Sentences with phrase «effort against money»

An example of a public blacklist is the list of countries maintained by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which lists countries that the FATF considers to be uncooperative in the global effort against money laundering and terrorist financing.

A task force has been officially developed to increase efforts against money laundering and other illicit activities, and new regulations could be implemented by late March.

Not exact matches

More and more, people are judging the value of the products they buy against not one, but two currencies: money, and the effort it's going to take to get the damned things home.

Valleywag points out that this whole situation is really weird: «So, our elected officials, in their effort to find a scapegoat for crimes against sex workers like the murder of Julissa Brisman, have taken a site that never made a dime from the hookups it helped set up, and turned it into a full - time, for - profit sex money machine.»

By successfully filing for bankruptcy protection, Gawker Media is protected from handing over any money to Hogan, whose legal efforts against Gawker (among myriad others) are reportedly being financed by Peter Thiel, who wants to sue the company out of existence.

He doesn't know if it was a money grab or merely an effort by the CBSA to flex its administrative muscles against a powerful U.S. multinational.

Profits at Japanese automakers have surged in yen terms as the Japanese currency weakened against the U.S. dollar over the past year, helped by a mammoth Bank of Japan effort to expand the money supply and ignite inflation to end years of economic stagnation.

I'm going to repeat what I said earlier... this team actively pursued a policy to undermine the relationship between the fans and the best player on this team... for all intent and purposes this is a traitorous act... so instead of spending money, which all pundits and fans agreed was necessary in order to compete at the highest levels, this club was wasting time and money trying to turn fans against Sanchez long before the end of the season (the real concerted effort started around the time that Wenger benched him for the start of the Liverpool game)... for a team that pertains to be different, like a FAMILY, and constantly questions the tactics of it's opponents, to engage in such a treasonous act is deplorable

Along with Tennessee coach Robert Neyland, Wade was assigned to coach an Army all - star team against NFL teams to raise money for the war effort.

or simply trying to prove us all wrong again by showing that he could play just about anybody anywhere and win a game on the road against a top opponent; something he hasn't done in quite some time... regardless of the reasons, there is simply no excuse for the goings - on at this club... unfortunately it's unlikely that any real change will come without a dedicated effort on the part of those that feed the beast... our absentee landlord doesn't invest his own money into this club, so in order to force out Kroenke, Wenger and whatever other vermin currently haunt our hallowed halls we need to hit him where it really hurts... continually filling «his» stadium and the constant buying of endless merchandise, like one of the 58 different jerseys available over the last few years, makes us the greatest enablers of all time... have we no self - respect?

i agree andy but its not just the 4 years of hard work that should be taken into account, firstly the fai hav missed out on millions at a time where money is already tight, and more importantly the fact that given, kilbane, o shea, dunne, duff, whelan and keane may be too old when the next one comes around and for a professional footballer to hav a chance to represent his country on the biggest stage of all taken away in this manner is cruel, there can be no argument against technology when there is so much at stake as for henry being labelled a cheat i do not agree as it came at him so quick and although he in fact handled it twice i do not believe it was pre-meditated like maradonnas effort or that disgusting dive by anelka at 0 - 1... can any1 who watched the game live please tell me how lass diarra stayed on the pitch let alone avoided a yellow??

They've spent the money and used the product, so they're very willing to share the good, bad, and ugly with other consumers in an effort to either promote a certain product or to warn others against spending their hard - earned money.

(MENY PAC and ESPA are backing Ramos, while Fight Back NY is raising money to fund an opposition research effort against the incumbent senator).

Though younger, alternative candidates received funding in an effort to modernise the centre - right and money and media manoeuvred against Fraga, voters preferred him to other candidates.

Cecilia Tkaczyk, who received money in October 2014 from the Ulster County committee during her unsuccessful re-election campaign, said the state party's efforts, which included fliers attacking her opponent, ended up working against her.

A national group that opposes same - sex marriage has purchased billboards in each of their districts, vowing to unseat the lawmakers, and the senators have been eagerly raising money in an effort to defend themselves against possible challengers.

Any money contributed for or against the referendum effort as an independent expenditure has to be reported to the state's gaming commission, according to the bill.

He spent $ 869,165 on his landslide re-election campaign against Philip A. Fedele, a Rochester - area Democrat who put no money or effort into the race, according to the BN.

De Blasio was asked whether it was a mistake for him to campaign on behalf of, and raise money for, the Senate Democrats in their failed effort to re-take the majority, given the fact that it angered the Republicans and made them predisposed against his Albany agenda.

The governor's remarks landed with a thud for McMurray, the attorney and Grand Island supervisor who noted months of effort and expenditure of his own money to solidify his bid against Collins.

«It will be recalled that following relentless media attack on my person by the EFCC acting in concert with some powerful families with known ties to the government which culminated in the filing of phantom money laundering and corruption charges against me, I made spirited efforts to engage with relevant officials of government including the EFCC, the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and the Presidency to furnish them with all the information in respect of the OPL 245 Settlement Agreement between the Federal Government of Nigeria and Malabu Oil & Gas Limited which was brokered by the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR.

The Irondequoit Democrat says some of the money would help affected property and business owners, another portion would go to local governments and some funds would also be set aside to plan mitigation efforts against possible damage in future years.

