Sentences with phrase «despite public calls»

Despite public calls for stricter gun laws, Republican leaders have largely kept quiet since the shooting, which left 17 dead and ushered in another phase in the gun debate, prompted in large part by the activism of the young survivors.

Aamer has been detained in Guantanamo Bay for over 11 years, despite the public calls from foreign secretary William Hague for his release.

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Despite the fact that there are an estimated 10 million LGBTQ - identified Americans and 62 % of Americans are in favor of marriage equality, LGBTQ people are not protected from workplace discrimination, face growing numbers of violent hate crimes, including harassment on public transportation, and have been called the cause for «societal collapse» by the sitting Vice President.

Despite the strong public sentiment against such convictions after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Towers and the Pentagon, a perusal of public statements made by the leadership of the historic peace churches clearly indicates that, while they have repeatedly called for the perpetrators to be held accountable, they have not backed away from their commitment to nonviolence.

Despite living in separate areas called aljamas and being barred from public office, the Jews made an important contribution to society, especially in the fields of medicine, trade and banking.

After my family, and what amounts to be a small church full of people, were maliciously harmed by Christian leaders of a certain theological and denominational bent (despite an uproarious public outcry calling these leaders to account and condemning their actions), I find myself recoiling when this particular denominational group is mentioned.

is the best remembered part of his pre-election period, the only part of his recent Conservative Party Conference address which remains in the public consciousness is his unequivocal call to legalise homosexual «marriage»: «I don't support gay marriage despite being a Conservative.

Selective mutism (SM), formerly called elective mutism, is best understood as a childhood anxiety disorder characterized by a child or adolescent's inability to speak in one or more social settings (e.g., at school, in public places, with adults) despite being able to speak comfortably in other settings (e.g., at home with family).

Selective mutism (SM), formerly called elective mutism, is defined as a disorder of childhood characterized by an inability to speak in certain settings (e.g. at school, in public places) despite speaking in other settings (e.g. at home with family).

Despite the government's constitutional arguments, the Conservatives warned yesterday of a «public outcry» if Mr Brown does not call a referendum.

Indeed, until it was reformed in 1989, Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 made it a criminal offence for any civil servant or public contractor to reveal any information he or she had learned in the course of his or her work: an offence that successive governments continued to prosecute well into the 1980s, despite recommendations published in 1972 by the Franks Committee calling for reform.

The last NYPD cops assigned full - time to New York City public schools are being moved out — despite nationwide calls for heightened security in the wake of last month's Florida shootings.

Despite failing to ignite action from the Senate, Congressman Brian Higgins says the Democratic sit - in at the House chambers «effective in galvanizing public opinion» on what he calls «common sense gun safety measures.»

Despite mea culpas and the public backing of his boss, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Kevin Jennings, a so - called schools czar in the Obama administration, continues to be the target of a conservative campaign against his long - ago actions as a schoolteachers.

That this House notes that the report of the inquiry conducted by Chief Constable Ian Johnston of the British Transport Police, and which was commissioned by the Metropolitan Police in December to review the arrest and investigation of the hon. Member for Ashford, has been withheld from public scrutiny and from Parliament despite the fact that parts of the report were released by the Metropolitan Police on 16 December 2008 and used in comments by Assistant Police Commissioner Bob Quick; and therefore calls on the Home Secretary to take appropriate measures to ensure that a copy of the report be placed in the Library without further delay.»

A recent report issued by State Senator Jeff Klein and Councilmember Ritchie Torres found many registered sex offenders call New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) developments home — despite a federal law prohibiting them from residing in public housing.

The Association is disappointed that despite the continuous public appeal by the flagbearer to party members to refrain from taking internal party issues to the media, certain senior party figures have openly disrespected the flagbearer's calls.

During last week's prime minister's questions, David Cameron was confronted by Caroline Lucas MP on why the government had done nothing to change our rotten extradition laws, despite a clear call from two separate parliamentary committees, a Commons motion in December last year and well - supported public petitions to do just that.

There are concerns that, despite his public disquiet about the civilian casualties and calls for restraint, the failure to call for an immediate ceasefire is akin to giving Israel the green light.

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A public comment session on the Hudson Valley Hasidic Jewish village of Kiryas Joel's controversial annexation proposal was held Tuesday evening — despite calls from some elected officials and area residents to postpone the session because of inclement weather.

As convention goers arrived in Cleveland, they were greeted by protesters, naked people, fireworks, multiple parties and few individuals with long guns exercising their public carry rights, which the governor declined to suspend for this event — despite calls from local law enforcement to do so.

Despite siren calls from disgruntled former spokesmen, getting public spending under control and not bequeathing crushing debt to future generations is a basic liberal principle.

Jeremy Dueñas, a freshman at Ralph McKee High School, created «Close NYC Schools During Snow Emergencies» amid an announcement by Farina and her head - in - a-snowdrift boss, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Wednesday night that city public schools would be open Thursday — despite a storm warning and forecast that called for as many as 10 inches of snow to blanket the Big Apple.

