Sentences with phrase «given lack of transparency»

The government claims the enforcement order is not related to last week's release of polluted water from the same site, but given lack of transparency regarding the first leak, it's tough to take them seriously.

Thus, given the lack of transparency, the privatized nature of these models, and commercial interests to over-claim or downplay their effectiveness, we must remain cautious in our conclusions.

Kellerman said that other economic development credits and spending measure should be vetoed as well, given the lack of transparency and estimated cost, which her group pegs at $ 5 billion per year.

Given this lack of transparency, the PBO has proven to be a credible resource to Parliament and Canadians.

Not exact matches

The Fed first adopted press conferences in response to reports that its lack of transparency was giving some investors with contacts at the central bank an upper hand in the form of early access to key details of the Fed's highly - market moving deliberations.

At Facebook founder and CEO's Mark Zuckerberg's hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday, lawmakers were blunt about what they see as the company's flaws — its inadequate self - policing, lack of transparency, and reluctance to give users more control over their own data.

They also say that Indian officials haven't given them an opportunity to formally refute the claims and that there has been a lack of transparency about the entire process.

She gives motivational speeches, advocates transparency, and initiates seasoned soldiers into suburban niceties — but she vastly underestimates the threat due to lack of experience beyond the walls.

This has been an ongoing issue for the good government community, which has long complained about the (well documented) lack of transparency with these programs, which give away millions of dollars worth of credits annually.

«It's disappointing that after receiving preferential treatment from the City, James Blake appears to be giving cover to the de Blasio administration for its complete lack of police accountability and transparency instead of supporting the demands of our families and communities for an end to police abuses against us,» they said in a joint statement.

«The lack of transparency gives [political leaders] more power,» Kaehny said.

There was also lack of transparency in the process as undue advantage was given to the banks that acted as joint book runners and primary dealers.

The members of the public were given the opportunity to ask the parliamentary candidates questions bothering on youth unemployment, lack of transparency and accountability in the sale of the premix fuel, scholarship for fishermen's children, among others.

Many sources do not agree that the Obama campaign was funded by small donations, and have criticised the lack of transparency which masked the hugely important role of the massive donations from big corporations (eg the financial sector gave more to Obama than to his opponents).

That money is coming under greater scrutiny after complaints from state legislators over a lack of transparency in how it's given out, criticism from state oversight agencies, and the indictments of top state officials and developers involved in projects in Buffalo, Syracuse, and Albany.

Moreover, the way Aventura points are redeemed also lacks the transparency of the Aeroplan program when it comes to explaining how many points you actually need for a given flight.

The primary consumer protection problem areas that have given rise to the States» actions include: (1) unsubstantiated claims of consumer savings; (2) deceptive representations about the length of time necessary to complete a debt relief program; (3) misleading or failing to adequately inform consumers that they will be subject to continued collection efforts, including lawsuits, and that their account balances will increase due to extended nonpayment under the program; (4) deceptive disparagement of consumer credit counseling; (5) deceptive disparagement of bankruptcy as an alternative for debtors; (6) lack of screening and analysis to determine suitability of debt relief programs for individual debtors; (7) the collection of substantial up - front fees so the debt relief company gains even if it fails to perform; (8) lack of transparency and information for consumers as to payment of fees, status of accounts, and communications with creditors; (9) significant delays in active negotiation or engagement with creditors, coupled with prohibitions on direct consumer communications with creditors; and (10), in the case of debt settlement companies, basing savings claims (and settlement fees) not on the original account balance, but on the inflated amount due (including late fees and default rates of interest) at the time of settlement.

Instead of helping the cause for reducing CO2 emissions, lack of transparency and proper notes might lead to the reverse effect, creating more trouble and giving more arguments to people who criticise the validity of facts and figures.

Over the last twenty years, there has been increasing criticism of a lack of transparency in the system of appointment: the criticism has not been levelled at candidates considered to be unqualified, but rather at the way in which candidates were chosen and then announced — given the increasing importance of the Supreme Court's decisions, a number of political and academic critics argued that the traditional system was flawed.

NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA Joining Baltimore as another hotbed of asbestos litigation along the Mid-Atlantic coast, Newport News is known for evidentiary double standards, incorrect legal rulings and lack of transparency that help give asbestos plaintiffs there the highest trial - winning percentage in the country.

However I have lost faith in them, given the poor service, slack responses, lack of transparency etc but I guess they would again deduct the medical test cost if I do not want to carry it forward.

It makes sense that transparency is so popular, given that 46 percent of employees in one study cited a «lack of transparent leadership communication» as a driving factor behind their decision to look for employment elsewhere.

Our aims are to eliminate the high fees and lack of transparency that has given the financial services industry such a bad name.

He also anticipates rents will drop significantly if carriers» legislatively subsidized small - cell pricing continues to be forced on municipalities unabated, given the overall lack of transparency in the cell tower lease market.

Snapchat offers a fantastic way to give your followers a new level of transparency, something that our industry lacks.