Sentences with phrase «dig at his predecessor»

RM: Hammond is keeping Osborne's idea of a welfare cap but does not resist a dig at his predecessor as he raises it to a more «realistic level».

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you claim that «The Pope's critique of capitalism thrilled many liberal Catholics»..., then, scrolling down, you get in your lefty dig at Rush by contradicting the above claim with «In fact, Francis» predecessor, Benedict XVI, now pope emeritus, could be just as strong a critic of capitalism, blah blah blah..

Come next season, the Irons will be tenants at the Olympic Stadium, down the road from their traditional digs close to where their predecessors Thames Ironworks originally played; a now defunct club from which they still draw much of the imagery and heraldry that surrounds the modern side.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio admitted that he failed to address the escalating street homelessness crisis when he entered office — but not without taking a dig at Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his predecessor at City Hall, Bloomberg.

Then de Blasio took a slight dig at his billionaire predecessor, whose campaigns were known for hiring more consultants and operatives than they could keep busy.