Sentences with phrase «by public outcry»

My recollection (subject to correction by Slaw readers) is that the purchase was derailed by public outcry more than by operation of law.

When it comes to the crown jewel of its $ 110 billion in education stimulus spending and the foundation of its efforts to reshape American schooling, an administration rocked by public outcry against backroom deals wants to hide the judging table from the public?

@DVK The article does mention that, but I'm skeptical that explains the disparity, as that would have to mean that every single grand jury investigation of a police officer, more or less, was motivated by public outcry, and no grand jury investigations not of police officers were.

The president wants to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil and gas drilling, a move blocked by public outcries and congressional opposition.

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Arguably, Chinese sentiment still hasn't recovered in the wake of the negative public outcry provoked by CNOOC's run at Unocal in 2005.

After a two - year - long push by the Coast Guard to phase out the last of the lighthouse keepers prompted public outcry, the Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans scrapped the plan.

The world's largest asset manager says it plans to speak with gun makers after a wave of public outcry sparked by the Florida school shooting last week.

The world's largest asset manager says it plans to speak with gun makers following public outcry sparked by the school shooting in Florida.

Despite public outcry and fierce resistance from unions, cities across New Jersey cut police departments by 15 % late last year.

The initial public outcry, coordinated global response, and swift market pull - back caused by the tariff tantrum all foreshadow the possibility of a similarly disturbing reality should Trump's protectionist push turn into a series of Mayweather - like blows.

In June, Beijing banned online loans to college after a public outcry over students falling victim to aggressive debt recovery tactics — including requiring nude photos as collateral — practiced by loan sharks.

«The wave of public outcry triggered by Cambridge Analytica is only the beginning... Ultimately, the marketers who figure out a more customer - centric way of gathering data will create a competitive advantage for their company.»

The wave of public outcry triggered by Cambridge Analytica is only the beginning.

Brossard's would - be assassins have been hired by the big fish who have been his longtime protectors and patrons, themselves guilty of «crimes against humanity» under Vichy, who fear that Brossard's arrest and trial will result in a public outcry over their own cases.

And even though the public outcry against it caused enforcement of the legislation to be put on hold, it was not rescinded, and thousands of public officials have already agreed to abide by it.

I want to know why the public outcry against these religious leaders is not so overpowering that they are not all flipping burgers at McDonald's by the end of the week.

After my family, and what amounts to be a small church full of people, were maliciously harmed by Christian leaders of a certain theological and denominational bent (despite an uproarious public outcry calling these leaders to account and condemning their actions), I find myself recoiling when this particular denominational group is mentioned.

There are some major differences in the rights that slaves were granted by their owners in Rome, circa 40 AD, and the rights granted to the slaves that are sold in Vancouver BC in 2000 AD, and the slaves sold at public outcry in Riyadh Saudia Arabia in 2010 AD, and the slaves that were sold in Washington DC in 1850.

There has been public outcry since the Latics were first linked with Evans and an online petition campaigning for the 26 - year - old not to be signed had 22,500 signatures by early Monday morning.

Perhaps the main issue with diving in some of the cases with the most public outcry has been the idea that the diver has gained something by performing the act.

The big headline was that ketchup was going to count as a vegetable, leading to a huge public outcry and an eventual retreat by the Reagan administration.

-LSB-...] has been such a public outcry against «pink slime,» (in part due to a graphic demonstration by Jamie Oliver on his Food Revolution show last summer) that fast food chains like McDonald's, Burger King -LSB-...]

But public outcry from consumers, parents and school district officials, triggered by YouTube videos and online petitions, drove industry and government to respond.

There has been such a public outcry against «pink slime,» (in part due to a graphic demonstration by Jamie Oliver on his Food Revolution show last summer) that fast food chains like McDonald's, Burger King and Taco Bell have agreed to stop using it in their food.

Sir, many including my own self have never liked most of your public outcries regarding how you lambast our leaders especially the past government which was headed by His Excellency John Dramani Mahama.

The latest revelation is in sharp contrast to an earlier statement by the government of Ghana to the effect that the US Government was solely responsible for the maintenance cost of the two whose arrival has since triggered public outcry and criticism.

