| 单词 | gimmickry |
| 例句 | The beauty and power of opera is its passion, not its gimmickry. Anna Nicole Smith returns from the dead 2011-02-18T16:19:00Z Let the other rock duos rely on gimmickry and frills. Lollapalooza Day 2: Rain, retro and Eminem 2011-08-07T06:50:00Z Such gimmickry is too complex for a broadcast that already has sets more complicated than any in Oscar history, the producers said. 2010-02-12T23:50:00Z On her second solo album, “Pins and Needles,” she sings about love’s enticements and complications, avoiding current arena-country gimmickry for a sinewy, naturalistic 1990s sound that harks back to another of her collaborators, Sheryl Crow. 66 Pop and Jazz Albums, Shows and Festivals Coming This Fall 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z But in light of the gimmickry and heavy-handed symbolism prevailing here, a moratorium on using these and other end products of entropy in art would be worth considering. Art Review: ?Swept Away,? at Museum of Arts and Design 2012-04-05T21:43:03Z But mere moments into its last-minute unveiling, just six days after Mendes finished editing, 1917 revealed itself to be far from simple gimmickry. The 50 best films of 2019 in the US: No 4 – 1917 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z Not every moment is quite so inspired as that one, an intricate, freeze-frame slapstick ballet that fuses the pop playfulness of the old comics with the latest digital gimmickry. Old and New Cast Join in ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z But are the changes worthwhile initiatives or unworkable gimmickry? Cannes festival adapts to #MeToo era – but gender issues remain 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z That book so brilliantly sequenced Ursula’s different lives that gimmickry just wasn’t an issue. Review: Kate Atkinson’s ‘A God in Ruins’ Offers Lives Skipping Among Eras 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Apples and kilts and changing costume color schemes are used as gimmickry; the Baroque music, by Bach and Wassenaer, is used exploitatively — and on Wednesday was considerably overamplified. Dance Review: BalletX’s ‘Last Glass,’ at the Joyce, Has Music by Beirut 2013-08-08T22:45:44Z Why the food, the art, the wine, the gimmickry? Heads Up : In Cape Town, Fashion With a Side of Fries 2014-01-22T21:45:17Z The Simpsons short cleverly blends the bright-colored flatness of the television show with the gimmickry of 3-D. Review: ‘Ice Age: Continental Drift,’ With Ray Romano 2012-07-12T13:54:00Z The film succeeds, he added, because it is “directed in a patient, easygoing style, without any of the displays of allusive cleverness or formal gimmickry that so often masquerade as important filmmaking these days.” What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Take Two’ and ‘The Great Food Truck Race’ 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z There was gimmickry — almost unbelievably, the show doubled down on the tedious suspense building and presented the big reveal via a tortured Rick flashback. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 7 Premiere: Negan’s Victim Is Revealed 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z The device only underscores the musical’s inherent gimmickry, and it distances characters who are hard to embrace to begin with. Theater Review: Sondheim?s ?Merrily We Roll Along? in Encores! Staging 2012-02-09T23:44:16Z Voters will appreciate how the dreamscape drama eschewed 3D gimmickry and still managed to pull off the most complex intersection of sci-fi and fantasy. Cheat sheet of leading Oscar contenders 2010-11-24T06:47:00Z There is also the gimmickry of a 3-D printer that can make a white plastic gun; the gun is unimpressive, but Skinner never meets a weapon he doesn’t want to tote. Books of The Times: Charlie Huston’s ‘Skinner,’ a Thriller With a Troubled Hero 2013-07-14T21:41:57Z And really, all Mr. Arsham’s statuary and other visual images, despite the ideas that may arise from them and their connection to Mr. Bokaer’s stillness, feel most of the time like mere gimmickry. Dance Review: Jonah Bokaer at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2012-08-02T21:53:05Z Mr. Bennett resisted his attempts at gimmickry; Miller, who believed that the producer and not the singer was in charge of a recording, applied his authority. Tony Bennett, Champion of the Great American Songbook, Is Dead at 96 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z The Martins regime has been widely accused of gimmickry. Critic’s Notebook: Peter Martins and City Ballet Over 30 Seasons 2013-06-11T21:24:09Z The whole show is an impressive tour — or detour — into states of looking and perception, with only a few slips into gimmickry. