Sentences with phrase «came out against»

In 2007, Ethical Corporation, a website on responsible business practices, came out against Dongtan.

It was only confirmed when Reason magazine came out against global warming being true.

Besides the isolationist stand of the Party (I quit in 1990 when they came out against Desert Storm), they don't recognize that externalities even exist — and that takes them firmly into the realm of pseudoscience.

Delta CEO Richard Anderson came out against the use of in - flight mobile calling on Delta flights on Wednesday.

Marriott came out against points auctions just as its competitors were jumping in, vowing publicly to make their rewards available to all members.

Our job was made easier by two veterinary organizations who came out against declawing in 2017: the American Association of Feline Practitioners, and the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association.

Recently, in response to a We the People website petition, the White House officially came out against BSL, and the states of Nevada and Colorado have outlawed all BSL — although Colorado's law does not apply to the city of Denver, which still bans pit bulls.

President Obama officially came out against breed specific legislation (BSL) laws.

In 2013, President Obama came out against BSL, saying it was «largely ineffective and often a waste of public resources.»

So, I had been surprised when someone in KU came out against it, as a lot of authors had mentioned they'd had an increase in activity (borrows or sales).

He also came out against Race to the Top, calling it the program a recipe for inequitable funding among the states — such as Alabama — that lose out.

Recently, a coalition of military associations came out against legislation supported by the Trump administration, that would give greater school - choice options to military service members and their children.

A Thursday LA Times editorial came out against eliminating the alternative credential option.

Dennis Van Roekel, president of the National Education Association, or NEA, came out against single - salary teacher - compensation systems at an Education Writers Association, or EWA, event held earlier this month in Chicago.

The Massachusetts Teachers Association came out against the consortium, and personalized learning more generally, last May.

The Wall Street Journal, New York Post and The New York Times all came out against the NAACP's calls for a charter moratorium, and NYC charter mom Tamika Marcellin took to the Daily News to urge the NAACP to reconsider.

Even Preston Sturges, another clear influence, when he came out against movie - making with a political agenda in Sullivan's Travels, didn't do so as a matter of doctrine.

The measure was backed by the Association of American Publishers, but many nonprofit and some commercial publishers came out against it, including Nature and AAAS, the publisher of ScienceInsider.

«Everybody's heard the story that it's because [President] Nixon got ticked off at [Interior Secretary Walter] Hickel because his kid came out against the Vietnam War,» he said.

Lyell also came out against any notion of sudden, indiscriminate cataclysm in the history of life.

But the US Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) is dismayed by the position on isolated «natural» genes, even though the brief came out against the lower court's ban on most other types of gene patent.

«At the East 92Y Mayoral Forum, all the Republican Mayoral candidates came out against building this dump and all the Democratic candidates have said they want to re-look at building the dump, except Christine Quinn.»

The Independent Democratic Conference (IDC)-- a breakaway group of Senate Democrats that has formed a ruling coalition with Senate Republicans — came out against the convention earlier this month, citing concerns for labor protections.

City Council Speaker and mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn came out against a bill Wednesday that would prohibit the Police Department from profiling on the basis of race, religion and gender — but for the very first time in her tenure, said she would nonetheless allow the controversial plan to go to vote.

On Aug. 30, U.S. Congressman Gregory Meeks (D - NY) came out against the bill, saying it «could take jobs away from minority construction workers and contractors.»

Moderate Republicans like Faso could be key to passing the measure in the House, after several conservative lawmakers and powerful conservative groups came out against the bill.

U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer (D) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D) of New York came out against the order.

In his testimony on Wednesday, de Blasio came out against a proposal from the governor that he said would slash funds for a homeless prevention program.

If anyone in the cabinet came out against a Tony Blair policy, they were sacked immediately.

The state Business Council, whose annual meeting in Bolton Landing earlier this week Cuomo used to sound the SALT siren, came out against the tax plan with similar vigor.

Councilman Joe Borelli, who came out against early plans to build a jail in his district, said he was glad to hear the news.

Reps. Pat Meehan of Pennsylvania, Jamie Herrera Beutler of Washington state and John Katko of New Yorkalso came out against the bill in statements Thursday, with Meehan specifically citing concerns about those with pre-existing condition as the reason for his opposition.

The poll also found that 63 % of Labour voters would be «delighted or pleased» if the party came out against Brexit, with 22 % saying they would feel the same if it vowed to go ahead with leaving the EU.

But the deal collapsed after the union representing carriage drivers came out against it, and the council never took up the issue.

The most interesting bit of party politicking this morning came when Peter Mandelson came out against HS2 - potentially a massive problem for Cameron.

Howard Dean the man who opened the new media door which Obama walked through to the White House, came out against the mosque's location.

Senate Republicans and the White House pressed ahead with their suddenly resurgent effort to undo Obamacare, even as their attempt was dealt a setback when a bipartisan group of governors and several influential interest groups came out against the proposal.

The former lord chancellor and Tony Blair's former flatmate Lord Falconer - who had voted for 90 - day detention under Mr Blair's premiership - came out against the plans.

(The congresswoman came out against the bill before the vote.)

On Thursday, former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton also came out against Trump's proposal, calling it «the height of lunacy.»

Late in the day, the New York Public Interest Research Group also came out against the legislature's bills, saying, in a statement, «We can not say with confidence that it will lead to a better product in the form of fairer district lines».

The ad invoked outrage from the Uniformed Fire Officers Association, which publicly came out against the TV - spot.

The Social Market Foundation (SMF) quickly came out against the cap, saying it would have a disproportionate effects on single - parent families with three or more children living in urban areas.

However, the visit was not recorded in the Committee's records or mentioned in its final report - which came out against the Government's planned crackdown.

You could see Nigel Farage sensing that British discomfort with the «optics» of such operations when he came out against the «Go Home» vans.

In case you missed it, despite heavy union support for the bill, three trade unions came out against it.

During a June 29 City Council hearing, NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton came out against Torres bill.

City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez came out against Parilla Steakhouse when the restaurant, on Broadway and West 164th Street, filed an application to renew its liquor license application earlier this month, claiming the owner refuses to work with the community he serves.

Now - former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman resigned after multiple abuse allegations came out against him.

Adams came out against the Rabsky Group's plan to redevelop 200 Harrison Ave. — open land once owned by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer — contrary the community board's recommendation, and instead aligned himself with community groups who've protested the project since last fall, arguing it perpetuates segregation in the neighborhood.