Sentence examples for example of cronyism from inspiring English sources

It's an egregious example of cronyism.

The state also forced the company to cancel a $2.5 million public relations contract that had been widely criticized by Democrats as an example of cronyism.

"It's an example of cronyism, special interest, lobbyists," he said, adding that the companies needed "more regulation, more oversight, more transparency, more of everything, and frankly, a dramatic reduction in what they do".

In an appearance that was by turns triumphant and testy, Mr. Christie, New Jersey's Republican nominee for governor, also brushed aside suggestions that the monitoring contract he gave John Ashcroft, the former attorney general, which was worth as much as $52 million, was an example of cronyism.

It's an example of cronyism, special interest, lobbyists, a quasi-governmental organization where the executives were making hundreds of--some billion dollars a year while things were going downhill, going to hell in a hand-basket.

The New York Times condemned the appointments of Tom C. Clark and Sherman Minton in particular as examples of cronyism and favoritism for unqualified candidates.

But Republicans pointed to the nomination as a stark example of political cronyism.

Critics charge that the bailout is another example of the cronyism here and a lack of transparency.

The move drew sharp criticism from Australians, who saw the move as an example of the kind of cronyism that has tainted the Olympics since some I.O.C. members were accused of receiving gifts by cities bidding to hold the Games.

Some, like Alaska's "Bridge to Nowhere" several years ago, become notorious as examples of waste and cronyism.

It accuses O'Reilly of "cronyism".