Sentences with phrase «blatant attempt at»

Where others go dark and a bit blue in a blatant attempt at unisex appeal, this looks dark and luxe.

When they feed this fakery into bogus computer programs to conjure up end - of - the - world climate scenarios, it becomes criminally fraudulent, a blatant attempt at establishing their beloved USSR - style world government, the ultimate unaccountable authority, restoring feudalism at last.

Today, activists rallied outside the coal summit happening alongside the UN climate conference to expose the industry's blatant attempt at greenwashing.

Ok, so this is a blatant attempt at getting free links from larger - sized blogs, but I'm a sucker for a compliment so I'm falling for it.

we could debate the dev relations team or a lack of this or that but that is not my issue and calling you out for your blatant attempt at promoting your own app store is justified.

Written by «SNL» cast member Will Forte in a blatant attempt at capitalizing on the success of the recent string of sex comedies, «The Brothers Solomon» is neither funny nor heartwarming — it's just plain stupid.

This is a blatant attempt at getting you to look to her for answers by making you unnecessarily afraid.

Tyner said the treasurer, Misha Frederick, was involved in a «blatant attempt at political sabotage» and accused her of sending him a semi-nude photo of her earlier this month.

Not only is it a slap in the face to rational thought to advocate teaching Christian Creationism, but it's a blatant attempt at forcing one specific religion on the population.

This focus on people willingly selling themselves into slavery is a blatant attempt at distraction.

This category is usually reserved for cheap games that are blatant attempts at quick cash for the developer.

Unlike how police officers and other employees of the government are portrayed in movies and TV shows, very few police officers in real life are corrupt enough to fall for bribes or blatant attempts at flirting.

Not exact matches

This article is simply breath - taking in its dishonesty, as a blatant attempt to manipulate public perception of a man who, if he has any faith at all, it is Islam.

Anger at their blatant, unapologetic attempts to avoid paying tax in the UK soon boiled over after a shameless appearance before MPs.

Congressman Chris Collins's attempt to thwart New York's tough gun control measures drew fire from Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday, who called it a «blatant political ploy» that would «put millions at risk» On Monday, Collins unveiled a federal plan to ensure that states can not restrict the size...

«While our financial review can not determine intent,» Bill Thompson, the city comptroller at the time, told the Times, «this incredible mismanagement begs the question: Was this plain old incompetence or a blatant attempt to mislead the public?»

No matter how they sliced their claims that movies are different from books, which the novelist especially attempted to put forward, Brooklyn is a blatant throwback to bad old Hollywood and its incessant glorification of «the girl» at the expense of the real women in the audience whose real world experiences of problems barred them from the easy bliss of the heroine.

You can find my blatant attempts for attention on Twitter @thatabbyrose and on my blog at thatabbyrose.wordpress.com

At a glance this is troublesome and a blatant attempt to lock customers in, but they have gone out of their way to keep the platform pretty open.

At the same time, it's a very blatant attempt to mask the game's light amount of content by artificially lengthening the story mode.

For the most part, we're talking about human nature here, and the snail's pace at which our economy gouges us is a blatant attempt to exploit that.

These smiling Democrat senators recently held a «climate change» sleepover at the Capitol that was a rather blatant attempt to please their billionaire - crony donors.

«As I watch many states being lobbied very hard to halt municipalities» attempts at building their own broadband infrastructure, I can't help but being infuriated by this blatant suppression of consumer choice, and what could one day be my choice,» Holland asks!