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z In essence she strips away all of the things that Nicki Minaj went out of her way to accommodate: flash, gimmickry and the like. Nicki Minaj Is the Influential Leader of Hip-Hop 2012-04-01T02:43:03Z The official balls that followed on Friday evening offered more of the cutie-pie precociousness and gee-whiz gimmickry that does so well on television — a format that Trump thinks he understands. The incoherent music of Trumpism 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z But riches have a way, as we witness daily in the Internet age, of attracting an overdose of hard-sell gimmickry. Monteverdi's 'L'Orfeo,' the first modern opera, has lessons for digital age 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z This would have been impressive — if only the dance consisted of much more than showy gimmickry. Review: Thomas Adès Calls for Complexity at City Center 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z But mainly, the beauty and power of Mr. Taylor’s straightforward countertenor are sufficient to create complex characters without the gimmickry. Music Review: Theater of Early Music, Daniel Taylor, Deborah York - Review 2011-11-16T23:05:40Z But neither the engineering nor the automotive gimmickry was half as impressive as the overall aura of wealth and might that the collection conveyed. Ralph Lauren Is Still Behind the Wheel 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z The evening’s gimmickry does not stop at the goofy dance sequences and the stage full of Lincoln lookalikes, who occasionally raise the tone with somber readings from his writings. | 'Abraham Lincoln?s Big, Gay Dance Party': Chris Smith Directs a Play More or Less About Lincoln 2010-08-12T03:30:00Z There was something beguiling about these songs’ mixture of reverence and of-the-moment gimmickry. A YouTube Journey Through Rap Tributes to Soccer Stars 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z At that point, it was a technology long thought of as the last refuge of theme park gimmickry. 3D is not the answer to cinema's problems. How about better films? 2012-05-24T10:58:44Z As an exercise, it is not dissimilar to the Danish Dogme 95 movement, under which film-makers had to submit to certain rules: hand-held cameras, no special effects or genre gimmickry. 'I had this image of my husband making love to a tree': directors on filming shorts for Netflix's Homemade 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z The album, her first in five years, is low on gimmickry. A Diva for Every Demographic: Mariah Carey, Cher Lloyd and Robyn 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z Happily, now that he’s moved to the 11th Arrondissement he’s eschewed such gimmickry in favor of the raw and the sous vide. The Europe Issue: Six Prix-Fixe Restaurants in Paris 2010-04-16T19:17:00Z Whoever made the call, Mad Rad producer P Smoov or somebody else, it was a wise move, a way of rescuing the group from insular gimmickry by making it bigger than itself. Capitol Hill Block Party day three notables: Flexions, Mad Rad, Blue Scholars, Truckasuaras 2010-07-26T22:01:00Z Most of his dances look like a brew of gimmickry and stunts, and the idea of humanity that emerges from his work inclines toward the freakish. Dance Review: Australian Ballet at the Koch Theater 2012-06-13T22:18:36Z To examine the potential of actors in 3-D without the gimmickry of contemporary action sequences, Mr. Luhrmann turned to Alfred Hitchcock’s 3-D version of “Dial M for Murder,” from 1954. Baz Luhrmann Puts ?The Great Gatsby? Into 3-D 2012-01-16T22:51:46Z Mr. Nash knows how to work this device to his favor, moving beyond gimmickry while preserving flashes of folksiness and wit. Swinging the Vote: Jazz Inspired by the Presidential Race 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z Then, according to Mr. Ruddy, Mr. Schwarzenegger again got the itch to play a role that trades not so much on action or comic gimmickry as on character. Schwarzenegger?s Next Film May Have a Familiar Plot 2011-05-18T22:30:11Z Such visual gimmickry is better used earlier in the film, when a character on a ship is killed by a torpedo from a nearby submarine. "The King's Man": Come for the goofy revisionist history, but stay for scenery-chewing Rasputin 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Finally, there was the gimmickry of this particular stunt. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 6, Episode 7: Glenn’s Fate Is Revealed 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z When a musician’s fifth album is self-titled, it can be a sign of empty gimmickry or a lack of ideas. What’s Beyoncé’s Definitive Album? 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z Amid this gimmickry, the performers were pretty much left to fend for themselves. Singers vs. director in La Scala 'Walkuere' 2010-12-12T11:01:00Z But there's more than technical gimmickry at play in the picture. 'End of Watch': Actors right on target in fresh, powerful cop drama 2012-09-19T21:24:04Z The tendency to personalize a name through gimmickry is likewise in full swing. Gene Weingarten: The name shame of Axl, Anakin, Arya ... 