Sentences with phrase «constantly move the goal posts»

She has to constantly move the goal posts and make up ever more outrageous stunts and ever more stringent «standards» to maintain that fragile sense of superiority over other mothers.

Although the alarmist side constantly moves the goal posts [from runaway global warming, to drowning polar bears, to catastrophic Greenland and Antarctic melting, to rising sea levels, to disappearing sea ice, to «global cooling proves global warming», etc., etc.], the simple fact remains that the UN / IPCC has been consistently wrong from AR - 1 through AR - 4, and the Gore / Hansen duo has been spectacularly wrong.

They amount to constantly moving the goal posts, a typical alarmist tactic.

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And reading back through a series of annual reports really adds depth — it's a great way to weed out companies & managers who consistently fail to deliver (& who constantly move the bloody goal - posts).

Why would anyone use a Delta card or transfer points to a program that is constantly — and surreptitiously — moving the goal posts?

«As the Group continues to expand the goal posts are constantly moving and our strategy must be flexible to accommodate this.

In the midst of disruption, the challenge for most leaders is getting everyone moving in unison when the goal posts and the rules of the game are constantly changing.

In addition, researchers are constantly learning more about autism, so the goal posts keep moving for involved parents.