Asked about this advantage, Cuomo said that a wealthy opponent or an independent expenditure effort could unleash a torrent of money against him.

Our client is as shocked as many other Nigerians at the uncovering and recovery of the said sums of money and wishes to salute the courage and efforts of the EFCC in the war against corruption.

«I think those who make that suggestion obviously want to trivialise a very important programme of the government, a very important fight against corruption and also the strong effort to recover huge sums of money that have been stolen from Nigeria.»

Sampson, for his part, was found guilty of trying to pull strings behind the scenes of a federal court case against Queens businessman Edul Ahmad — an effort to cover the senator's own embezzlement scheme using Ahmad's money, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

It is nothing more than EHarmony's effort to take money from the very segment of society that they have for so long chosen to discriminate against.

I think that sometimes developers forget that they are possibly making the same game over and over again, take the Call of Duty francise for example, nothing against it but i wouldn't spend # 40 - # 50 year on year for what effectivly is the same game... Making good games takes time and effort something that some developers couldn't give a toss about as long as they are making money!

Over the course of ten years and 18 films, Marvel Studios has slowly built up its cinematic universe, putting vast amounts of time, money, and effort into introducing and developing its plethora of characters, all of which has been leading up to the point where they would finally come together to do battle against the most dangerous foe any of them has ever come across.

Also, what if a teacher is unwilling or unable to take action against a school, or the abusers themselves, for fear of repercussions or simply due to the time, effort and money involved?

after the violence in Charlottesville, West explained, «The crucial thing is, we've got to be able to unify, come together, fortify the efforts against the neofascists, against the big money, against massive militarism, and especially against the xenophobia that highlights the most vulnerable.»

When considering if something is SFARP you need to consider the benefit of putting the risk control in place against the time, inconvenience, money and effort required to make it happen.

al. have tons of money to finance the PR effort against public schools, teachers, and unions.

will be competing against traditionally - published authors as well as self - publishers who are committing time, effort and money to their project — and are seeing the results.

Barnes & Noble says that before publishers enacted agency pricing, it could not compete against Amazon: «[a] s a result of Amazon's pricing (which priced most bestselling books sold by Barnes & Noble below Barnes & Noble's, and Amazon's, direct costs), Barnes & Noble was losing substantial money in an effort to compete with Amazon's pricing, and was unable to gain significant market share.»

Insurers spend a great deal of time, money, and effort defending against claims that they are highly unlikely to pay.

As I continued to write, I noticed my bias was coming out, against management teams that stretch / break accounting, in an effort to make money in bonuses through sales.

Reputable breeders put much time, money and effort into breeding away from inherited disease in their animals, and most will offer a buyer a one - year guarantee from date of birth against any disabling genetic defect.

The game features Round Play, which you can use to practice the course in the game or compete with friends, or Tournament mode, where you play against a computer opponent in an effort to win a large amount of prize money.

We were even up against phony environmental groups, and I'm a big environmentalist, but these were funded by the Russians to stand against any effort, oh that pipeline, that fracking, whatever will be a problem for you, and a lot of the money supporting that message was coming from Russia.»

Gary — If you view the Richard Alley videos (see my several comments above), it appears that they are investing considerable money and effort into protection against potential adverse climate change impacts, and that this has become a priority item in the QDR for the first time.

We were even up against phony environmental groups, and I'm a big environmentalist, but these were funded by the Russians to stand up against any effort, «Oh that pipeline, that fracking, that whatever will be a problem for you,» and a lot of that money supporting that effort was coming from Russia.

Now, every self - respecting oil company channels money into front groups, lobbying campaigns, and PR efforts, not just during a spill, but all the time to keep public opinion in check, and to hedge against such disasters.

East Orange is funding its pre-crime efforts with federal grant money that has also permitted it to add other crime - fighting technology such as squad cars that automatically scan the license plates of all passing cars and cross-check the plates against databases of people on terrorist monitor lists, or with unpaid parking tickets or outstanding warrants.

Far too many firms view the goal of compensation - setting as simply «making as many people as happy as possible», which a) often leads to poorer performers being overly - compensated at the expense of the generous, strong performers who «leave money on the table» for the good of the firm, and b) ignores a golden opportunity to set performance goals and expectations for the firm and for each lawyer and staff member (one of which can be a defined role on a team) and then make the performance against such pie - growing efforts a factor in compensation.

A personal injury lawsuit is a civil lawsuit brought by an injured person against the person or entity responsible for their injuries in an effort to recover money for their injuries and other losses.

Insurers spend a great deal of time, money, and effort defending against claims that they are highly unlikely to pay.

The dislike people have against them is simply from what they do to the game economy (and yes they do a lot of harm, nevermind what your sites say, they make a genuine player's efforts to gain money infinitely harder), and from the abuse (whispers / spam / mob training etc..)

Music publishing house Wixen has filed suit against music app Spotify for $ 1.6 billion, on the grounds that the streaming service went only to the record labels who worked with the publishers in order to license music, rather than putting in the extra time, effort, and money to work individually with each of the publishers -LSB-...]

While the KCS did not disclose whether it is taking any legal actions currently against these businesses, it said it will continue the effort in investigating on similar activities as well as illicit use of cryptocurrency in money laundering and smuggling illegal goods such as drugs.