Sentences with phrase «direct action taken against»

Not exact matches

«[M] isleading people or misusing their information is a direct violation of our policies and we will take swift action against companies that do, including banning those companies from Facebook and requiring them to destroy all improperly collected data,» a Facebook spokesman said in a statement to the Guardian.

But they also gathered to research the racism they fought, and to take direct nonviolent action against it — a kind of «in their face» loving of one's enemies.

The congressional spending bill signed by the President on March 23 directs the FDA to take action against imitation dairy foods, «representing a victory for farmers and consumers alike,» said the Nat...

Wyeth advertising to health workers makes similar claims to those the ASA has ruled against today, but the ASA refuses to take action over advertising directed at health professionals (example below from Community Practitioner, July 2012).

That this House notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to international peace and security» and calls on states to take «all necessary measures» to prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources of finance, fighters and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian casualties, using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.

«That this house notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to international peace and security» and calls on states to take «all necessary measures» to prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources of finance, fighters, and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian causalities; using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government's will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.»

And he added that the labour movement as a whole must launch a mass campaign to «lobby councillors, attend rallies and to take direct action on the streets» against the bedroom tax.

To foster a dialogue around the unique opportunity for police departments to take direct action against the disease of drug addiction in their communities

However he said it was the Philippine incident — for which he sees Greenpeace as directly or indirectly responsible — that led him to «vow to take direct action to push back against their criminal activity».

The most aggressive resistance to the Common Core isn't taking the form of direct action against the process but is coming from «social justice» liberals and progressives, who may be union members but are not by and large in charge of state or local affiliates.

A spokesperson for the DfE said: «Unregistered schools are illegal and unsafe — and we are taking unprecedented and direct action against them across the board to protect children, inform parents and support teachers.

«Unregistered schools are illegal and unsafe — and we are taking unprecedented and direct action against them across the board to protect children, inform parents and support teachers, putting us firmly on the front foot.

Many of us are watching, too, to see if Amazon takes action against Locke, since he couldn't have confessed to a direct contravention of their policy than in the Times.

NDP: Update the Consumer Protection Act to cap ATM fees at a maximum of 50 cents per withdrawal; ensure all Canadians have reasonable access to a no - frills credit card with an interest rate no more than 5 % over prime; eliminate «pay - to - pay» by banks in which financial institutions charge their customers a fee for making payments on their mortgages, credit cards, or other loans; take action against abusive payday lenders; lower the fees that workers in Canada are forced to pay when sending money to their families abroad; direct the CRTC to crack down on excessive mobile roaming charges; create a Gasoline Ombudsperson to investigate complaints about practices in the gasoline market.

So take direct action to keep Fido in line, and your homeowner's insurance up to date against pet bite and attack claims.

Last week, we reported on the Netherlands taking direct action against lootboxes and now it seems that Belgium is following suit.

Family First's Bob Day, set to take a seat in South Australia, said his party did not accept the science of global warming and would vote for the repeal and against Direct Action.

So with 2/3 of the electorate against you, taking direct action on global warming is sure to fail.

The report follows President Barack Obama's plan to take direct action against global warming, including requiring power plants to cut carbon dioxide emissions to 30 percent below 2005 levels by 2030.

«The people who are forming affinity groups to take direct action against pipelines now have the challenge of working in their neighborhoods to ground this work,» he says.

The Penan people in the region have opposed logging in their rainforest for the past three decades, repeatedly blocking roads and taking direct action against encroachments.

«The need for this vigil is, in itself, a troubling reflection of the current state of affairs, in that those protesting against the cuts to legal aid and the wider justice system feel driven to take direct action to make their concerns heard.

It is true that, in a strict sense, a proceeding in rem is one taken directly against property, and has for its object the disposition of the property, without reference to the title of individual claimants; but, in a larger and more general sense, the terms are applied to actions between parties, where the direct object is to reach and dispose of property owned by them, or of some interest therein.

The HDI and its supporters also took direct action against developers who did not comply with these demands regarding certain parcels of land within the City of Brantford.

As it is possible to receive a CICA award, or prosecute an offence many years after the crime took place, the offender will remain liable to pay out to CICA long after the direct cause of action against him by the victim has been extinguished.

(2) Where, on an application under subsection (1), the Tribunal finds that a practice of anti-competitive acts has had or is having the effect of preventing or lessening competition substantially in a market and that an order under subsection (1) is not likely to restore competition in that market, the Tribunal may, in addition to or in lieu of making an order under subsection (1), make an order directing any or all the persons against whom an order is sought to take such actions, including the divestiture of assets or shares, as are reasonable and as are necessary to overcome the effects of the practice in that market.»