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The absence of any of these four factors should be a red flag that the so-called report could really be a pump and dump marketing ploy.

"I figured there must be a better way, " she said, quickly adding that the bucket ploy worked for that couple.

"This is nothing but a crafty ploy, " a ministry spokesman said in the North's first reaction to Mr. Kerry's visit.

The army insists that this is all a ploy on your part.

But, if the goal was to outsource the blame, then the president's fading away into the background was the perfect political ploy.

The packaging is all part of a marketing ploy to make the goods look more substantial. . .

It would be over-cynical to see this as a Democratic ploy to lure the Republicans into alienating a vital group of voters all over again.

He reportedly blurted out in a private meeting that the nuclear decision was an electoral ploy (he denies this).

U. S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called it a "transparent ploy" by Iran to avoid United Nations Security Council sanctions.

Libyan government spokesman Mussa Ibrahim, however, denied that the rebels had agreed to a ceasefire, insisting that it was a ploy.

It is all a ploy to distract attention from his real aim.

It's a ploy we have used before with Duff at left-back and Robben in front of him.

It was also a marketing ploy for the Olympic Games in London this summer.

It was a novel ploy, but unfortunately, it didn't take the Germans long to figure out that Trotsky was all words and no action.

She was so round and roly-ploy that I used to wonder how she ever moved fast enough to catch a bird.

Worse yet, Dennis's critics thought that his strict mechanical trading formula was just a marketing ploy.

The club have remained largely silent throughout the process - has that been a deliberate ploy?

If he's gone too far, and the public simply view his stint in rehab as a publicity ploy, it could end up backfiring on him.

But some saw in this a ploy to put pressure on all parties to reach some sort of agreement.

While it's not necessarily a bad idea as a ploy to make money, it's just a biiiiit offensive.

In an interview with the Tribune, a spokeswoman for the National Pork Producers Council called the name change a "desperate" publicity ploy.

The Cairo staff claim that this is a ploy to take the website in a more conservative direction.

This giant duck-shaped poultry store was built in 1931 as a ploy by an enterprising farmer, Martin Maurer, to sell more ducks and duck eggs.

Some suspect that Mr Obama's earlier nuke-boosting was a ploy to win Republican support (which never materialised) for a climate bill.

If they decide they have nothing to lose, this ploy could now turn out to be a weakness.

In some cases, the websites simply use the ploy to steal credit card data or to deliver counterfeit drugs, Marcus said.

Russia's friendship with China is not just a ploy by their elites.

They appear to be well-organised, even claiming that letting the rebels into the city was a ploy.

The marketing ploy is the latest in a string of viral ad campaigns by the company.

others still that she sees Mr Sarkozy's interventionist zeal as a cynical ploy to boost his domestic poll ratings.

Berlusconi must come up with a comeback ploy pretty soon if he wants to avoid going under.

Mr Miliband has resorted to a classic, procrastinating political ploy, namely to set up a review of party policy.

Or is the cowboy palaver just a political ploy to keep his core supporters happy?

Instead, the attempt to appease government concerns was perceived as a ploy.

For now, outsourcing has already become a crucial ploy for an enterprise to winning in a market competition.

This may seem a cynical ploy to expand their business, but some compulsion is needed to get around the selection problem.

The vanity sizing ploy has long been used by women's fashion chains.

However, some Republicans denounced the proposal as a political ploy to embarrass the president.

This encourages time-wasting lawsuits as a ploy to stave off penalties from broken contracts or other infringements.

It was also a clever marketing ploy to develop what could be Giant's biggest market for years to come.

However, Japan has never bought European fighters, and some say interest in the Eurofighter is nothing more than a ploy.

But this sales ploy turned out to be a money-loser for both firms in the end.

The most common ploy was to acquire a data set for a coordination complex, say of copper(II).

Ability to push buttons: His big mouth is in part a marketing ploy and is one reason he's compelling.

Some believe these sales are simply the result of the art world's latest marketing ploy.

Sometimes, changing the subject may be a ploy used by your opponent to throw you off course.

of the book a ploy to clear away unpleasant gossip and stir up interest before Hillary becomes a canDidate for the presidency?

Their stated pessimism about the cost of climate policy is essentially a political ploy rather than a reasoned economic judgment.

Apart from being a clever marketing ploy, it was identical (down to the the barley's DNA, interestingly) to terrestrial beer.

The expected appointment of a commissioner for climate change is one such ploy.

"This is a cynical ploy on the part of the Republican leadership in an election year, " Cantwell said in a statement.

When given craft as a ploy by Service-to-Self aliens, they again were played for fools as they could never get them to work.

Don't fall for the old "this deal is only good today" ploy. In most cases, you can get the same offer tomorrow.

They also held out the possibility that Pyongyang's recent actions at Yongbyon are a negotiating ploy.

After the ploy was widely criticized, company executives credited the fallout to an "overenthusiastic intern" and apologized.

