Sentences with phrase «political machinations for»

«The more people talk about Tish, they're not so much talking about her qualifications but what it would mean for all the other political machinations for downstate,» Christina Greer, associate professor of political science at Fordham University, told POLITICO.

In particular, she blamed Cuomo's political machinations for the failure of campaign finance and ethics reform efforts, and for New York not outlawing natural gas extraction through the controversial method of hydraulic fracturing.

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The idea of cooperating with the SNP is dismissed in horror perhaps because Labour's appalling performance in Scotland is seen as a result of their wicked machinations rather than the fact that Labour took the Scots for granted and failed to maintain its political profile in Scotland.

Regardless of the political machinations, some legislators were openly eager for raises.

De Blasio's very public airing of his grievances with Cuomo last year, in which he said the governor had «engaged in his own sense of strategies, his own political machinations, and what we've often seen is, if someone disagrees with him openly, some kind of revenge or vendetta follows,» marked a turning point in the two men's relationship, and not for the better.

Trewin traced Alan's journey from being selected for Plymouth Devonport, through his machinations and membership of the Monday Club - he joined not only because it was within his political comfort zone but because he saw it as useful in achieving his political ambitions.

Now town residents are being asked to foot the bill for these sorts of political machinations.»

Professor Gilmore added: «The u-turn came just when the evidence for minimum pricing was getting stronger so there had to be some political machinations involved.

A bill to recycle waste should have environmentalists jumping for joy, whatever the political machinations behind it.

From these subtle yet powerful opening scenes (it's the poor and the disenfranchised who fight for the wealthy and powerful), The Manchurian Candidate explores a multitude of political «issues» to a lesser or greater extent: the ill that is committed under the guise of defending a nation; the behind - the - scenes machinations of any country's political process; the unpalatable relationship between entertainment, money and politics, and most specifically, the enormous influence big business has on politics and politicians.

While the final scene is a plea for peace after all the political machinations, the one - two punch speaks less to an unextinguished crisis in human rights led by the so - called «only democracy in the Middle East» than a failed bid by the filmmakers to have it both ways, representing the warped rationales of the terrorists while celebrating the IDF's strategic ingenuity.

Director Michael Ritchie worked on Tunney's campaign, and the story of competing generations and the machinations of elections was perfect fodder for the political - minded Hollywood of the day.

«Zhang Yimou has strenuously denied that Raise the Red Lantern, itself a violent tale of revolt and repression in the master's house, was a vehicle of political critique... Sex and power, seized and stifled, are the intertwined subjects... The film's tale of tit - for - tat machination among a wealthy man's indentured wives determines its stylistic tussle between expression and restraint...»

For most of the film's running time, Lincoln depicts the political machinations that went on during Lincoln's push to bring slavery to an end.

Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz are also on board for this historical drama about the political machinations behind the scenes during the reign of this English Queen.

For what it's worth, James Spader does nice work playing against type as an intellectual nebbish, and Russell incorporates what could've been an albatross — the death of his character's young son — into his every delayed gesture without seeming merely thrown by the film's premise, whose machinations are so befuddling as to deter one from inspecting Stargate for political and allegorical anglFor what it's worth, James Spader does nice work playing against type as an intellectual nebbish, and Russell incorporates what could've been an albatross — the death of his character's young son — into his every delayed gesture without seeming merely thrown by the film's premise, whose machinations are so befuddling as to deter one from inspecting Stargate for political and allegorical anglfor political and allegorical angles.

I am also not interested in the political machinations of my firm, which seem to be a primary focus for many of the partners here.»

But what has taken place since is no return to sanity, as political machinations have produced a cosmetic makeover called «PASS ID» that has revived the push for a national identification card.

Despite the potential for «free and fearless advice» to be overshadowed by political machinations, it's important not to blur the lines between the political and bureaucratic processes when looking at the Senate Estimates process.