Sentences with phrase «to score cheap points»

Good communicators don't sacrifice their authenticity to score cheap points by trying (and, more often than not, failing) to impress others.

«Cheap demagogues,» he called those «who are trying to score cheap points off the bodies of these police.»

Knowing the impact of wrong communication, I must not succumb to any pressure for an award for which ready critics would score cheap points abusing us for taking undeserved recognitions.

The conservative Eastwood has a propensity for scoring cheap points on institutions, suggesting that greatness is achieved by the individual «self.»

It seems that Muller is trying to score some cheap points from the denialists again: «No, the Climate-gate was a scandal, it's terrible what they did, it's shameful the way they hid the data.

I had asked the question because I wanted to know whether my opponent was simply asserting that of course the IPCC had discussed it, without himself knowing whether it was true or not or what they had said, as a way of scoring a cheap point.

She urged politicians to refrain from attempting to score cheap points by giving false information about other political actors

And we need that vision articulated in new legislation, so industry doesn't have to worry every time the government wants to score cheap points.

Please don't just pull out the quotes that you need [out of context] to score cheap points.

For the record, @janetmock had no problem at the time with our interview - but now seems keen to score cheap points.

While Tim was scoring cheap points, the SLF were publicly criticising Nick Clegg's suggestion that the party should include a commitment in its manifesto to only tackle the deficit via cuts in spending.

The GOC also commended the VC for not closing the University as doing that will have scored a cheap point to the perpetrators of the act while calling the university community to provide security agencies with relevant information that will aid them in the stemming the tide of suicide bomb attacks.

The group said the Civil Society Coalition for the Emancipation of Osun, the statement noted could be using the opportunity that it mobilized its members to Abuja to show solidarity with the controversial Justice Folahanmi Oloyede, who has been summoned to Abuja by the National Judicial Council to defend herself, to score some cheap points.

«I give Governor Andrew Cuomo the benefit of the doubt that this wage board wasn't just an isolated political stunt to score some cheap points,» Donohue said.

«I give Governor Andrew Cuomo the benefit of the doubt that this wage board wasn't just an isolated political stunt to score some cheap points,» Dononhue said.

Liz tried to score a cheap point by taking it out of context.»

I give Governor Andrew Cuomo the benefit of the doubt that this wage board wasn't just an isolated political stunt to score some cheap points.

Are you an adult, or just looking to score cheap points?