Sentences with phrase «opportunism for»

«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.»

Not exact matches

Of course, it's a classic bit of political opportunism, and gives the PM a well - timed «I'm a man of the people» story to tell: instead of hobnobbing with the elite at the World Economic Forum in Davos or decamping to Washington for the inauguration of Donald Trump, he's chatting with Jacques and Jane Canuck.

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.

Patient opportunism - waiting for bargains - is often your best strategy.»

Last year, the Ethics Commissioner found that Jim Prentice's hand - picked and unelected Minister of Education used his office for «blatant political opportunism,» awarding modular classrooms to help his election campaign - and Jim Prentice remained silent.

This picture — snapped of a bald eagle, America's favorite bird, who swooped in on fisherman Bruce Huntley's catch and stole away with it before he could reel it in — is probably some sort of metaphor for American ingenuity or opportunism or something.

Is this for the love of «GOD», or «Religion» or pure opportunism.?

No third party could be effective, he felt, unless it displaced one of the major parties — in which case it would become a competitor for power, with its idealism and sincerity certain to be «diluted with opportunism and corrupted with the lust of office and the greed for the spoils of office» (October 19, 1932).

I do not call us pragmatists (for I belong to this group) only because that then connotes a certain opportunism that I deny.

For all the (legitimate) complaints about Romney's opportunism and tone deafness, he outperformed these former governors «turned «senatorial candidates.

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.

You have to go back to Frank Lampard's last - minute opportunism on 17 August 2002 at Charlton for the most recent example.

Of course there is always the chance that the story is wrong or that this asking price is just a bit of opportunism on the part of the Magpies and the French star will complete a transfer for much less but at the minute we have to at least consider the possibility that the north east club will not sell for less.

Um a journo myself and I swear I would never stoop so low as to use such bias n myopic opportunism to attack the intelligence of a player who never set conditions for joining a certain team... Okay, let's take for example if he had joined his favourite Man U....

«Roma's price point for the second leg just stinks of opportunism and it should be challenged,» Gareth Roberts, from Liverpool supporter podcast The Anfield Wrap, told ESPN FC.

However, known as Maulana Diesel for his opportunism and corruption, the JUI chief may be somewhat right in exposing the hypocrisy of rulers for seeking political mileage from the suffering of a legend girl while caring little about her security before the tragic incident.

Your Grace, Even in those post-Peel wilderness years, Derby and Disraeli did get enough short goes in power as to never quite be out for 10 years - with Disraeli often demonstrating what now seems a rather Cameronesque flexibility.They did have one major «legacy» achievement - in the 1867 reform act - if created rather more from political opportunism than any particular principle on the franchise question.

But the Republican candidate for the seat, Richard Hanna, slammed Arcuri's attack on a former ally as «opportunism.»

«Nick Herbert rebuts Labour opportunism on police numbers Main The lady wasn't for turning because she didn't try to do too much»

Survey experiments that I have conducted in the UK together with Professor Margit Tavits of Washington University consistently show that voters perceive the opportunism inherent in elections, which incumbent governments call for partisan political advantage.

The project's findings will lay the foundations for a better understanding of electoral responses to government opportunism, and will contribute to debates about retaining or introducing fixed election dates (which restrict strategic elections) in the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

By re-evaluating the intention of persons of interest (politicians for example) as to differentiate between idealism and opportunism.

«The truth is that the Lib Dems, for all their local opportunism, have national policy that is similar to Labour's,» he wrote in the Guardian.

By all means support Labour if you can tell what they stand for and agree with it, but you should admit that all this deficit denial, and denial that Labour would have needed to implement massive cuts too (but maybe slower and therefore deeper), is just naked political opportunism.

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.»

Ed Miliband was accused of «opportunism» at prime minister's questions earlier, but argued that tonight's vote was an «opportunity to get a mandate» from the Commons to call for a real - terms cut.

«In his first act of political opportunism, Mark Grisanti switched parties, joining the Republican Party to satisfy his need for elected office.

Rodriguez - Kennedy views the ad as political opportunism and said DeMaio does not have a track record of advocating for gay rights.

The Manchester Withington MP had scorn for Labour's opposition, however, adding: «All we're getting from the party opposite is pathetic political opportunism.

No laws or police leaves the residents easy prey for crime and opportunism, and the residents would spend an inordinate amount of their own time providing the services and protection from crime that a government normally provides.

The transport secretary hit back at suggestions he was running the «official department for chaos», however, accusing Labour of a «dump of political opportunism» to match the weekend's dump of snow.

In an echo of the tactics that gave Gordon Brown a reputation for opportunism, George Osborne has used green taxes for short - term political advantage, and risked further damage to their public standing.

A question on the defence reviews sees Cameron attack Labour for «opportunism».

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

He was also specifically critical of the Tory rebels for trying to «pick and choose» coalition policies, and accused Labour of «allowing short - term political opportunism to thwart long - term democratic change».

Such is the art of intelligent political opportunism: you look for cracks in the ground — sorry, more seismology — and then try to prise them open.

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.

By standing on this issue alone, and not as a Conservative he will have cross party appeal to all that love liberty and, to be fair, hating them to their miserable yellow core as I do, I have to say well done the the Lib Dems - for once they seem to be putting what principles they have before naked opportunism.

So Levy has been in the race for 30 seconds and he's already been accused of political opportunism, backtracking, and a dirty mouth.

«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.»

What is the context of this paragraph - «This is not the time for political opportunism,» said Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee communications director Jennifer Crider.

«I can tell you, having sat on the opposition benches for the past nine years, that opportunism does not work.»

Nevertheless, the surprising effectiveness of artificial cochleas — together with other evidence of the brain's adaptability and opportunism — has fueled optimism about the prospects for brain /?

Nevertheless, the surprising effectiveness of artificial cochleas — together with other evidence of the brain's adaptability and opportunism — has fueled optimism over the prospects for brain - machine interfaces.

Haunted by the specter of cults, new age opportunism, drug paranoia and Me Decade narcissism, Inherent Vice is as much a requiem for the slow death of the»60s as it is a goofball, sun - kissed film noir.

Actors who portrayed men driven by desperation, greed, hate and opportunism received Academy Award nominations for best supporting actor Thursday in an intense spectrum of films that ranged from exposing Wall Street's financial sins to the battle...

The mayor worked for UTLA years ago — Fletcher was a member of the board that hired him in 1987 — and Villaraigosa's recent attacks on the union have struck many of his former colleagues as political opportunism, the desire to score points as independent of the union at its expense.

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.

For example, a strong financial position in 2011 means one is dealing with a management willing to sacrifice returns on equity, for the safety and opportunism inherent in a strong financial positiFor example, a strong financial position in 2011 means one is dealing with a management willing to sacrifice returns on equity, for the safety and opportunism inherent in a strong financial positifor the safety and opportunism inherent in a strong financial position.

As for policymakers, I am less optimistic due to regulatory capture, and short - term opportunism.