Sentences with phrase «rauf against criticism»

The problem is, Paul Volcker is an influential figure in the U.S. (he chaired the Economic Recovery Advisory Board under President Barack Obama, after all), and he has fought back hard against the criticism of his namesake bill.

The National Chicken Council has started to push back against criticisms, releasing a study this week that called out the increased environmental impact of slower - growth chickens.

«Pursuing goals they see as intrinsically noble and important made them fiercely motivated and focused and it provided a form of ego defense against criticism and failure,» Schilling says.

Jewish department - store owners unquestionably influence newspaper policy in cities where they are numerous like New York but the influence is rather negative (against criticism of Jews) than positive (for particular Jews or particular Jewish programs).

Having today's announcement to point to could give him more protection against criticism during the hearings, though Congress will surely want to know why these safeguards weren't in place already.

Today there was more criticism of German intransigence as Mario Draghi was pushing back against criticisms from Wolfgang Schaeuble that ECB policy was igniting the fire of the radical right.

And I hope that is some source of consolation (if there are any lawyers present) that the roman collar was not a shield against his criticism.

Regarding the first: I do not care to defend here Hartshorne's psychicalism against the criticism that it commits the pathetic fallacy (or «fallacy of mislocation,» as Shalom contends) by attributing to nature human - like feelings, actions, etc. 3 But I do wish to argue that he is innocent of trying to move from (a human - like) nature («event - cells,» etc.) to human beings and characteristically human activities.

CNN: Ryan defends budget in face of Catholic critics Rep. Paul Ryan defended his proposed federal budget on Thursday against criticism from some Catholics, who say it violates their tradition's teaching by putting an undue burden on the poor.

Such manners are a shield against criticism and interference by others.

We're well on our way to a national gag - order against any criticism of Islam should this action stand.

Educators and other representatives of culture vigorously defend these traditions against any criticisms by what remains of the older Western culture of civility, order, and restraint.

Each point might have been expanded; each of them also needs, what there has not been space to provide, a defense against criticism.

But he does not deny it as a logical possibility.158 John Cobb has sought to defend at least the credibility of subjective immortality against criticisms from anthropology and cosmology.159 The anthropological objection is that the soul or mind can not exist apart from the body.

Its primary aim is to establish the intellectual ground rules for fruitful discussion among religions, not to defend religion itself against the criticisms of secular philosophy.

First is our national tendency to develop a shell to protect us as a nation against criticism.

Let the positive word come first, so that the gospel may undercut the fears which cause men to harden their minds and hearts against any criticism; but then the word of judgment is needed to prevent all that is positive in the gospel from creating false peace of mind in personal life or complacency about our national culture.

Defending yourself against criticism is easy.

Given these facts, I want to know what principle Professor Arkes has found and how he would defend it against the criticisms that he can readily imagine and that others have made.

34 John Dewey defended Whitehead against criticism for his analogizing use of subjective categories by which they are carried over from the domain of human subjectivity to the domain of all beings.

From what I could determine from the letters, a goodly number of those who took up their pens to defend the electronic church against my criticisms are ready and waiting for some kind of totalitarian solution.

Nigeria, the most populous black African country, has had a particularly sad history of press repression, particularly under the former military junta headed by Major General Muhammadu Buhari, whose infamous Decree Number 4 against criticism of the government was the pretext for a number of detentions of journalists, some of whom died under mysterious circumstances.

Five theologians, ranging from conservative evangelical to radical, present their views, criticize one another, and then defend themselves against the criticism.

Nestlé has defended itself and its allergy charity consort against criticism of the marketing of its «lunchbox friendly» muesli bars to schools despite them being unsuitable for nut allergy sufferers.

In the past, we used to stand united against criticism of our manager and our team and our patience with the club was all encompassing and never in doubt.

It is just a cowardly act of clubs to protect themselves against criticisms if one of their own ruin their season.

Against the criticism, manager Arsene Wenger has always supported the playmaker who created 144 chances in the Premier League last season.

Chicago Park District officials defended themselves against criticisms from community groups Monday that they have moved too slowly to institute the reforms they promised when the previous park administration was toppled last summer.

I'm ready to fully wean her but I must say up against criticism, stares, and pressure to stop nursing her even a year ago didn't stop me from following my own intuition of continued nursing.

And I have to say that I agree with the main thrust of your article — that emphasizing the positives of your parenting practices is a more effective draw, and also a better defense against criticism, than pointing out the supposed negatives of how other people parent.

Assemblyman Rory Lancman is pushing back against criticism from some of his fellow downstate Democrats that the rent deal struck by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders yesterday does not go far enough.

Donald Trump defended himself against criticism over his congratulatory phone call to Vladimir Putin following the Russian president's recent re-election, insisting on Wednesday afternoon it was in US interests to maintain a positive rapport with Moscow.

The government has defended itself against criticism that the presence of British troops in Afghanistan is «confused».

The Homeland Security Department defended Wuco against criticism after those comments surfaced.

George Osborne has defended himself against criticism of his spending cuts by insisting he will be just as affected as a normal member of the public.

The Council Speaker defended herself against criticism over her role in overturning term limits.

Paterson defended Rauf against criticism that he is somehow making a threat by saying relocation of the project would ignite anger in Arab countries, admitting that while his remarks might be interpreted that way, they are actually born of «fear.»

The reaction to it suggests a culture which is desperate to shield itself against criticism.

Nick Clegg has defended the coalition government against criticism, telling those Lib Dems who are uncomfortable working with the Conservatives that it was the only way to respond to the general election result.

He pushed back against criticism of his so - called «Hunger Games» approach to awarding economic development aid, saying more cash will ultimately be available to all regions.

To keep the answer more neutral, it should be formulated in a way that makes clear that this is the view (or one of several possible views) of those that defend Muslims against criticism, may it be rightly or wrongly.

The Ghana National Fire Service has pushed hard against criticisms that they sent empty fire tenders to the Coconut Grove Regency Hotel which was on fire Saturday evening.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo pushed back against the criticism of his pension smoothing proposal and took particular aim at Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's critique of the proposal in an interview with Fred Dicker on Talk - 1300 this morning.

Smith fought back against criticism from lawmakers, including upstate Republicans, who resented his incursions on all those boards and commissions.

By Sean Ryan A Milwaukee alderman is defending the city's preference for local bidders against criticism from Milwaukee 7, a group formed to promote regional cooperation.

Governor Cuomo defended his administration against criticisms that he has not been transparent enough, saying he's trying to do more.

Rice also spent some time explaining why she is a Democrat, which sounded to me like protection against criticism that she used to be a Republican and then an independent before she switched to her current enrollment just before first running for DA in 2005.

Quinn pushed back against criticism of Cuomo and the idea he should be moving left on his political views.

Sen. Kerry is defending the president's cap - and - trade energy plan against criticism by Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

The chief flu scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO) today defended his agency against criticism that the H1N1 swine flu pandemic was «fake,» that its threat to human health was hyped, and that WHO's policies were influenced by vaccine manufacturers who benefited from the pandemic virus.