Παραδείγματα από το σώμα κειμένου για A Dog and Pony Show
1. Otherwise, you‘re this entertainment robot in a dog–and–pony show and you don‘t have anything to offer of yourself." That‘s not the itch she‘s looking to scratch.
2. "The US is no longer willing to trade high–tech military briefings ... for a dog and pony show," says one US official.
3. Except for the dozen or so hecklers in the back of the room, there was no protest visible inside or outside the Canon building –– unless you count the man in the devil costume with the sign "I‘ve got Petraeus by the soul." A "dog and pony show" promised by moveon failed to materialize.
4. "There will be plenty of time for politicians to play visiting fireman, but right now any congressional trip can‘t help but end up being a dog–and–pony show," he said, attacking a congressional tradition nearly as sacred as pork itself.
5. "When the University of Pennsylvania or Georgetown goes to your city and has a dog–and–pony show, that does rustle up interest among the sophisticated students." The message, he said, is "we‘re great, but we‘re also really hard to get into," which feeds anxiety.