Sentences with word «opportunism»

«It seems the NPP has forgotten its past and because of opportunism of trying to win political power, you [NPP] just come and make criticisms,» he added.

Elizabeth May today denounced the Prime Minister's decision to approve the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project as «political opportunism of the worst kind.

So too did Sir George Young, the Leader of the Commons, who summed up the debate with a fierce tirade against Labour's political opportunism on the Hunt / Leveson affair.

«When you are no longer what Thoreau called a corporation with a conscience,» Burnett admonished his firm, «when you begin to compromise your integrity... stoop to convenient expediency and rationalize yourself into acts of opportunism for the sake of a fast buck,» he thundered, «[I'll] demand you take my name off the door.»

Environmental leaders like Dr. David Suzuki (of the influential David Suzuki Foundation) and PowerUp Canada founder Tzeporah Berman stood up for the Liberals» tax (even if they didn't quite stand up for the Liberals) and offered harsh criticism of the NDP for its political opportunism in opposing the policy.

(If the next Labour leader were to support her on this, that could be driven more by opportunism than pluralism; whereas a longer - term push to a Labour leader / shadow Cabinet / party to have an open mind about PR or AV + beyond AV could more plausibly be couched in those terms of a pluralist test).

Russell orchestrates con upon con, braiding loyalty with opportunism with showmanship, and providing his dream cast with everything they need to erupt onscreen.

Tom Wesselmann played off his own opportunism as pure coincidence.

It's often hard to tell if this is something in the zeitgeist, naked opportunism on the part of filmmakers, or a combination of the two, but it's not doing anything for my sleep.

Costa was not a genius acquisition in the circumstances and Fabregas struck me as being pure opportunism rather than grand design.

It is the rank opportunism of the state at its worst.

The TU says Cuomo's «recent fundraising activities leave him especially open to charges of blatant opportunism and even hypocrisy.»

Tory divisions remain in the memory, Labour opportunism does not: In one sense, comparisons with Maastricht — which Ed Miliband was keen to make — are deeply flawed.

In 2013, managements of companies with super strong financial positions are sacrificing Return on Equity (ROE) and Return on Investment (ROI) for the safety and opportunism inherent in having a strong financial position.

But, beyond a certain point, adding more convenience starts to feel like opportunism.

It can lead to sheer opportunism without principles or terms, or to an ecclesiastically dominated society in which only those who share the religious orthodoxy control the pattern of the common life.

It's unfortunate that we have to contend not only with entrenched fossil fuel interests, but also the ruthless opportunism of other sectors that attempt to hijack climate concerns for profit.

Opportunism doesn't mean thinking small.

Opportunism par excellence there muffdiver.......

It was an act of political calculation and opportunism born out of political weakness.

«This election has been a piece of cheap, cynical opportunism by the prime minister and she will pay for it by the ending of her career in a very short time.»

Professor Petra Schleiter's most recent research project is on Fairness and Voter Reations to Government Opportunism.

Beatty decries the decline of liberalism into opportunism with a human face, as it grew increasingly ineffective under the onslaught of 1970s inflation, 1980s Reaganism and 1990s polarization between rich and poor.

The truth is that many conservative Arizonans felt Ducey's desire to rid our state of Common Core was lukewarm at best and plain political opportunism at worst.

Contrary policy positions, an ideological jumble and ruthless local opportunism make it a hydra - headed, resilient opponent.

But for the church as a whole a theological evaluation of the promise and dangers of electronic technology is critical: as human society rapidly becomes an extended electronic network, it is imperative that the church's response be guided by clear theological insights and not mere opportunism.

He came to see opportunism in some of those loudly sounding the global warming alarm — especially as they raced to obtain a piece of the growing pot of federal research funding on the topic.

Still, Khan's perceived opportunism has «probably rubbed some people the wrong way,» one former colleague said.

As such, polar bears provide an excellent example of evolutionary opportunism within a widespread mammalian lineage.

So, if crass opportunism united the generals, why would political cant, which the NCEF pushed as faith solidarity, separate them?

The virtual collapse of the very foundation of our political life caused by fundamentalist forces and the politics of opportunism creates a serious situation which inevitably raises fresh challenges to the churches in India.

This was more opportunism than domination, and the former is far more common in an upset than the latter.

Is it a case of economic opportunism or is it a case of profound dissatisfaction with Russian men and life in Russia?

Suspecting opportunism which tries to please both parties and pleases none?

Miliband has come out today criticising the government for its outsourcing of police and security services «on a scale and at a speed never before seen», and has hence been under attack from furious government bods, police minister Nick Herbert today calling the Labour leader's remarks «cheap opportunism.»

The Tories may have whined about opportunism, but if that is the best insult they can throw at Mr Miliband, then he is making progress.

Shameless opportunism Just as you are testing out the employer, contracts are also an opportunity for you to use the employer for all they're worth (despite the analogies, this is not to be taken as advice for your love life).

The health minister, Simon Burns, accused Labour of stooping to a new low of political opportunism today after it claimed the government had cut a routine flu vaccination for under - fives.

The voters have chosen integrity, honesty over opportunism and political expediency.

But the an appeal judge said this attributes to potential sponsors a «bewildering blend of naivety and financial opportunism» and ordered officials to release the data.

In the years ahead, flexibility and opportunism coupled with experienced, disciplined management teams will be invaluable.

«A regime steeped in cynicism and criminal opportunism may seek to exploit to its advantage the elephantine loophole explicit in the White House statement,» Hof said.

He calls it «the rugged society,» but it is really his own special blend of pragmatic socialism, freewheeling capitalism, and plain opportunism.

Although these problems appear to be very different and were certainly shaped by their unique circumstances, we propose that a primary cause was essentially the same: the failure of the market mechanism to root out opportunism within the different levels of the market or supply system.

Such opportunism can take the form of insufficient care given to ensuring safety or quality standards — or even, in some cases, to criminal misconduct.

Long after the spoil of office is long putrefied in the belly, that treachery and twin opportunism would define the political profile of both.

Cameron was earlier accused of opportunism after the Guardian revealed his plans for pay cuts for ministers.

The three of them turn into a makeshift family, travelling between race meetings, trying to make money and to get away before Del's shifty opportunism gets them into trouble.

«But if the pain lingers... you're going to see opportunism really take root.»

He should know: He's been around mining for close to 50 years, and he has built Dominion into North America's only significant pure diamond producer by combining deep industry acumen with unabashed opportunism and razor - sharp timing.