Sentences with phrase «deaf ears over»

PC gamers have been crying out for a port of Red Dead Redemption since its release, their cries seemingly falling on deaf ears over at Rockstar who have become notorious for releasing their games o...

PC gamers have been crying out for a port of Red Dead Redemption since its release, their cries seemingly falling on deaf ears over at Rockstar who have become notorious for releasing their games on PC long after they arrive on console.

Not exact matches

Arsenal's inability to find a goal while on top came back to haunt them as although Mesut Ozil felt as though he should have had a foul on Wes Morgan with the Leicester defender seemingly climbing all over him, his protests fell on deaf ears as play was allowed to continue with the visitors breaking at a frantic speed.

While my efforts to persuade the Board of Selectmen, the town manager, and the Rec Department director to allocate permits in a more equitable fashion, and to use their power to make sure that the programs using town - owned facilities met minimum standards for inclusiveness and safety, fell on deaf ears (we ended up being forced to use for our home games a dusty field the high school had essentially abandoned), I returned to a discussion of the «power of the venue permit» 10 years later in my 2006 book, Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and parents.

Considering the fact that the Troopergate scandal, ignited by a scathing report from then - AG Cuomo, sparked the last public debate over the AG's public corruption powers, it's likely a plea to Spitzer's office to further strengthen Cuomo would have falled on deaf ears — to say the least.

The Damien McBride emails, the You Tube performance on MPs» expenses, the Commons» defeat over Ghurkas, highlight a naïve reliance on thuggishly ineffective spin doctors, poor presentational skills and a deaf ear to some populist issues that other opportunistic leaders ruthlessly claim as their own.

Over time, your body develops what is called «insulin sensitivity» where your body turns a deaf ear to the regulatory role of insulin for balancing your blood sugar and other hormones.

Perhaps it is watching George Bailey grow up, agonizing with him when his slapped deaf ear starts to bleed, sympathizing with his desire to see the world, appreciating the great personal sacrifices he makes for those he loves, chuckling over his romantic endeavors, admiring his commitment to values, or understanding the despair that has him contemplating suicide.

Despite the vitriol, the NUT's collective defiance may yet fall on deaf ears in Whitehall after Nicky Morgan ruled out any U-turn over academisation.

Although she had gone deaf, she often put her hands over her ears.

Instead of continuing with same same points being made over and over falling on deaf ears ad nauseum, I shall stop here.

Maybe now that I've started putting my picture on my CV that shouldn't happen as much — what will happen is I will be passed over for everything I apply for everywhere in the world and I'll just rot wherever I am when I run out of money and am still expected to PAY because at the moment I'm in a country (Mexico) where the concept of «free rent in exchange for teaching English» seems to be falling on deaf ears even when I say it in Spanish.

The complaints seem to have been falling on deaf ears however, with no official statement from Ubisoft over the state of their servers.

Both have been said on numerous occasions over the past year, seemingly continually falling on deaf ears.

His appeal fell on deaf ears and the law society eventually slapped Histed with an $ 18,000 fine and one - month suspension over his former client's complaint.

On Monday, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse speculated on the XRP taking over Bitcoin, but markets turned a deaf ear to his comments.

When the arguments over effective cause of sale fell on deaf ears, the licensee was — to put it politely — hooped.