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z The performance has a smooth virtuosity that plays down the gimmickry and illuminates how Macbeth’s mind is a tangled nest of both noble and evil impulses. Theater Review: Alan Cumming in ‘Macbeth’ at Lincoln Center Festival 2012-07-08T20:59:33Z The workshop of the inventor Spalanzani is lacking in gee-whiz gimmickry, and for the Venice scene we get neither Grand Canal nor gondolas. Munich's hit 'Hoffmann,' far-out 'Fidelio' 2011-11-28T14:46:10Z Sure, there’s plenty of gimmickry in pop music, but it’s admirable when someone leans in to it as convincingly as Post Malone does. The Playlist: Taylor Swift and the Jesus and Mary Chain Offer Different Shades of Teases 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Some readers may see the device as gimmickry, following in the questionable footsteps of “Dutch.” An Inventor’s Life That Was Incandescent Any Way You Look at It 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z I just wish that we could put the failures of the medium behind us so that its history of gimmickry doesn’t have to be a meta-gimmick of its own. The Misunderstanding of 3-D 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z It was a man vs. woman match made for maximum public-relations gimmickry but also a deadly serious referendum on equality on and off the court. Review: Advantage, Bobby, but Game, Set, Match, Billie Jean 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Whether “Enemy” transcends its own gimmickry is an open question and may in the end be beside the point. Movie Review: ‘Enemy’ Stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Twice 2014-03-13T23:11:40Z The combination of new and antiquated could descend into gimmickry, but Mr. Kurland’s approach feels like a deadpan update of the classic memento mori, in which perishable items serve as reminders of human transience. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z In Las Vegas, the industry is not giving up on the gimmickry that is its hallmark. Gimmicky date a boost for lovelorn Las Vegas 2012-12-13T06:57:14Z It’s just the latest attempt from the worlds of television and film to embrace surfing with some form of gimmickry. Why can't pop culture get surfing right? 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z A fascinating idea that’s frustratingly underdeveloped, “Violet” is a sometimes uncomfortable watch, its ambition stifled by gimmickry and its ominous tone an unfulfilled promise. ‘Violet’ Review: In Two Minds 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Even if the new adventurousness in specials is rooted in gimmickry, I still welcome it. Stand-Ups Get Experimental in Five Adventurous New Specials 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z The one has always required the other — from the Baroque spectacle of 17th-century operas, with their deus-ex-machina gimmickry, to the stagecraft required to mount any contemporary production of Wagner’s “Ring” cycle. David Lang’s ‘whisper opera’ Mines Truths From the Web 2013-08-02T18:57:04Z But as he starred in forgettable movies like the talking-horse comedy “Hot to Trot,” his act hardened into gimmickry. Bobcat Goldthwait Has Moved On. Why Can’t We Catch Up? 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z But the shift that leads to its by-now-predictable gasp-worthy ending comes off as mere gimmickry: a trick of the hands, not the heart. ‘Breathe’ Review: A Pandemic Musical That Strains to Surprise 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z To him it implied formal gimmickry – a substitution of devices for narrative skill or literary depth. Twelve of the best new novelists 2011-02-25T13:05:56Z He and fellow late-night hosts filled episodes largely with gimmickry, like this “tangle” between Mr. Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Conan O’Brien. Jon Stewart's Notable Moments on 'The Daily Show' 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z If “The Artist” revels in gimmickry and occasionally oversells its charm, it also understands the deep and durable fascination of the art it embraces. | 'The Artist': ?The Artist,? by Michel Hazanavicius - Review 2011-11-24T13:00:00Z But such brazen gimmickry could only bewitch readers for a short time before they wised up, and the expiration date on the “let’s trick our readers” strategy thankfully arrived a few months ago. RIP “clickbait”: The REAL reason to stop talking about this word 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z It is that gimmickry, in highly interpreted visions of drama often called Eurotrash, that bother many “Ring” enthusiasts, who can be a tradition-minded bunch. Arts & Leisure Preview: The Valhalla Machine 2010-09-17T16:10:00Z Hindenburg Research, a boutique investment firm, issued a report on Jan. 24 claiming the company had inflated its stock through financial gimmickry. After Nearly Collapsing, Indian Billionaire’s Stock Is Back on the Rise 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z As I type this, I’m realizing that this list of abuses might, on paper, sound like an exercise in pure gimmickry — i.e., Review | So Percussion brings the noise to the Fortas Chamber series 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z If it takes gimmickry to frustrate the schemes of destructive extremists empowered by a legal quirk and, thereby, avoid financial catastrophe, so be it. Don’t try to appease economic terrorists 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z But their objections seem aimed more at the basic gimmickry of the idea, not its legality or fiscal effectiveness. Column: The U.S. economy is again being held hostage to our ridiculous federal debt ceiling 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z And Hanks, who’s made unvarnished, down-to-earth honesty something of a career specialty, feels uniquely ill served by such gimmickry. Tom Hanks strikes out in 'Elvis.' It's the rare misstep that illuminates a great career 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z In the second lecture here, called “Histories I,” Ferrante ruminates on Gertrude Stein, a writer/soul mate whose resistance to the literary status quo also opened her to charges of gimmickry. Review | Elena Ferrante has a new book! Be sure to get a notebook before reading it. 