Sentences with phrase «as evidence of»

Gipson points to recent indictments and convictions of various elected officials as evidence of the need to prioritize ethics reform.

The comments, which echo criticisms of Mr Brown from his opponents, are certain to be presented by Opposition parties as evidence of what the Business Secretary «really thinks» about the Prime Minister.

While the polls weren't presented that way, I've seen various people writing about them as evidence of which candidate would actually do better as leader.

So the claim that Clinton was silent in response to India's tests, while chiding Pakistan for their later tests is a simply not true, and therefore can not be taken as evidence of some sort of inherent bias.

Divulging a transcript of the audio recording as evidence of the parties collusion, Nana Akomea quoted Odike saying «Very soon they will bring me the money for the work and we will recover the cost.

Transit activists seized on an incident between Golden and a cycling advocate incident as evidence of Golden's disregard for traffic reform.

Meanwhile Campbell today produced a picture of his new Tory pal on as evidence of the campaign crossing traditional party lines.

There may be minor secondary effects, mostly the resolution being cited as «evidence» by opponents of the move; or as evidence of UN's anti-Israel bias by opponents of UN, especially in US.

The activist also pointed to the WFP's issuance of a «strong statement of support» in the wake of the indictment of Sheldon Silver and its backing of Cuomo's re-election in 2014 — despite widespread membership opposition — as evidence of the party's shaky future.

In fact, as the evidence of the Hutton inquiry showed, the Iraq decision was largely taken in Downing Street, sidelining the Foreign Office and the Ministry of Defence.

Within the Commons, the increased rate of parliamentary rebellions has been cited as evidence of the loosening bonds of party discipline; and within the Lords, the way in which votes have become increasingly closely fought has been seen as evidence of «a revival of bicameralism».

Secondly you cite Owen smith's extraordinarily cynical faux Left policy filled Leadership bid as evidence of a genuine retreat from neoliberalism by the PLP.

Wendy Long, who addressed the New York GOP delegation breakfast at the Republican National Convention yesterday, could be seen as evidence of that inability.

In the past, police seized condoms as evidence of prostitution, which inhibited both street workers and others, particularly young people of color, from carrying them.

As evidence of the progress of the economy, President Akufo - Addo cited the strong trajectory of the Ghana Stock Exchange Composite Index in January 2018, which gained 19 percent in dollar terms, according to benchmarks tracked by Bloomberg.

A Certificate of Insurance with security features will be issued as evidence of the insurance and must be displayed at the insured's premises.

Of course, using an extremely talented local lad as evidence of national economic and political strength is absurd, but people think this way.

Lastly, and this is rarely mentioned by people who argue that the Olmert proposal as evidence of Israel being supportive of a peace agreement, is the domestic political debate within Israel.

Cuts to the number of NHS hospital beds should be seen as evidence of a more efficient health service, not one that is struggling to cope, hospital managers insist today.

His critics, however, rejected that analysis, and regarded the maintenance of Labour's spending plans as evidence of an outdated «tax and spend» mentality.

Today, outgoing MP Louise Mensch seized on both men's comments as evidence of a serious problem in the way people on the left and right perceive rape.

Second point which may not directly answer the question but serves as evidence of: A --RRB- Assad using it for terrorizing the people B --RRB- For those who still deny that Assad done it is: This video of shameless (mind you, he has a verified twitter account) Syrian journalist who is openly threating that «Something Very Special and powerful» is about to come (just hours before the Chemical Attack), plus there is also a leaked phone tape which is allegedly of Suheil - al - Hassan ordering military to go all attack

They also state that if NI «had approached them (as it should have done) before presenting the letter to Parliament as evidence of its corporate innocence, H&L would not have agreed to this without further discussion».

The paper cited recent reports by the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) and the state's Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) as evidence of the outsized influence that Albany lobbyists currently enjoy.

The cat was only mentioned in the case because the foreign national facing deportation had cited the cat as evidence of the length and nature of their romantic relationship with a British national.

