Sentences with phrase «by one's political opponents»

Even before I had done so, I was described by my political opponents as «easy to control».
He has often been accused by his political opponents of being arrogant and violent, but he has often denied these tags.
If he does run and the local law isn't clear on the matter, it could invite a court challenge by his political opponents.
What's more, as of this lunchtime it hasn't been the total car crash predicted by his political opponents and portions of the schools sector.
Prime Minister May has been criticized by political opponents in the U.K. for inviting the crown prince and human rights protesters have said they are going to hold demonstrations in London during the visit.
President Francois Hollande's Socialist government, accused by political opponents of doing too little to avert the attack that killed 84 and hurt hundreds, also said it would step up strikes against Islamic State in its strongholds in Iraq and Syria.
This is despite the catch - all language of «cuts» used by political opponents, as well as by governments themselves when it suited to portray themselves as bearing down hard on public spending.
Later that night Latimer used his Facebook page to deceive the public further on multiple levels — as to the truth of my story, the source of my story, the purpose of my story, that my reporting on a car crash in New Rochelle is part of some conspiracy orchestrated by his political opponent.
President John Mahama has rubbished claims by his political opponents that the Electoral Commission (EC) is scheming to rig the upcoming presidential elections for him.
Mayor Bill de Blasio's midday nap habit came under fire Tuesday by political opponents gunning for his job — one of whom offered him a can of Red Bull outside...
Mayor Bill de Blasio's midday nap habit came under fire Tuesday by political opponents gunning for his job — one of whom offered him a can of Red Bull outside City Hall.
Any woman that marries a man like me, who is generally seen to be fearless and courageous and who is vulnerable to attacks by political opponents, can not afford not to have a woman with her sterling qualities as wife.
With the vote on the horizon, the Harper government came under attack Friday by its political opponents.
He added that «anyone who has been on the roads that I have been on recently, be it Yendi to Saboba, or Asikuma through Peki through to Hohoe or Jasikan or Dambai to Nkwanta, no one who has been on any of these roads or similar ones around this country would even think of abandoning work on them because it was started by a political opponent.
However, Mr Davis admitted that where the Conservatives used to be seen as the party of business, «we have been usurped by our political opponents», adding: «We must regain that role, and soon.»
She also expressed concern about a volunteer she said was assaulted by political opponents.
Hillary Clinton was painted by her political opponents as the nasty face of the political establishment, just as Jean - Claude Junker, Donald Tusk, David Cameron and Nick Clegg were in the UK.
His death sparked outrage in his hometown where youths claimed he was poisoned by his political opponents.
Newly outnumbered three - to - two on the town board by political opponents, Supervisor Evelyn Wood adjourned the town's annual reorganizational meeting after newly - seated board member Cynthia Hyde refused to stop voicing protests concerning parliamentary procedure and questioning Wood's authority.
«Obviously the strategy by political opponents is to bandy more of such baseless stories and falsehoods around, employing the use of fake websites, with the aim of creating disaffection for the President and his administration.
The first 100 days of any new administration — while purely symbolic - are often scrutinised by political opponents and the media.
ALBANY — The 2005 party at which Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is alleged by a political opponent to have snorted cocaine was a benefit for victims of Hurricane Katrina headlined by Al Franken, its organizer said.
«She recognised something else important in a democracy: that oppositions advance only when they stop blaming the public for their defeat and recognise that some of the arguments made by political opponents should be listened to», he added.
«But it tends to be violated by their political opponents, rather than people on their side doing exactly the same thing.»
«It is being instigated by our political opponents who have nothing to tell the people.
He explained that, the NPP, traditionally, had not done well electorally in settler communities across the country, largely because of the deliberate tagging of the NPP as an «anti-Northern» party by political opponents.
She urged party supporters to remain resolute, despite distractions by their political opponents and propagate the good works of Mahama in order for him to be retained.
Regardless of whether this whole debate has been manufactured by our political opponents and the media, Sir Menzies must now kill the debate quickly or be killed himself.
Contrary to government claims that the protests have been fomented by political opponents or even foreign governments to destabilize Turkey, only 7 % of protestors identified themselves with any political organization.
But historian J. Geoffrey Kron of the University of Victoria in Canada, a proponent of the population - explosion hypothesis, believes that it's a stretch to connect increased coin hoarding with more deaths and that some people may have hid money from confiscation by political opponents.
But his efforts at ensuring his place in history are threatened by his political opponents and the necessity of allowing daytime television talk shows to broadcast from the White House grounds.
He concludes by arguing that if policymakers are serious about expanding opportunity and equity, they need to take another look at strategies for nurturing academic talent in middle schools: «Long condemned by political opponents, tracking has been overlooked as a potential tool for promoting equity.»
A copy of a newspaper article about India's government being accused of blasphemy by its political opponents for saying some of Hinduism's most important texts are not proof of the existence of Hindu gods.
«I am interested in insulating my political activities from my professional duties so that there can be no confusion about my role for the Dodgeville community, by the voting public, or any accusations by my political opponents,» Humphries wrote in a Nov. 28 email to Dodgeville School District superintendent Jeff Jacobson proposing the idea.
He resurrected stories about Murtha's role in the ABSCAM scandal and the «controversy» over his two Purple Hearts, which added up to nothing but rumors spread by political opponents.
Their spat became a symbol of a debate over how minors active in national gun safety talks should be treated by political opponents.
The Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has alleged of a plan to frame him for murder, by his political opponents in the state.
He was subsequently accused by his political opponents as being indecisive.
The Deputy Attorney General Dr Dominic Ayine has said that former Attorney General Martin Amidu is being used by political opponents to pursue an «evil» agenda.
«Nearly two - thirds of Tory members would back Nigel Farage against John Bercow Main Those Tories backing Nigel Farage in Buckingham are being drawn into a stunt orchestrated by our political opponents»
President John Dramani Mahama has refuted claims by his political opponents that Ghana is in a «sorry» state.
After that cliff - hanger, things got a bit sticky for Godfrey, who was accused by political opponents of saddling the city with a white - elephant stadium.
Elliott, 59, the widow of former federal finance minister Jim Flaherty, is widely liked and respected within the PC party and by her political opponents.
Previous prosecutions carried out by the Attorney General have been characterised by accusations of «witch - hunting» by political opponents.
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