Sentences with phrase «ban on the practice»

He fought an outright ban on the practice but was forced to concede.

Specifically, Defendants made false and / or misleading statements and / or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company was engaged in predatory lending practices that saddled subprime borrowers and / or those with poor or limited credit histories with high - interest rate debt that they could not repay; (ii) many of the Company's customers were using Qudian - provided loans to repay their existing loans, thereby inflating the Company's revenues and active borrower numbers and increasing the likelihood of defaults; (iii) the Company was providing online loans to college students despite a governmental ban on the practice; (iv) the Company was engaged overly aggressive and improper collection practices; (v) the Company had understated the number of its non-performing loans in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (vi) because of the Company's improper lending, underwriting and collection practices it was subject to a heightened risk of adverse actions by Chinese regulators; (vii) the Company's largest sales platform and strategic partner, Alipay, and Ant Financial, could unilaterally cap the APR for loans provided by Qudian; (viii) the Company had failed to implement necessary safeguards to protect customer data; (ix) data for nearly one million Company customers had been leaked for sale to the black market, including names, addresses, phone numbers, loan information, accounts and, in some cases, passwords to CHIS, the state - backed higher - education qualification verification institution in China, subjecting the Company to undisclosed risks of penalties and financial and reputational harm; and (x) as a result of the foregoing, Qudian's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

The Church of England's General Synod has backed a motion calling for a ban on the practice of Conversion... More

The Church of England's General Synod has backed a motion calling for a ban on the practice of Conversion Therapy aimed at altering sexual orientation.

The Church of England's General Synod has backed a motion calling for a ban on the practice of Conversion Therapy aimed at altering sexual orientation... More

The alleged ban on these practices, including female ejaculation, spanking and face - sitting, led directly to one of the year's more unusual direct action protests, featuring a media scrum and dozens of protesters graphically demonstrating the latter practice outside parliament.

Locally Lambert and other members of LGBTQ community have called on the Erie County Legislature to support a bill that calls for a ban on the practice.

The report has also called for a ban on the practice of MPs «flipping» the designation of their main home for personal gain.

NJTV - Research: Law to Prevent Kids from Tanning Ineffective — August 2, 2016 Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey behavioral scientists Dr. Elliot Coups and Dr. Jerod Stapleton discuss the findings of a study including the Rutgers School of Public Health that examined indoor tanning rates among children under 17 years of age before and after a 2013 ban on this practice by this age group.

For years, consumer advocates and public health experts have fought to limit the use of hormones in cows, and some support a ban on the practice similar to the one in place in Europe, where food regulations are generally more stringent than in the U.S.

Outspoken against declawing, he hopes the Nova Scotia ban on the practice will push Quebec to do the same.

The rule, applied to all U.N. personnel, is apparently part of a broader movement (which includes the U.S. Transportation Department and advocacy group FocusDriven) to enact a true global ban on the practice.

But legislation on its way to the governor's desk in Utah would impose a ban on the practice throughout that state.

While not implementing an outright ban on the practice, they appear likely to ask local governments and utility providers to cease giving mining companies preferential treatment such as reduced electricity rates and tax incentives.

Not exact matches

But the only rigid official ban is on photographs suggesting unsafe practices, showing men without steel helmets or safety belts, for example, working in places where they should be wearing them.

«Of the 282 accounts with non-zero karma, more than half (145) were banned prior to the start of this investigation through our routine Trust & Safety practices» said Huffman in the announcement, referring to an internal investigation that began last month, in response to «recent reports about the integrity of Reddit» regarding the scope of Russian election influence on various social media platforms, according to a previous announcement.

According to the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law, of the top 50 federal contractors, 86 % prohibit sexual orientation - based discrimination, while 61 % have banned discriminatory practices based on gender identity.

Two decades of marketing on television and radio after decades of a self - imposed ban on such practices have also helped.

BTCChina said its decision was based on a Sept. 4 directive from Chinese authorities that expressed concern over investment risks involved in cryptocurrencies and ordered a ban on so - called initial coin offerings, or ICOs — the practice of creating and selling digital currencies or tokens to investors to finance start - up projects.

Wrong on both counts, it seems, because Prime Minister Stephen Harper has shrugged off a 35 - year practice to ban oil tankers plying B.C.'s inside passage.

In late January, Facebook announced a ban on advertising on crypto currency, citing «deceptive and fraudulent advertising practices».

RELEVANT looks at the recent ban on burqas in France, and what that says about religious liberty and how Christians should think about different practices in different faiths.

Jehovah's Witnesses can no longer practice their faith freely in Russia, where the Supreme Court on Thursday declared the pacifist religious organization an «extremist group» and banned all of its activity.

The Northern Irish charity offers therapeutic support to individuals «who wish to move out of homosexual practices, and opposes the determination of aggressive gay lobbies wanting to impose a ban on such support».

The problem does not even seem very new, as demonstrated by a passage of the Babylonian Talmud (Chulin 92b) in which it is said that among the few limits that the nations of the world have not exceeded is that they have not yet consented to «writing the Ketubbà for males,» even if they are certainly not attentive to respecting the ban on homosexual practices.

The White House has said that it does not plan on seeking a federal ban on conversion or «reparative» therapy, but, according to The New York Times, the President will «throw his support behind the efforts to ban the practice at the state level»...

The group is standing against their denomination's ban on «self - avowed practicing homosexuals,» reports CNN.

