Sentences with phrase «described as an affront»
«Given the extensive evidence before the SIAC that Y would face a real risk of torture if deported to Algeria, today's decision can only be described as an affront to justice and wrong.»
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Sagay, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, stated that Buhari would not be cowed by the Senate's action, which he described as an affront to the Presidency.
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It may well be that those critics are right who suggest that the model who sat for this portrait of the Man of Sin was the mad Emperor Caligula, whose attempt to set up his image in the Temple had deeply affronted Jewish sentiment, recalling, as it did, the sacrilege of Antiochus Epiphanes, which Daniel had described as «the abomination of desolation.»
He described the comments by the president as careless and an affront to democracy when he as the Commander - in - Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces should have known better.
His counsel, Kwaku Yeboah Appiah describes the action of the NPP chairman as «an affront to justice.»
To add to government's difficulty in cracking down on galamsey operators is the involvement of some Chinese nationals, whose activities were described by the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Alhaji Inusah Fuseini as an «affront to the laws» of the country in an interview.
A member of the House of Representatives, representing Irele / Okitipupa Federal Constituency, Mr. Mike Omogbehin, described the kidnap attempt as an affront on the traditional institution in Ondo State.
In a statement signed by the National Leader of the foremost Igala group, Major General Patrick Akpa (rtd), the organization described the attack as an «affront on democracy» and an «intimidation of a constitutional arm of government» in Kogi State.
NLC President, Ayuba Wabba in a statement in Abuja, Monday, described Maina's re-engagement and posting as Director to the Ministry of Interior as an affront to law and procedure.
Immediately the motion was moved for the confirmation of the nominees, on Tuesday, the Senators took to their turns to lambast what they described as «affront» on the part of the executive.
The group's Spokesperson, Iddrisu Salifu Protocol in a Citi News interview described the action by the three as an affront to the PNC's Constitution.
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), represented by Lisa B. Nelson, was among 22 groups represented in a «Coalition» open letter pushing back against what the Heartland Institute describes as an «affront to free speech.»
The Competitive Enterprise Institute, represented by Kent Lassman, was among 22 groups represented in a «Coalition» open letter pushing back against what the Heartland Institute describes as an «affront to free speech.»
The Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT), represented by David Rothbard, was among 22 groups represented in a «Coalition» open letter pushing back against what the Heartland Institute describes as an «affront to free speech.»
The John Locke Foundation (JLF), represented by Kory Swanson, was among 22 groups represented in a «Coalition» open letter pushing back against what the Heartland Institute describes as an «affront to free speech.»
Sir Keir Starmer, the shadow Brexit secretary, described the Bill, which adopts EU law into UK statute, as «an affront to parliamentary democracy and a naked power grab by government ministers».