Sentences with phrase «sleaze in»

Two sleazy men end up embezzling 2 million dollars from the kingpin of sleaze in town, and find their escape complicated by a variety of situations that come up, including their misdeeds being found out by the man they stole from, and he is none too happy.

He said instead of putting more burden on the people, the APC government should come out clear on the «sleaze in the oil sector» under its watch, particularly the «shady oil subsidy payouts and illegal lifting of N1.1 trn worth of crude, using unregistered companies.»

They weren't hugely relevant to the question of the guilt of the crooked ex-Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his loathsome son, Adam, but they trumpeted the Skelos sleaze in a way Silver's prosecutors couldn't.

How serious was he about rooting out sleaze in the state capital?

The truth, as Paul Flynn explained to this unbelieving audience, is the public have a «very powerful impression of sleaze in this House which is very damaging».

The angst in the South West is as much shock at the Dasukigate chink in Falae's hitherto formidable integrity armour, as it is linking Afenifere (Afenifere of Awo, the immaculate avatar), to free - wheeling sleaze in contemporary Nigeria.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo On Tuesday said there is a growing resistance against the fight against sleaze in the country.

Not exact matches

The glow of self - satisfaction in «The Arts» section of one of our local papers is particularly pronounced after a generous application of Creme de Sleaze.

Ms Rudd predicted that the wave of sleaze allegations sweeping Westminster would lead to a positive «clear - out» which would leave Parliament and the Government in better shape.

Amid a tide of Westminster sleaze allegations in October, Mr Crabb was reported to have admitted sending explicit messages to a 19 - year - old woman he interviewed for a job.

Corruption in the Judiciary Less than a year after ace investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas» exposé of massive corruption in Ghana's Judiciary involving some high profile judges and judicial personnel; another trend of sleaze is fast gaining roots in the Judiciary Service.

In amongst all the sleaze is a drum - playing Prime Minister, a cunning and manipulative special adviser and an idealistic former teacher.

It seems to me that, back here in Britain, there are two significant challenges facing the lobbying industry: the continuing taint of sleaze associated with the very idea of winning influence in the corridors of power, compounded by periodic scandals, and the terribly lumpy quality of the service.

Fowler points to the parallels between the Conservatives in the early nineties and the present day government, as it wrestles with allegations of sleaze, deep divisions and enmities within the Parliamentary Party, growing fears about the economy and employment, and a series of seemingly unstoppable accidents.

Is the Nigerian judiciary so much beyond redemption, in its alleged gobbling of sleaze, that even constitutional provisions to punish judges are so effete and ineffectual, hence this shock therapy?

But not even the immediate damage control interjection by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby that the current leadership of the «insulted» nations have not been part of the sleaze they are notorious for and indeed, have been all out fixing the rots of many years in their respective countries, was enough to obliterate the facts of his allegations.

12:16 - While he remains in place, «the shadow of sleaze will hang over this government.»

The great Gani too, in 1984, did a procedural equivalent of class suicide, just to underscore his outrage against sleaze, while his peers got fixated with sterile procedure.

«I have already observed that the «sleaze from Belize» is a toxic issue... it should have been sorted out years ago rather than in the middle of a general election campaign?»

So New Labour is now a charity what a lot of hot air, Blair felt he could get enough money by selling seats in the house of lords, sadly the sleaze got to much.

That decadence would push an Olisa Metuh to preen and strut in court, as if being docked for alleged sleaze deserved some gold medal.

The sleaze factor here is in the Doheny camp, not the Owens camp, and that's obvious to any of us who have seen Doheny and Jude Seymour in action over this campaign.

The timing means that the public would have had time to thoroughly digest both David Davis's resignation and the recent outbreak of sleaze allegations in the Tory party (Caroline Spelman and various MEPs).

But the NYTimes ultimately came down in favor of Jersey, saying their sleaze is more ingrained.

The Tories attacking Labour on sleaze, while at the same time refusing to get involved in arriving at a cross-party consensus solution, and with their own skeletons in the closet, strikes me as rank hypocrisy.

