Word: ploy
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...that battle and Lynch's cameo in it turned into a breathless movie script, that was less a conscious public relations ploy, Pentagon officials say, than "a comedy of errors." According to several officials, a "single-source intelligence report, nonconfirmed," surfaced detailing the 507th's battle just about the time Lynch was rescued. "It said that our people who ran were killed, and those who put up resistance were captured, and that there was a female who fought to her last breath," a senior Pentagon official said. "It was like a five-line report that wasn't grounded in anything...
Appell fielded the long snap and stepped out of the back of the end zone, ceding the safety rather than risking having his punt blocked. The ploy worked to perfection as the Crimson went three-and-out with Schires still running the offense on its next drive...
...Settlements were a terrible mistake, a serious miscalculation. They are not the reason there is no peace today,” he said. “At Camp David, they were not among the top five issues discussed. The political leadership has cynically used the settlements as a propaganda ploy to cover up the real reason why there is no peace...
...close to stepping down. Instead, he's been tightening his grip. Many take this to mean he is planning to stay. But since ZANU-PF is embroiled in a succession struggle after the death in September of Vice President Simon Muzenda, others believe Mugabe's crackdown is a negotiating ploy meant to strengthen his hand for transition talks with the MDC. The aging President may yet be looking for a way out. [an error occurred while processing this directive]Last week the MDC took its case to overturn the 2002 presidential election result to the high court in Harare...
Murphy’s ploy inside the red zone showed beyond any doubt his lack of faith in Schires’ ability unless he scored...