Sentences with phrase «against a public figure»

What makes it different from, say, a hate campaign against a public figure is that it tends to revolve around a single incident and inspires people who never had any prior dealings with the individual to focus white - hot anger at them (usually demanding that they be sacked).

Months after the #MeToo movement initially burst onto the scene, new allegations continue to surface against public figures like New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman who quickly resigned from office.

The barrister Matthew Scott recently argued that IICSA came into being following «VIP paedophile ring» allegations against public figures such as Lord Brittan and Harvey Proctor.

Content seen on shows like the Family Guy are a) usually against public figures and b) usually sufficiently done in a context that conveys the fact that it is satire or parody.

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The beleaguered top honchos of the U.S. tech giants undoubtedly will be scrambling to figure out how to minimize the ongoing public - policy and public - opinion backlash against them.

He established himself as a public figure by successfully defending the editors of a student journal, which had supported the strike, against sedition charges.

My original thought was that since numerous serious accusations had been made against a wide group of public figures, that this forum would be an appropriate venue for discovering more of the facts and details around those accusations.

In more than 30 years of pastoring and dealing with pastors, I have observed that often when a public figure, secular or religious, shouts out in anger about or against a particular subject, it's usually a sign of the inner turmoil of the person crying out around that very issue.

I agree with the general idea that your «pet peeves» are the things you struggle with yourself or are attributes in yourself that you don't like, and that public figures generally preach against their own «pet peeves.»

Like any public figure, Warren has his detractors, from liberals who decry his consistent stand against gay marriage to theological hardliners who believe his motivational brand of seeker - sensitive Christianity sells the gospel short.

This has been the backbone of our betting against the public philosophy, as these figures have allowed us to determine which teams are being hammered by the majority of public bettors, and identify the optimal threshold for fading the public across all six major US sports.

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While each woman is entitled to her opinion on the topic, such public figures speaking out against breastfeeding photos only serves to remind us that we've been conditioned to believe that breasts are only to be viewed publicly as sexual objects, not as biological vessels for feeding our children.

The fine stemmed from the company's use of a third - party service incorrectly reporting lobbying figures to the Joint Commission on Public Ethics as the company pushed back against New York City's efforts to curtail its operations.

Over a million public sector workers are set to take industrial action against the government in a series of rows over pay, pensions, jobs, conditions and spending cuts, according to union figures.

Michael Gove's move against Sally Morgan followed removal of a series of other non-Conservative figures from public bodies

FRMC, an entity that controls millions of public dollars that just last year adopted commonly accepted standards of transparency, figures in the state's criminal complaint against former president Alain Kaloyeros, who is alleged to have rigged the state - sponsored nonprofit's bidding processes to favor certain companies for construction - related contracts.

A series of public polls suggest Limbaugh is a broadly disliked figure among Democratic base voters (no surprise there) but it remains to be seen whether that disdain will translate into a desire to turn out on a random Tuesday in March to cast a vote against a Republican House candidate.

One well - known public figure stopped using me to leak against Peter Mandelson years ago because I showed a lack of enthusiasm for this uncomradely conduct.

As a result, the public debt stock as a ratio of GDP, is 68.3 % against the annual target of 71 % for 2017, and end 2016 actual figure at 73.1 %.»

To do so would only encourage vexatious complaints against MPs and other public figures.

The two public figures, who are deemed innocent until prima facie cases are established against them, have taken -LSB-...]

The office claimed the head of the department is a well - known citizen and a public figure who has always stated his readiness to honor any invitation by the EFCC or any agency of government on any issue regarding any allegations against him.

Last week North Country Public Radio broke the story that the Cuomo administration was trying to oust the popular figure, who this summer launched what was deemed a successful boat - washing program to protect against invasive species.

As the world's greatest detective, Batman figured out that Lex Luthor was manipulating public opinion against Superman — and directly caused the bombing of the U.S. Capitol Building with all the death that entailed — yet still decided to go ahead with his plan to kill Superman because, I du n no, he'd already gone through all the prep and it'd be a shame to let those cool SFX go unused.

Surely Peter Morgan's script revels in speculation and has some fun playing to and against certain expectations of these public figures.

I really adored Black's commentary on the Mandarin as the same type of Othered, Orientalized figure that cable news teaches you to fear — the amalgamated puddle of everything «not American» that leads the public to have a specific enemy to rally against.

By lobbying against good charter legislation and fair funding (see Figure 1), financing anti-charter studies and propaganda, filing lawsuits, and engaging the public battle of ideas, teacher unions and other charter opponents openly wage what might be called an «air war» against charters.

Offering all - round protection against violent assault, kidnapping and organised crime, this model therefore meets the needs of risk - exposed private individuals and prominent public figures with enhanced security needs.

In this conversation, artists discuss how their approaches to the figure pay homage to — or rebel against — the body's representation.Donna Huanca, Artist, Berlin; Antony Gormley, Artist, London; Melati Suryodarmo, Artist, and Artistic Director, Jakarta Biennale 2017, Jakarta; Xavier Cha, Artist, New YorkModerator: Qinyi Lim, Curator, National Gallery Singapore, Singapore Access: Open to the public and free of charge

Then they incorporate the figure into the party's message in an attempt to sway public opinion against the important legislation.

Also to avoid any accusations of inconsistency, it is my understanding that accusations of «fraud» can be defamatory, but that it is virtually impossible for US «public figure» to demonstrate «actual malice» under US libel law and that libel judgements in Canada against US parties can not be enforced in the US.

While in jail, he filed hundreds of frivolous lawsuits against celebrities and public figures.

These figures are largely representative of the fact that many automakers are initiating more recalls than ever, after huge fines were levied against makers of Takata airbags, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler for acting too slowly to alert regulators and the public to safety problems.

Despite concern about the impact of the prohibition against polygamy in s. 293 of the Criminal Code on public acceptance of their relationships, the prohibition does not deter respondents from pursuing the relationships they choose, see Figure 15.

And as any Illinois injury attorney would tell you, politicians (considered public figures in most cases) usually don't win defamation cases brought against political rivals just because they fudged the facts in a campaign ad.

Over the past several years, many public figures have warned against

Over the past several years, many public figures have warned against Bitcoin and the illegal activities that are associated with it.