Sentences with phrase «cut by any other name»

A tax cut by any other name is still a tax cut.

«British business would get a saving of # 14 billion a year, which would be a tax cut by any other name,» he added.

Not exact matches

Part of his time was spent with other prisoners quarrying a large cutting for the railway, which would earn the macabre name «Hellfire Pass», so called because the sight of emaciated prisoners working by torchlight resembled a scene from hell.

He was a crook who curried favor by spreading other people's money around his backyard [literally in the case of his pool cover], presided over ribbon - cuttings that oft times included unveiling something with his name on it - all in the name of serving his constituency.

The mayoral hopeful and other City Council members announced legislation that would cut fines issued to restaurant owners under the Health Department's restaurant grading system by about 15 percent, reducing the revenue the city receives in the name of protecting small businesses.

«Trickle - down» and «supply - side» are different names for the same policy (as described by other answers: cut taxes for richest in hopes it will improve the economic growth, and cut spending to decrease the resulted deficit).

Now and then, to test whether a cell's recognition cuts across sensory modes, Rocky or some other name is spelled out on the laptop screen or uttered by an eerie synthesized voice.

What we know so far is that the film is led by Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, and Natalie Portman, with a whole bunch of other name and character actors in supporting parts that may or may not have been cut via Malick's notoriously ruthless editing process, in the tale of an insecure womanizer who tries to find himself.

In Mr. Burnett's case, he offered assertions alone and declined to mention the names of anyone in Mr. Cheney's team who was involved, or provide other evidence that the office influenced the cuts (in testimony given by a top health official before the Senate Environment and Public Works committee headed by Ms. Boxer).

As an example, my car insurance will cover all damage caused to third parties where I or somebody named in the policy was driving unless (i) there is other insurance covering the same liability (ii) the victim was working with or for me (iii) acts of terrorism or (iv) liability caused by cutting, welding or use of blowtorches.

Suffice it to say that I could not find this case by name, even after I had located it by other means and had cut - and - pasted the blasted thing into the engine.