Sentences with phrase «as watchdogs because»

They are quite clean animals, and are used as watchdogs because of their alertness.

They are alert and can also be used as watchdogs because they are sure to sound alarmed when somebody is at the door.

Not exact matches

He made the acknowledgment, in part, because the transaction had been scrutinized by watchdog groups that pointed out the transaction as a possible campaign finance violation.

See also Lucy Barbour, «Competition watchdog ACCC head Rod Simms (sic) denies claims an «effects test» would be «economically dangerous» (ABC Rural, 18 August 2014), in which the ACCC Chairman defends the ACCC's proposed effects test (and is also reported as saying that the current case against Coles was brought under the unconscionable conduct provisions rather than under s 46 because the misuse of market power prohibitions is a law that exists only between competitors...)

On the plus side, it wasn't as cruel as comments made by «AA's self - appointed moral watchdog, who is never trite or boring because he has 1000's of creative ways of saying the same thing.

He could beat the Republicans over the head with the LLC loophole because the Democratic - controlled Assembly and Senate Democrats support closing the loophole, as do all of the watchdog groups and independent experts and editorial boards,» said Kaehny.

NYC Public Advocate Tish James said that her office should have increased authority as City Hall's watchdog because de Blasio wields «too much power.»

But figures from the education watchdog show the vast majority of inspections are carried out as part of Ofsted's own targeting of schools, either as part of a planned cycle or because of concerns about results or behaviour.

Because they are loyal and brave, and due to their size many would see them as great watchdogs despite the fact that they do not bark much.

The breed later became known as the barge dog because it was often kept as a watchdog on the small vessels navigating the Rhine River.

Poodles do not bark a lot but may alert you if someone comes to your door, not because they are acting as watchdogs, but because they love attention, whether it comes from their family members and from people who come to visit.

They are popular as family watchdogs because they bark a lot at strangers but guard members of their family as part of their pack.

Because Moscow Watchdogs were developed as a guarding breed, they do tend to be fairly dominant and independent by nature.

Because the Moscow Watchdog was developed as a guarding breed, they do tend to be fairly dominant and independent by nature.

As New Mexico Watchdog reporter Jim Scarantino has written in a series of articles, the majority of EIB members — including (and especially) its chairman, Gregory Green — have conflicts of interest because they represent (and are paid by) activist groups who jointly brought the petition before the EIB.

Environmental watchdogs are increasingly pointing out funds as dubious, because of investments in different energy companies.

The report stated that the Financial Services Agency is contemplating asking Binance to halt its operations in Japan because it had not officially registered with the financial watchdog as required.