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z “The National League, rich and comfortable and therefore disdainful of gimmickry, has refused to adopt the rule,” the New York Times observed. The DH once threatened pitchers’ pride — and their manhood. Now it’s universal. 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Some critics detected in his work a hint of gimmickry. George Crumb, quintessential composer of the avant-garde, dies at 92 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z The reliance on gimmickry isn’t surprising: In an overcrowded and hypercompetitive marketplace like television right now, memorable concepts and viral trailers, which all three shows enjoyed, are invaluable for networks. Perspective | Reality dating shows are getting stranger by the day. But there may be a method to the madness. 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z Republicans dismissed the Democrats’ offer as budget gimmickry because they achieved the price reduction largely by shortening the time frame of proposed benefits, not by reducing specific demands. Coronavirus relief talks collapse on Capitol Hill as Trump readies executive actions 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z Yet, Fitzgerald and Vos ask us to believe once more in the gimmickry that characterized Walker’s tenure. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z But Brees was dismal in the Saints’ 26-20 home loss to the Vikings in January — the Saints functioned best when Hill played quarterback, even if his use then was gimmickry. Analysis | The Saints have had it easy at QB. This offseason, things could get very complicated. 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z When will we stop obsessing about our gimmickry of communication and just communicate as best we can? The Art of War in “Theater of Operations” 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z But as “Cold Case Hammarskjöld” keeps building and dismantling its own arguments, unraveling yet more conspiracies tucked inside conspiracies, Brügger’s gimmickry recedes and the puzzle begins to come together almost in spite of itself. Review: Mads Brügger's bold, unruly documentary 'Cold Case Hammarskjöld' investigates the death of a diplomat 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z Efforts to accompany spending hikes with real, biting spending cuts faded over time as lawmakers ran out of relatively easy options and gravitated to gimmickry. Analysis: Budget deal is epitaph for bid to control spending 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z And it’s this reductive visual gimmickry, this use of fantastical iconography as dramatic shorthand, that I suspect Tolkien would have most fervently rejected. Review: 'Tolkien' fails to open a window into the mind behind 'The Lord of the Rings' 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z Does the notion of a calzone crossed with a French dip sandwich sound like sheer gimmickry? Ronan makes stellar pizzas and a whole lot more 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z For starters, the comptroller confirms what those who’ve been paying attention already knew - the 2018-19 state budget now in place was a masterpiece of flimflam and gimmickry that was balanced only on paper. Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in Illinois 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z Still, there’s a fine line between artistic ambition and pretentious excess, and “The Breeding” crosses over to the latter frequently, with its long musical montages and unmotivated cinematic gimmickry. Review: Artsy erotic thriller ‘The Breeding' overdoes pretense 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z The great skill of Gareth Southgate has been to manage the details around this team, to implement the “elite sport” habits of British Olympic and cycling success through sports science, psychology, useful gimmickry. Mind the gap: Southgate’s challenge now is bridging promise and triumph | Barney Ronay 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z That’s why the upcoming budget process will, almost certainly, be another exercise in sleight-of-hand gimmickry designed to calm the public’s nerves until after the November election. Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in Illinois 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z That may at least partially explain why the $41.3 billion 2017-19 budget the governor and lawmakers approved in late October, while making some positive changes to state finances, nonetheless relies on gimmickry and tax increases. Editorials from around New England 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z In other words, their response is a combination of budget gimmickry and magical thinking. Opinion | It’s not too late for the Senate to avoid fiscal disaster 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z He keeps things as simple as possible, presumably trusting that the traumatic events on screen are vivid and powerful enough without the need for any extra gimmickry. Cerebral and tense, “Dunkirk” is a remarkable film 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z Designed by New York-based marketing agency Campfire, it doesn’t bother with virtual reality or other technological gimmickry. I went to San Diego Comic-Con and ended up in Westworld 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z Surprise appearances, exotic locations, brazen gimmickry: in 2017, it seems as though music festivals are often more concerned with hype and aesthetic than the actual music. The best US music festivals of 2017: from Brooklyn to Seattle 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z This show is the perfect antidote to brash reality tv gimmickry and the 24-hour news cycle of doom. Letter of Recommendation: ‘Terrace House’ 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Regarding the Feb. 9 editorial “A return to pension gimmickry ”: Opinion | To solve its pension crisis, Maryland should change how its funds are invested 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z It would be unfair to dismiss all of those initiatives as gimmickry, an artificial imposition of a soccer culture. Surging on the Riviera, With Mario Balotelli in Tow 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z We need for them to offer something besides partisan opposition and budget gimmickry. Fund education to sustain state’s prosperity 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z The lack of gimmickry continues to the gearshift lever, which is in a familiar place in the middle of the center console and easy to use. 2017 Infiniti Q60 is re-engineered for power and style 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z Better to revisit such related films as “Boys Don’t Cry” or TV’s “The Matthew Shepard Story” for a more persuasive look at a topic that demands clarity more than gimmickry. Modern fable 'Love Is All You Need?' overreaches in attempt to inverse hate 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z At its best, however, the 11th annual Rome Film Festival dispensed with the flash and gimmickry, and toned down the Americanophilia, to shine a light on Italy’s own glorious cinematic heritage. American cinema, and politics, take center stage at Rome Film Festival 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z Writer-director Benjamin Cox packs his feature debut, “Better Off Single,” with so much visual and narrative gimmickry that he nearly forgets to tell an actual story. Aaron Tveit makes a series of questionable choices in 'Better Off Single' 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z As Arsenal began to win English football was genuinely awed by the sheer future-shock of pasta, yoga, the gimmickry with dentistry and team bus thermostats and “periods of silence” at half-time. Arsène Wenger should have won more but English football owes him a lot | Barney Ronay 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z His idea of using the money for technology scholarships, while indeed admirable, seems like a bit of gimmickry. Montana Editorial Roundup 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z In the meantime, the law remains in force, as does the scandal of employing legislative gimmickry to disenfranchise Americans. Texas’s voter ID chicanery 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z But while Jolly can be accused of election-year gimmickry, he voluntarily refused to solicit contributions for his Senate run. An isolated crusade to clean up Congress 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z As is his custom, the new work combines elements of masters like Andy Warhol and Francis Bacon without ever stooping to gimmickry. George Condo goes from Kanye West's dark fantasy to painting his own demons 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Although he is a man playing a woman, there is no gimmickry or irony in Anderson’s portrayal. Louie Anderson channels his mother for 'Baskets' role 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z "We're not going to rely on gimmickry or stunts to make us look different." How will Full Frontal with Samantha Bee take over late night? 