Sentences with phrase «forced upon»

«Ofsted inspectors came to our school looking for extremism, looking for segregation, looking for proof that our children have religion forced upon them as part of a religious plot,» he said.

If we push ahead as - is, some of these costs will be forced upon — in the short term at least — affluent families.

Many liberal educators hold that the primary goal for education is for children to become autonomous, to develop fully who they are in the classroom setting without having arbitrary, outside standards forced upon them.

Voluntary participation means that players actively agree to the rules and procedures of the game, rather than having those forced upon them.

And so I am encouraged when he tells me that the moves away from accountability and merit pay that have taken place recently in Texas were forced upon Governor Rick Perry and Robert Scott, the state's education commissioner, by legislative pressures beyond their control.

Turnarounds forced upon districts by angry parents seem destined to fail.

It also seems than the Joe Dirt character has the subtle nuances of white trash forced upon him, when I would have rather seen him chose it.

The actor gives us an Arthur comfortable in his old, smaller life - one who finds this greater destiny forced upon him.

It features the new interview featurette with Franco historian «Stephen Thrower on Justine» and the 20 - minute interview featurette «The Perils and Pleasures of Justine,» originally recorded for the DVD release, with director Jess Franco (who describes how the Romina Power was forced upon him against his wishes, and how Jack Palance was «drunk all the time» and brilliant nonetheless) and screenwriter / producer Harry Alan Towers.

There are the startings of a solid character comedy here, but too much plot is forced upon the characters.

Change * as this movie depicts it * — as something forced upon Peter even though he doesn't need it — is not.

And in this future, 87 - year - old actress Lois Smith is your age, aged and gray, wrapping her mind around the latest technologies forced upon her, clinging to whatever feels like real life — in this case, a holographic, 40 - year - old version of her dead husband.

The monkish lifestyles forced upon the mid-level financial managers would seem to offer up a world of rich contrast and resentment, compared to the more lavish ruling class.

But by the end of the film things calm down and we are reminded that this is indeed a film for kids, as we have a life lesson forced upon us which most adult viewers could no doubt do without.

Not to mention the guys responsible for the production of NDs isn't responsible for the release of the game, and I'm sure Iwata's had his say, so whatever delays are forced upon us, we're getting for a good reason.

Moriarty (Jared Harris) and the rationale (or, better, the lack thereof) of his plan are the best things about this sequel, which broadens the scope of the first film to have Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and Watson (Jude Law) traverse Europe by train, horse (Holmes is forced upon a miniature one, since he sees the larger ones as «dangerous at both ends and uncomfortable in the middle»), ship, and foot — fighting, outrunning bullets, and witnessing or causing general destruction as they go.

Yes, she's silent and has had her Mockingjay status forced upon her, but there's a static nature to the character.

At least that selfish prick Aslan doesn't appear to make the kids feel awful — there's enough guilt being forced upon the protagonist that the lion probably didn't feel his presence was necessary.

The news comes on the heels of a statement from Oscar - nominated Iranian director Asghar Farhadi stating that he will not be attending the ceremony, even if granted a travel exception, as «condemnation of the unjust conditions forced upon some of my compatriots and the citizens of the other six countries trying to legally enter the United States of America.»

David seemingly adapts to the lifestyle forced upon him.

The first two films are a tough act to follow, and here, the laughs are spread out too far, the story feels forced upon its characters, and the whole gimmick of twisting the conventions of fairy tales is starting to show a lack of new, worthwhile ideas.

However, when I decided to continue on with this blog after my thirtieth birthday, a major reason for inviting Experimental Daters in to join the blog's writing team was so that my Single status was no longer something forced upon me.

But in other parts of the world, far more barbaric physical requirements are regarded as the ideal, and some of these requirements are forced upon women without their consent.

I like some of her music and it is forced upon me by my daughter, so I might as well embrace it.

The abundance of Christmas decorations and Christmas made - for - tv movies being forced upon me reminds me that holiday season is here.

It appears that fall flavors have been forced upon me with the colder mornings and the lack of summer fruit in the markets, but with these pancakes gracing my table I can't really seem to care.

But even the rest of us who are not competing at a high level have to maintain a cyclical periodicity by choice, or it will be forced upon us in the form of burnout, illness, or injury.

most people's liver and kidneys do not function as efficiently as they can because of the lifestyles we choose or are thrust forced upon us as societies.

To help facilitate this recovery, increase lean protein consumption from whole foods or Precision Protein to make sure muscles get the nutrition necessary to grow at the rate forced upon them by PLASMAJET.

This one has actually been forced upon me.

What it is Fasting used to be forced upon us, usually during winter or a famine, keeping our weight in check before the next kill or bumper crop.

I love that I can now eat based on how my body feels rather than the guidelines I have forced upon it.

«The whole of Western natural philosophy is undergoing a sea change again, forced upon us by the experimental findings of quantum theory.»

Opponents of GM bandy about words like «unnatural», «invasion» and «contamination», decrying it as a technology forced upon the world by greedy corporations.

«It was a conclusion that was forced upon us.»

Zhang had absolutely no interest in the thesis problem his Purdue adviser forced upon him.

«We're not really protesting the law; we're protesting the methodology in which the law was forced upon the people without input of the people,» said Livingston County Sheriff John York, a Republican who chairs the group's executive committee.

This situation has essentially been forced upon the 2 main parties.

All bad ideas, but if there's no electricity because there's not enough natural gas to power gas fired generating plants that's what will be forced upon us.

It will take years for Labour and the Tories to really change their internal cultures, but a more cooperative process might be forced upon them sooner or later anyhow.

A third of existing state - funded schools are religious, as are a similar proportion of new Free Schools that are being approved, and now it seems that an increasing number of schools with no previous religious character are at risk of having one forced upon them.

We thrive in the midst of the challenges forced upon us.

The review placed significant blame on a shift in emphasis from airworthiness to budget pressures forced upon RAF personnel by the government.

First we must fight this double whammy of unfair cuts being forced upon them and, second, we need to push for improvements to the chancellor's living wage proposal so that low paid workers genuinely are better off.»

While it will not solve NY's fiscal crisis it will help and it is only fair to demand sacrifices of the wealthy if the poor and middle class (including State workers) are having sacrifices forced upon them.

The tides turned and people are feed up having NYCs policies forced upon them.

The proposal that English votes determine English laws (EVEL) was part of the Conservative manifesto in 2005 (pp. 21 - 22), 2010 (p. 84) and again in 2015 (p. 70), although this policy's time may now have been forced upon them by increased Scottish and Welsh devolution.

It strikes me as a reasonably healthy lifestyle, where exercise is forced upon you by the necessity of the matters in hand.

I wish I had been one of those women, a woman who could choose when to stop nursing rather than to have that choice / time forced upon me by my children.I don't think I'll ever quite get over the fact that both of my children self weaned at such a young age.

It is important too, that pacifiers are kept clean and never forced upon the baby.