Sentences with phrase «abusing the power of»

But it also matters whether he abused the power of his office, defied norms protecting the rule of law, or behaved unethically, even if those actions do not constitute crimes.

Insiders will abuse the power of asymmetry: They know about their own secret conduct and we don't.

We would accuse a male priest who behaved like this of being careless or selfish, of taking his vows lightly and even of abusing the power of his office.

Instead I'll point out what Father Neuhaus, irresponsibly, never mentions: a major theme of both Powell's book and my article is that the Court can and does abuse the power of judicial review.

Or, internal sabotage, by an anti-development (if not outright anti-people) National Assembly, wilfully abusing its powers of budgetary oversight?

Surely he's aware that other presidents, most notably Richard Nixon, have abused the power of the Internal Revenue Service to harass their political opponents.»

Just 68 days before he was to close the door on four tumultuous terms as Suffolk County district attorney, Thomas Spota was accused of one of the most dangerous crimes in our democracy, abusing the power of law enforcement.

Among the question topics are transportation infrastructure, Governor Cuomo's lack of appearances in Rockaway, what he would do differently concerning the state's Sandy recovery efforts and whether he views Governor Cuomo's heavy use of official events as «abusing the power of his office.»

The Nassau County district attorney has been appointed as special prosecutor to investigate the incidents described in the New Yorker article - and whether Schneiderman abused the power of the office.

Texas» Perry indicted for coercion for veto threat AUSTIN, Texas — A grand jury indicted Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Friday for abusing the powers of his office by carrying out a threat to veto funding for state prosecutors investigating public corruption — making the possible 2016 presidential hopeful his state's first indicted governor in nearly a century....

Gov. Perry indicted on felony charges for abusing the powers of his office by carrying out a threat to veto funding for state prosecutors, investigating public corruption and Gov. Cuomo who could ultimately be indicted for obstruction of justice down the road, seem to both have a disdain for working within the law.

What results is a situation where a talk show host must deliver a knockout blow to a world class debater and notorious manipulator, with only his reputation and the financial future of many riding on getting something out of Nixon no hardnosed journalist had been able to get in years of covering the Watergate scandal — admission of guilt in abusing the power of office.

Paige is captured and imprisoned by an otherworldly race which abuses the power of voyeurs for their army.

This is the era of the fall of the Kingdom of Zeal, who abused the power of Lavos and sank to the bottom of the sea.

When you spend decades politicizing a science by demeaning skeptics, using the FBI to investigate skeptics, abusing the power of the AGs» offices to pursue skeptics, hounding skeptics from their jobs, and even psychoanalyzing the perceived mental disorders of skeptics....

Governments fearful of climate change action have abused their powers of IPCC editing and review, as Stephen Schneider describes in his excellent book Science as a Contact Sport.

The WSIB policy makers are abusing their power of public office by inflicting additional physical, psychological & financial harm on those who they were hired to protect.

When a caretaker abuses a power of trust for financial gain, you may have a case for nursing home abuse.

With the private data of billions up for sale to not only advertisers but political organizations, where is the line drawn between Facebook engaging in capitalist enterprise and the company abusing its power of influence?

Antitrust laws also make it illegal to operate a monopoly and abuse the power of one who has a monopolistic market position.

Not exact matches

SEOUL, South Korea (AP)-- A Korean Air heiress apologized Tuesday for causing trouble in her first public appearance as a suspect in an abuse of power case after she allegedly threw a drink at someone during a business meeting.

SEOUL, South Korea — A Korean Air heiress apologized for causing trouble in her first public appearance as a suspect in an abuse of power case Tuesday as public calls urging her family to resign grow.

In February 2015, Qualcomm paid a $ 975 million fine in China following a 14 - month probe, while the European Union in December 2015 accused it of abusing its market power to thwart rivals.

Melinda Gates told The New Yorker men who «demean, degrade, or disrespect women» have been able to operate in industries like tech and venture capital, and that «the asymmetry of power is ripe for abuse.»

Condo board battles, dramatic showdowns and abuse of power is becoming rampant in Ontario.

SEOUL, South Korea — A Korean Air heiress apologized Tuesday for causing trouble in her first public appearance as a suspect in an abuse of power case after she allegedly threw a drink at someone during a business meeting.

«Incredibly, Nevsun appears to feel that it has no power to confront its own politically connected contractor about allegations of abuse at its own mine site,» the NGO complained.

