Sentences with phrase «who grandstands»

One must question the motives of a scientist who grandstands on the eve of an important international conference that will give specialized attention to forests to cast doubt on the discussions

«Closing paragraph end:... One must question the motives of a scientist who grandstands on the eve of an important international conference that will give specialized attention to forests to cast doubt on the discussions.

As unlikable as he can be, you don't want bad things to happen to Keith, so his impulses toward retaliating against the thug who grandstands against him are dismaying.

By far the most outrageous is Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who grandstands à la wild - eyed Robert Downey Jr. as a goon from an unnamed government agency who fancies himself some kind of renegade cowboy.

Is it a Deep South Senator who grandstands or the movement leader who grasps the big picture?

Not exact matches

But who wants to bet that all this is anything more grandstanding?

You, however, run around declaring that YOUR understanding of faith is the ONLY correct one (even though the majority of the Christian faith do not even agree with you on inerrancy) and that those who challenge your offensive grandstanding are apostate and / or damning.

There are also a number of grandstanding moves he'd make to get publicity (e.g., ordaining an openly gay man to the priesthood in a very public PR blitz only to defrock the guy a few months later because Spong was so concerned about ordaining a gay candidate that he didn't bother to go through the necessary discernment process — this PR move really impacted some very qualified homosexual candidates who were all painted with the same brush.)

This wasn't started by the church leadership, like so many other things like the political grandstanding against gay marriage, this was started by a member who told two friends.

And the loud cheers cascading from Phoenix's grandstands as Hamlin's wrecked Toyota sat smoldering on the track made it obvious who fans were supporting.

Even those who might have regarded Thompson's gesture as little more than a grandstand play could not ignore it — or the issue that precipitated it.

I, like many who welcome him, feel that he is no Ronaldo, so all the grandstanding is not needed.

Winkfield rode in afew races in Warsaw in 1920 — he has no idea where those horses came from — andonce rode before a U.S. visitor named Herbert Hoover, who made a little speechin the grandstand.

IndyCar returned to the Gateway track for round 15 and this year's field certainly put on a show for the huge volume of fans who packed the grandstands.

Bettina Siegel, a blogger and attorney who also serves on the Houston school district's nutrition subcommittee, said that Miller's announcement was unnecessary political grandstanding.

«I would hate it,» said Terry Murglin, who has a view of the grandstand from her home on Fremont Street in Arlington Heights.

This prompted a sharp rebuke from ICE's Director who accused Cuomo of «grandstanding.

(A Cuomo spokesperson responded as such: «We expect more from the local officials who should be productive in helping us improve the system instead of grandstanding.»)

The detached statistical world of counter-terrorism and the angry grandstanding world of politics have little in common with the human experiences of those who've actually been affected by political violence.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer on Monday declined to offer his assessment of Bharara or respond to the criticism from some lawmakers, who complained to The Daily News that the prosecutor has a tendency to grandstand and humiliate the Legislature by painting the whole body as rife with corruption.

Instead of grandstanding on this issue, he should have the courage to speak up for the millions of Americans who have lost their health insurance or are facing massive increases in their premiums because he cast a deciding vote in favor of Obamacare.

How about a short speech and then an in conversation with a skilled host who isn't just going to just ask grandstanding questions.

Murray, a Democrat from Washington state serving her fourth term, is considered a steady hand in the Senate who shuns grandstanding and garners respect from both sides of the aisle.

De Blasio, who as public advocate frequently criticized then - mayor Michael Bloomberg, warned that voters would be skeptical of politicians grandstanding in furtherance of their mayoral ambitions.

Dierks Bentley, who's been nominated for 10 Grammy Awards over his 12 - year career, will draw a frenzy of country fans to the Hamburg Fairgrounds for an 8 p.m. show at the Gusto Grandstand.

«Lynch is a professional, behind - the - scenes prosecutor who doesn't grandstand,» said one assemblyman.

«It was to depoliticize,» said Hedges, who accused the lawmakers who testified against the increases of «grandstanding.»

