Sentence examples for seek popularity from inspiring English sources
But it does not seek popularity among them, rather a strong role for the armed forces and the royal family in keeping elected politicians in line.
It is not that executives at Athletic Club (or, as it is often called by outsiders, Athletic Bilbao) do not seek popularity, or success.
But things could become very much worse than that.If, as seems likely, a new regime were to seek popularity by hardening its stance towards Israel, the wider balance of power in the region might shift too.
Initially, Shandler says, the editorial team had decided that Olivia's drive was to seek popularity in school, but ultimately they agreed that such a preoccupation was implausible, under the circumstances.
But the loosening of strictures on subject matter and expression has allowed shows to seek popularity by depicting, with presumed accuracy, not just what goes on in people's lives but in their minds.
Now most of us engage in more matter-of-fact boasting: the car stickers that describe the driver's summers on Martha's Vineyard, the college window stickers, the mass embrace of luxury brands, even the currency of "likes" on Facebook and Reddit as people unabashedly seek popularity.
But his strategy of seeking popularity by improving state distribution of government food rations an approach more often associated with Congress did not bring huge voter enthusiasm.
These legal advisers were not professionals as such but men of rank who sought popularity and advancement in their public careers by giving free legal advice.
She also calls the neighbour a "friend", a possible hint of change in a party that often seeks popularity by bashing India.As Sheikh Hasina looks ever more strident, people may start tiptoeing away from her.
For most of his career he was sadly aware that his books would never attract a large audience, but there were times when he directly and openly sought popularity.
Children who sought popularity, for instance, tended to retaliate to rumor-spreading and name-calling impulsively (too big); those who strove to be seen as cool tended to act as if nothing had happened (too small); those who were "genuinely interested in fostering friendships," however, "tended to react in healthful positive ways" (just right!).
