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I know that I am probably alone in this but for me constant bad language just grates and it
spoils
my enjoyment of any film.
Ice Cubes writes, directs, produces, acts, makes the sandwiches and thoroughly
spoils
everything in this movie.
I could also argue that this movie
spoils
itself and nothing anyone could say will change that.
As a result, Palestinian politics has degenerated into a naked struggle for the
spoils
of power.
On one side is Assad’s minority Alawite tribe, which over the years has attracted secular Sunnis to share in the
spoils
of a one-party, authoritarian state.
The way both governments operate is quite similar: party bosses, tycoons, and corrupt bureaucrats divide the spoils, while promoting chauvinism and “traditional values” – whether those of the Orthodox Church or Confucianism.
In other words, markets are increasingly geared toward a winner-take-all game: multiple corporations can compete, but to the victor go the
spoils.
After all, without the US, the other main foreign powers in the Syrian conflict – Turkey, Russia, and Iran – will be able to consolidate their spheres of influence and divide the
spoils
of the post-war reconstruction among themselves.
But brown rice is substantially different in taste and
spoils
easily in hot climates.
Village women typically are forced to cook multiple times during the day because the food that they prepare in the morning
spoils
in the heat.
Despite the fact that the opposition agreement boosted the popularity of the unreformed Czech Communists, the determination of the Civic Democrats and Social Democrats to continue dividing the
spoils
of power remained undiminished.
So one of the two sides was certain to be cheated out of the
spoils
of its victory, and it was clear from the beginning which side was weaker, namely the Arabs striving for independence.
This criminal insurgency is fueled not by popular support, but by the
spoils
of the cocaine trade.
So we are left with a looming endgame in which Putin can neither retain his
spoils
– Crimea and control of Russian-speaking parts of eastern Ukraine – nor back down.
Typically, ministers fight jealously over these spoils, as their ability to leave a mark in their respective fields often depends on it.
Having pledged to destroy the “old LDP,” Koizumi implemented exemplary reforms that took the
spoils
away from special-interest groups, which merely accelerated the LDP’s enfeeblement.
Luzhkov and the governors were not thrilled by this new complication in dividing the future political
spoils.
The same mechanism that pours profits into the pockets of global corporations also prevents governments from claiming a larger share of the
spoils.
By weaponizing the immigration issue, Trump has convinced his supporters that they could lose their country to people with vastly different identities and tribal loyalties, owing to what he portrays as a kind of ethno-racial
spoils
system.
The ruling elites have learned to live with each other not through shared beliefs, values, or rules, but by carving up the
spoils
of economic development.
Despite his apparent grip on most levers of power, Hu lacks the authority of a Deng Xiaoping, and thus must strike a balance among the CCP’s major factions regarding the division of
spoils
at the top.
Whatever the many differences among Nigeria, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iran, and Iraq, all have one thing in common: Oil revenues have corrupted the political system, turning it into a deadly struggle for the
spoils.
But, one by one, most of the DPP’s founding fathers all left the party, accusing Chen of corruption and autocratic behavior even within his own party – which Chen dismissed as sour grapes from people who wanted their share of the political
spoils.
According to Stewart, the 9.9% is “the staff that runs the machine that funnels resources from the 90% to the 0.1%,” happily taking its “cut of the spoils.”
The world’s wealthiest did not earn their
spoils
through their own hard work.
Israel may well be the current winner in the Arab Spring; but, if it is wise, it will leave the
spoils
of victory on the ground.
No Brexit
Spoils
for the EUMILAN – Until very recently, Europeans paid little attention to the British referendum on its European Union membership.
From Kazakhstan to Congo, blood binds together ruling elites who share the spoils, guard against usurpers, and ensure that their children succeed them in power.
If that contest, set for May 18 th , is between Menem and Kirchner, then Peronism's factions will, as in the past, quickly reunite afterwards, motivated by their lust for power and the
spoils
of victory.
But, with the right focus and much more modest resources, they could dramatically improve the quality of grain silos where more than 30% of food – typically located close to the rural poor –
spoils
to the point of being unfit for human consumption.
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