Sentence examples for Image over substance from inspiring English sources

But even now the administration's priority of image over substance is embedded like a cancer in the Katrina relief process.

"I believe the board's adoption of its corporate governance guidelines was yet another example of this board's commitment to image over substance.

Critics of New Labor have complained that this approach favors image over substance and that the public has consequently lost faith in the party as one of any convictions of its own.

The state authorities are prioritising image over substance and those with the least voice to object are suffering the most as Vietnamese urban culture is swept away on a tsunami of globalization.

At a time of near ubiquitous triumph of image over substance in politics, P. T. Barnum resolved to make a living from the public's craving for the melodramatic, opening a museum that housed a medley of freaks, including a creature half woman, half fish; two-headed animals; and a number of midgets.

The music critics were often hostile, with many accusing the group of being all image over substance, but Kiss built up a massive fan base around the world.

Bearded and low-key, he's the UK political equivalent of Whispering Bob Harris, the presenter of The Old Grey Whistle Test, who couldn't hide his distaste when visually flashy, image-over-substance bands such as Roxy Music, Sparks and New York Dolls appeared on the programme.

Once again, style wins out over substance.

Johnson's 2012 campaign has been – as barely needs saying – a triumph of public image over policy substance.

And senior Republicans are expressing impatience with Mr. Lazio's emphasis on image over political substance, and are urging him to dispense with his slow wind-up.

It places very few demands on voter intellect, in fact insults it with every mailer and public pronouncement that puts image and style over substance.