Sentence examples for ploys against from inspiring English sources

One respondent told researcher: "We bolster our systems to prevent cyber-attacks, yet we find that social engineering ploys against users will sometimes get past these systems.

That afternoon the journalists get wind of a big story: "The Island's most hush-hush establishment, High Haven, base for Britain's cloak-and-dagger ploys against Red China, has been summarily shut down".

Rebels also insisted that the inclusion of Al Nusra Front was a ploy for Russia to continue its bombing campaign against Assad's enemies.

The Post's View: A peaceful ploy against Venezuela failed.

She added, "It's absolutely shameful to see a professor and teacher pull this kind of ploy against students".

And inside G.M. some executives questioned whether Mr. Ergen's bid was serious or just a negotiating ploy against Mr. Murdoch.

IBM, for example, pays an army of programmers to work on Linux, both for the greater good and as a competitive ploy against Microsoft.

Two months ago, Cragg Hines of The Houston Chronicle wrote that "Gore has repeatedly tried the weekly debate ploy against Bradley, who has refused to take the bait".

One is tempted to wonder, amid lurid cocktails and exhibitionist patrons, if the whole thing might not be Angelenos' revenge ploy against the city that gave them Paris Hilton.

The deal would be the longest contract in N.H.L. history -- "I'll be only 44 at that time," Kovalchuk said Tuesday with a straight face -- but was considered a ploy against the N.H.L.'s salary cap, which limits how much teams can spend on players each season.

It remains to be seen whether Hodgson repeats the ploy against weaker opposition.