(1) It might sound like chump change, but the PTC alone amounts to $1 billion a year, and industry advocates insist that wind would hit the doldrums without these subsidies.
(2) Ferguson's selection of the "chosen one" now looks less like John the Baptist heralding Christ and more like what I would do if invited to select my ex's next partner; the mendacious dispatch of a castrated chump to grimly jiggle with futile pumps upon Man United's bone-dry, trophy-bare mound.
(3) US District Judge Frederic Block described the fine as "chump change".
(4) Oh hold on, that's suddenly gone off air to be replaced by a piece of cardboard presumably held up by some fashionably-coiffed work experience chump, reading "USA v Algeria coming up".
(5) Sports Illustrated's Peter King, whose transformation into Roger Goodell's Minister of Propaganda is nearly complete, poked his head out on Twitter to dismiss those suggesting that this was any sort of financial victory for the league, tweeting out "I love everyone calling $765m chump change".
(6) Hadley Freeman: it’s time the left faced up to antisemitism Read more Both Johnson and Donald Trump have long been mocked in their own countries as chumps, and both are now closer to leadership than anyone could have ever predicted.
(7) (Deadspin, in maybe the only amusing thing to come out of this news story, responded with a visual aid to show exactly why many experts believe this indeed was "chump change", comparatively speaking.)
(8) In February this year a civil case brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission was settled on the basis of a $1.05m payout from the two, which the judge in charge termed "chump change".
(9) Lord Mandelson, the business secretary, told News International's chief executive, Rebekah Brooks, on the phone on Tuesday night: "You will be regarded as a bunch of chumps, we will not lose sleep over this."
(10) BBC's demise is 'tempting prospect', jokes John Whittingdale Read more Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) This chump sums politicians up.
(11) On the periphery of all the wanton lust and questionable puns stands Evie (Antonia Thomas), who’s pretty, sweet and has a camera; the holy trinity for chumps like Dylan.
(12) Read more Amazon is paying £160m for three series of the show, which is being made by a production company set up by the three former Top Gear presenters and long-time producer Andy Wilman called W Chump & Sons.
(13) Each week in Man Up ( Wednesday, 10pm, FOX ) Olivia Lee hopes to explore the nuances of masculinity in the accelerated pace of a shifting culture by nagging one of these chumps.
(14) Last week the Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker called the culture secretary, John Whittingdale, a “chump” for making a joke that abolishing the BBC was a “tempting prospect – and he’s not the only high-profile figure to criticise the way the government is handling the institution.
(15) For major construction projects, $150m is, as the Americans say, chump change,” he said.
(16) Lineker, the former England footballer and BBC Match of the Day host, tweeted that the culture secretary was a “chump” to make such comments about the corporation.
(17) Working families file their tax forms with the nagging feeling that they’re the biggest suckers and chumps in the world,” he said.
(18) "But $17bn a year is not chump change by anyone's accounting," he said.
(19) The BBC deserves better than a chump’s charter Read more Publishing details of the pay packets for major news presenters could also leave them open to unnecessary charges when they try to question government ministers over spending cuts, for example.
(20) When I landed in my chair, on camera, and was introduced to the show's hosts – a typical trident of blonde, brunette and affable chump – it became clear that, in spite of the show's stated left-leaning inclination, the frequency they were actually broadcasting was the shrill, white noise of dumb current affairs.
Pushover
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) Their aim is to score a pushover try by forcing the opposition back inch by inch, until at last Ed Miliband cracks.
(2) Palace had started the day in second place and with Cabaye imperious and James McArthur just as impressive at the Frenchman’s side they are no longer pushovers.
(3) That is more than West Ham dare hope for, since for a Sam Allardyce side the visitors were pallid here, almost as much of a pushover as the Blackburn rabble that went down 7-1 three years ago at Old Trafford in a result that altered the course of events at Ewood and ultimately Upton Park.
(4) Wily and smart, she is more than a match for the suitors who attempt to claim her in his absence; and she is no pushover, either, when Odysseus finally turns up.
(5) That is not to suggest that Baker, 55, will prove a pushover for Jeremy Hunt.
(6) There will be loyalty, but they will not be pushovers: conservatism is not known to attract those with a collectivist mindset.
(7) "I'm not going to be a pushover for the City," he stressed.
(8) But Neuberger would be no pushover as president of the supreme court.
(9) It is also important to remember that, even if all things were equal, Mugabe would be no electoral pushover.
(10) The man who coached Costa Rica to a shock 1-0 win over Scotland in 1990 that helped them qualify from their World Cup group has warned England the Central American side will be no pushovers next summer.
(11) In the event, she showed herself (and her whips) to be a pushover for just 18 backbenchers with a lobby or a grievance.
(12) We've read all the research and we don't want strict routines, but we don't want to be a deranged pushover either.
(13) No one in the industry who knows Campbell will tell you she is a pussycat or a pushover, but many speak highly of her loyalty, her commitment to causes she believes in.
(14) Eight weeks later, Patterson was back in the ring for another seemingly routine defence against the unknown Johansson, whose smiling demeanour and playboy reputation suggested he would prove a mere pushover.
(15) Though she wouldn't be the first choice to play a pushover, or indeed any character to whom smiling comes naturally, in real life Jones is warm and witty.
(16) Everyone is talking about Denver in week 11 as the first real test of Kansas City’s mettle, but the Bills are no pushovers.
(17) Despite haphazard preparations that involved a dearth of friendlies and financial constraints, Iran will be no pushovers.
(18) For a while, it looked as if it would be a pushover.
(19) People should not make the mistake of thinking him a pushover, however, as Matt Rogers, a Chu appointee at the energy department, has made clear: "He is a kind man; he is a nice man.
(20) Sampson was given privileged access, but he was no pushover.