Sentences with phrase «gain political points»

Canada's federal government will be looking to gain political points and praise in the next federal election, for its «Budget 2017» declaration last March, as to creating Innovation Canada.

Stop using any story - even the death of 20 children - to gain political points.

Political analyst Boban Stojanovic believes the publicity given to convicted war criminals is a ploy by the ruling party to «gain some political points» ahead of the vote.

Not exact matches

Hegel tended always to make the individual a mere passing - point, a moment, in the cosmic process, and to insist on the individual's gaining his concrete ethical significance through being identified with the social, religious, and political institutions of his time.

, could have simply made your point about the misuse and abuse of religious beliefs for political gain by focusing solely on the NPD Task Force and the political parties without disrespectfully addressing God.

Castro for his part clearly recognized the political gain in an alliance between liberation theology and Marxist revolution: «From a strictly political point of view» and I think I know something about politics» I believe that it is possible for Christians to be Marxists as well, and to work with Marxist Communists to transform the world.»

Over the last few decades, for example, political scientists, sociologists, and scholars of the American Founding have all pointed out that a smidgen of religious belief seems necessary to prevent modern liberalism from devouring its own political and economic gains.

I am absolutely astounded that Woolas (who seems to be among the most reactionary ministers - unless it's just what every minister becomes when they get the migration brief) thinks applicants should gain points by joining political parties.

As the campaign has intensified over the past month, with both candidates trading attacks in TV ads and political mailers, Singas has gained ground among both major parties — 27 percent of Republicans polled said they would vote for Singas, an 11 - point increase from September.

Although Ekpo could not respond to the allegation because all calls to him were not responded to, the party's Publicity Secretary in the State, Iniobong Ememobong dismissed the allegation as «a plot by some mischief makers to gain cheap political point».

Whether it's his comments about being uncomfortable hearing foreign voices, or his unveiling of a poster depicting dozens of brown - skinned refugees with the slogan «Breaking point,» Farage has repeatedly and deliberately sought to exploit fear and prejudice for his own political gain.

Rocky Point attorney Jennifer Maertz will try to accomplish through a primary what she couldn't do through political conventions, namely gain the Democratic Party's nomination in this year's special State Assembly election.

Many people have had a role in bringing the system to this point — the courts, special interests, incredibly wealthy individuals with their own agendas and candidates seeking to gain political advantage in the fierce competition that is presidential politics.

The last time any government won a by - election was in 1983, and with Labour considerably behind in the nationwide polls and Corbyn's popularity low, a gain in either seat would be a remarkable victory for the Conservatives and further evidence that they are dominating the post-Brexit political landscape (though, as Matt Singh points out on NumberCruncherPolitics, it would be even more remarkable than this).

Previous studies by other researchers have pointed to the idea that an emotional and personal presentation of the issue may help political measures gain acceptance more easily.

Though ultimately her traditional point of view gains sympathy, the titular monarch is criticized for much of the first half, but gladly this much - acclaimed film values its captivating tale of clashing human personalities over any kind of polarizing political commentary.

At this point, Arne Duncan was a political liability for Hillary to gain the support of teachers.

This points to the outsized role of private dollars on public education, the corporate origins of the charter school movement, and the disproportionate political power charter schools gain from these connections.

My point is that, given that Alberta is not in a position comparable to the US or even perhaps the EU to drag the rest of the world behind them to a strong global outcome, any action we take in Alberta is symbolic and trivial and we are being pushed into actions for political reasons or by groups looking to make symbolic gains.

Sadly, the problem is that from politicians» point of view, the hard part is far away in the future while the accolades and political gains are immediate.

Once again, the needs of injury victims are getting eroded for short - term political gain based on insurance industry talking - points.