Sentences with phrase «by pointing your fingers at»

MPs are turning public anger about multinational tax - dodging on HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), by pointing the finger at the taxman's failure to do more against Google's «highly contrived» tax arrangements.

Theresa May's former chief adviser has responded to claims that he screwed up in the general election campaign — by pointing the finger at political strategist Lynton Crosby.

In these cases, the goals of tort law and the underlying theory of corrective justice require that the defendant not be permitted to escape liability by pointing the finger at another wrongdoer.

[32]... As I will discuss further below, to allow the defendants to each escape liability by pointing the finger at one another would have been at odds with the fairness, deterrence, and corrective justice objectives of the law of negligence.

[19]... To deny him recovery, while allowing the negligent defendants to escape liability by pointing the finger at each other, would not have met the goals of negligence law of compensation, fairness and deterrence, in a manner consistent with corrective justice.

Deterrence is also furthered; potential tortfeasors will know that they can not escape liability by pointing the finger at others.

In these cases, the goals of tort law and the underlying theory ofcorrective justice require that the defendant not be permitted to escape liability by pointing the finger at another wrongdoer.

A number of tech industry journalists and critics have commented over the last two years on Apple's apparent fall from grace by pointing the finger at its industrial design failures.

Not exact matches

Earlier this week it also put out a wordy blog post attempting to diffuse this line of attack by pointing the finger of blame at the rest of the tech industry — saying, essentially, that a whole bunch of other tech giants are at it too.

As neil degrasse tyson pointed out, each of our great mathematicians and scientists throughout the centuries reached their limit and declared God did it... only to have the next guy push though that barrier, reach their own limit... and claim the same... This lady has the benefit of history and science at her finger tips, and judging by her credentials is no stranger to the scientific process, and still fell into the same trap...

It is easy to point the finger at the church (or as popular these days, at the government), but all of us, myself included, can begin by looking at our own budgets.

I pointed a fiery finger at all them fa / gs and fa / g lovers, tellin»»em to prepare for God's wrath here on Earth followed by a nice brimstone bath down below.

He points the finger and says: you have violated your marriage just by looking at this woman and desiring her.

But to the extent that it ignores the finger Lincoln points at the Civil War — to the extent that it forgets the decimation of a generation of young Americans at the beginnings of manhood; to the extent that it forgets the windrows of corpses at Shiloh, the odor of death in the Wilderness, the walking skeletons of Andersonville, 623,000 dead all told, not to mention the interminable list of those crippled, orphaned, and widowed whose pensions became the single largest bill paid by the federal government for the following half - century; to the extent that it ignores how the war cost the United States $ 6.6 billion, rocketed the national debt from $ 65 million to $ 2.7 billion, retarded commodity growth for the next thirty years, and devalued its currency — then the call for reparations opens itself up to a charge of willful forgetfulness so massive that resentment, anger, and bitterness, rather than justice, will (I fear) be its real legacy.

Until the damage of the government buildings by a Nazi bomb, members of the British House of Commons were proud to point to the dents on the door of their chamber made by the ring on the finger of the king's messenger sent to summon them to hear the speech from the throne; he might not enter, for this was the domain of the common Englishman; he could only stand at the door and humbly invite.

Many of those outraged by the allegations against Penn State, including that Paterno had reportedly been told about the abuse but declined to notify authorities, have pointed a finger at what they say was the school's and its football program's commitment to maintaining a sterling public image, drawing parallels to the church.

Then, as the twentieth century progressed and doctors and scientists began to point an accusing finger at artery - clogging animal fats, pork producers responded by raising leaner hogs.

We do actually have a goalkeeping coach by the name of Lehman, surely that's who you should be pointing the finger at?

The penalty decision may be seen as dubious, but the club should point the finger at themselves rather than Lee Mason who, by letter of the law, did not put a foot wrong.

A lot of fingers of blame have been pointed at the big centre forward Olivier Giroud for missing a few chances in that game but as reported by the Evening Standard, the man who used to score the goals for Arsenal does not agree.

However, interestingly as reported by The Independent, not only are Coutinho and his representatives ready to admit defeat in their bid to push through a move to Barcelona, but they're pointing the finger of blame at the Spanish giants.

The Gunners came away with all three points, but the opposing manager feels his side were hard done by officials, while pointing the finger at Alexis for diving.

James hurdled over a seated Bradley Beal while dribbling, swatted a shot by Wall off the backboard, and looked for a camera to wag both index fingers at in the midst of a three - point play.

I personally prefer someone who will stick around and try to do something about it without breaking the team harmony by starting to point fingers at people around him.

And if by some miracle he does manage to play more than 10 games for Bournemouth this season, then surely the finger has to be pointed back at Arsenal's training methods for being the main reason for our injuries??

Meanwhile, at Chelsea, Conte is frustrated by the lack of commitment to someone who has delivered the premier league title.In 2007, Mourinho had delivered back to back League titles, two League Cups and the FA Cup in three years but that wasn't enough to prevent Abramovich from pointing the «Alan Sugar» finger in his direction.

BERLIN: Toni Kroos pointed the finger at his Germany team - mates following defeat by Brazil, but coach Joachim Loew insists his team will be ready in time for the World Cup.

