Sentences with phrase «using gimmickry»

Totally, you're right that Iyer and Sebald haven't become the travel writing titans they are just by using gimmickry — they're simply great writers.

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Waiving PAYGO now on the grounds that the AMT's growth was «unanticipated» would accept a false claim — that the growth of the AMT was not expected or intended — and would reward the budget gimmickry used in designing the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts.

It used to be easy to forgive Ed Miliabnd the blatant gimmickry of policies like an energy price freeze, because you felt they came from a genuine intellectual place.

Surround activity is intelligently used for atmosphere and environmental noise, and never for gimmickry.

Surround gimmickry is used sparingly — the rear speakers are most apparent during the tribal siege and squid attack.

Boasting none of the lyricism, grace or psychological incisiveness of his prior masterworks (Paris, Texas; Wings Of Desire), Wenders» latest is a misbegotten stew of turgid drama and look - at - me 3 - D gimmickry, with the director using his signature special effects to highlight foreground - background dynamics in the most unnecessarily self - conscious manner possible.

It seems the denial people use all sorts of blatant gimmickry and bullishness to make them sound confident, which achieves the goal of stirring up a lot of support among those who don't think very much.