Sentences with phrase «cynical move by»

«It is a really transparent, cynical move by the governor,» said Senate Democratic Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling.

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A smart move by the team, as the Eskimos could ill - afford a misdirected chorus of boos from a cynical citizenry.

They become apparent when Theo talks about his mother's «visitation» to him in dreams, when Hobie speaks affectionately of the Catholic Church and the Jesuit priest who protected him as a youth, when the otherwise cynical Boris admits to being moved to tears by Biblical stories, and again when Theo opens up to the higher purpose in life, despite all its difficulties and insanities, toward the end of the novel.

This move by world's largest baby milk company is described as «terribly cynical» by Baby Milk Action as Nestlé continues to promote its formula with claims such as it is the «natural start» and «protects» babies.

I am forced to believe that your participation in the program is a cynical move on your part to improve your image in the international community, an image which is constantly marred by your unethical marketing of breastmilk substitutes and other widely publicized immoral acts (ie your recent attempts to exploit the impoverished Ethiopian government).

The comments were viewed by senior party figures as a cynical attempt by Farron to distance himself from the leadership ahead of a post-election move for the crown.

His most cynical and telling move last year was to charter a special state commission to investigate corruption in Albany, vesting it with independent subpoena powers, and then blocking attempts by that very commission to look into donors and activities that led back to his own administration.

While 36 % say the tax move was sensible and necessary, 47 % say it was a cynical ploy ahead of the by - election.»

Journalists will love this striking exploration of warzones over the past 15 years, following a photojournalist as he moves from naive and hungry to cynical and reflective by way of Bosnia, Chechnya, Rwanda, Kosovo, Afghanistan...

In what Isaacs calls a «brilliantly cynical strategic move,» Shanker appealed to the fears of whites and Jews by poising his battle as being the «vanguard of fighting black anti-semitism.»

Anyway, The Death Star DLC move is (IMO) one of the most cynical ploys by a games company in a while; a depressing reminder that games company's have very little respect for the audience they cater for these days.

Fight for the Future characterized AT&T's move a «cynical attempt at misinformation» and said «zero real Net neutrality supporters are fooled» by the open letter.

This move is another step being taken by American authorities, who have grown increasingly cynical of Chinese - made electronics.