Sentences with phrase «general abuse of»

These include a general abuse of dominance provision, and several specific provisions, the most important of which deal with exclusive dealing, tied selling, market restriction, and refusal to deal.

One held that problem policies like zero tolerance, general abuse of administrative power, class size, and concerns over having qualified teachers, etc., all need to be addressed — that, basically, the system needs to be reformed.

Ever since the film won the Palme d'Or at Cannes (and the breathless acclaim of most, if not all, who saw it there), harsh words have been flying among Kechiche, his crew (who released a statement accusing the director of exploitive labor practices and general abuse of power), and the film's leads, Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos.

They made a new home in Tennessee at Natalie's instigation which eventually became a real home to Alice thanks to Phinneaus, but for Natalie it was just a place where she could live, work and continue her controlling, deceiving and in general abusing of Alice.

Not exact matches

When Spreng read a Journal of General Internal Medicine study on elder abuse in New York that found more than half of financial exploitation is carried out by a person the victim knew, he wondered: Just how well are older adults navigating the complexities of their social environment?

Indeed, the Inspector General's office investigated more than 200 cases of fraud and abuse of the program since 2012 and came up with some alarming findings.

New York attorney - general Eric Schneiderman subpoenaed The Weinstein Company as part of a probe into whether studio officials had violated the law in their handling of abuse claims against its disgraced co-founder Harvey.

As Facebook general counsel Colin Stretch was testifying before three congressional committees on Tuesday and Wednesday, fielding questions from a succession of irate and mostly tech - illiterate legislators, his boss was preparing to break it to investors that curbing Russian information operations and other forms of abuse on his platform will be expensive.

The central message of Diebert's stark - and - sometimes - grim book, and the Citizen Lab in general, is that tabs must be kept on those who hold power so that they do not abuse it through technological means.

«Already people who are frustrated are locking branches from outside in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Tamil Nadu and abusing staff as enough cash is not available,» CH Venkatachalam, general secretary of the All India Bank Employees» Association, told Bloomberg.

The issue arose in the Republican primary debates, and reportedly resentment of the abuse was a major contributor to Hillary Clinton's loss of Florida in the general election in the 2016 US presidential race.

«In utilities you do some of that to smooth rates, but what the auditor general is concerned about is this technique is being abused,» Ralston said.

The five largest mortgage servicers, including Citigroup Inc (C.N) and Ally Financial Inc, have been at the center of negotiations with federal officials and state attorneys general to resolve foreclosure - related abuses.

April 18 Kentucky's attorney general on Wednesday sued Johnson & Johnson, accusing the pharmaceutical manufacturer of devising a deceptive marketing scheme that mischaracterized the risk of opioid abuse and addiction.

Malaysia's parliament has passed a new law prohibiting fake news that critics fear will be abused to silence dissent ahead of a general election.

The White House is standing by Chief of Staff John Kelly as questions persist about his handling of the Rob Porter domestic abuse allegations and amid talk that the retired general might soon be out the door.

Likely more than Catholic priests since the rate of abuse of priests is < 2 % and Atheists being in the general public where the rate is 7 % could likely be expected to mirror that statistic or worse since they have less moral bounds.

Here is the problem with equating the general populace to the church in terms of abuse.

more abuse of the general welfare clause huh???

The Times reports details of the abuse complaints will be given to the General Synod, which began its three - day meeting in London on Thursday.

«Since the general civilization of mankind, I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power, than by violent and sudden usurpations; but, on a candid examination of history, we shall find that turbulence, violence, and abuse of power, by the majority trampling on the rights of the minority, have produced factions and commotions, which, in republics, have, more frequently than any other cause, produced despotism.

You are correct the statistics may be the same between General Population and the Catholic Church on the number of abuses, but Church is the last place you should expect the treatment.

The process of physical rehabilitation includes treatment of any of the various diseases of malnutrition and general physical abuse which accompany prolonged alcoholic addiction.

Statistical studies of the frequency of sexual abuse of minors in the general population as well as statistics about abuse among other groups such as public school teachers lend support to MacRae's point.

No less than other stories in the Jacob cycle, it reflects the background of the patriarchal age — frictions between groups (Hamor and Jacob); a level of sexual morality beyond the reach of our judgment and in any judgment ennobled by the integrity of Hamor and the love of his son for Dinah; the effort on the part of both families to effect a peaceful settlement honoring the religious sensibilities of the abused; the despicable violation of the terms of agreement by two of Jacob's sons; and finally, in perfect consonance with the general character of Jacob, his sharp rebuke of his sons not on moral but on utilitarian grounds:

In its most recent resolution on the subject, the Episcopal Church declared in July 1988 that hard - core pornography abuses the self - images of women, children and men, and urged congregations to support then — Attorney General Edwin Meese's report with its call for stricter and tougher enforcement of already existing laws against pornography.

Evidence they are like the tactically meat - grinding and military law abusing French WWI generals featured in Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory film?

