Word: bandwagons
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...that hasn't stopped numerous countries?Nepal, Ladakh, Sikkim and Bhutan, among others?from claiming to harbor the verdant Himalayan valley in the shadow of a glacier-clad peak, shaped like a pyramid. The People's Republic of China is the latest to jump on the bandwagon, announcing in 1996 that it had found Shangri-la in the mountainous Deqin prefecture of northwestern Yunnan province. Not to be outdone, Sichuan, its equally scenic neighbor to the north, has since claimed the title for its Yading Nature Reserve in the Konkaling Mountains. Its assertion is based on a 1931 National Geographic...
...hope it’s not too late for me to jump back on the bandwagon...
...rematch with these two is scheduled for mid-February. I’ll be driving the bandwagon...
...one—ended several days ago when the story broke. In the days following, it has snowballed. Now Latino professors, quoted in the Boston Globe, are saying they feel Summers has given their calls for a center short shrift. One administrator speculated that there may be a bandwagon effect...
Trying to suck more from an income-uncertain consumer through appeals to their patriotic side is just plain wrong. Still, ethics have not stopped many companies from jumping on the patriotism bandwagon. Most notably and perhaps least surprisingly, airlines were among the first to equate buying their products with defending the American way. Car companies (i.e. General Motors’ “Keep America Rolling” ad campaign) and fashion companies (i.e. Polo’s montages of very attractive models with highly patriotic music in the background) followed suit immediately...