Sentence examples for partisan play from inspiring English sources

This is a clear partisan play.

It is hard to view this bill as anything but a partisan play to embarrass the president.

"We knew it could be construed as a partisan play, and that's not what we wanted," he said of the decision on timing.

In a debate so focused on scandal and partisan play, the moderators themselves seemed to have no interest in delving into the issues.

New York Times theater critic Clive Barnes called it an "angry play and a partisan play" that sided with Oppenheimer but portrayed the scientist as a "tragic fool and genius".

Nonetheless, the Pentagon is pursuing efforts to unite the Iraqi opposition so that it might play the same kind of adjunct role of intelligence collection, target identification and combat that anti-Taliban partisans played in the Afghan campaign.

During the Cold War era, research on the Underground State was curtailed by Polish communist officials, who instead emphasized the role that communist partisans played in the anti-Nazi resistance.

Boettcher thinks partisan loyalties play a powerful role in shaping how people think about casualties.

"There was never even the slightest suggestion that partisan politics play any role whatsoever in who we investigated or how we made cases," said Scott Resnik, who worked in the public corruption unit under Mr. Christie.

After the fiercely contested one-day international series, as England's relieved, victorious players stood on the outfield and Jos Buttler did his post-match media duties, a small huddle of Bangladesh fans – so partisan during play – had stayed behind to chant: "England, thank you," on loop.

If you are elected, what part could lobbyists or partisan politics play?