Sentences with phrase «failed promises made»

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The remarks came days after a spokesperson for Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains said Ottawa would look into allegations that RBI failed to live up to promises made under the Investment Canada Act in 2014 to secure approval for the deal to acquire the company.

Woodside Petroleum Ltd subsidiary ATS Inc has made good on a promise not to extend its $ 1.16 billion hostile takeover bid for US - based oil producer Energy Partners Ltd, after failing to reach the minimum acquisition level of 50 per cent.

And there are plenty of instances in which member states have failed to deliver on bold promises made on a global stage.

After a slow and grudging response to the initial revelations, Cameron finally published six years of personal tax returns at the weekend, and for good measure Monday promised new legislation to make companies criminally liable if they fail to stop their employees laundering money on clients» behalf.

Making such promises and failing to live up to them is a violation of FTC rules against unfair and deceptive business practices,» EFF Staff Attorney Nate Cardozo said.

If you constantly make promises and fail to deliver, people will lose confidence in you.

The GWNFA wrote to Navdeep Bains, the federal innovation minister earlier this year, alleging that RBI failed to live up to promises made under the Investment Canada Act in 2014.

But Krugman tells us that ordinary OMOs will only fail if they are perceived to be temporary — if the public doesn't believe central bank promises to make the monetary injections permanent.

Premier Christy Clark is failing people who need mental health and addiction treatment and has failed to meet her election commitment for new addiction treatment spaces — a promise that was made long before this crisis hit,» said Hammell.

Horgan noted that last Christmas, Christy Clark pledged to improve child and youth mental health services, saying «we should do more and we can do more,» and then failed to make good on her promise.

As taxes and costs rise, promised green jobs fail to materialize, and few others in the world make these sacrifices, Canadians may soon start demanding a new approach that puts affordability on par with sustainability — and political accountability.

Despite promises from Premier Christy Clark and Health Minister Terry Lake that the report would be released to the public, the government has hidden significant portions of the report and failed to make it available to the public online.

«We failed to make GoPro contemporary and failed to align GoPro with the smartphone movement,» Woodman acknowledged, while promising that «it will become less of a question of should I use a GoPro or my smartphone and more about using a GoPro with a smartphone.»

The electric vehicle maker failed to make as many of its more affordable Model 3 electric cars during the first quarter as it had promised just two months ago.

The government has failed to deliver on its promise to make the UK the most family - friendly country in... More

On the other hand, the chief problem with the view of the new reformers is that it fails to recognize that a sexual self, liberated from undertakings that have a moral claim upon it prior to any of its particular intentions and choices, has no satisfactory way to make moral judgments about what it intends, chooses, promises, and then undertakes.

Atheism offers nothing to me, it never has and never will, it doesn't make me feel good or comfort me, it's not there for me when I'm sick or ill, it won't intervene in my times of need or protect me from hate, it doesn't care if I fail or succeed, it won't wipe the tears from my eyes, it does nothing when I have no where to run, it won't give me wise words or advice, it has no teaches for me to learn, it can't show me what's bad or nice, it's never inspired or excited anyone, it won't help me fulfill all my goals, it won't tell me to stop when I'm having fun, it's never saved one single soul, it doesn't take credit for everything I achieve, it won't make me get down on bended knee, it doesn't demand that I have to believe, it won't torture me for eternity, it won't teach me to hate or despise others, it won't tell me what's right or wrong, it can't tell nobody not to be lovers, it's told no one they don't belong, it won't make you think life is worth living, it has nothing to offer me, that's true, but the reason Atheism offers me nothing is because I've never asked it to, Atheism offers nothing because it doesn't need to, Religion promises everything because you want it to, You don't need a Religion or to have faith, You just want it because you need to feel safe, I want to feel reality and nothing more, Atheism offers me everything that Religion has stolen before.

The Mormon's have made promises in the past and failed to ensure compliance by over-enthusiastic believers.

Capitalism develops a discipline of its own but in the long run makes for the overthrow of all discipline since the service of its god demands the encouragement of unlimited desire for that which promises — but must fail — to satisfy the lust of the flesh and the pride of life.

Frequently in scripture a promise is made, and the first fulfillment that comes, though genuine, fails in some way to match up to expectation.

While much of Bush's original order was devoted to the exciting discoveries being made for «less morally problematic alternatives» to embryos as a source of stem cells, Obama fails to mention these, or that his new Executive Order also revokes Bush's encouragement for exploring them, choosing to support «promising research of all kinds», problematic and otherwise.