Labour supporters often point to the social rights provided by the EU as evidence of the need to stay in.

Mr Clegg pointed to Mr Singh's experience with young people and violence issues in a range of cities as evidence of his ability to lead the grassroots review and delve into such a «gloomy chapter» in Britain's history.

That revelation is being seized on by critics of the prime minister as evidence of the inappropriate closeness of his relationship with senior figures in Rupert Murdoch's media empire.

The European rejection of the death penalty, which advocates of abolishing the death penalty in the United States cite as evidence of an emerging international consensus that ought to influence our Supreme Court, is related both to the past overuse of it by European nations (think of the executions for petty larceny in eighteenth - century England, the Reign of Terror in France, and the rampant employment of the death penalty by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union) and to the less democratic cast of European politics, which makes elite opinion more likely to override public opinion there than in the United States [emboldening mine].

Ministers might point to the Queen's Speech as evidence of exactly this.

I thus claim it as evidence of why renegotiation / reform is a rock on which a second series of coalition negotiations post-2015 could founder.

The Tories, having looked for an angle to hit back at Miliband, linked his union comments, the pasty incident, and Westminster tittle - tattle about his alleged arrogance and indifference to more junior members as evidence of elitism and snobbery.

Her deed was even reinforced by a round robin letter from 70 other Labour council chiefs, which a cynic would see as evidence of collusion rather than an entirely unaffected outpouring of love and affection for a fallen colleague.

This is seen as evidence of the «national benefit» of HS2 because it raises the benefits to ports such as Felixstowe and Southampton, which are struggling with rail capacity.

However soon afterwards, Smith risked controversy as he declared himself to be «normal» — and cited his «wife and three children» as evidence of that.

One might interpret KC's new Performing Arts Centre, a worthy imitation of Sydney's, as evidence of a thriving community of wine and cheese liberals.

The Conservatives have seized on the division as evidence of Labour's poor start to life in opposition.

If you're using the recent weather as evidence of the folly of the public's distaste for «big government» you're way wide of the mark.

Many experts on the post-Soviet region have cited Russia's handling of the April 2 - 5 hostilities in Nagorno - Karabakh as evidence of a budding Russia - Azerbaijan alliance.

And the press, which is as much a part of Westminster as the MPs are, doubles - down on the process, presenting even the slightest deviation from a leader's views as evidence of a party in chaos and a leader under fire.

In the letter, the attorneys write that» when constitutionally - protected contributions are trotted out as evidence of a bribery scheme — particularly when they have scant relevance to the alleged scheme — jurors are unlikely to consider them merely on the convoluted signaling theories the Government relies on for its assertion of probative value.»

The Jew to be put on a placard as evidence of how Not All Jews support Israel.

In the NHS, Wollaston points to official figures showing the number of nurses from the EU registering to work in the UK has dropped by 96 % since the Brexit vote as evidence of a «collapse» in recruitment from the continent.

Two days before the closely - fought party leadership battle ends with the successor to Sir Menzies Campbell being announced, Mr Cameron pointed towards cooperation on the sustainable communities bill last year as evidence of the two parties working towards shared aims.

That said, no one I know in academic birth research (and there are many of us who support home birth) would ever cite that Cochrane review as evidence of home birth's safety.

I'll grant you that there are some issue - specific Internet message boards, mommy blogs, and mommy - and - me playgroups out there that strongly advocate for co-sleeping, and Badinter relies on these types of minor players to support her majorly sweeping arguments, citing media like «Alternamoms.com» as evidence of the widespread parental shaming of American mothers.

violates the joint custody agreement, a court may utilize the parenting plan as evidence of the specific joint custody arrangements made between the parents.

As you might imagine, conservative commentators in particular, including Rush Limbaugh, seized on the story as evidence of the nanny state run amok.

There may be a phrase that says the car seat must be properly installed, and the law might reference the manufacturer's instructions as evidence of proper use or installation.

Chair - henge remains on the lawn as evidence of our one - time project.