The bill as introduced in the Assembly and Senate would eliminate that limit, although developers would have to get anything above 12 approved by the Department of City Planning (as well as the City Council, where public outcry might try to limit things again).

The psychologist hired by the city of Buffalo to do psychological exams for Buffalo Police and Fire applicants has resigned following public outcry.

This follows a story broke by the media practitioner that has generated huge public outcry.

The ethics package in the budget was just the latest in a series of measures passed by lawmakers and agreed to by the governor following a public outcry after the arrest of a state lawmaker.

In view of the public outcry in Kaduna State on the demolition of houses by governor El - Rufai, the state government has commenced the assessment of owners...

After a public outcry Paterson reopened the parks, covering the cost of operation by dipping into the state's Environmental Protection Fund.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The psychologist hired by the city of Buffalo to do psychological exams for Buffalo Police and Fire applicants has resigned following public outcry.

Those actions and other changes resulted from a task force convened by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in response to public outcry.

Following an outcry by Queens and city legislators about widespread voting problems during Primary Day, the city Board of Elections said it is taking extra precautions to educate the public about the new voting machines before the Nov. 2 election.

Meanwhile, there has been a public outcry following an announcement by the Accra Regional Police Command that some roads would be closed to traffic from midday Friday.

Democrats then said that they would stand by the speaker, but days of relentlessly negative news stories, editorials calling for Silver's resignation, and public outcry changed that.

In 2013, he testified before the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption created by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in response to public oPublic Corruption created by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in response to public opublic outcry.

Both incidents involved home secretaries responding to a public / tabloid outcry about a service failure by despatching a senior officials, in circumstances that led to allegations of scapegoating.

By August, and in the midst of public outcry, Mangano had dismissed $ 2.4 - million in tickets generated by cameras at six school locations — after cameras at five locations malfunctioned and a sixth was turned on prematurelBy August, and in the midst of public outcry, Mangano had dismissed $ 2.4 - million in tickets generated by cameras at six school locations — after cameras at five locations malfunctioned and a sixth was turned on prematurelby cameras at six school locations — after cameras at five locations malfunctioned and a sixth was turned on prematurely.

But if today's headlines are anything to go by, that won't slow the public outcry against it.

It would be recalled that in the heat of the election processes, there was public outcry over the award of the pink sheets contract to Aerovote, which some critics claimed it was inflated when the GH cents 7.2 million price was revealed by the commission.

Those allegations led to a public outcry and calls for Ms. Olatoye's resignation, but Mr. de Blasio has stood by the chairwoman's side.

After 10 days of sustained public outcry over phone hacking, and facing the prospect of a unanimous call by MPs to withdraw his bid for total ownership of the broadcaster, Murdoch succumbed at a morning board meeting in Wapping.

Mustapha Abdul Hamid, a lecturer at the Department of Religion and Human Values of the University of Cape Coast says Ghanaians must be alarmed by the decision of government to keep the two former Guantanamo Bay detainees despite wide public outcry.

The move comes after a public outcry that included, in the last few days: a lawsuit by animal welfare groups; a letter of protest sent to the agency from 18 Senate Democrats; and this letter to President Donald Trump, sent by a bipartisan group of 101 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, demanding that the information be immediately reposted on the public website.

So the pledge by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to heed public opinion when naming celestial bodies is in - keeping with the zeitgeist — even if its hand was forced by the good - natured outcry over its earlier decision to ignore a bid, led by Star Trek star William Shatner, to name a Plutonian moon «Vulcan» (see «Official planet namer listens to voice of the people «-RRB-.

The plea was made by those working on gene editing with adult cells who are concerned that embryo editing could have unpredictable effects on future generations and stimulate a public outcry.

The FDA's announcement several months ago that it would hold a public hearing on the subject elicited an outcry from scientists, ethicists and religious groups, who say the technology raises grave safety concerns and could open the door to creating «designer» babies, whose eye color, intelligence and other characteristics are selected by parents.

There was also a big public outcry, led by television guru Dr Oz after he did an exposé on his popular show.