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z I didn’t run for this office to be party to the corner-cutting and budget gimmickry that got us into this mess. Text of Gov. Wolf’s prepared remarks on 2016-17 budget 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z For years now, Congress has had the nasty habit of using some none-too-subtle budget gimmickry to paint a picture that was rosier than reality. Editorials from around New England 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z In the past, the additional cash has come from the various general fund sources that have been criticized as gimmickry. With a Friday deadline looming, Congress punts on transportation 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z This year, the so-called offsetting spending cuts in the budget deal are heavy on gimmickry and light on pain. Analysis: Cut, cut, cower _ Lawmakers back down to uproar 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z There are chief executives who come in promising to build a business for the long-term but then condone questionable accounting gimmickry to satisfy short-term market demands. You’re not as virtuous as you think 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z But if advanced nations resort to obvious gimmickry to meet their promise, it would weaken the glue holding together a still fragile world coalition. Getting to $100 Billion in Climate Change Aid 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z Pittsburgh certainly didn’t help itself with a first-half performance that included two missed field goals by place kicker Josh Scobee and an ill-fated decision early on to attempt some offensive gimmickry. Brady, Patriots make an opening statement with win over Steelers 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Ritchie, as is his wont, beefs things up with random acts of gimmickry; the camera crouches down to catch a freaky angle, or zooms in and out on the vehicles during a chase. Cold-War Bromance 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z Indeed, the rapid descent of modern conservatism into a netherworld of conspiracy theories and hocus-pocus gimmickry is nearly complete. Wing-nut conspiracy theorists have done it again: The truth about the Planned Parenthood hoax revealed 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z The challenge is to stimulate real economic growth, with real products and services for real people, not just finger-pointing and financial flim-flam and gimmickry. Does Donald Trump Have A Point? 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z Republicans passed a zero-tax increase budget with a smaller boost for education, but Wolf vetoed it, saying it didn’t meet his goals and used gimmickry to balance. Wolf, Republicans to resume face-to-face meetings in Capitol 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z Race day tickets are affordable, social media platforms are nurtured, spectators are able to get close to the cars in the garages, the youth audience is actively targeted and gimmickry kept to a minimum. WEC boss steers away from F1 comparisons 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Yes, he and his colleagues engaged budget gimmickry. The Doc Fix Is Small Change Compared To What Will Be Needed To Fix Obamacare 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z The apparent consensus on a spending figure also veils some GOP budget gimmickry. A boost for America’s defense 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Indeed, it ought to be the case in academia that high quality programs stand on their own without relying on the gimmickry that characterizes college rankings. Recent Missouri Editorials 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z As for the Ducks themselves, my sense is that there’s still a bit of national belief that there’s some gimmickry to them. Oregon can change a lot of perceptions Monday night 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z In some respects, Congress pioneered the politics of planned disasters in the 1980s, when lawmakers dreamed up the gimmickry of Gramm-Rudman. Can Republicans Actually Govern Without A Crisis? 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z Congress last year refilled the Highway Trust Fund, which pays for a range of transportation projects across the country, with a familiar strategy: short-term budget gimmickry. With oil prices low, now’s the perfect time for Congress to raise the gas tax 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z Mr. O’Malley, whose two terms in office spanned the recession, made some real cuts along with increasing taxes; he also engaged in budgetary gimmickry. A budget dilemma may force Larry Hogan to hold off on promised tax cuts 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z Hogan criticized O’Malley and state lawmakers for having relied on “unwise budget gimmickry” to balance budgets in previous years. Hogan orders budget adviser to provide options to address ‘serious fiscal situation’ 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z But is there anything to this “subconscious menu” besides marketing gimmickry? Eyetracking Technology Aims to Take Your Unconscious Pizza Order 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z The Galaxy Note Edge is a great phone because the Galaxy Note 4 is a great phone, and the head-turning gimmickry of the curved screen does very little to compromise that fact. Samsung Galaxy Note Edge review 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z There is much less economic pressure on VR companies to rush to market, to be immediately profitable or rely on gimmickry for attention. How Awesome Is Oculus Rift? 