«Broken politics» is the next target, mentioning the word «sleaze» against Labour in another reversal of previously accepted logic.

Bill Hammond: «Albany has hit a new low in my book... never, until this spring, have I seen so much sleaze exposed in such a short amount of time.»

«Despite this week's debacle, we still have one of the most sleaze - free political systems in the world.

Sources told this paper that a number of Mr Boateng Aidoo's companies have been cited in various controversial and sleaze - laden deals under past administrations.

Labour came to office in 1997 on the back of crying sleaze against John Major's Government at every opportunity.

The rightwing, free - market and anti-EU Independence party, whose policies are seen to have led to the collapse, are in disgrace under new leadership, embroiled in a party funding scandal amid allegations of sleaze, and have slumped 17 points in the polls to 22 %.

As attorney general, he campaigned in 2010 on a vow to end the sleaze, saying Albany was so crooked, it «would make Boss Tweed blush.»

In a throwback to the classical tragedy, severe gift from Greece and Rome, the judiciary, suffused with sleaze and rumours of sleaze, is about committing institutional suicide.

«Until we can move the debate on from sleaze and second homes to the future of this House, we shall remain in deep trouble.»

The Conservatives are now reportedly considering a ban on MPs employing children in a bid to avoid further sleaze allegations.

It is possible that Cuomo, who has made cleaning up Albany sleaze a cornerstone of his first - year agenda, would cede up to eight of the 12 commission picks to legislative leaders in order to broker a compromise.

It clearly wasn't either Labour's attractiveness that pulled the disatisfied Tories away (since so many stayed at home in 1997, hence the nearly 6 % fall in turnout) nor was it the sleaze that initially drove blue voters away from the Tories.

Just slightly off subject, Iowa's congressional races are taking on their fall colors, Iowa's 4th District candidate Dr. Selden Spencer has been running ads about the Republican Latham's connections to some of the sleaze factors in DC.

When Tony Blair and new Labour were elected to government in 1997, they promised an end to «years of Tory sleaze».

By sacking the feeble Mrs Spelman David Cameron can say to Labour I am serious about being anti- sleaze and will clear it up when in office.

The first to leave was Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, who resigned his post after being caught up in Westminster sleaze allegations.

The convictions of two high - ranking New York lawmakers last week shows the sleaze runs deep in Albany.

Until we can move the debate on from sleaze and second homes to the future of this house, we shall remain in deep trouble.»

Before this, Mr. Schneiderman had seemed to avoid the river of sleaze that runs alongside the Hudson in Albany.

PARIS, France — Clare Waight Keller consolidated her impressive landgrab at Givenchy on Sunday with a collection that relocated all the house's classic froth, Hubert»n' Audrey in Paris, to a decadent Berlin, divided by a Wall but united in its pursuit of sensual transport, in an «air thick with sleaze and danger» (so read the mood - enhancing notes on our seats).

But the app has fallen in popularity compared to tinder, and the fact that you can receive messages from anyone — without matching first — means that your inbox can quickly become clogged with sleaze.

By 1962, he was more often cast in tiny roles in Hollywood comedies like Jerry Lewis» Way... Way Out (1967) and character parts in such European sleaze as Fanny Hill (1964).

This revelation sends her son to a late night confrontation at home that ends in the accidental death of the sleaze.

Completing the circle of sleaze is Tracy's brother (Martin Henderson), who lost his leg in a mysterious accident, and her former flame / dope partner, a Vietnamese Australian named Jonny (Dustin Nguyen), who has just returned to Sydney to work as a stockbroker.

For instance, first the Little Miss Perfect virgin Corey (Liv Tyler, still wearing her schoolgirl outfit from the Aerosmith video «Crazy») has her plan to offer herself to sleaze idol Rex Manning (a typecast Maxwell Caulfield) blow up in her face, then Corey's best male friend, A.J. (Johnny Whitworth), ruins what they have by telling her he loves her, then the filmmakers decide, out of the blue and halfway through the film at this point, that Corey is addicted to diet pills.