Sentences with phrase «sharp elbows at»

He can have sharp elbows at times, especially with the press, but has emerged as a frequent Trump surrogate on cable news.

Several of New York's races have already begun to heat up, including in Utica, where the incumbent Claudia Tenney, a conservative firebrand, has been throwing sharp elbows at Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi, considered to be her likely opponent next year.

But Cuomo in the interview singled out DiNapoli's questioning as reported by the Times, throwing a sharp elbow at the fellow Democrat's handling of the $ 150 billion pension fund.

Not exact matches

At one time or another, it has faced many of the same accusations as Uber: that it harbors a harsh corporate culture; that it's an excessively sharp - elbowed competitor; that it disregards laws it doesn't care for.

It amounted to a collective show - of - force for a veteran politician with vast resources at his disposal and a man known for having elbows as sharp as his political instincts.

With more limited screen time than they're used to and even more limited elbow room, the actors and characters (in what at least some knew would be their swan songs in these costumes) snap off one - liners and sharp remarks with an extra edge of sarcastic disdain.

At the end of a long incubation period, SITE is aiming to elbow its way back into the big league, equipped with a literal sharp edge — and perhaps some added wisdom to protect from bombast and frivolity.

However, in the sharp elbows influence game of connecting (or disconnecting) climate science and climate policy, it seemed to me that Dr. Marburger and OSTP were outgunned by the corporate front - men Jim Connaughton and Phil Cooney at the White House Council on Environmental Quality, who were wired to Vice President Cheney's office, and also by the Commerce Department / NOAA political appointees Adm. Conrad Lautenbacher and Jim Mahoney.