Sentence examples for changed the goalposts from inspiring English sources

Modise and his friends, including the head of acquisitions in the defence force, Chippy Shaik, changed the goalposts of the procurement process radically to suit BAE.

We know they are bust, everyone knows they are bust but we have no legal framework to make them bust because the govt have changed the goalposts with their intervention.

On Friday, senator John Williams told Guardian Australia he had received "very negative feedback from constituents" that the backdated life-time cap had "changed the goalposts half way through the game".

Post-election, you seem to have changed the goalposts.I would hope that a newspaper as respected as yours would show more consistency in its opinions and analysis, rather than blowing in the wind in its editorial viewpoint.SANJIV MEHTA Montreal* SIR – You greeted Mr Modi's landslide victory with the hope that it will lead to a resurgence in India's economy.

But at the same time, the swift, global move to mobile devices and away from PCs has changed the goalposts.

"They've changed the goalposts somewhat, we've spoken to the boy, he wants to come to us, he's gone to Egypt on holiday and he's very upset about going because he wants to get the deal done.

With slightly less than warm wishes, but have a good bank holiday nevertheless Dear Henry I note with interest that each time I have shown your accusations to be ill-informed, you try to change the goalposts!

Do I have faith in their ability to deliver?" The answer to that question could change significantly if the campaign changes the goalposts halfway through, and makes it much harder to be a diligent crowdfunding backer.

"You and your colleagues in the Conservative Party are perfectly free to change the goalposts but we have this legislation, the people of Britain have a guarantee when a referendum will take place and that is what I suggest we should all go out and promote".

Israel continues to change the goalposts, adding conditions that are not in any current agenda, such as recognising Israel as a Jewish state.

He kind of changed where the goalposts were as far as the records went".