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z As adults, we’ve moved beyond gimmickry and, in some cases, beyond delivery altogether. Pizza in Washington: An upper-crust tour of every D.C. style Yes, this novel’s bedrock is flecked with gimmickry, but having Leopold Bloom wander around Dublin while hewing to The Odyssey is a gimmick. Book Review: 'Dear Committee Members' Is Worthy of a Recommendation Letter There followed a frenzy of sneaker hype and gimmickry. Andrew Wiggins, Adidas, and the Decline of the NBA Sneaker Deal 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z Democrats charged that the bill relies too heavily on transfers, one-time revenues and gimmickry to balance the budget. House takes up GOP’s patchwork $29.1B budget 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z Because the housing bubble and associated financial gimmickry produced the Great Recession, a recovery in the former should be the final signal to those still waiting to turn bullish. 5 Reasons A Summer Bull Market Is Coming 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Round after round of gimmickry has shored up the transportation budget with general funds. Sens. Corker and Murphy pave the way for shoring up U.S. transportation funding Often this involved destruction or macabre gimmickry: the Move smashing TV sets, Arthur Brown and his flaming helmet, Screamin' Lord Sutch making a entrance from inside a coffin. Alice Cooper: 'Rock music was looking for a villain' 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z But lawmakers haven’t raised the gas tax since 1993, preferring instead budgetary gimmickry and short-term patches to fill holes in the fund. Detour from common sense That’s about it for major new hardware features: There’s no fingerprint scanner or heart-rate monitor or anything else which treads the fine line between useful addition and silly gimmickry. LG's G3 Smartphone Has Eye-Popping Resolution, Laser-Focusing Camera 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z Yes, it’s gimmickry — but gimmickry that buys another year of relative peace in the county-school funding wars. A stopgap deal in Montgomery The authors of the bill employed considerable gimmickry to amass the cuts, however, and fully half of them don't appear for 10 years. Obama signs bill temporarily fixing Medicare fees 2014-04-02T05:08:33Z The authors of the bill employed considerable gimmickry to amass the cuts, however, and fully half of them don’t appear for 10 years. Congress Passes Bill to Stop Cut to Medicare Docs 2014-03-31T23:29:54Z The book’s backers do not deny its gimmickry — Mr. Chernofsky used the Yiddish word “shtick” — but see it as a powerful one. Holocaust Told in One Word, 6 Million Times 2014-01-26T01:46:06Z We’re doing a lot of gimmickry again, which is the same kind that got New York City close to bankruptcy back in ’75, like borrowing money in order to meet current expenditures. The 30-Minute Interview: Richard Ravitch 2013-12-31T22:56:13Z Here is a look at some of the best and worst of political fundraising gimmickry. The Best of Bizarro Political Fundraising 2013-09-28T11:20:25Z Sometimes the funds are right and sometimes they get caught up in gimmickry. DealBook: A Label for Activist Investors That No Longer Fits 2013-07-09T22:14:00Z It was around then, of course, that the authorities insisted on introducing that monstrous carbuncle on the grand old game, the epitome of gimmickry flim-flam, a third stump. Is this a golden age for cricket writing? 2013-03-12T14:48:49Z "The reality is we need to end the budget gimmickry," he said. Unpaid bills, pensions loom large in new Illinois budget 2013-03-06T04:16:24Z The decision by House Democrats to oppose a measure they called gimmickry forced many Republicans to vote to do something most said they would never do: lift the debt ceiling. House Votes to Extend Debt Limit to May, Averting Fight 2013-01-23T18:40:38Z But while some dismiss techniques to develop a "clear-headed space" in which to trade as touchy-feely gimmickry, many are keen to embrace any tactic to outwit other market participants, whether human or machine. FX traders seek coaching in battle for dominance 2012-09-30T08:09:23Z And it's not going to be about shiny gimmickry as it often is in the west. New Africa: Ghanaian tech innovator who led counterfeit drugs crackdown 2012-08-25T23:01:03Z Even so, there seems more to IBM's prototype than marketing gimmickry. IBM aims at retailers with augmented reality shopping app 2012-08-02T14:32:08Z In several of these they accused the Democrats of resorting to gimmickry in order to secure the constitutionally necessary balanced budget. California’s Republicans: Fading into irrelevance 2012-06-28T15:03:26Z Bruce Bartlett warns us to beware of budget gimmickry. You?re the Boss Blog: A Weekly Roundup of Small-Business News 2012-04-09T11:00:43Z Budgetary gimmickry is at the heart of Europe’s continuing debt problem. Economix