Sentences with phrase «smacks of»

It smacks of Clare Short's incoherent departure (2003) or Boris Johnson's dither over Brexit this year.

From Jeff for Progress; «Also its rumored that she has been heavy - handed in restricting her supporters to giving to her and that she has a hand in moving up the big state primaries...... All of this smacks of putting personal ambition over democracy, something that may come back to eventually haunt her, particularly among party activists...»

We called it a «reprehensible and ignorant edict that smacks of Big Brother.»

«We call on government at all levels to urgently address these anomalies, remove everything that smacks of injustice, and give everybody and every part of our country a sense of belonging.»

Suddenly, adjustments to the law restricting eligibility for preferences in awarding state contracts smacks of a different policy — affirmative action for the well - connected.

Osborne's response to today's figures, that it's «good news» that the economy is still growing, smacks of desperation.

They say the actions and inactions of the Ashanti regional Chairman of the party, Mr. Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi, smacks of bias against some of the executives in the constituency.

It appears that Sharpe is NOT going to throw this case out, at least on the defense argument that it smacks of double jeopardy.

It smacks of asking: are you or have you ever been in favour of remain?

This makes me to see your donation and establishment of the TrustFund in memory of the late Captain as very discriminatory and smacks of unfair treatments particularly to we the junior ranks who are always at the forefronts of risky duties which have tendencies to claim our lives anytime.

It smacks of a cartel, trying to restrict entry into the market for new competitors.

Telling us how much a doctor makes in UK is provocative and smacks of arrogance.

Moreover, it smacks of the control - freakery he deplored in previous leaders.

The timing and the optics of making a 2017 bid, however, are awful: He would need to go from investigating de Blasio to running against him within weeks, something that smacks of unseemly conflict of interest.

I'd feel better about the plan's prospects, however, if Gov. Andrew Cuomo hadn't used its release to announce a heavily subsidized deal to bring 250 jobs here that smacks of the business - as - usual, smokestack - chasing approach that has failed us in the past.

I'd feel better about the plan's prospects, however, if Gov. Andrew Cuomo hadn't used its release to announce a heavily subsidized deal to bring 250 jobs here that smacks of -LSB-...]

Day to then turn around and publicly accuse me of «an underlying hostility» toward our law enforcement personnel smacks of political opportunism.

The headlines have been a horror show for Speaker Silver and Sen. Tony Avella told CBS 2's Tony Aiello that the payout smacks of the Albany «old boys» network.

Another change of policy which smacks of too much Tory influence, is the announcement last week that a ban on sending more than 10,000 failed asylum seekers back to Zimbabwe is to be lifted.

But AFAG believes the Minority's move smacks of hypocrisy and poor attitude to work.

In the same way, the opposition to boundary reform smacks of reaching for an excuse ahead of the next General Election, instead of doing the hard work to make an attractive offer to the voting public.

Crowds chanting political slogans or a leader's name smacks of hero worship, leadership cults and totalitarian politics.

would just love to divide and conquer the public school system, and us, as they try to destroy unions, pensions, and anything that smacks of the word «government» or «public» — leaving them in charge, God help us, as they bring in their charter school Trojan Horses, as they remove public ownership and public oversight of eduction in this city, and in this country.

The Deputy General Secretary of the NPP Nana Obiri Boahene says the comments by Johnson Asiedu Nketia smacks of mediocrity in Ghana and Africa's politics.

It smacks of an infantile «not fair!»

This smacks of how the PDP conducted its affairs and orchestrated its own downfall.

Seeking to engage the IRS in preemptory opinions smacks of politicization of the Internal Revenue Service.

This smacks of unfairness and another 10p tax rate, which will cause revolt and revulsion across the labour and trade union movement.»

Welch signals the contradiction between the classically liberal roots of the American dream narrative, and the deterministic maker / taker worldview that, ironically, smacks of the language of class warfare.

«This is the first time that such a claim has been made, and it smacks of Mrs Gandhi's playing the familiar old Pakistan card for all it is worth.»

This smacks of high level corruption.

His campaign message, in fact, lacks that razor - edge positivity from a leader ready to lead his people gallantly to the Promised Land, but smacks of an individual who just wants to realize his life - long ambition of becoming president: «I tried once, I lost narrowly.

This post smacks of desperation.

The L.M.D.C. statement about Menin's being removed from the grant advisory panel saying that the Mayor and the Governor have appointed new members to us smacks of obfuscatory backroom maneuvering and simply adds up to the L.M.D.C. trying to pass the onus for a non-transparent decision onto their political patrons.

Matt Mayer, president of Opportunity Ohio, a conservative think tank, said government assistance going to businesses connected to JobsOhio directors «smells badly and it smacks of corporate cronyism.»

And this is surprising... how??? nEvery single thing they've done smacks of political and self - willed arrogance.nThe entire plans are as hideous as their mentality.nNo new Twin Towers, and people, they say, are suffering post traumatic stress now more than ever.nDead remains deliberately left in Fresh Kills landfill.nMore remains they intend to put right at the WTC site: when the WTC shouldn't be a site for the dead in the FIRST PLACE.

According to him, the conduct of the clergy and the police smacks of «hypocrisy and double standards».

Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen said it «smacks of cronyism» while Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson described it as an «example of the old boys» network».

«This smacks of nothing but vendetta.

It smacks of a grubby, cynical ploy that prioritises bussing middle class students to the polls over people with genuinely unpayable debts.

The party said the recall of the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof Yussuf Usman smacks of a brazen display of impunity adding that until the President clears the mess associated with this recall, his government would be seen as promoting graft.

«They get very uneasy about anything that smacks of food because they fear it will open up all sorts of exceptions,» said Roy Ramthun, a former Treasury Department official who is now a consultant in health savings accounts.

While charging the parents in this tragedy is questionable as it smacks of too much interference by government into private life, it does communicate a clear message to other vegans: abstinence from all animal foods is a danger to one's health and most particularly, your baby!

Every once in a while, in my search for the latest in cloth diaper news, I come across an interview or write - up that smacks of biased journalism.

There's a lot of fluffy mommy pieces on the internets about childfree folks vs. parents and, while it's sometimes funny, it smacks of blatant sexism.

To me, that smacks of nanny - statism (when the state is determining exactly what an entire generation is eating) far more than does caloric restriction.

It just smacks of immaturity to berate people who are making unconventional choices instead of actually trying to understand them.

Cosleeping, also known as «sharing sleep» or having a «family bed,» is a parenting practice that still smacks of taboo in our Western culture.

Nevermind that critiquing the body of such a celebrated and noteworthy female singer smacks of some serious double standards.

Which to me smacks of players and their entourage eager to try and shift all blame off themselves and their precious egos.