That, in fact, in many places, the operations of transnational capital — far from extending access to property, creating general prosperity, promoting democratic institutions, or advancing the causes of law and justice — destroy functioning local economies and communities, sustain and deepen poverty among those capital reduces to the commodity of cheap labor, exploit unjust labor systems, support despotisms, take advantage of conditions in regions too poor to impose or enforce environmental protections (for their ecosystems or their peoples), and are often complicit in the procedural abuse of persons who can hope for no legal redress?

, he used a very dodgy dossier of abuses compiled by his vicar - general, Cromwell as an excuse to «dissolve» the monasteries.

I can't imagine anyone sitting around thinking to themselves: «Gee, I wonder whether I should choose to be straight, which is considered normal and acceptable; or perhaps choose to be gay, which is roundly condemned by a large percentage of otherwise intelligent people, considered a sin by many churches, was once illegal in most states, will likely result in my being shunned, abused, ridiculed, abandoned, abused, and beaten — possibly killed; will deny me many rights and advantages available to married people; may cost me jobs; and which in general will set me outside of society, marginalized and ostracized.

It is no defense that the rate of abuse by priests is the same as the general population.

Indeed, the Texas attorney general handed down a legal opinion last summer stating that state law required him to prosecute clergy and church workers who failed to report suspicion of child abuse or neglect.

In a letter to the Guardian, Jayne Ozanne, a senior member of the general synod for the diocese of Oxford, said: «Abuse of power, particularly in relation to sexual misdemeanours, will never be dealt with by those within the same said power structures.

With the new «normalization» of homosexuality in the general culture, with the acceptance of that normalization by many priests and not a few bishops, and with consequences such as the sex abuse scandals, the Church simply can not afford to take the risks that were taken, frequently with the best intentions, in the past.

The election was also somewhat of a replay of Indonesia's 2014 presidential election, when the current president, Jokowi, defeated Prabowo, son - in - law of the last dictator Soeharto and a former general suspected of human rights abuses.

1) are «injuries... to the society itself,» 2) or which are «abuses or violations of the public trust,» 3) or which require a checking action to preserve separation of powers, 4) or which in general deserve «perpetual ostracism from the esteem and confidence and honors and emoluments of his country,»

And I freely admit I sometimes use too many extraneous, space - consuming, overly - descriptive, qualifying, words or sentences written quickly and in a stream - of - conscientiousness, run - on sort of fashion with occasional typos mostly due to fatigue of being up way too late (which also explains this post in general) after a long day of political discussion which refreshingly had little religious content though of course there is often much overlap between the two but posting is barely a hobby but more of an occasional passtime so now i wonder if what I write could be considered abuse as I've can't really recall seeing much if any sorrt of «text filibustering» not that this is exactly filibustering more a spontaneous text performance response joke and meant in jest to be absurdly long and useless so of course i hope you appreciate the spirit.

Pennsylvania's attorney general charged Sandusky, 67, with 40 counts in what authorities allege was the sexual abuse of eight young boys over several years.

I have to agree with much of what has been said about the devastation in this world and the use and abuse of children and people in general.

Penfolds is among one of the most popular wine brands that are «greatly abused» in the mainland market, David Lucas, regional general manager of Greater China for Wine Australia, remarked earlier last week at a Vinexpo event.

In general, the palm oil industry has been linked to deforestation, habitat degradation, climate change, animal cruelty and indigenous rights abuses as the land and forests must be cleared for development of plantations.

Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Justin Blackmon and general manager Dave Caldwell have both released statements following the four - game suspension Blackmon received for violating the NFL Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse.

Ahead of this weekend's game at Everton and the expected abuse to be directed Wayne Rooney's way, I've been thinking about the songs, chants and general abuse directed at players by supporters of all clubs.

In a 1992 article in The North American Review entitled «The Corruption of Nobility: The Rise & Fall of Thoroughbred Racing in America,» Ferraro penned a stinging rebuke against drug abuse on the backstretch, saying, «In general, treatments designed to repair a horse's injuries and to alleviate its suffering are now often used to get the animal out onto the track to compete — to force the animal, like some punch - drunk fighter, to make just one more round.

Knight's motivational ploys were under scrutiny last week after accusations by former Hoosiers of abuse, including the General's having waved soiled toilet paper at players to show them what they were playing like.

As a result of general toddler abuse, some of her toys have also developed their own unique little personalities (that were definitely not intended by the manufacturer): I don't know if your kid's Elmo is as passive - aggressive as ours, but I don't blame Maxine for all the head trauma she's caused him.

Must watch out for men who: are felons or have a police record of some sort, are gay (not that there is anything wrong with that if they are open about it), abuse drugs, abuse other women, abuse alcohol, abuse helpless animals and children, are prone to psychopathy, hate women in general and / or are excessively critical of women, have severe personality disorders such as narcissism, are control freaks, are non communicative, are unable to commit to one woman, are pedophiles, are sex addicts, etc..

She added: «In general, any contact between a sexual organ against the will of the child constitutes abuse... because it's breastfeeding, it's a sensitive issue.»

Nurses in general identify as one of the more emotionally strong professions, as we have to deal daily with difficult clients, challenging situations, and have to think clearly during stress, even take abuse from our peers and family members.

Would society (in general) approve of a physically abused spouse for leaving a toxic marriage and finding a new romantic interest outside of the abusive relationship?