Sentences with phrase «who greased its wheels»

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NEW YORK — An undercover FBI agent who snared Malcolm Smith and other politicians in a public corruption scandal posed as a wealthy investor of Indian descent named Raj who promised to grease wheels into City Hall and beyond, sources said.

There's bagman Dan Halloran, a Republican city councilman, who spoke with reverence of money greasing wheels.

Litwin did, however, agree to sign a private letter acknowledging the payments to Silver because, Runes testified, the company feared retribution from the Albany powerbroker, who allegedly greased the government wheels for Glenwood, resulting in profits.

The traditional ruler who described tax as grease that lubricates the wheel of progress, canvassed support for the current government in Nigeria especially Osun state.

Some of the funniest scenes in Lincoln involve W.N. Bilbo, a slimy political operative from Albany who was summoned to Washington by Seward to grease the wheels for the amendment.

NEW YORK (Reuters)- One week into the Fed's effort to grease the rusty wheels of the U.S. credit system, Wall Street is wondering just who needs the money because there's no line at the window.

Hansen is a multimedia artist who works at the intersection of «traditional visual art, pointillism, and offbeat techniques, using media that connect to the subject matter, such as karate chops, tricycle wheel imprints, burger grease, and worms.»

(in fact, for those who are marketing - oriented, it's a good excuse to reconnect and keep those referrals wheels greased) If Hunter had done so, he wouldn't be in this predicament now.