Sentences with phrase «cynical ploys by»

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.

Or is it a cynical ploy by larger forces to give readers the feeling of helping them, while actually encouraging them to place their orders on line?

Worse, it's a cynical ploy by a major publisher to (literally) trade on players» desire for a new entry in a beloved franchise.

I have long held that FINTRAC is a cynical ploy by Revenue Canada to use 9/11 as a pretext to ferret out tax evasion schemes, and I still do, Therefore, I put my hand up to ask the question «How many terrorists and money - launderers have we Realtors caught, after a year of implementation?»

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There are definitely those who see it as a cynical marketing ploy dreamed up by greeting card companies and florists (or is it restauranteurs and wine retailers?)

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

Based upon Harold Gray's popular comic strip «Little Orphan Annie,» the Depression - era story revolved around an optimistic moppet, her dog Sandy and her benefactor, billionaire Oliver «Daddy» Warbucks.Updated to the present with a multicultural cast, the sassy, spunky tyke (Quvenzhane Wallis) is temporarily adopted by a cynical cellphone mogul, Will Stacks (Jamie Foxx), as a ploy for voter appeal when he runs for Mayor of New York City.

Sceptics would see it as a cynical ploy to reduce the amount wasted by diverting some of it to something useful.

It is being promoted by envi onmentalists as a cynical ploy to raise...

This was a cynical PR ploy by the major professors.