Blog: Bruce Bartlett: Beware of Budget Gimmickry 2012-04-03T10:00:55Z Democrats also dismissed Republican charges that war savings was budget gimmickry. Republicans See Broken Promises and Gimmicks in Obama Budget 2012-02-13T16:07:34Z But Republicans are sure to criticize the president’s proposals as heavy on gimmickry and double-counting, and reject his proposed tax increases. Obama Budget?s Dueling Priorities: Stimulus and Deficit 2012-02-13T04:42:11Z But it would reduce the incentives for financial gimmickry and save taxpayers billions every year. Wonkbook: What the State of the Union won?t do 2012-01-24T13:35:24Z The rap on the Ducks' offense, he said, is that it's "gimmickry." Ducks snubbed by NFL, but they remain among elite 2011-08-21T02:15:04Z A 2005 study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development sought to catalog cases of fiscal gimmickry in Europe over a 10-year period. Economix Blog: Bruce Bartlett: Beware of Budget Gimmickry 2012-04-03T10:00:55Z Buchanan also said some lawmakers tell him they believe too much budget gimmickry is involved. Ways and Means Republican says Boehner?s debt-limit bill has good chance of passage Friday 2011-07-29T11:49:27Z In addition to balancing the books, Brown said his plan will increase education funding, take aim at “gimmickry” that boosted debt to $34.7 billion over the past decade, and limit borrowing to reduce debt costs. California’s $6.6 Billion Revenue Gain to Delay Brown Taxes 2011-05-16T21:25:17Z Brown said budget “gimmickry” -- such as deferring required payments to schools by a year -- created a total debt of $34.7 billion over the past decade. Brown Says California Expects $6.6 Billion Revenue Gain 2011-05-16T19:28:04Z Small cuts, like reducing the number of cellphones and state cars, could easily have been lampooned as gimmickry but instead have resonated well on both sides of the aisle. Jerry Brown?s Last Stand 2011-05-05T12:00:25Z A great deal of gimmickry is already embedded in American budgetary practices. Economix Blog: Bruce Bartlett: Beware of Budget Gimmickry 2012-04-03T10:00:55Z He argued that Democrats’ efforts to ensure that substantial reductions be on the mandatory side of the budget -- areas, such as entitlements and some defense programs, not subject to annual appropriations -- amount to budget gimmickry. Republicans Seek Stopgap Bill to Cut $12 Billion, Halt Shutdown 2011-04-05T04:51:01Z Republicans suspect those cuts may amount to budget gimmickry that will not lead to actual savings. Focus turns to details in budget battle 2011-03-31T22:43:12Z But the latest marketing gimmickry barely acknowledges shrinking products at all—and instead calls attention to the idea that smaller packages and less food is better for the environment and healthier for consumers. Shrinking Packaging: Less Food, Same Price! 2011-03-29T17:21:24Z The union maintains that Christie’s plea was mere gimmickry, because the layoffs would have happened even if its local chapters acceded to the demand for a freeze. How Chris Christie Did His Homework 2011-02-24T17:57:37Z Mr. Brown rejected the suggestion that he, too, was engaging in fiscal gimmickry with his borrowing plan to hold on to the buildings. Brown Cancels Predecessor?s Deal to Sell State Buildings 2011-02-10T02:37:33Z As such, Mr. Taylor, who has spent more than three decades examining California’s books, is considered one of the more reliable, least political voices in a state in which budgetary gimmickry is a time-honored tradition. For California?s Budget Examiner, an Ease With Diplomacy and Dollar Signs 2011-01-17T02:23:56Z We all know that the bill that was passed by the Democratic Majority was full of budget gimmickry. Four Ways the GOP House Has Gotten Off to a Rocky Start 2011-01-07T08:25:00Z The civil fraud case contends that Ernst & Young stood by while Lehman used accounting gimmickry to mask its shaky finances. Ernst & Young accused of hiding Lehman troubles 2010-12-21T21:24:03Z It contends that one of the largest U.S. auditing firms stood by for years while Lehman used accounting gimmickry to create a false impression about its financial health. Ernst & Young sued by NY for fraud over Lehman 2010-12-21T18:12:40Z “During the Reagan years, which I expected to find exciting, I found myself bored to death with supply-side economics, enterprise zones, ‘privatizing’ welfare programs and similar principle-dodging gimmickry.” Joseph Sobran, Writer Whom Buckley Mentored, Dies at 64 2010-10-02T03:25:00Z Writers and editors know that click-driven Internet economics tend to reward lowbrow gimmickry. Online Journalism Entrepreneurs 2010-05-13T11:10:00Z "You can't resort to gimmickry and hope to retain an audience." The future of children's book publishing 2010-03-21T04:00:00Z Budget watchdogs had a mixed reaction, although most said the governor’s proposal lacked the gimmickry that characterized many previous budgets. 2010-01-19T19:41:00Z “Do you mean, Mr. Sorensen,” Thorn asked with controlled precision, “that your million-dollar process is merely some kind of gimmickry with our own batteries?” With No Strings Attached |
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