Sentences with phrase «win public sympathy»

An estranged former member of direct action anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd alleges it ordered its own boat to be scuttled to win public sympathy.

Not exact matches

But protecting its members from change is an argument unlikely to win the board any sympathy from the public.

Miliband's later battle with the Mail is also understood to have won him widespread public sympathy, with even political opponents coming to his defence.

Nana Aba has since won sympathy from a large section of the public and there have been growing calls on her to quit the station and continue her career elsewhere, with the latest call coming from her fellow journalist cum lawyer, Samson Lardy Anyenini.

The only times I feel personal life factors into the race is when a contender's bad behavior becomes public (as happened to Eddie Murphy and Russell Crowe's A Beautiful Mind bid) or they grab sympathy votes (such as Elizabeth Taylor's first win or Heath Ledger's one).

That gives her a bit of an edge, but many things factor into a tribute's survival, from forming alliances to winning sponsors and public sympathy.

It was a position that won them considerable public sympathy and, ultimately, with the help of a large and successful rally in Albany, won them both private space for all three Success schools and a clear victory over the mayor, who appeared utterly unprepared to handle the consequences of the fight he started with the sector.