A number of prominent drinks makers have replaced the HFCS in products with sugar and even used it as a marketing ploy.

Perhaps my ploy was a bit too obvious. . .

During intercourse, female short-nosed fruit bats lick the genitals of their partner, a possible ploy to increase copulation time.

Democrats were united in calling the plan a political ploy that offers a false promise of legitimacy for the undocumented workers.

This ploy permitted comparison between species in which weights have different meanings.

The ploy has helped them land contracts with a string of foreign teams to train there ahead of the 2012 Games.

It's an aggressive tactic and smart ploy that will go a long way to help make SCVNGR more visible than its more seasoned competitors.

The proposed security and authentication protocol made use to the combination of public key and secret key to provide such ploy.

Such economic populism may merely be a ploy to win over an electorate that has long been averse to the market.

Second, in human resources management, no matter in hiring employees, or in employee training plans and adopt a marketing ploy.

Others accused him of a ploy to derail tougher European proposals.

But his ploy sparked a large police manhunt with officers and sniffer dogs combing the streets for his attacker.

Years later, as a marketing ploy, Dr Metcalfe thought it wise to pinpoint the birth of Ethernet.

Can you tell me the name of the knight who tried the same ploy with Vhagar during the Dance of the Dragons?

This could be a political ploy plotted by Hun Sen because Hun Sen does worry about the strength of Sam Rainsy Party (SRP).

I think it was a cynical ploy to exploit the scientific process to create fear in the minds of consumers.

China's alternative ploy is to promote the yuan's use in international trade and finance.

Again, the most effective is to move to the middle: disarm the ploy by addressing it.

A typical ploy is to feign illness, procure medicine, then sell it on the black market.

Their complaints are not treated as a ploy any more.

The information is relayed to the hackers behind the ploy, who use the data to steal money.

They are often accompanied by the energies of fear, which is a deliberate ploy to attract your attention.

Know that it is a ploy-lie orchestrated to provoke a negative reaction from you to feed the beast!

Soft-drink douches are still used as a post-coital contraceptive ploy in some poor countries, she says.

He has so little respect for the average American voter that he thinks this reckless and cynical ploy will work.

The ploy was a bait and switch, an act of emotional blackmail.

Zico has tried shifting him to the left to compensate for the loss of Zhirkov but that ploy has not yet worked.

If there's anything more annoying than gloating, it's the lame little ploy we call envy preemption.

Well, is something actually wrong, Or is this just some ploy to get us both here? I meant what I said on the phone. I need your help.

It is also a ploy to end the obsession with property ownership which has gripped China in recent years as house prices have skyrocketed.

Wigan, with only one central striker against Vidic and Evans, could not effect this ploy.

The Green Link spider has a similar ploy, waiting in the blossoms of flowers to ambush its prey.

Harsh security laws are scrapped. Bold reform, or just an electoral ploy?

Longevity clusters are 'mostly a marketing ploy. '

It is not being used as a negotiating ploy to get the deals done.

His ploy is to pretend to be ill.

It is also a campaign fund-raising ploy, because Wall Street will reward the opponents of reform.

Besides, I can see that my Wal-Mart ploy has hit a nerve.

This time, however, the ploy backfired.

Truman used the same ploy to pass the much-needed Marshall Plan.

This is deeply distressing, given how hard they have worked throughout their academic lives, but perhaps a valuable strategic ploy.

Some see this as a negotiating ploy.

It is too early to judge whether the ploy worked.

The more honest activistsbasically concede that a listing is a P. R. ploy to "raise awareness, " or achieve other ends, or something.

Social media users in China caught on to the look-alike ploy and opted to stay with what is considered the cool, original site.

Some Chinese bristle at the sales ploy.

Some argue that Mr Abbas's peace talk is a tactical ploy.

The Iraqi regime has used diplomacy as a ploy to gain time and advantage.

The reformers' ploy poses some risks.

Yet many experts say this ploy doesn't work for very long and sends the wrong message.

In truth it is a shrewd, if shameless, ploy by a power couple who know that the value of their brand is tanking.

he Iraqi regime has used diplomacy as a ploy to gain time and advantage.

Or social media ploy to get China to bail out Europe?

If so, it is a ploy to be welcomed.

Brazil's accomplished trade diplomats surely know that its WTO ploy will get nowhere.

The ploy worked, and Faustman reported her results in Science in 2003.

This is a ploy to gain publicity for his new book.

It's a ploy that even my eight-year-old wouldn't fall for.

This is a marketing ploy by Tokyo toy maker Takara Co.

It is a ploy to get credit card numbers and $40 or $50.

In one sense, this is a dangerous ploy.

Though a prevalent ploy in nature, the fake-eye look isn't foolproof .

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even claiming that letting the rebels into the city was a ploy

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But this is not a ploy to gain some sympathy

Are you sure it's not some ploy, your using my daughter