To have power is to abuse it, and I did,» KISS's Gene Simmons admits in a video interview with Inc. in September, ahead of the release this week of his book, On Power: My Journey Through the Corridors of Power and How You Can Get More Power (Dey Street Bopower is to abuse it, and I did,» KISS's Gene Simmons admits in a video interview with Inc. in September, ahead of the release this week of his book, On Power: My Journey Through the Corridors of Power and How You Can Get More Power (Dey Street BoPower: My Journey Through the Corridors of Power and How You Can Get More Power (Dey Street BoPower and How You Can Get More Power (Dey Street BoPower (Dey Street Books).

Women of late are speaking up more loudly than ever before about the experiences they've had with men who have abused their privilege and their power.

The women note that while they «fully endorse the conversation around abuse of power in the workplace,» they would like to share their own experiences of working with Brokaw.

The central message of Diebert's stark - and - sometimes - grim book, and the Citizen Lab in general, is that tabs must be kept on those who hold power so that they do not abuse it through technological means.

As well, this particular model was fitted with the $ 4,000 option of a roof - integrated solar panel that powers the car's cabin ventilation system, obviously conceived to allow you to quiet any hostile and righteous Prius drivers hurling abuse your way at red lights.

Cho repeated the phrase when a reporter asked her thoughts on the growing pressure on her family to resign and an upcoming rally by Korean Air employees protesting the family's abuse of power.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP)-- A Korean Air heiress apologized for causing trouble in her first public appearance as a suspect in an abuse of power case Tuesday as public calls urging her family to resign grow.

The family's alleged abuse of power has angered the Korean public as local media reported leaked voice recordings and videos purporting to be Cho family members mistreating Korean Air employees.

So while there are few checks and balances on the abuse of power, the leadership's priorities remain the same: keep the country relatively stable, head off political risks, and avoid a financially ruinous military conflict.

Following on a tsunami of allegations of sexual impropriety and abuses of power, Oprah's speech could not have been better timed.

It has become increasingly clear that new regulations are essential to constrain the power of Facebook and the other giant tech firms, and to prevent the societal damage that abuse of their services can cause.

It would be amiss to discuss sexual assault and leadership in the same article and not first point out that power trips, and abuses of power are exceptionally horrible attributes to any leader or boss in any industry.

«Just because Peter Thiel is a Silicon Valley billionaire, his opinion does not trump our millions of readers who know us for routinely driving big news stories including Hillary Clinton's secret email account, Bill Cosby's history with women, the mayor of Toronto as a crack smoker, Tom Cruise's role within Scientology, the N.F.L. cover - up of domestic abuse by players and just this month the hidden power of Facebook to determine the news you see.»

Because without real, genuine penalties on the line, without generations of men fearing that if they abuse their power, if they treat women like s — t, they'll be out of jobs, shamed, their families devastated — without that actual, electric, dangerous possibility: Nothing.

After weeks of discussions with the Justice Department, Democrats on the House intelligence committee released Saturday a classified memo that counters GOP allegations that the FBI abused U.S. government surveillance powers in its investigation into Russian election interference.

Where Trump's critics see a legal investigation into foreign influence, he (and presumably his supporters) see a «McCarthyist» abuse of power of the same criminal stripe as the Watergate break - in.

Zhou was later expelled from the party and convicted of bribery and abuse of power, and was sentenced to life in prison in 2015.

That authorization has led to howls of protests from unions, which say Maduro is abusing his power.

The takedown of Trump's account on Nov. 2 sparked concerns among Twitter users over how much power employees have over sensitive accounts and whether abuse of their power could lead to international incidents.

Meicun Weng, the founder of Chinese community and news site Boxun (which regularly reports on Chinese human - rights abuses and is blocked in China), drives home the point about how the Chinese government wields influence with its economic power.

Time's Up is a brand new alliance of over 300 women who work in the entertainment industry, who have joined forces to address sexual abuse and correct the widespread imbalance of power for women in entertainment and beyond.

The topics were thrust onto the national stage in October when news broke that Hollywood boss Harvey Weinstein had allegedly sexually harassed and abused dozens of women for decades, using his power in the industry to threaten their careers...

Who would have guessed that women speaking out on sexual harassment would trigger such a sweeping denouncement of the abuse of power?