«Whether the 1st defendant (Buhari), despite the various call, including the applicants (plaintiffs)» ultimatum dated 15th February 2018, will remain mute, without making a public declaration to contest the presidential election of 2019.»

They are also likely to renew calls for comprehensive ethics reform in Albany — a goal that has eluded Cuomo and lawmakers despite a seemingly unprecedented period of exposed public corruption, including the arrests of two legislative leaders in 2015.

Despite calls from Doreen Lawrence, Theresa May is insisting there is no need for a public inquiry at this stage.

Wondering whether there is a shower in the dingy digs and realizing that even peeing will not be as easy as it is in New York despite the big city's lack of public johns, Kim, who at first thinks she doesn't have what it takes to last for the three - months» assignment, winds up spending three years — and all because on a Skype call to her NY boyfriends she discovers that he has another friend with benefits back home.

There's also an unreleased Orson Welles film called The Other Side of the Wind, which wasn't affected by the rules change but is being kept away from Cannes anyway, despite the public consternation of Welles's daughter, Beatrice.

When Deputy Chancellor Diana Lam got in deep water in 2004 for trying to secure a six - figure school job for her husband, Bloomberg was said to have personally called for her head, despite Klein's public expression of support for Lam when the story broke.

The Advocate Our Views: Despite objections, education board made the right call raising Louisiana grading system for public schools

This is a precarious moment for the public school choice movement in New Jersey because Gov. Phil Murphy has promised NJEA leaders that he will call for a «pause» in charter school approvals, despite the need and hunger for better options for children relegated to long - struggling schools.

Despite the massive expenditure of public dollars, including more than $ 20 million a year in Connecticut state funds, the SBAC test and its sister version which is called the PARCC test, fail to adequately measure student achievement and have no appropriate role in the teacher evaluation process.

Chicago Public Schools votes to close Englewood and South Loop schools despite being called out for manufacturing «community support» for the closings.

