Sentences with phrase «boycotts by»

Boycotts by banks can make it impossible at times for exchanges to process wire transfers that allow customers to buy or sell cryptocurrencies with traditional currencies, such as dollars or euros.

The expected proposals follow a chaotic year for primary assessment in 2016, when the introduction of new, harder tests prompted reports of increased stress among pupils, protests and boycotts by parents and pleas from school leaders for an end to the system.

That last one unleashed protests, angry rallies and threats of boycotts by religious demonstrators who felt the film, which was directed by Martin Scorsese was blasphemous.

They've publicly called for mass boycotts by producers.

So the idea that the government has to use this piece of legislation to recommend increasing penalties on unions for secondary boycotts by — as the shadow Assistant Treasurer reminds me — 800 times the current penalty does smack of some excessiveness on behalf of even this government.

As Mary Eberstadt reports, expressions of religious belief that society considered innocuous and normal until quite recently are now grounds for dismissal from jobs, denial of employment, and boycotts by the media.

-LSB-...]-- Additional boycotts by US retailers, including Walgreens.

In a Chinese social media post on Saturday after calls for a boycott by some internet users in China, Balenciaga said it sincerely apologised to all Chinese customers and other shoppers over the incident, which occurred on Wednesday.

His confirmation for the role awaits a vote of the full Senate after an unusual and ultimately unsuccessful boycott by Democratic Senators on the Environment and Public Works Committee.

But this may be the only way Ctrip can avoid a damaging boycott by big airlines.

Once, my chapel lecture was boycotted by the Bible faculty who believe that Scripture prohibits women from preaching or teaching men, even while whole communities embraced the Gospel through their female graduates.

It was the second voting delay in four out of Kenya's 47 counties, highlighting the bitter divisions and political uncertainty that have intensified after Thursday's repeat presidential election, which was boycotted by supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga.

They have a right to be bigots and donate to hate groups, and they will be boycotted by millions of people in response to that hate.

Every barbecue joint from here to Timbuktu would be boycotted by Christians for their pork, and sush would have a real hard time when serving octopuss.

Qatari company Baladna, which is creating a dairy industry in the desert to help the country to cope with a boycott by other Arab states, is planning an initial public offer of its shares (IPO) to raise funds and bring in strategic investors, sources familiar with the matter said.

The farmers and truckers interviewed said they had seen their produce rejected on flimsy grounds, but decided against challenging the ruling with the US department of agriculture's dispute mechanism for fear of being boycotted by powerful supermarket giants.

Trust me instead of complaining over and over an see no changes, 3 home matches being boycotted by fans then you will see major changes.

A decent boycott by the fans would see Wenger gone within a month.

No reason for this discussion, wenger will see out his contract unless we miss out on top 4 or a complete boycott by the fans (which won't happen).

I am starting my boycott by not watching this team or buying any merchandise if only us fans were more objective and serious about our team it wouldnt be 11 years and counting that we are not even be considered as genuine title contenders even crystal palace and Swansea city seems to be more aggressive and focus than arsenal I hope none of you all gets a heart attack after the window closes and we make a panic buy and sign Mahrez from Leicester this is such a stupidly run club

However that picture was taken because beautiful fresh produce was brought in on the day of the boycott by a very fancy produce provider here in Chicago.

To tell people about the boycott by email, you could cut and paste the following text and adapt it to send to your friends, family and colleagues.

He denied an insinuation that the NEC meeting was cancelled because of the fear that it could be boycotted by the majority of its members.

The first Lambeth Conference, boycotted by the Archbishop of York and many English Bishops, was over a question of heresy.

This year's White House Correspondents» Association dinner was unusual — boycotted by the president and minus a lot of the usual celebrities in the crowd.

About 187,000 people — about a fifth of the population — were eligible to vote in the election, which was boycotted by some opposition parties.

William Hague is leading a cabinet committee that is due to produce proposals about how to proceed with the so - called West Lothian question (it is being boycotted by Labour, who see the issue as a trap designed to make it harder for them to govern).

Some concessions to MPs are necessary — it's impossible to run a shadow cabinet and hold the government to account in parliament in the face of a mass boycott by senior MPs — but there are ways to shore up power for the future.

Eventually, more than 300 artists — including directors, radio commentators, actors and particularly screenwriters — were boycotted by the studios.

1980 - Moscow Boycotted by 66 nations, including the United States, Canada, West Germany and Japan, following the Soviet Union's participation in the Afghan Civil War.

1976 - Montreal Boycott by African nations to protest against a recent tour of apartheid - run South Africa by a New Zealand rugby side.

Citi Business News can confirm that the payment process for validated creditors of DKM Microfinance in Bolgatanga in the Upper East region has stalled, following a boycott by aggrieved creditors.

The report further argues that a successful election boycott by the IPOB poses extreme danger to the Federal Government and national politics as it will boost the confidence of secessionists and equally trigger the drive for other ethnic groups or sections of the country to toe the same line.

It is not yet clear how the committee set up by speaker Michael Martin will conduct its affairs now it is being boycotted by everyone but Labour.

A Miami police union is urging a nationwide boycott by law enforcement labor organizations of Beyoncé's forthcoming world tour, which is slated to begin in the city April 27 at Marlins Park.

Adagunodo had about two years ago emerged the chairman at a congress which was boycotted by the other faction loyal to Senator Iyiola Omisore.

Addressing party supporters, Mr. Asiedu Nketia said the party will still join in the demonstration scheduled for Wednesday against the Ghana - US defence cooperation agreement ratified by Parliament last Friday despite a boycott by the Minority.

It follows the boycott by tens of thousands of students of the third through eighth grade English tests earlier in April.

This follows a boycott by the minority side of the house on Tuesday [February 7, 2017], when it sat to consider the 4th report of the Appointments Committee.

Albany, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)- New York public school students will spend less time taking the unpopular Common Core assessments that have been boycotted by large numbers of parents in recent years.

A boycott by major - party candidates could conceivably drive the Independence Party off the ballot and out of existence.

But in the wake of the international boycott by scientists protesting against apartheid, it is hardly surprising that the country now lags far behind other sophisticated nations.

Because chances are, if your company is being boycotted by consumer groups, has lawsuits pending, and people are griping about their products, it will effect the morale of the people working at that company.

Despite a few hiccups (as when the banks, chosen by the government to be administrators of its loan scheme, became jittery at the prospect of a mass boycott by students), a «top - up» loan system is now in place.

It's being boycotted by Canadian health authorities and laboratories in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, challenged by the French government in a heated patent dispute, and has provoked deep animosity in Britain as the company negotiates with the National Health Service over testing policy.

Join the Fire Cider boycott by asking your local natural food and herb stores to discontinue selling SCH Fire Cider until the trademark is removed.

After calling some police officers «murderers» in a rally protesting police brutality, Tarantino and his movie «The Hateful Eight» became the target of a boycott by police unions across the country.

Korean auteur Bong Joon - Ho's satire Okja, which was shown at Cannes Film Festival in May, was boycotted by Korea's big chain...

Quentin Tarantino has recently found himself at the center of controversy — again — after he went to a protest against police brutality and made some comments that angered police officers and has resulted in an ever - spreading boycott by police unions and organizations across the country.

The union advised teachers to continue conducting parent conferences but will be taking measures to ensure full participation in the boycott by teachers.