cow» provisions) can become tricky, as they are often the last agreement made before signing, and must be flowed through to the subcontractors.