They can promise what they can't deliver, and make a buck when they fail to attain office.

How could the richer animistic aspects of Nature, the peculiarities and oddities that make phenomena picturesquely striking or expressive, fail to have been first singled out and followed by philosophy as the more promising avenue to the knowledge of Nature's life?

She also promised to change the law to make franchisors more accountable for wage abuse if they fail to deal with worker exploitation in their franchise network.

Days ago I promised photos of the cupcake # 1 Son made me, and I failed to provide them.

Frustration and fear are not two words that you would normally associate with a footballer doing well, but there is a good case for saying that they have been heavily connected with the way that Francis Coquelin has gone from being another failed Arsenal youngster who did not make the grade and fulfil his early promise, to one of the most important players in a Gunners side putting together some of the best performances and run of results that us fans have seen for some considerable time.

I don't reckon AW is a man who makes a promise and fails to make it happen... Le prof said he intends to sign world class players this transfer window to have a chance at the title — that is what he will do....

Ultimately, there are countless youngsters who make an impression early in their careers but fail to deliver on that initial promise.

When Sanchez and Ozil decide to leave in the Summer, Wenger & Co. will buy one top - class player to appease fans and sell the season - tickets amid rumours of more top - signings, then spend the rest of the transfer window getting bargains and «Promising» players who will mostly fail to make the grade.

Campbell has failed to make an impact at the Emirates Stadium, despite much being expected after some promising performances at the 2014 World Cup.

U haven't even begun to touch on his unbelievably poor decision making, I shake my head every time I see carl jenkinson in a west ham shirt and when monreal looks like a helpless chicken at CB and when I see diaby chilling in reserves with his 60k a week, promising to return to action in a few weeks as always and i also shake my head when joel Campbell and lukas podolski remain on the bench when we need firepower and when ozil fails on the wing for the gazillionth time and when flamini dives in and flops around like a helpless seal and when arteta gets shoved around like a kid in a playground and when wilshere is put in a new position

Walcott is aware that his career so far has failed to live up to its great early promise and so with the next few years likely to be the prime of his life, the pacy and prolific forward is determined to make the most of them and prove himself to be up there with the likes of Ronaldo, as revealed in a report by The Mirror.

Shaw now seems certain to move on after failing to impress at United and that could be the best thing for him if he is to make the most of what had been a very promising career.

Benzema forced a good save from Weidenfeller and Bale failed to make the most of two promising one on one situations, allowing Dortmund to keep believing until the last minute.

The Yorkshire Evening Post are reporting that Leeds United have promised fans a refund of up to 50 % on their season tickets if the club fail to make the Championship play - offs next term.

Joining Football Betting is not a gamble, at zero cost it will be one of the best investments you ever make, the only gamble is whether you choose this or another service that promises, yet fails to deliver.

I was rather referring to your ministers, criticizing them for failing to make follow ups and ensure that promises you make are implemented.

Liberals note that both the IDC leader and the governor have talked a good game in the past, making peace promises and then failing to deliver.

Ed Miliband has at least committed to retaining the ECHR yet he has typically fudged the issue of mass surveillance and failed to take a principled line, despite initial promises he made to reverse the authoritarian inheritance of New Labour.

According to him, Nana Addo will fail to fulfil all promises he made prior to the 2016 elections adding that he only have a four - year mandate as President.

The SNP still suffers (like Labour) from promising the world but inevitably failing to make good on the free unicorns.

At Labour's national executive yesterday, Ed Miliband failed to deliver on his leadership campaign promise to give members more say in policy making.

He said Trump has failed to deliver on any of the promises he made during the campaign and is moving forward with an agenda that will hurt New Yorkers» pocketbooks.

Criticising the coalition government, he said: «Having failed in their promise to make Britain a safe haven, they now say that there is no alternative to rising joblessness and years of falling living standards for working people.

«John Hall is in trouble this fall because he's failed to live up to the promises he made on the campaign trail.

Cuomo has promised to make the issue of statue of limitations in child abuse cases a priority in 2017 after the Child Victims Act failed again this year in the state Legislature.

As our State's homelessness crisis has reached historic levels, the Governor keeps making the same promises, and keeps failing to deliver,» the group said in a statement.

He goes home and makes grandiose promises — and then he goes to Albany and fails to pass a single bill or deliver a single result in four years.»

But while making modest progress on a scant few issues, on the major campaign promises made to our community, the President and the Democratic party have failed to keep their commitments.

David Cameron promised change but has failed to make things better.