Sentences with phrase «lack of action by»

The plan is in response to a lack of action by Congress and in response to various FHFA investigations into various bad behaviors of Fannie and Freddie.

When swimming pool injuries occur, they are usually the result of negligent actions or lack of action by private pool owners or public pool operators.

Swimming pool injuries are usually the result of negligent actions or lack of action by private pool owners or public pool operators.

Swimming pool accidents take place on public and private property and the resulting injuries are usually the result of negligent actions or lack of action by private pool owners or public pool operators.

In a previous Litigator article, I wrote that the ratification of the Convention «has been a long time coming», and lamented the lack of action by Canada in ratifying the Convention.

In a three - day summit at the United Nations on global warming this week, a parade of representatives from developing countries expressed growing discontent with the lack of action by rich ones to start curbing emissions of greenhouse gases that, in the long run, are likely to exact the most harm in the world's poorest places.

What is so incredibly strange, even bizarre, about the utter lack of action by Connecticut's teacher unions is that it is in such stark contrast to what other teacher unions are doing around the country.

Frustrated at the lack of action by the Republican majority, Senate Democrats sought to attach a bill making it easier for adults who were sexually abused as children to bring lawsuits to another bill in hopes of forcing a vote on the issue.

The former welfare minister Frank Field said the lack of action by the authorities was «in stark contrast to the damage done by the people paid massive bonuses».

But he's been frustrated by the lack of action by the Republican - led state Senate and Cuomo.

Not exact matches

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon ripped the current state of the U.S. economy, saying growth is being held back by a lack of action in Washington.

The editorial board noted Trump's history of sharp criticism of individuals followed by lack of action on firing them.

My stance is to raise cash by managing open trades to close them as winners and do not trade much except ultra short SPX trades (small trades) to take advantage of the market action (or lack of) but stay exposed only very little.

Inadequate flood protection infrastructure, which right now might not contain high tides in El Nino years; Lack of action on annual sediment removal from spring freshets, which each year move over 30 million m3 of sediment and leave about 3 million m3 of silt in the navigation and secondary channels of the lower reaches; and, By the end of this century sea levels at the mouth of the river could potentially rise more than one meter due to climate change overtopping the diking system.

Peter Kurdock, director of regulatory affairs for Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety in Washington, said the group sent a letter Monday to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao saying it is concerned about a lack of action and oversight by the department as autonomous vehicles are developed.

Worse, the lack of direction frequently led to pitched battles between Burger King's Miami head office and individual franchisees — an uncomfortable parallel with Tim Hortons» own fights with its franchisees — including a class action lawsuit brought by franchisees over a $ 1 double cheeseburger.

Popularized by Jay Conrad Levinson since 1984, Guerrilla Marketing is the idea of being nimble in our thinking and actions, seizing opportunities that are not open to big, cumbersome organizations that lack the agility to move fast.

Organizers at national gun control groups, who provided logistical support and public relations advice as the students planned the Washington rally, said they believed that the students would not become disillusioned by the lack of immediate action in Congress.

«I am shocked and deeply disappointed for all Canadians by the lack of action from the Federal Government, which has brought us to this brink,» he said.

Statement by the Honourable Doug Black Ottawa, April 8, 2018 — Alberta Elected Senator Doug Black issued the following statement following Kinder Morgan's announcement of their suspension of non-essential spending on Trans Mountain Expansion Project: «I am shocked and deeply disappointed for all Canadians by the lack of action from the Federal Government which has brought us to this brink.

I'll tell you what: how about you stop acting like those atheists (who do not represent all atheists, by the way), and desist in painting an entire body of belief (or lack thereof) based on the actions of its most militant and aggressive members?

Actions are evil, he asserts, if they combine three basic features: the «malevolent motivation» of actors, the «serious excessive harm caused by their actions,» and the lack of a «morally acceptable excuse for their actions.Actions are evil, he asserts, if they combine three basic features: the «malevolent motivation» of actors, the «serious excessive harm caused by their actions,» and the lack of a «morally acceptable excuse for their actions.actions,» and the lack of a «morally acceptable excuse for their actions.actions.»

Meeting follows widespread Sunday protests by Christians who oppose their government's lack of action against Fulani herdsmen and Boko Haram.

Penance: We make up for our sins and lack of love by showing more love to others in our prayers and actions.

«Impunity can happen by default — the deliberate lack of action at all.

The innocent description of the culture of the times, of supposed god actions, recorded in the bible pretty much proves the non-existence of a god, even without the lack of any evidence found by astronomy looking back almost the whole 13 Billion years.

Its actions are having the opposite effect because -LSB-...] its lack of identity [and relativism] transforms Europe into terrain for conquest -LSB-... by a] terrorism and fundamentalism [which] attack the core values of our civilisation.»

Those of us who have been involved in designing and promoting various models for the process of sustained prophetic inquiry can testify to the general lack of interest of ecclesial bodies in such ministry: «social action» is by and large out, and, where it is a priority among church leaders, most of its practitioners are concerned with direct action, not action research.

By your actions, words or lack of words your children are learning your belief.

