Sentences with phrase «obvious attempt»

Usually these types of messages are a reasonably obvious attempt at a fraud, and they don't deserve a reply or acknowledgement.

Meanwhile obvious attempts to cash - in would be essentially regulated by the community, quickly earning a bad reputation and little cash.

That misstep feels like a too - obvious attempt by McDonagh to harness to hard - hitting writing style he's (at least partially) known for, but ironically that talent of his is used to much better and more subtle effect in the rest of the film, which does contain lines here and there that can, in a positive way, draw gasps, laughs and surprises.

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The first post contained an outright lie, which MANA does not deny, but does not correct, either, and is filled with obvious attempts to mislead readers.

FFBE seems to be making obvious attempts to try to sour player experiences, and there could be a few reasons why.

The Scorpion King may hold the title for the strangest and most painfully obvious attempt to cash in on a movie property.

It smacks of a blatantly obvious attempt at getting a fourth entry out of a series that was never meant to have one, a trilogy that wrapped up with an ending that left many disappointed, yes, but was intended to be final.

The filmmakers» most obvious attempt at satirical bite is the inclusion of Samuel L. Jackson as right - wing TV host Pat Novak (of, ahem, «The Novak Element»), but his exposition - heavy scenes drag and fall comedically flat.

They're not as clean as Simpson's past work, and they mark a more obvious attempt to get at the politics that lie beneath them.

In a rather obvious attempt to imitate Google, Mayer tried to push Yahoo in multiple directions, few of which seemed to make much sense.

The US, in a very obvious attempt to challenge Russian dominance in the area, helped make possible the Trans - Afghanistan Pipeline.

It's problems lie more in its unoriginal design and its glaringly obvious attempts to be «Parent Friendly.»

Granston has spent the last few hours carefully researching images of salt mines, so that he can have the perfect response if someone criticises him for his disgustingly obvious attempt to prop up his failing business.

More seriously, at what point do we get serious about treating such obvious attempts to corrupt the literature as serious breeches of public safety?

Fisher's own words exposed his all too obvious attempt to mischaracterize clean energy policies as «the single greatest threat to reliable electricity,» as he put it.

These short video previews of books, often featuring a chat with the author or a dramatic depiction of the plot, and typically posted on YouTube, are truly strange cultural artifacts: They're painfully obvious attempts to adapt to technological change, but they're just as obviously off - key, not quite in step with whatever they're chasing.

The problem the Master System faced was that it tried too hard to be the NES; its controller was nearly identical and its mascot, Alex Kidd, was a blatantly obvious attempt to recreate the same success Nintendo had achieved with Mario.

«This is an obvious attempt to lend credibility to a baseless Republican talking point about following regular order.

First, incoming House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R - Virginia) blasted the National Portrait Gallery for its «obvious attempt to offend Christians during the Christmas season,» while the incoming House Speaker John Boehner (R - Ohio) and other Republicans threatened to scrutinize Smithsonian funding next year.

The radio pastor then went on to say that this pastor he just quoted had an affair with another woman, an obvious attempt to discredit his quote.

You're not taking some sort of high ground here Adam, in spite of the obvious attempt to spin it that way.

Hiring Gailey to run the offense was an obvious attempt to put life into an attack that scored fewer points in each of Johnson's last two years than it had in any of the previous nine.

Jose Mourinho has had no joy whatsoever in his obvious attempt to influence the officials in the favour of Chelsea this season, quite the opposite in fact, whereas I think the Gunners have been treated a lot more fairly.

At the Players, fans complained about a lack of Bud Light, with options for just Bud heavy and Mich Ultra, an obvious attempt to funnel attendees to the partner beer as a stand - in.

Savage, and Stubbs especially, almost made it as if Keown was on trial there, but he handled it remarkably well and didn't give in to the obvious attempt to get him to spout the same Arsenal in crisis stuff.

The congressional map of Austin is a particular favorite of mine, since that bastion of Texas liberalism is split among districts that meander all across South and Central Texas in an obvious attempt to dilute Democratic votes.

But as the prime minister made an obvious attempt to talk in Trump's language and to talk up the special relationship, the White House inadvertently undermined her case - by misspelling her name three times.

Governor Cuomo promised the «most transparent administration in state history» early in his first term; however, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) said of Cuomo, «The only thing transparent about Gov. Cuomo's administration is his obvious attempt to avoid disclosure.»

The Graham - Cassidy bill is an obvious attempt to contain the political damage done by July's failed effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and it should be rejected along with planned cuts to services provided by hospitals for low - income and uninsured patients.»

Oodua People's Congress, OPC, has condemned the militarization of some part of the South - East under Operation Python Dance, «in the obvious attempt to arrest the growing...

According to Namdas, there was an obvious attempt to blackmail the National Assembly, paint it as an irresponsible institution, one not concerned with the welfare of the people.

«Hinton's hiring has people's jaws dropping because this is seen as an obvious attempt by Mercury to gain even more influence with the Cuomo administration, just what the governor said he'd stop,» a business lobbyist told The Post.

«Hinton's hiring has people's jaws dropping because this is seen as an obvious attempt... to gain even more influence with the Cuomo administration, just what the governor said he'd stop.»

«The only thing transparent about Gov. Cuomo's administration is his obvious attempt to avoid disclosure,» CREW wrote.

The Board subsequently removed the names of the two men but allowed the petitions themselves to remain valid with respect to the other individuals named on the petitions despite what appears to be an obvious attempt at deception.

Obvious attempts to involve them in someone else's scheme generally backfire.

This is an obvious attempt of damage control.

American Pie Presents The Book of Love marks an obvious attempt to return to the series» high - school oriented roots, as the movie follows three horny teenagers (Bug Hall's Rob, Brandon Hardesty's Lube, and Kevin M. Horton's Nathan) as they doggedly attempt to lose their virginity over the course of a few particularly eventful weeks.

And in the second half, there is an obvious attempt to become more conventional and it's not hard to predict what's coming.

With it's obvious attempts at cuteness, Barefoot is all wishful thinking and no wish fulfillment.

However, despite going to great lengths to depict the hardships experienced by the community, there remains a sense of distance and disconnectedness that sits in contrast with the obvious attempts to elicit an emotional reaction.

As each of the new faces is introduced, these neck biters showcase their various talents (an obvious attempt to draw out the movie's length) as the plot moves to the one and only notable event of the entire movie — the inevitable battle on a snow - covered field.

In an obvious attempt to appeal to a wider audience, their latest adventure is so packed with diversions and distractions that it veers dangerously off course.