Sentences with phrase «such ploys»

The long - term prospects of such ploys are not positive, particularly with Japan's endemic demography problem becoming more obvious with each passing year.

While nothing stops states from designing easier tests and lowering cut scores from one year to the next — practices that many experts say New York State has engaged in — NAEP exams, given nationally, are protected from such ploys.

The golfer claimed he was not accusing Johnson of anything like quitting when the going got tough but he did suggest that such ploys had reached «epidemic» proportions.

In today's world, they haven't yet latched on to the fact that such ploys can only have a very limited effect.

And has such a ploy really worked for Mourinho in the past?

He urged the commission to guard against such a ploy which was raised by concerned parties in the election in order not to jeopardise the credibility of the entire exercise.

Since such a ploy could serve only to reveal her whereabouts to the villains, it's surprising that heroic newspaperman Earl (Charles Quigley) comes to Polly's rescue instead of chastising her with a «Geez, what a dummy!»

It's a shame that an app used daily by so many is part of such a ploy.

This raises the interesting question of whether anyone has been arrested for such a ploy, and what was the disposition?

So it could not be a marketing ploy, cuz such a ploy requires advertising to make it known and making it known would anger the player base.

As a seller's rep, such a ploy should not be necessary when one is fully secure in their marketing ability and negotiating skills.

Not exact matches

Demonstrating how much SXSW has become a mainstream entertainment industry event, HBO will also have some heavy duty merchandising ploys, such as a tasting for its new line of Game of Thrones - themed wines.

Even less helpful are academic ploys such as the one that all religious texts simply legitimate certain prior social or political commitments and there is no God in the loop at all.

As I reflect on the wisdom dispensed in these nugget - size units, I wonder whether such signs fairly represent the teaching that goes on in their churches, or whether they are evangelistic ploys based on the principle that you begin by giving people something helpfully nonthreatening and then, once you've caught their interest, hit them with the gospel.

They, HL, didn't give a good god damn about the coverage until it became a political ploy, such hypocrisy from the Baptists is standard behaviour.

Could it be a ploy by the club to let us think we are in for such a player, knowing deep down it is near impossible — yet they can turn around and tell us at least they tried?

This may or may not be a wise admission to make and the tactic, as a negotiating ploy, may well be a misjudgement, but he too has never waxed lyrical about such an outcome.

Basil A. Smikle Jr., the executive director of the state Democratic Party, who issued the statement on behalf of the governor's campaign, said such a move was necessary to «dispense with the Republican ploys and focus on the real issues.»

«It's such an obvious ploy,» said Tarah Caiside, 25, an American citizen living in Bermuda who arrived in New York to take part in the protest five days ago.

Robert, a legal practitioner and environmental activist, through his counsel in the suit, Mr Ebun - Olu Adegboruwa, is asking the court to stop the Federal Government and EFCC from applying for any new remand warrant against him from any court in Nigeria, since a pattern had been established that such remand warrant was only a ploy to keep him in custody indefinitely.

He said those perpetuating such attacks were not confident of their chances at the polls and, therefore, had resorted to constant attacks on the EC as a ploy to prepare the grounds and create an impression for disputed election results.

The campaign video is such a transparent ploy, the temptation is to ignore it.

ORA while insisting that the idea of the federal government to establish cattle colonies or grazing reserves for the herdsmen was a direct ploy to take Nigerians» lands and give to the Fulanis, implored all herdsmen to move their cattle to the allocated lands reserved for such purpose by both Kano and Niger state governments saying that the allocated lands were enough to accommodate herdsmen and their cattle.

The heels are such a good ploy too with the wider trousers.

According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), complaints about impostor ploys such as the romance scam more than doubled between 2013 and 2014.

Ploys such as «browse potential matches for free!»

Nothing is revealed, except for Lelio's attachment to such cheap ploys to build «suspense.»

It seems like a cheap ploy, and it is, but they make it pay off enough that it's not such a glaring issue.

Sadly, even though it's clearly yet another ploy for more money, August is filled with some sincere efforts such as Ryan Murphy's much - anticipated adaptation of Eat Pray Love, even if it will be overshadowed by the indie / geek-fest that is Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World.

We can live with such transparent ploys as the one here that Dr. Martin Harris (Liam Neeson) will remember almost everything in his life except for the events that would solve all his problems.

WHY DO YOU HATE AUTHORS, AMAZON?!! It's such a transparent ploy that it boggles my mind that a lot of seemingly intelligent people seem to fall for it.

But though some vanity publishers do occasionally offer non-fee contracts, such promises are far more likely to be marketing ploys intended to make writers feel better about handing over large sums of cash.

Due to these common marketing ploys the average puppy buyer sometimes mistakes such light - coloured Golden Retrievers for being a separate breed.

When that happens, a breeder should represent it as such, not as a marketing ploy to up - charge someone.

It addresses a range of issues, such as how statistics often is misused, how scientific progress is made in general, that the «scientific method» is not always as straightforward as one might like to think, the influence of stake - holders, the importance of knowing the context of the research, relationships between science and policy, and ploys designed to bypass logic.

Yet this tag doesn't just apply to those who assert the whole concept is a fraud — such as President Trump, who has suggested it might be a ploy by the Chinese to hamstring the U.S. economy — but even to scholars like Danish author Bjorn Lomborg, who believes in climate change but thinks its impact is being deliberately exaggerated to scare the public into backing extreme and ineffective measures.

While I can't speak to the motivation behind every company offering such a service, my experience leads me to one general conclusion: they are marketing ploys designed to convert you to a paying customer of their resume - writing service.