Sentence examples for curious strategy from inspiring English sources

When questioned again about such a curious strategy, they conceded it was to prevent defection.

This willingness to make himself preposterous has been part of his curious strategy, as if smiling self-abnegation indicated innocence.

Time Warner, for instance, has chosen the curious strategy of creating a new brand—"Pathfinder"—to group together such familiar names as Time, People and Fortune.

But, if so, it seems a curious strategy because the more obvious attempts at comedy – and at naturalistic dialogue – are frequently so sharp and entertaining.

It is a curious strategy given that without an aggressive effort to end the financial hemorrhage now, some 4,300 hospital employees would be out of work and the hospital closed by early 2003.

"It is a very curious strategy for the chairman to change the rules in a way that will dramatically damage localism and then, nearly three months later, propose a process to examine how those rules might affect localism," Mr. Dorgan said in a statement.

Some teams have curious strategies.

Feeding on the scales of other species ('lepidophagy') ranks among the most curious foraging strategies in fishes, known from a few families only [ 11, 12].

I was curious about a strategy of accretion, layering.

Still, the spinoff marks a curious change in strategy for Mr. Lampert, who in 2009 moved to exert more control over Sears Canada, gradually ratcheting up the stake in the unit.

WALL STREET JOURNAL Sears Plans to Spin Off Part of Canadian Unit  |  The spinoff signals a curious change in strategy for the hedge fund billionaire Edward S. Lampert, who in 2009 moved to ratchet up the company's stake in Sears Canada.