Quite a number of prominent Nigerians, not least among those who would want incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari to be kicked out by all means in 2019, have been grandstanding on the issue of youth participation in politics.

In January, Mahoney announced during her State of the County address that the state would embark on a complete revamp of the New York State Fair, rebranding the image as a year - round destination for equestrian sports and ice hockey at the expense of auto - racing fans who enjoyed the old grandstand.

There'll be lots of MPs who agree with Bercow, and there was applause from the opposition benches following his announcement, but this grandstanding feels inappropriate to me.

Joseph L. Bruno, the Senate Republican leader, who was appearing with Mr. Pataki at an unrelated news conference, said Mr. Cuomo «ought to be ashamed of himself,» adding: «Everyone knows he tends to be overaggressive, but when you talk about leadership, leadership also means being contained, being restrained, doing something really meaningful and not just grandstanding.»

UPPER WEST SIDE — City Comptroller John Liu has rejected a five year contract for two controversial homeless shelters installed last summer on West 95th Street, to the relief of critics who have railed against them since their «emergency» opening and the consternation of city officials who blasted it as political grandstanding.

«It was to de-politicize,» said Hedges, who accused lawmakers who testified against the increases of «grandstanding».

On Monday, Mr. Bharara, who has been criticized for grandstanding, restricted his comments to Senator Skelos and his son.

Dominic Cummings refuses to appear before MPs who he claims are «grandstanding» not «truth - seeking».

«A grandstand play, put on by people who don't like Trump or the GOP, regardless, that has nothing to do with climate change, alternative fuels or any other science.

An attorney for Valley Meat called the lawsuit an inaccurate portrayal of the company's environmental history and an act of political grandstanding by King, a Democrat who has announced plans to run for governor of New Mexico in 2014.

Despite its marking off and unpredictability, these are very often chosen by many fashionistas who do not want to blend into the crow but to be in the centre of attention and grandstand.

These, along with a grandstanding Senator (Garry Shandling), who thinks the Iron Man suit should be property of the government, his personal assistant Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), who becomes the next CEO of Stark's company while still going through their old love / hate relationship, and Lt. Col. Rhodes (Don Cheadle), who tries to stay Stark's friend while following his obligation to obtaining a model of the armor, are the main threads of the film.

Complicating things even more are the (not always clear) conflicts within the revolution, with the grandstanding General Mongo only in it for personal gain and the idealistic Xantos playing the Gandhi of the Mexican Revolution, a pacifist who preaches non-violence while everyone is trying to kill him.

Cromwell, a terrific character actor, plays the one - note bigoted judge, while Dan Stevens grandstands as the prosecutor who has his own sets of biases.

The one silver lining for the teenage Asawa was encountering Disney artists, also interned, who conducted art classes in the grandstands and taught her to draw.

City education sources have posited that the pre-K fight was a way for Moskowitz, who retains enormous influence in the charter sector, to effectively grandstand by forcing the city's hand in amending the contract.

On his left were the front - straight grandstands, packed with the most knowledgeable and appreciative fans in all of motorsports, who just seconds before had been loudly cheering as cars passed each lap.

The atmosphere, the tens of thousands of people in the grandstands, the anthems being played, being around everyone who you will be competing against for the next 24 hours... it always makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck.

I will say that I have very little interest in grandstanding — and very little use for those who do it — especially when it involves simply spewing a lot of rhetoric bashing an organization that does a lot to help animals.

Wilson says victims» families are divided — but he blames Rackauckas, who he says is grandstanding about the death penalty.

- Lawyers are taught to encourage potential jurors to grandstand about their beliefs so they can figure out who are «bad apples» that they will deselect from the jury.

The purpose of the Rule is precisely to prevent the «grandstanding» alluded by the Ontario practitioners who were interviewed.

By contrast, the Commons Committees had loads of substitutions, MPs who weren't entirely sure what the issues were, and a fair share of grandstanding.