Sentence examples for various lobbies from inspiring English sources

He seemed to have been nobbled by Japan's various lobbies.

For "Dinner" (which is closing on Sunday after a limited run), Mr. Beatty said he walked up and down Park Avenue, wandering into various lobbies.

Once a measure qualifies, of course, the role of money only increases up to election day, as the various lobbies air their attack ads, place their robo-calls and do whatever it takes to win.

Tom Collins, of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California, was part of a committee to manage San Diego Bay on which 30 groups were represented, including federal, state and city government, and various lobbies.

This has a dual benefit in that it attracts the establishment press, it appeases their more conservative states/districts and it calms the nerves of their financiers in the various lobbies and PACs -- in this case, the health care industry.

The report, written by a trio of cardinals, concluded that "various lobbies within the Holy See were consistently breaking" the sixth and seventh commandments, "thou shalt not commit adultery" and "thou shalt not steal".

Inspired by the hacking of Priuses, various lobbying groups have sprung up hoping to entice manufacturers to produce plug-ins and to push politicians to support them.

According to the climate-change-focussed Web site DeSmogBlog, among the REINS Act's most vigorous supporters are the various lobbying organizations sponsored by the Koch brothers.

The accusations about Wal-Mart bribing Indian policy makers arose after the American company filed a routine report with the US Senate that it had spent approaching $25m on various lobbying activities including "enhanced market access for investment in India".

It looked very much like a press release from Koch Industries, announcing that the big American conglomerate would stop funding various lobby groups that question the scientific consensus on global warming or oppose laws to curb emissions.

There are various lobbying days for the plethora of social groups throughout the year.