Sentences with phrase «making cheap political points»
The fact that Senators can develop expertise in particular areas means that the Senate Banking Committee, for example, can assess the fine print of business legislation in ways that back - bench MPs can't — or won't (because they're making cheap political points, if in opposition, or on a tight leash from the Centre, if they're on the Government side).
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But somehow, I doubt that it's going to make much difference, other than giving Republicans a way to score a few cheap political points at Democrats» expense.
PDP said it is improper for the occupant of the exalted office of the vice president to engage in smear campaign, making unsubstantiated statements to score cheap political points.
The Municipal Chief Executive for Wa Central, Hon Isaahaque Nuhu Putiaha has revealed in an interview with GhanaPoliticsonline.Com, that the Npp is made up of «Confused Elements» who are bent on deceiving the public for Cheap political points.
Our NHS is too important to make cheap party political points about, so we once again call on the Tories and Plaid to stand up for patients rather than simply sitting back and shouting from the side - lines.»
; or maybe in a sense we do, but they could be of either the political / social or technological sort; the more the better, but just political / social could work okay (although that would work partly by boosting R&D to continue technological progress, but I'm not sure if that's necessarily breakthroughs (it wouldn't surprise me if someone got a zinc phosphide, CZTS, or pyrite solar cell to work economically at some point in the future, or used light - trapping to make c - Si cheaper and more efficient, or... — it would surprise me if it happenned tomorrow, but...).
On the other end of the political spectrum, the Financial Times makes many of the same points (and takes the cheap gym shot too):
The point is about what happens when you see energy itself as a problem, rather than make the provision of of cheap, abundant energy a political priority, if not merely possible.