Aristotle provided MacIntyre with an account of why our actions require a conception of an end as well as the social and political conditions necessary to sustain a life formed by the virtues constitutive of that end that is simply lacking in modern moral practice and theory.

Many of the ancient myths, like our dreams, are marked by the complexity of the plot and sub-plots, the lack of consistency in the characters and their actions, and the introduction, without warning, of further players in the cosmic drama.

God is the perfection of action - and - passion, who escapes the defectiveness of our passivity not by impassivity but by the all - inclusiveness, the catholicity, of his sensitiveness, which gives him the balance, the all - sidedness, the fairness, the justice, which are precisely what our passivity lacks.

For Christian climate skeptics, a sort of Pascal's Wager is the very least that could be considered on the issue of climate change: If your skepticism is right — and despite evidence from countless sources — and climate change is not caused by man in any way, than a lack of action will maintain the status quo.

No I and no other human can do that but you can do that to yourself by your actions and lack of faith its like if someone calls you ugly and you kill yourself did they condemn you to death no your just a moron and you couldn't take the heat

By Obama's total lack of action to curb the violence against Christians, one would have to conclude that Obama has no real compassion for Christians... for those who have put their hope in Jesus Christ and have renounced wickedness and worldliness.

Created by a woman named Neena Patel Williams, whose memories of her mother's Indian cooking at their family - owned restaurant and frustration at the lack of Indian spices available in the United States propelled her into action.

He has been upset at the lack of first - team action, which may or may not have been down to the youngster possibly having his head turned by the attention given to him by some Premier League outfits scouting his every move.

From «girls throwing themselves at him» to a lack of support on managing his social media and no disciplinary action from the club after the reports of his cheating were picked up by the papers, it's clear that Helena has a lot of anger towards the club over their lack of dealing of the matter.

So it is little wonder that the media were more interested in talking about the lack of action in the transfer window rather than the lucky point gained by the Gunners.

Let's face it goalkeepers tend to march to the beat of a different drum and Szczesny certainly fell into that category, but most of his antics were relatively harmless and simply reflected a certain level of immaturity that isn't uncommon for someone thrust into the limelight at such a young age... lord knows we've seen that happen with numerous players throughout the years and very few were ever banished for such behaviour... the only on - field action that drove me crazy was his inability to take a deep breath and not try to rush the play with an ill - timed throw at certain points in the game when common sense suggested holding the ball and slowing things down... the fact that he continued to do this probably had a lot to do with the glaring lack of coaching time spent with the goalkeepers... ultimately he made the fateful decision to take his frustrations out into the public sphere and paid dearly for it... in the end, his services were wanted by several of the best Italian squads, which is significant considering the historical importance placed on the defensive side of the ball in Serie A... all I know is that if someone asked me to pick the most athletically gifted goalkeeper we have had in our squad since the arrival of Wenger, without hesitation, he would be my pick and for that reason his departure is more than a little disappointing... what else is new though

Someone who may not be able to last the final year because of all the life being sucked out of him by this club who lacks any real ambition... Jamie Carragher and all the other critics are right, the whole club from top to bottom needs to change, and some serious questions have to be answered with serious actions, not just talk... Stan Kroenke, Ivan Gazidis, Arsene Wenger, and the other board members need to address this problem or move out.

Arsenal fans were understandably frustrated one again this summer with the transfer action, or lack of it, done by Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal board.

With Arsenal failing to take games by the scruff of the neck this season, and allowing themselves to tamely drop away from the title chase against Leicester, there has been much discussion about the fact that Arsenal have been lacking an inspirational leader on the pitch to goad the players into action when their heads are dropping.

Tony Pulis has explained Alex Pritchard's lack of match action for West Bromwich Albion by claiming that they have a responsibility to Tottenham Hotspur to manage the youngster's fitness.

I have yet to see any midwife who is destroyed by the unnecessary death of a child — they all have crap to say about how sad it is that they didn't make it earthside, blah blah blah, but I have yet to see even one of these stories where she takes full responsiblity for her actions or lack thereof.

In some ways these misbehaviors seem the least aggressive but frequently because of the lack of action they can draw on, the adult himself feels helpless and depressed by the child's reaction.

«Although there have been actions taken to address these problems, many of my constituents are deeply concerned with potential ongoing health risks to their families, delayed and confused responses by the state and federal agencies involved, and lack of accountability to find out what happened and why it was allowed to go on after the initial detection of the contamination of their water supply.»

@DrunkenSanta9035768 - I know there were a lot of questions about what actions by «contractors» were actually prosecuteable during the Iraq occupation, because of the lack of a civilian government and lack of civilian jurisdiction for the USA government.

Commenting on the Public Accounts Committee's report Retaining and Developing the Teaching Workforce, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT - The Teachers» Union, said: «We have now had numerous official public bodies highlighting the lack of effective action by this Government to address the deep teacher recruitment and retention crisis.

First, the power - sharing government that followed the disputed election results of 2007: by bringing a large number of political actors on - board, government action has been stalled and many of the ministerial responsibilities duplicated, leading in turn to a lack of accountability.