Sentences with phrase «have backed away»

A Society for Human Resources survey reports that more employers have backed away from using social networking sites and search engines to screen employment applicants.

The Wall Street Journal just posted yesterday that AT&T may have backed away from a Mate 10 deal due to the US government.

He believes that, «the Lib / Dems seem very sensibly to have backed away from LASPO».

And this, you know, is the reason why I have backed away from this discussion and really wish I hadn't posted on this article.

Subaru's designers have backed away from the rugged SUV look some, generally reducing the swathes of black vinyl cladding all around.

Several states, including Alaska, Pennsylvania, Florida and Georgia, have backed away from prior commitments to use new Common Core exams funded by the federal government to assess their students» progress and measure their achievement against kids in other states.

Onetime Common Core allies ranging from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a Republican, have backed away from the initiative.

We seemed to have backed away from that.

Either the humor should have been angrier and more hard - edged, or the filmmakers should have backed away from the situation altogether.

I prefer nano - Silver to colloidal for many reasons, but have backed away from any silver since using the Oligoscan to assess heavy metals: so many people are not able to get silver out of their bodies, and it is a heavy metal.

Madison County officials have backed away from voting on a proposal to ban plastic carryout bags, saying they are worried the state could override or supersede it.

However, the Serie A club have backed away from what they believe is an overvaluation of Konoplyanka and have instead struck out a deal with Chelsea for Salah, according to Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport.

Several college basketball recruiters have backed away from Iverson, although a Virginia assistant coach has kept in touch and a recent visitors» log at City Farm was signed by George Washington coach Mike Jarvis.

It is like the way we have backed away from Adam and Eve being as stated to Adam and Eve being representative of mankind.

There has been much talk about social media scores, but social media outlets have backed away from the idea of using social media scores to determine creditworthiness because they would have to abide by the same regulations as the credit bureaus.

And some states have backed away from loosening gun control laws.

It's probably no coincidence that some of 2014's most promising startups, which have backed away from the public markets, are also fighting ongoing court proceedings.

Trump's allies have backed away from the candidate's promise to create a separate «deportation force,» but aides have said he intends to strengthen federal agencies to carry out more removals.

In an effort to get that deal, the U.S. appears to have backed away from one of its most contentious demands and is no longer insisting that 50 per cent of cars be made in the U.S., and is now floating a different formula based on autoworker salaries.

The government appears to have backed away from rumoured new regulations for the airline industry and, rather than regulating credit card fees, will instead compel more transparency.

The Fed raised its key overnight lending rate in December for the first time in nearly a decade, but it has backed away from further monetary policy tightening this year largely due to a global economic slowdown and financial market volatility.

Even Lawrence Krauss has backed away from that given the implied mass of dark matter.

Peter Mares: Well, that makes it even more extraordinary, doesn't it, that you've backed away from that proposal?

The NFL's Dallas Cowboys and the AFL's Denver Broncos had also shown interest, but both had backed away, leery of Kalsu's military commitment.

• FIRST IMPRESSION Colangelo has been among those urging the NBA to plant roots quickly in LasVegas because the first pro league to arrive will realize the most benefits.Vegas has zero appeal for the NFL because of the league's public - relationsaversion to gambling, and Major League Baseball has backed away after someinterest three years ago because of fears that the city's charms would be tootempting for its players.

In recent weeks, however, RGA Chairman Haley Barbour has backed away from Levy and recently issued a statement welcoming Myers Mermel to the governor's race.

Previous governments had backed away from going down such a route, Mr Cameron said, but he believed this would have to change so that, «in extremis», such material could be obtained with a signed warrant from the home secretary.

Less than a year after it started, the state Office for Information Technology Services has backed away from the outsourcing of its help desk, and will be once again have state workers assume many of those responsibilities.

Though Mr. Rangel has backed away from retirement announcements before, most political observers in the upper Manhattan and Bronx - based 13th Congressional District anticipate that Mr. Rangel, who was first elected in 1970, will step aside.

The issue has been talked about for decades, but previous governments had backed away because of the high costs.

Former New York Congressman Michael Grimm has backed away from President Trump's former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, after he looked to work with Bannon in October on Grimm's election bid.

Despite numerous calls from elected officials to remove of restrict the recall, no US state has backed away from the recall after adopting it.

Assemblyman Michael Cusick, who was seen as a front - runner, decided not to run and former Congressman Michael McMahon, was also considering it, has backed away from the race.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has backed away from a proposal to build a privately operated lodge on a state - owned island near the brink of Niagara Falls.

The de Blasio administration has backed away from its fight with the app company Uber, agreeing on Wednesday to drop for now its plan to place a cap on the number of vehicles Uber operates in New York City.

The rules seek to preserve the state's authority to regulate emissions from two sectors that the administration has backed away from

Bush did express support for carbon restrictions during his race for the White House in 2000, though he would back away from those positions as president.

Last summer, there were fears that Germany would back away from a nearly $ 50 million pledge to the effort, but $ 116 million in contributions has now been collected from it, other foreign governments, individuals, and foundations, according to Ivonne Baki, the head of the Yasuni ITT Initiative.

They would back away from me, as if I were contagious (cooties had nothin» on me).

It's unclear, however, if Disney has backed away from the table, they say.

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Deadline has learned that director Rupert Wyatt has backed away from «Gambit,» citing a scheduling conflict.

Since Justine Greening was appointed Education Secretary, taking over from her predecessor Nicky Morgan, the government has backed away from its controversial plans to force all schools to convert into an academy — as initially set out in the Educational Excellence Everywhere white paper.

How ironic when the federal government has recognized the unreliability and overuse of testing, and has backed away from using test scores to evaluate teachers.

I've seen similar pricing from one successful author who now sells indie — and tho normally she's on my «buy everything» list, I've backed away from her $ 10 ebooks.

CenterPoint Energy has backed away from its plan to start sending names of delinquent bill payers to credit reporting agencies, after advocates for low - income families challenged its usefulness.

After the Wii U's tepid sales, you might be forgiven for thinking that Nintendo would back away from its quirkier tendencies, and come up with a console that competes more directly with Microsoft and Sony: a more conventional, powerful system capable of taking on the PS4 and Xbox One on an equal footing.

Industry analyst Michael Pachter has backed away from his statement that Microsoft's motion sensing doodad Project Natal will cost $ 50.

Now a separate number of inside sources are suggesting that Nintendo has backed away from the deal.

It seems like Nintendo has backed away from it somewhat with the WiiU thing having an actual controller on it, but they need to not shoe - horn motion aspects into every game.