Sentences with phrase «salesmen peddling»

In his partial concurrence, Gorsuch said Dimaya was convicted of burglary under a California law that «applies to everyone from armed home intruders to door - to - door salesmen peddling shady products.

«First, beware of salesmen peddling only one brand of snake oil.

Glengarry Glen Ross takes place during a couple of days in a seedy provincial branch of a national company where desperate salesmen peddle worthless real estate.

Also, kudos for the factory applied Scotch Guard in front and rear seats, which means the salesman peddling fabric treatment takes you for a fool.

Nor would I want to be a mutual fund salesman peddling what's essentially index funds with maximum commissions (AKA American Funds).

In the realm of discussions about science, Simon Singh's triumph over a libel suit brought by the British Chiropractors Association stands out, as does Ben Goldacre's successful # 500,000 defense against Matthias Rath — a vitamin salesman peddling bogus AIDS cures.

Not exact matches

When you strip down the complicated investment vehicles — now being peddled for pennies on the dollar — there are people like Jack Hamersma, a boat salesman Packer wrote about who lost his job, was diagnosed with cancer and then had his house foreclosed upon.

This is the same insti.tution that looks the other way when children are ra.ped, that tell people in AIDS - ridden parts of the world not to use condoms, that peddles miracles to old ladies like snake oil salesmen.

Unless a maturing faith is found, the person either leaves the ministry or by middle age is like a salesman going through the motions of peddling a product in which he does not believe.

Devastated when he discovers the effects of the infant formula he's peddling, a young salesman challenges the system and the powers that be, in this based - on - fact drama from Academy Award - winning director Danis Tanovic (No Man's Land).

A behemoth fit for a starlet taking a cruise to Skull Island, the trunk is the property of travelling salesman Del Griffith (John Candy), who peddles shower - curtain rings for American Light & Fixture.1 Indeed, it's his avatar.

With the new weatherization grants, the salesmen are out peddling ground source heat pumps to keep you cool for less, but really, free is better.