Sentences with phrase «pokery for»

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Conservative backbencher Jacob Rees - Mogg accused the government of parliamentary «jiggery - pokery» and Tory MP Julian Lewis said there was no case for a debate «at the 11th hour».

Given that the plot motor is Thanos's worry that the universe is overpopulated, sly self - awareness is shown as the filmmakers embrace drastic solutions to the problems of braiding multiple franchises into one — though some jiggery - pokery with Dr Strange's time - juggling amulet (and Cumberbatch's knowing line readings) suggest any shocking plot developments can be rolled back later, especially with sequels in development for characters who seem to be permanently written out in a tragic finale that's also an old - fashioned cliffhanger.

For the record, Ifans is actually four years younger than Depp, so it's safe to assume that either prosthetic make - up, digital jiggery - pokery, or both will play a large part in Ifans» onscreen appearance.

DeSilva's debut has everything a crime fan could want: a stubborn, street - smart hero with a snarky sense of humor; a fast - paced plot; a realistic, postmillennium newspaper setting; mean, pot - holed streets; and, best of all, a knowing portrait of a small city and a tiny state famous for jiggery - pokery and corruption.

Witness all the jiggery pokery surrounding the much - ballyhooed CAFE standards, in which, for example, auto makers get credits not for a vehicle that actually uses ethanol, but one that is merely theoretically capable, even if no ethanol is actually available!

Question: Are AGW witchdoctors» predictions of catastrophe based on the casting of chicken bones, numerology, tarot cards or some other for of jigger - pokery quackery?

I then calculated simple averages of the «raw» anomalies for the two networks BEFORE any jiggery - pokery.

Her bloke popped over for some jiggery pokery recently.