Well, yes, but that rather misses the whole point at issue, which is that the ban on contraception has created a crisis of conscience among Catholics who on every other point of faith and morality are obedient servants of the Church but who, as I put it, «find themselves unable to conform their beliefs or practices to Humanae Vitae.»

Months of Christian protests in Kathmandu, which included a parade of coffins and a chain fast, came after officials began strictly enforcing a ban on the longtime practice of Christian burials in the hills near the famous Pashupatinath...

The protests in Kathmandu, which included a parade of coffins and the threat to parade dead bodies next, came after officials began strictly enforcing a ban on the longtime practice of Christian burials in the hills near the famous Pashupatinath Temple, one of Hinduism's most sacred shrines, in December.

I will continue to push for a ban on all forms of human cloning, a practice that demeans the dignity of the human person.

(CNN)-- According to recent reports, a German court's ban on circumcising baby boys has provoked a rare show of unity between Jews, Muslims and Christians who see it as a threat to religious freedom, while doctors warn it could increase health risks by forcing the practice underground.

To reach their goals, trade groups support various tactics including increased public education, on - premise recycling initiatives, improved curbside collection practices, expanded state beverage container deposit programs and mandatory recycling programs or landfill bans.

On 15 April 2011 the Australian Financial Review included a piece (Duncan Hughes, «ACCC boss stands firm on cartels», AFR, page 48) in which ACCC Chairman, Graeme Samuel, claimed that the «proposed government reforms to ban price signalling are entirely consistent with best practice in Europe and the US»On 15 April 2011 the Australian Financial Review included a piece (Duncan Hughes, «ACCC boss stands firm on cartels», AFR, page 48) in which ACCC Chairman, Graeme Samuel, claimed that the «proposed government reforms to ban price signalling are entirely consistent with best practice in Europe and the US»on cartels», AFR, page 48) in which ACCC Chairman, Graeme Samuel, claimed that the «proposed government reforms to ban price signalling are entirely consistent with best practice in Europe and the US».

Various typical agricultural practices (e.g. ban of synthetic pesticides, organic fertilization, and habitat diversity) on organic farms are less detrimental for arthropod species compared with conventional agriculture.

That charge was never proved, but the DIAA banned the top - ranked Lions from the 2010 state playoffs and put them on probation for assorted other violations: exceeding two - hour practice limits, scheduling an extra middle school game and allowing a coach to play an improper role in the awarding of financial aid to players.

The NCAA's Power 5 conferences voted on Friday to ban off - campus practices during spring and summer breaks.

Included were a ban on heading in soccer age 10 and below, limits on heading in practice for those ages 11 to 13 years, and new substitution rules to allow for evaluation of players suspected of having suffered a concussion without such substitution being counted against the team's total number of allowed substitutions.

In the end, it all comes back to education: In the ideal world, a parent's decision about whether to allow a child to start playing or continue playing collision sports before high school under current rules of play (which are evolving in the direction of safety, fortunately, as seen, for instance, in USA Hockey's ban on body checking at the Pee Wee hockey level and below, and limits on full - contact practices instituted at every level of football, from Pop Warner, to high school, college, and the NFL), will be a conscious one; a decision in which the risks of participating in a particular sport - provided it is based on the most up - to - date information about those risks and a consideration of other risk factors that might come into play for their child, such as pre-existing learning disabilities (e.g. ADHD), chronic health conditions (e.g., a history of history of multiple concussions or seizures, history of migraines), or a reckless and overly aggressive style of play - are balanced against the benefits to the child of participating.

Yesterday, many media outlets reported on a bill introduced in Congress which, if enacted, would allegedly ban «lunch shaming,» i.e., practices in the cafeteria that single out children with meal debt.

Chua's book was a somewhat tongue - in - cheek memoir of her experiences raising her two daughters with her (non-Asian) husband, which involved hours of forced music practice every day, severe restrictions on extracurriculars, outright bans on social activities like sleepovers, and punishment and shaming on the rare occasions her children failed to attain their mother's high expectations.

The Chinese ban on the medical practice of surrogacy, combined with the lifting of China's One Child Policy, has made China the largest exporter of intended parents seeking gestational surrogates in the world.

We initiated a recycling program for facilities and parks, developed an integrated pest management program aimed at reducing use of pesticides and herbicides on playing fields and lawns, later banned smoking in District buildings and vehicles before that practice became state law, and continued to protect our natural areas through local leadership.

Mrs. Alarbi called for stringent measures in enforcing the ban on baby food companies to stop the promotion of the sale of their products to ensure that the exclusive breastfeeding was practiced.

And on the controversial natural - gas extract process known as hydrofracking, a majority of voters — 54 percent to 40 percent — agree with the decision by the Cuomo administration ban the practice.

If your political party believes in banning private property, and in the same way practice economic redistribution on their own, they're called mafia.

Cuomo vowed on Friday to «lead a citizen fleet» to stop oil and gas drilling off New York's coast as he proposed a new state law to ban the practice.

• Another major piece of legislation hailed by lawmakers as an important civil rights milestone was a ban on the controversial practice of using therapy to alter a young person's sexual orientation or gender identity.

On a hot and breezy August morning, more than 1,000 protesters gathered in Albany calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to ban the drilling practice called hydraulic fracturing in New York StatOn a hot and breezy August morning, more than 1,000 protesters gathered in Albany calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to ban the drilling practice called hydraulic fracturing in New York Staton Governor Andrew Cuomo to ban the drilling practice called hydraulic fracturing in New York State.

There is no state law, but Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a ban earlier this year ordering mental health professionals not to practice on those under the age of 18.