Sentences with phrase «stacking the deck by»

As creationists often do when trying to attack evolution, they stack the deck by raising a bunch of questions evolution makes no attempt to answer.

Coppy stacked the deck by signing guys in 2015 - 2016 IFA under what was promised, so that the Braves had more money to make a big splash in 2016 - 2017.

Allen stacks the deck by both casting Gil's fiancé Inez (Rachel McAdams) as his materialistic - harpy opposite, and by giving her a transparent perfect match in pseudo-intellectual blowhard Paul (Michael Sheen).

Relentlessly reductive, Haneke stacks the deck by stripping the genre of its redemptive qualities and transgressive power and then chastizes the audience for its presence at such an untoward spectacle.

By refusing to allow the public to speak out on this important issue and then stacking the deck by only featuring paid pro-Common Core ambassadors turns the Education Committee's «informational hearing» into nothing short of a bad joke and makes it clear that the Democrats have joined Governor Malloy and Commissioner Pryor on their path of self - destruction.

Folks like Rep. Diaz complain that districts don't pick the corporate charter chain option enough, so HB 5105 stacks the deck by forcing districts to select this option and eliminating the district managed option entirely.

Not exact matches

It would be much easier if he didn't have to play this game with himself... I mean... he knows the outcome before the game even understand he does nt even tell us the damn rules... what kind of a god plays by rules that only he knows and doesn't even tell us... probably because he already knows the outcome... its like playing cards with a stacked deck and he; s the dealer laughing at us all because he has all the aces... I hate gods who do that.

Whether by intention or misreading, Nord says, these decisions are used to equate secular interest with the nonreligious, thereby stacking the deck against religion in publicly funded schools.

Many of the Sanders delegates are angered by the news that DNC staffers may have stacked the deck against their candidate in favor of Clinton.

For more than a century our politics has been dominated by three parties, thanks in no small part to a first - past - the - post system that stacks the deck against new challengers.

The ad was announced in an email that doubles as a fundraising pitch signed by Pataki, who says: «Now is the time for us to take the initiative and present a proactive agenda that addresses, head on, Americans» perception that the deck is stacked in favor of the rich and powerful.»

During an interview with me on «Capital Tonight» last night, Johnson slammed the event hosted by his Democratic conference colleague, saying Perkins had stacked the deck with charter school opponents.

Many of the Sanders delegates are angered by the news that DNC staffers may have stacked the deck against their candidate in favor of Hillary Clinton.

In a statement issued by Warren she said that many political pundits believed «the deck was stacked against her,» and Warren, who is running for a second term, says that individual members of city committee «stood up for what was right and stood with me even when party bosses tried to push a different outcome.»

This way you can easily stack the deck in your favor by halting or reversing the decline in cognitive function that leads to such memory lapses as forgetting common words or the inability to recall the names of familiar faces.

On some machines such as the pec deck, for example, it is better to spot by lifting the weight stack itself (watch your hands!).

The film stacked the deck for success by modeling itself on a number of recent hits as it borrowed from J. J. Abrams» Star Trek, in that it was a reset of the franchise, and from The Avengers (and Fast & Furious), in that it is a team - up movie that brings together cast members from previous films.

How about stacking the deck in your favor by having your adorable students film a promo for back - to - school night to encourage attendance?

«We wish for all the ordinary expected things that so many other children simply take for granted... When we dream for our children — all of our children — I just think it might be worthwhile for us to remember that the deck is by no means evenly stacked and that dreams are relative.

Assembly Republicans proposed stacking the deck to benefit the voucher program by creating an oversight board with a pro-privatization majority.

What better way to start summer than by going to a stacked - deck, three - day music festival on the beach?»

Ultimately, if the founder is making his / her business available for investment to the public - they «hold the deck» so to speak - and as such it is easy to «stack the deck» if they want to - but by making an ethical initial offering fundraising / equity distribution model - in combination with transparent bookkeeping (and routine insight day to day operations) I feel like the founder can make a compelling case and use that to hopefully smash the initial offering.

Yeah, value investing improves long - term returns, but adding catalysts as a focus will improve your returns in the short - term on average, by stacking the deck in your favour.

Why stack the deck even further against yourself by taking on a financially weak company?

They stack the deck in their favor by excluding conditions typical in certain breeds.

It's a culture that's fueled by a desire to feel accomplished, by winning out against a stacked deck.

I always felt the command deck offered the best solution by providing the ability to stack your deck and have a recharging element.

Finding a good balance is obviously key — you don't want to stack your deck with weapons that rot in your inventory, but by the same token you also don't want too few and run the risk of not drawing gear you need.

The new oil paintings by Dike Blair, all made this year, shows psychological tension can be created through the depiction of a stack of plastic ashtrays, a paired coffee cup and candle, or a deck of playing cards.

His tedious process begins by assembling skate decks he has carefully chosen into stacks, gluing them together and cutting the structure into a cube.

To begin by mentioning this fact might seem to be stacking the deck if a concern with the medium's various historical demises did not figure so markedly in the British artist's work — but it does, to the extent that he titled his second solo show at Andrea Rosen Gallery «Dead Painter.»

Veron notes that acifidication may cause its worst effects by 2030 - 2050, meaning that by 2050, the deck will be stacked entirely against corals and we'll see them disappear from the planet, and along with them, a wealth of species.

Injured plaintiffs have the «deck stacked against them» as their claim is always defended by large multi - million / billion dollar insurance companies or corporations.

Is the Deck Stacked Against the Consumer in Civil Litigation Today An interview with Jerome L. Ringler on the Business and Technology Report featuring «America's Best Lawyers» as presented on the Forbes Business Channel produced by Sky Radio Network (2005)

His own views are well known, but he didn't stack the deck and was delighted to be challenged by his students.

But you can stack the job - hunting deck in your favor by reworking your resume to emphasize your strengths.

By making connections during networking events, during your course of business at work, and spontaneously, you stack the deck in your favour during your next job search.

Even unlitigated cases are settled «in the shadow of the law» — meaning that fathers often are advised by their lawyers to settle for whatever they can get, as they know the deck would be stacked against them in court.

Vacant homes are notorious for being difficult to sell, and staging helps stack the deck in your favour by helping prospective buyers imagine the lifestyle they can have in your home.