Sentence examples for every lobbying from inspiring English sources
In 1995, supporters of gambling in Virginia hired 48 lobbyists, from nearly every lobbying firm in the state capital, in a bid to legalise riverboat casinos.
Mr Rauch casts a tolerant eye even on these "viruses", as Mrs Huffington calls them: every lobbyist can present himself as a public servant, and every lobbying group as a collective organised (openly and above board) for the greater public good.
But the retailer says it "may not agree with every lobbying action taken by such associations".
Every lobby group has pitched in for its own special interest.
"I have fought for working people against every lobby that exists in Washington for 23 years now," Mr. Gore added.
Mr. Gore defended his record against the special interest charge when he said, "I have fought for working people against every lobby that exists in Washington".
The craze resembles a beggar-thy-neighbour trade war (with mutually destructive tariffs) or the federal tax code with its loopholes for every lobby and thus higher rates for all.
There are on-mountain lodging, condos, bed-and-breakfasts and seemingly a game of checkers or dominos going on in every lobby or common area you might stroll through.
"If George Orwell were alive today, he would be irritated, and then shocked, by the cynical way in which every lobby with an ax to grind and money to burn has hitched its wagon to the alluring phrase 'sustainable development,' " said Jagdish N. Bhagwati, a professor of economics at Columbia, in an essay called "Rio's Unsustainable Nonsense".
Because of the European Union's mounting tariffs, the tax bill is considered essential legislation and has become a magnet for almost every business lobbying group.
In the meantime, the flurry of activity is proving to be lucrative on K Street, as every major lobbying firm has been enlisted and campaign coffers are filling with millions of dollars from the telephone, cable, software and high-tech industries trying to shape the legislation.
