Sentences with phrase «much as a bait»

Secondly, given that the question of human attribution largely can not be resolved, its use in promoting visions of disaster constitutes nothing so much as a bait - and - switch scam.

Not exact matches

To these companies, there's much more to social marketing than peddling their brand story as bait for hollow likes, re-pins and re-tweets.

It almost seems like a baiting technique: were you bored and and wanting to create a lively discussion as well as a beautiful image?!! I really do enjoy your material so much, and find it refreshingly honest and sincere.

A new type of «Nigerian» scheme, and they are out to get as much as they can, costs go up sharply if you take the bait.

Storytelling dictates that Roland is going to use Millie as bait to capture David — they tell us as much in the trailer — but the relationship between David and Millie is handled so poorly, the reaction her abduction elicits is less «Oh no, Millie's in trouble!»

is Craig Brewer's Sundance sensation Hustle & Flow, a maudlin, broadly - appealing, race - baiting melodrama that traffics in cliché and misogyny with as much ease as its happy - go - lucky pimp / drug dealer hero.

It's a quality that applies to virtually every aspect of the filmmaking process, from Chazelle's emphatic direction to the complicated dance routines that give characters as much soul as any awards - baiting monologue ever could.

An adaptation of a memoir, the»80s - set film largely looks to be a chance for Annette Bening to deliver an awards - bait turn as real - life aging film star Gloria Grahame, who falls in love with a decades - younger actor (Jamie Bell), providing a much - needed gender swap on the usual May - December romances offered up by Hollywood.

It is actually relatively enjoyable, but with so much good word of mouth prior to release — Oscar talk was baited — and the near - flawless track record of Affleck the director, it fell way short of expectation, which is a real shame as I really, really wanted to love it.

It's too small to make much of a splash at a higher - profile, awards - baiting festival; this is basically a vaguely Brian De Palma - like sorta - two - hander that generates tension even as it telegraphs where it's going way early.

Heathers Year: 1988 Director: Michael Lehmann As much an homage to»80s teen romps — care of stalwarts like John Hughes and Cameron Crowe — as it is an attempt to push that genre to its near tasteless extremes, Heathers is a hilarious glimpse into the festering core of the teenage id, all sunglasses and cigarettes and jail bait and misunderstood kitscAs much an homage to»80s teen romps — care of stalwarts like John Hughes and Cameron Crowe — as it is an attempt to push that genre to its near tasteless extremes, Heathers is a hilarious glimpse into the festering core of the teenage id, all sunglasses and cigarettes and jail bait and misunderstood kitscas it is an attempt to push that genre to its near tasteless extremes, Heathers is a hilarious glimpse into the festering core of the teenage id, all sunglasses and cigarettes and jail bait and misunderstood kitsch.

This looks like as much as the same Oscar bait yet they both display the courageous efforts and determinations of one man that would make history as we know it.

He spends as much time as possible on the bridge of his old boat trolling baits off distant islands with his family.

To make a long story short I ended up making another trip to BJs to buy the prime filets and pretty much distributed the case of cat food that my cat didn't like to the feral cats outside (i did use the fish kind as bait for my minnow trap for fishing)

In psychological terms, the treat or reward concept is classified as «baiting», and will achieve certain results through trickery, much like a fisherman luring a fish onto a hook.

Okay, this guy just seems to be baiting people, since there's no reason to mention the Switch here as much as he is.

While the exhibition includes much of the Museum's profound collection of Knifer's works, many others have been loaned by private and public collections including foreign institutions such as MoMA in New York, the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, the bait in Geneva.

It has certainly worked on you hey FOMBS — took the bait hook, line and sinker without so much as a smidgeon of real knowledge.