Sentences with phrase «come under fire as»

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However, because of the recent, deeply disingenuous attacks on Planned Parenthood in America, these international partners have come under fire as well.

Facebook isn't the only social media company that has come under fire as of late.

Peru has come under fire as a country where some of the worst deforestation of the Amazon is taking place as a result oil drilling, gold mining, illegal logging and land clearance for farms.

Super Mario Run's purchase price and business model have come under fire as well.

Though the practice has recently come under fire as more and more games shoehorn them in, EA got out ahead of the controversy by issuing a statement regarding game balance after the beta concluded.

Even counting home equity — which has come under fire as a last - resort retirement plan — most of us won't have enough for two or three decades of retirement, Ellis warns.

While the intention of «savings for all» is a noble one, the system has come under fire as a potentially unfair method of funding distribution and seems to contradict the government's objective of devolving budgets and decisions to those at the «coal - face», namely the head teacher.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre has also come under fire as a film where its final girl is chased by a man with a chainsaw.

The government's plan to offer free swimming to those aged under 16 and over 60 has come under fire as it emerged millions of those eligible may miss out.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic development projects have come under fire as the Buffalo Billion project is currently under a federal investigation.

The Government has come under fire as it launches its biggest campaign against trade unions in 30 years.

The Frenchman has recently come under fire as he was part of the embarrassing 3 - 1 home defeat against Monaco, missing many guilt edge opportunities.

Pagano's management came under fire as well — first when Brissett was inserted back into a Week 10 game after suffering a possible concussion, then later when the team cut Pro Bowl cornerback Vontae Davis after the veteran opted for surgery to fix an ailing groin.

But as the drama played out across the Hudson this fall, though, the New York power structure came under fire as well.

Not exact matches

Lockheed came under fire from then - President - elect Donald Trump in late 2016, when he slammed the program as too expensive.

Last week, President Donald Trump came under fire after his responses to a plea for help from the mayor of San Juan were perceived by many as being racist and issuing blame on the hurricane victims.

As a result, McDonald's employee policies came under fire.

The model has come under fire for fuelling another HFT strategy known as rebate arbitrage, which some believe distorts pricing and hurts liquidity.

Delta Air Lines also came under fire for listing Taiwan and Tibet as countries on its website.

NATO has once again come under fire, as Donald Trump has called into question the basic assumption underlying the military alliance.

Stewardship Ontario came under fire in 2010 when, with little warning, eco fees were slapped on thousands of new household items, such as fire extinguishers and laundry detergent.

The same day as Kalanick's letter, Uber board member David Bonderman announced his resignation after coming under fire for a sexist joke he made during the all - hands meeting to go over the results of an internal investigation surrounding sexual harassment and discrimination.

The travel company United Continental Holdings (ual) came under fire last month when a passenger was dragged off one of its overbooked flights, a fiasco that dragged as much as $ 90 million off the value of Buffett's stake as United stock plummeted amid the ensuing outrage.

The site has come under fire for hosting warmed - over press releases disguised as first - person commentary.

The city initially held its position, even as de Blasio came under increasing fire.

Those appointments came under fire earlier this year as it became clear that HP's newly appointed chair, Ray Lane, circumvented the board's independent nominations process by involving the CEO in identifying board candidates and deciding to oversee the process himself (although he had a long - standing relationship with the CEO and was not a member of the nominations committee).

Whitehead continues to lead the division, even as the parent company has come under fire over its suspect relationships with specialty pharmacies.

Parker was acquitted in the rape case more than a decade ago and Celestin had his sexual assault conviction overturned on appeal (a higher court deemed his trial attorney ineffective), but the two men have come under fire once again as the media reports troubling details from the case, which included accusations that Parker and Celestin, then both 19, had sex with a Penn State freshman while she was unconscious after a night of heavy drinking.

As of late, he has come under fire for his firing of FBI director James Comey, his alleged sharing of guarded intelligence about ISIS with the Russian foreign minister, and allegations that Trump obstructed justice by asking Comey not to look into his former National Security Adviser, Michael Flynn, who Trump has since fired for misrepresenting talks he had with Russian ambassador Sergei Kisylak.

came under fire by critics for poor leadership decisions as CEO that left GE cash - strapped.

Immelt, who served in various other leadership roles at GE, came under fire by critics for poor leadership decisions as CEO that left GE cash - strapped.

Hedge fund managers, once viewed as the rockstars of the financial world, are coming under fire by investors for poor performance.

Valeant shares are down 85 % this year, and 95 % since their peak price in summer 2015, as accounting errors have led to a criminal investigation of its practices and its drug - price increases have come under fire with regulators.

WASHINGTON — Stocks dropped Monday as technology companies came under fire and fears grew about a trade war with China.

Among other things, it has been criticized as a scam — based on economic assumptions that are described as «laughable» — and has come under fire from the U.S. Senate for the ease with which drug dealers and other subversive elements can make use of it.

This comes as White is under fire for not reporting income she made while consulting for an outside firm.

The Yale Law School graduate is seen as showing genuine concern about others at the company, which raises the question: Why did he stay at a company that has come under fire for its questionable and sometimes illegal practices?

The protection of the client, intelligent a principal as it is, has come under fire even in Switzerland itself.

Hydro One CEO Mayo Schmidt's paycheque has come under severe scrutiny after Ontario PC leader Doug Ford said he would fire the CEO as part of his greater agenda to find cost savings for taxpayers.

Francis has come under fire from disillusioned progressives, who are now depicting him as a recalcitrant pontiff who won't endorse condoms or «gay rights» (as the world defines them), much to their dismay.

First, Driscoll's so - called «fall» (from the Acts 29 p.o.v.) seems mainly to involve scandalous improprieties re: funds and books and tone and so on, but the theology that undergirds the spiritual abuse doesn't come under fire since Acts 29 not only doesn't see it as a problem, but generally holds to it as well.

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has carved out a decent niche for herself as a savvy Twitter user, but she came under fire last week for a series of tweets that badly misread a video of President Donald Trump's interaction with a wheelchair - bound boy.

He came under fire last year after it emerged he was charging as much as # 1,500 to attend a gala dinner with him.

Gestation crates, used throughout Tyson Foods» supply chain, have come under fire by McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Costco, Safeway, Kroger, Oscar Mayer, Jimmy Dean, Sysco and other nearly 50 other leading food companies, as well as from veterinarians, farmers, animal welfare advocates, scientists, consumers and others.

Only a percentage of producers are inspected annually on a rotating basis (this ruling has come under fire, as recently as 2007).

The deal has already come under fire from One Nation and radio presenter Ray Hadley, known as a friend of Treasurer Scott Morrison - charged with making the final decision.

While there have been plenty of former Arsenal players, including the TV pundits Paul Merson and Thierry Henry, as well as every man and his dog with an opinion about Arsene Wenger and Arsenal, ready to jump on the bosses back and bemoan his failure or refusal to use the summer transfer window to sign another striker, there are a few that have come out in support of the under fire Frenchman.

At least as the nation's highest office comes under fire, it's comforting to have a beverage in hand to ease the ride.

Stern's track record wasn't perfect, as he was involved with multiple lockouts and came under fire for some of his decisions, including the choice to veto Chris Paul's trade to the Los Angeles Lakers.