Sentences with phrase «whiff of desperation»

Anyone else note a strong whiff of desperation in this whole Amazon / Hachette business?
There's a wee whiff of desperation here — whatever it takes to maintain revenue & earnings growth, it seems... Let's price it up:
That Rangel went to Sharpton for help electing his favored successor whiffed of desperation: the two have rarely been friendly over the years and a Sharpton protege, the Rev. Mike Walrond, unsuccessfully challenged Rangel in 2014.
It gives off a whiff of desperation.
Instead, the whole business of selling ideas has acquired a whiff of desperation.
The whiff of desperation in Thursday's moves helped explain why stocks gave up initial gains after Mr. Draghi's remarks.
The Genius's return traumatized the staff — Trestman offered Policy his resignation; Policy told him to «have faith in the organization» — and had about it a whiff of desperation.
If they catch a whiff of desperation, it can nix the deal.
Nothing puts people off more than the whiff of desperation.
And the climactic scene when pop princess Christina Aguilera shows up to save the day has more than a whiff of desperation.
Hurley (giving off more than a whiff of desperation) and a bleary and bloated Perry never click or muster any laughs to speak of, but with this script, its difficult to blame them.
Am I the only one catching a whiff of desperation here?
One whiff of desperation and hiring influencers may toss away your resume and any chance you had of getting the job you wanted.
But when an employer gets a whiff of that desperation during an interview, a candidate loses any chance of being hired.
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