Sentence examples for be a double coup from inspiring English sources
Hiring Mr Duncan would be a double coup for ITV.
For Saddam Hussein this was a double coup, because the transplanted Kurds were Sunni while the Arabs among whom they would live were Shiite, a religious group disfavored by Mr. Hussein's regime.
The production brings off a double coup: it is revolutionary alike in content and form.
This was followed on 23 March with a double coup attempt (two simultaneous coups organized by two different factions within the military) which only resulted in an attempted assassination attempt against de Souza who was slightly injured in the attack.
In British cycling slang it was a "double shuffle" - an acceleration, a look back to check the opposition, then the coup de grace.
"There was a coup – a coup in the heart of Europe," Kammenos told reporters.
But if Microsoft can pull off the double motion, it will be a financial coup for the firm.
There could be a coup, a counterrevolution".
WHEN is a coup not a coup?
Mardell: When is a coup not a coup?
