Sentences with phrase «brushed under the carpet»

If there's quirkiness to your business, don't brush it under the carpet.

Its decomposing business model, though, is too pungent to be brushed under the carpet.

And any personal shortcomings of the evangelist, or any evangelically - minded Xtian, are shrugged off because they are «DELIVERING THE GOSPEL TO THE UNBELIEVERS!!!!» And that trumps, forgives and brushes under the carpet any flaw in the messenger.

Instead of brushing it under the carpet we should be demanding that these biased refs (for whatever reason) be moved out of the PL or at least feel consequences meant to change the behaviour so that it happens within a reasonable range.

Now, it could be argued that MacLeod's overconfident management style and it's impact on the players had been brushed under the carpet.

It seems that they are willing to brush it under the carpet and hope people forget and because of this surely the powers that be at Chelsea deserve credit, but also they have the right to feel slightly aggrieved.

I certainly don't think we should be brushing this under the carpet.

I'm not saying for a moment we brush this under the carpet, but no players or staff will change before the summer, so any speculation on significant changes are moot at this point, and emotions are running too high to even have a rational discussion in those areas without getting lost in a sea of shouting.

«It is vitally important that ministers come to the House to answer questions on this lop - sided treaty they have tried to brush under the carpet,» said home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg.

If this is attempted to be brushed under the carpet in any way, I would say absolutely not, his chances are over.»

Clegg said his party was very outspoken on the accountability of the press and the issue was «brushed under the carpet by Labour and the Conservatives»

We've been very clear that legal devices like non-disclosure or compromise agreements should not be used to gag staff or brush under the carpet golden goodbyes to senior staff.

That's a long departure from 100 years ago, where the chronic pain of amputation was almost brushed under the carpet, probably because they didn't know what to do with it.»

The other person could have had a string of marriages / partners, be covered in tattoos, have drunk like a fish, smoked like a chimney and taken every drug under the sun, if they have now joined a church in the last few years or even months and are now what they consider a «born again Christian'then they will think you aren't good enough for them because you've accepted your sins and mistakes and learnt by them, rather than brushed them under the carpet, put on a new uniform and forgotten that you ever did anything wrong.

«Although these conversations might be difficult, the spate of devastating events means that they can not be brushed under the carpet and we all have a duty to help every child stay safe.»

This International Women's Day, let's talk about sexism in schools - to ensure it is no longer just brushed under the carpet; to ensure it is no longer «just everywhere»...

But the connection continued to be brushed under the carpet, in part because David Braben downplayed it.

Perhaps not surprising that your plot shows the same post 2000 problems, which you try to brush under the carpet as «filter» problem.

You know, the ones who gave us Climategate and whose even more corrupt managers then officially brushed it under the carpet.

In particular, it appears that some of the problems in the work have been «brushed under the carpet» in order to present a «better message».

Although you mention it in passing, you seem to brush it under the carpet.

My guess is that it will be ignored for now but the more that is posted like this the less chance of it being brushed under the carpet.

If Google was to have taken any other action it may have looked as if it was not taking the issue seriously enough, and was trying to brush it under the carpet.

Not exact matches

We brush the sin and shame under the carpet.

Doherty also emphasises that it is «hugely important to have honest and open discussions rather than to brush big issues like this under the carpet».

But the fact the invitation was offered in the first place raises interesting questions about our culture's willingness to support violent men and brush their violence under the carpet.

During the debate, Angela Eagle, shadow leader of the House, accused the government of brushing the Fox affair under the carpet and hurting public trust in politics.

Parliament backed expenses legislation, although the government's attempt to brush the scandal under the carpet was to fail spectacularly.

«My response to that is not to hide away or to brush our views about Europe under the carpet because people say they are unpopular, but to do the exact opposite and say look we're not going to suddenly deny what I believe because people say it is less controversial.

By not collecting data on waiting times for these vital treatments, Labour Ministers are brushing this problem under the carpet.

He writes: «The omissions were a symbol of Labour not being willing to face up to the problems the country was worried about, and proof that we were trying to brush difficult issues under the carpet.

This is a cynical attempt by Labour politicians to brush evidence about underperformance and failure in the Welsh NHS under the carpet.

He told the Daily Telegraph: «Our findings illustrate the need to look more carefully at, and to try to explain, the mechanisms behind these cancer trends, instead of brushing the causal factors under the carpet and focusing only on cures.»

And post-May, the new rules will increase the chances of incurring large fines if you try to brush a breach under the carpet.

It only brushes things under the carpet for the time being.