With 755 horsepower the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette zr1 is the most powerful Corvette ever it's also the most technologically advanced behind me are the rolling s's at Road Atlanta and we're here to see if we can reach to the supercar levels of performance afforded by this thing's massive power big tires and the tall wing on the back after that we'll take to the streets to see if a car this powerful can behave itself in public this is a monster of a car I've had some brief track opportunities moving this morning to get used to the pace of this machine which is phenomenal we're gonna warm up as we get out to the road Atlanta and sort of build up to the pace that this car can operate at now initially when you hop in this car you have this shrine to the engine right above you you see the line of the hood it kind of dominates the center of the view you can see over it it doesn't affect visibility but it's immediately obvious and that kind of speaks to what makes this car special it's a monster of an engine listen to that [Music] that is tremendous tremendous acceleration and incredible power but what I finding so far my brief time here at the Atlanta is that everything else in the car is rut has risen to match hurt me while I lay into it on the back straight look you know 150 mile - an - hour indicated we're going to ease up a little bit on it because I need to focus on talking rather than driving but like I was saying the attributes of the rest of the car the steering the braking capability the grip every system of this car is riding to the same level of the power and I think that's what makes it really impressive initially this is undoubtedly a mega mega fast car but it's one that doesn't terrify you with its performance potential there's a level of electronic sophistication that is unparalleled at this price point but it's hard not to get you know totally slipped away by the power of this engine so that's why I keep coming back to it this car has an electronically controlled limited slip differential it has shocks filled with magnetically responsive fluid that can react faster to inputs and everything this car has a super sophisticated stability control system that teaches you how to drive it quick but also makes you go faster we haven't even gotten into exploring it yet because the limits of this car are so high that frankly it takes a while to grow into it but [Music] I think what's impressive about this car is despite how fast it is it is approachable you can buy this car to track dates with it and grow with it as a driver and as an owner I think that's a really special [Music] because you will never be more talented than this car is fast ever unless you are a racing driver casually grazing under 50 miles an hour on this straight okay I'm just going to enjoy driving this now [Music][Applause][Music] this particular Corvette zr1 comes with the cars track performance package a lot of those changes happen underneath the sheet metal but one of the big differences that is immediately obvious is this giant carbon fiber wing now the way this thing is mounted is actually into the structure of the vehicle and it makes you know loading the rear hatch a bit more difficult but we're assuming that's okay if you're looking for the track performance this thing delivers also giving you that performance are these Michelin Pilot Sport cup tires which are basically track oriented tires that you can drive on the street but as we wake our way to the front of the thing what really matters is what's under the hood that's right there's actually a hole in the hood of this thing and that's because this engine is so tall it's tall because it has a larger supercharger and a bunch of added cooling on it to help it you know keep at the right temperature the supercharger is way larger than the one on the zo six and it has a more cooling capacity and the downside is it's taller so it pops literally through the hood the cool thing is from the top you can actually see this shake when you're looking at it from you know a camera from the top of the vehicle this all makes for 755 horsepower making this the most powerful Corvette ever now what's important about that is this not just the power but likewise everything in the car has to be built to accommodate and be able to drive to the level of speed this thing can develop that's why you had the massive cooling so I had the aerodynamics and that's why I had the electronic sophistication inside [Applause] we had a lot of time to take this car on the track yesterday and I've had the night to think about things Matt today two crews on the road and see how this extreme performance machine deals with the sort of more civil minded stuff of street driving the track impressions remain this thing is unquestionably one of the most capable cars you can get from a dealer these days a lot of that's besides the point now because we're on the street we have speed limits they have the ever - present threat of law enforcement around every corner so the question is what does this car feel like in public when you slow this car down it feels like a more powerful Corvette you don't get much tram lining from these big wheels though we as the front end doesn't want to follow grooves in the pavement it is louder it is a little firmer but it's certainly livable on a day to day basis that's surprising for a vehicle of this capability normally these track oriented cars are so hardcore that you wouldn't want to drive them to the racetrack but let's face it you spend more time driving to the track than you do on the track and the fact that this thing works well in both disciplines is really impressive I can also dial everything back and cruise and not feel like I'm getting punished for driving a hardcore track machine that's a that's a really nice accomplishment that's something that you won't find in cars that are this fast and costs maybe double this much the engine in this car dominates the entire experience you can't miss the engine and the whole friend this car is sort of a shrine to it the way it pops out of the hood the way it's covered with coolers around the sides it is the experience of this car and that does make driving this thing special and also the fact that it doesn't look half bad either in fact I think it has some of the coolest looking wheels currently available on a new car this car as we mentioned this car has the track package the track package on this car gives you what they call competition bucket seats which are a little wide for my tastes but I'm you know not the widest person in the world this automatic transmission works well I mean there's so much torque again out of this engine that it can be very smooth and almost imperceptible its clunky on occasion I think I'd might opt for the manual although Chevy tells me about 80 % of its customers will go for the automatic I don't think they're gonna be disappointed and that's gonna be the faster transmission drag strip on the street - and on the racetrack man it was a little bit more satisfying to my taste though we've talked about the exhaust I have it set in the track setting let's quiet it down a little bit so you can hear the difference now I've set that separately from everything else so let's put it stealth what happened to the engine sound that's pretty that's pretty amazing man stealth is really stealth and then go back to track Wow actually a really big difference that's that's pretty great the Corvette has always been a strong value proposition and nowhere is that more evident than this zr1 giving you a nearly unbeatable track performance per dollar now the nice thing is on the road this doesn't feel like a ragged edge track machine either you could genuinely drive it every day the compromises are few and that's what makes this car so special if you like what you see keep it tuned right here and be sure to visit Edmunds.com [Music]

Von Kempelen and his helpers tour his remarkable invention all around Europe to amaze and entertain the public, but despite many valiant attempts and close calls, no one is able to beat the extraordinary chess machine.

In the mid-1850s, several prominent locals, including Julio Carrillo, son of Maria Carrillo, laid out the grid street pattern for Santa Rosa with a public square in the center, a pattern which largely remains as the street pattern for downtown Santa Rosa to this day, despite changes to the central square, now called Old Courthouse Square.

Tests and offshore installment of equipment by Rosneft for a major seismic survey began in late August, despite repeated calls from 12 governments, NGOs, scientists and the public requesting to postpone the survey because of potential risks to the whales.

What I was saying is that despite them saying that they wanted the game to have a Wii U release (& they pocketed money & public awarness with a Wii U goal while it was still being crowdfunded), they never showed a single pic or vid of the so - called Wii U version, they were working 100 % exclusively on the PC version all along, then started to work on the PS4 / X1 versions, of which they showed running version shortly after they announced the said versions, whereas not a single pixel of the Wii U version announced years before was ever shown.

Despite what the Conservatives have always maintained, public services are not inherently inefficient, but years of so - called reforms, continuous restructuring and top - down interference, combined with virulent attacks on public sector workers, have seriously damaged morale in the sector and virtually destroyed a vital public service ethos.

In his attempt to intervene, Mann has called upon friends in academe to bolster his claim that, despite using a taxpayer - funded email system at UVA, that he has the right to prevent the public from seeing what he says are «private» emails.

Despite the public awareness of wrongful conviction cases in Canada and the calls by advocates and organizations for an independent body to investigate such cases, the Minister of Justice has determined that «an independent body for conviction review [is] not needed in Canada.»

Despite public outcry, Coinbase officially declared it will call the chain «with the most accumulated difficulty Bitcoin.»

The bitcoin community's negative response to the proposed law has been ignored by the government despite the formal online call for public consultation.