Sentences with phrase «cited by its opponents»

Among the objections to the plan cited by its opponents is a limitation or elimination of the deduction for state and local taxes.

A misleading report by the National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) has been frequently cited by opponents of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Power Plan, including in the Wall Street Journal.

I often use my iPad to look at a case cited by an opponent, review the key part of an exhibit or transcript, or take notes.

Not exact matches

Nothing shows more clearly than the contrast between the death of Socrates and that of Jesus (a contrast which was often cited, though for other purposes, by early opponents of Christianity) that the biblical view of death from the first is focused in salvation - history and so departs completely from the Greek conception.

Opponents of the death penalty argue against it by citing America (where the system is misapplied, inconsistent and often takes decades before punishment is implemented), or by playing a neat conjuring trick with the UK figures.

Spitzer has touted his public service resume, but his opponent, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, has hit back by citing the prostitution scandal that prompted the former governor to resign in 2008.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's opponents in the November election race are stepping up accusations over the ethics commission scandal and citing sections of state law that they say might have been broken by the governor's aides.

Speaking at a political rally in Washington Heights this past Sun., Oct. 19th, the incumbent never mentioned Rob Astorino by name, but he did not fail to cite his opponent's party.

There may be minor secondary effects, mostly the resolution being cited as «evidence» by opponents of the move; or as evidence of UN's anti-Israel bias by opponents of UN, especially in US.

At a rally to support Moore's Democratic opponent, Doug Jones, New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker called on Trump to resign from office over sexual harassment allegations made by several women against him, citing Sen. Al Franken's decision to do just that.

The motion set four conditions for the Labour party agreeing to air strikes against Isis and is now being cited by both supporters and opponents of air strikes as justifying their stance.

The four - year legal battle to prevent publication was cited by Mr Martin's opponents as one of the reasons why he had to go.

Cross cited several accomplishments during his two terms as supervisor: completing a long - delayed comprehensive plan for the town; settling a lawsuit with New York City that allowed the town to raise the assessment of city - owned lands; obtaining extra funding from the city for the Phoenicia sewer project that was then lost by his opponent's administration.

Just this morning, POLITICO deemed the NY - 25 race a «live one», citing a poll conducted by McLaughlin & Associates for Maffei's GOP opponent, Ann Marie Buerkle, that showed the Republican newcomer one percentage point ahead of the Democratic incumbent with one - fifth of the electorate undecided.

Tonko became a prominent opponent of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) in 2015, citing American trade deficits and the use of child labor by at least four countries who had already signed the pact as among his reasons for opposing the deal.

Despite the victory, several of the bill's local opponents stressed continued vigilance and cited the possibility of a renewed effort by the bill's supporters.

Those strategies belong to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), which actually has the job to manage tuna and tunalike species (a point argued by Japan and other opponents of a CITES trade ban).

Wintemute's rigor has earned the respect of some ideological opponents, but others say that his work betrays antigun biases by, for instance, selectively citing the literature in a way that minimizes the value of firearms for self - defense.

In a 1992 Stanford Medical School study often cited by microwave opponents, researchers reported a «marked decrease» in immune - boosting factors in microwaved human breast milk.

To do that, supporters of charter schools also have to refrain from citing weaker evidence, which only serves to legitimize the use of inferior studies by charter opponents.

Feral Cat Colonies in Florida: The Fur and the Feathers Are Flying (2003) It's no surprise that HAHF would embrace the work of Pamela Jo Hatley, whose 2003 report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (written while Hatley was a law student, and part of the University of Florida Conservation Clinic) is often cited by TNR opponents.

[10] Though far less than the «one billion birds» sometimes cited by TNR opponents, [11] ABC's «estimate» is based on some dubious assumptions.

Ron Arnold, Executive Vice President of the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise, recently cited a report by the Virginia - based Science and PublicPolicy Institute — a leading opponent of global warming — regarding the complete futility of any effort by the U.S. to reduce CO2 emissions.

As Lou points out, the cases cited by SPIS opponents like Bob Aaron typically involve situations where the seller has intentionally or negligently provided inaccurate information.