Didier Drogba's goal to level the match at 2 - 2 wasn't praised by very many of his peers, as opposed to Terry's equaliser, while at the full - time whistle both Drogba and Terry were involved in a heated discussion regarding Villa's late equaliser, with Drogba clearly pointing the finger at the Chelsea skipper.

Along the way, Warnock points the finger of blame at: Gareth Southgate, Rafa Benàtez and Alex Ferguson, for all playing weakened teams in their respective clubs» matches against United's relegation rivals; the officials who allowed West Ham to win at Blackburn with a «goal» that didn't cross the line; Times journalist Pete Lansley, for upsetting goalkeeper Paddy Kenny by asking about his troubled personal life in an interview; the FA («rank amateurs»), for not punishing West Ham for fielding two ineligible players, Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano; and finally David Unsworth, for contriving a costly penalty miss for United against Blackburn midway through the season but then scoring from the spot at Bramall Lane for Wigan in the game that sent the Blades down at the Latics» expense.

We now know to wait to start until they're around 6mo, at which point they're able to actually eat real food (for example, if they HAD started at 3 weeks, they'd have graduated to «finger foods» by about this time).

By about nine months, your baby should be able to point at things with his index fingers and begin trying to pick up Cheerios using only his thumb and index finger.

Giving water by bottle, cup or finger feeding at this point does not fix the problem.

Giving water by bottle or cup or finger feeding at this point does not fix the problem.

But these very valid points are undermined by her unnecessary finger - pointing at feminism, which feels more like a tactic to spur book sales rather than an honest assessment of how the movement actually deterred breastfeeding.

At the same time, Clinton pointed the finger at both the alleged hacking by Russian - backed agents of emails at the Democratic National Committee as well as the re-opening of the FBI investigation into his wife's use of a private email server weeks before Election DaAt the same time, Clinton pointed the finger at both the alleged hacking by Russian - backed agents of emails at the Democratic National Committee as well as the re-opening of the FBI investigation into his wife's use of a private email server weeks before Election Daat both the alleged hacking by Russian - backed agents of emails at the Democratic National Committee as well as the re-opening of the FBI investigation into his wife's use of a private email server weeks before Election Daat the Democratic National Committee as well as the re-opening of the FBI investigation into his wife's use of a private email server weeks before Election Day.

On the other hand, various anti-Russia groups gain something by this poisoning: being able to point fingers at Russia.

Furious Republicans are pointing fingers of blame at state Sen. Andrew Lanza (R - SI) and, indirectly, at Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R - Suffolk) for last week's lopsided loss by Joan Illuzzi in the closely watched race for Staten Island district attorney.

Senior MPs and peers have pointed the finger at the government for attempting to pass legislation that will introduce secret court cases by the back door.

At the same Buffalo appearance, Cuomo did not directly point the finger at Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, when asked by reporters whether Clinton was responsible for the decline of the state's economy during the time she represented New York as a U.S. senatoAt the same Buffalo appearance, Cuomo did not directly point the finger at Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, when asked by reporters whether Clinton was responsible for the decline of the state's economy during the time she represented New York as a U.S. senatoat Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, when asked by reporters whether Clinton was responsible for the decline of the state's economy during the time she represented New York as a U.S. senator.

ALBANY — Councilman Frank Commisso Jr. is pointing the finger at Mayor Kathy Sheehan over tax exemptions mistakenly given out by the city assessor.

They grew to maturity in a relatively benign environment and now lash out against its disappearance by pointing anxious fingers at immigrants, at the EU, at same sex marriage, at women.

«The recent fight over control of the Senate raised fears about dominance by city Democrats,» they warn, pointing fingers at Silver, Smith, and Paterson, who all hail from New York.

Albany Councilman Frank Commisso Jr. is pointing the finger at his Democratic primary opponent, Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan, over tax exemptions mistakenly given out by the city assessor.

Throughout yesterday it had seemed as if his politicking would actually backfire by bringing the Conservatives together; many of the Tory MPs I spoke to complained that the debate's tone was far more partisan than necessary, and pointed the finger at Miliband as a result.

The problem with pointing, as I was told by my own father, is that when we point one finger at someone else we point three at ourselves.

Some Brexiteers responded to it by immediately pointing fingers at the European Commission president's senior staff.

They didn't hear him go on to point the finger at employment agencies, not migrants themselves: «What we wouldn't allow is this practice by agencies, who are quite disgraceful the way they do it - recruit a workforce, low paid, and bring them here in order to dismiss an existing workforce in the construction industry and pay them low wages.»

The awarding of a license to the Lago Resort & Casino in the Finger Lakes Region capped a 25 - year quest by developer Thomas Wilmot, who has spent millions of dollars, formed multiple alliances with Native American tribes and at one point learned Spanish in his effort to cash in on gambling.

If asked why this has happened, they tend to point a finger at the way in which Labour's «diversity agenda» for the civil service was implemented: background or gender or ethnicity came to count for more than ability, and the institutional memory of the machine was stripped out by change for change's sake.

A Warmer Earth, and Fewer Insured Private insurers also point fingers at a changing climate, citing a report issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) earlier this year that concluded global warming is to blame for a doubling over the past five years of natural disasters — and that the situation will worsen if nothing is done to stop it.