Sentences with phrase «leading critics over»

The Union of Concerned Scientists, which has been one of Smith's leading critics over the years, says his departure «offers Congress and the science community a chance for a fresh start.»

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That led critics to complain about a hidden end game, noting TARP appeared to be more about financing a massive expansion of government control over the economy than saving U.S. capitalism.

The largest privately owned PR agency in the world, Edelman is currently representing Saudi Arabia as it manages crises over the impending crucifixion and beheading of a young political critic, and civilian deaths in the Saudi - led military intervention in Yemen.

Efforts to require a nationwide registry have also faced resistance over concerns about potential threats to Second Amendment rights — a central repository of data could eventually lead to firearms being confiscated by the government, critics have said.

Critics of the Fed's easy - money policies say they had diminishing impact over time and subjected the nation to side effects that could lead to serious problems in the future.

Ferguson answered his critics by overseeing a 1 - 0 success over Portsmouth while Laws led Burnley to a 3 - 0 win against Leicester City.

While NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio was at a Texas music festival peddling his national agenda, Cuomo was quick to jump in on some Big Apple issues that critics say the mayor has sorely neglected — agreeing to meet with public - housing tenants over their heat, mold and lead - paint woes.

That is clearly a swipe at New Jersey Assemblyman John Wisniewski, who has led a special commission into Bridgegate, which critics say has lasted over a year and has so far produced zero evidence that Christie knew anything about the lane closures ahead of time.

In a jibe at what critics see as Mr Brown's control freakery, Mr Milburn calls on him to change the culture of Labour Party politics and to follow Barack Obama's lead by adopting an open, engaging politics «that favours dialogue over monologue».

Critics have carped that the Bloomberg - led system fails to give parents sufficient voice — whatever that means — but the current arrangement is a night - and - day improvement over the old Board of Education, which was not only less accountable to the public, but failed at its most basic mission: improving our schools and teaching our kids.

Council members and advocacy groups are fighting for deeper levels of affordable housing in the plan and de Blasio received a victory over the weekend when a leading critic of the proposals, Real Affordability for All, agreed to endorse the plan in exchange for a study to determine ways to make the proposals more affordable.

Jeffries has taken a leading role in criticizing de Blasio over his support of the New York Police Department's broken windows policy and public safety agenda, while also faulting the freshman mayor for trying to organize a presidential forum in Iowa while critics say homelessness, inequality and quality - of - life issues in New York City have worsened.

Although Shehu did not mention any name, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been a leading critic of the Muhammadu Buhari administration over alleged non-performance.

That's right, Ryan Gosling fans, with this film, Refn first got his Danish derrière (Oh, wait, that's French) over here to America, and you know what, that was the time critics decided to question some of his storytelling methods, either because foreign films are much easier to forgive for their pretentiousness - I mean, «experimental artistic vision», or simply because Refn had so little of an idea on how to bring his visions to America that he decided to get John Turturro, of all people, as his lead.

Lauren has received good reviews for his lead performance, but the film hasn't won over critics so far.

A commentary ported over from the previous DVD has Stuart Galbraith leading a lively roundelay with Newman, Rossen's daughter Carol, legendary editor Dede Allen, bit - player Stefan Gierasch, assistant director Ulu Grosbard, critic Richard Schickel, and producer - writer Jeff Young.

With the Russo brothers» Captain America: Civil War just over a week away, this critic has decided to look back on the films that led us to this point.

The actual poll can be found at: www.indiewire.com/critics2007/, it is a survey of over 100 leading North American film critics and is an incredible resource and interesting take on the previous year in cinema.

Californians on both sides of the charter school debate can expect another year of hearings over Senate Bill 808, a bill that critics claim could lead to the shuttering of many charter schools.

His leading opponent, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, early in his career worked for the United Teachers of Los Angeles and as a consultant for the CTA, but has been a harsh critic of the teachers unions on numerous issues over a period of many years.

The deals, worth more than $ 70 million over the last five years, are legal, but critics of the arrangements say they can lead to conflicts of interest.

According to a description of the book on the publisher's Web site, the questions have all been put to Saatchi by «leading journalists and critics as well as by members of the public» over the years.

Over the years, many of the artists — including Hirst, Rachel Whiteread, Gillian Wearing, Chris Ofili, Douglas Gordon, and Fiona Banner — received the Tate's Turner Prize, leading to reliable cries of astonishment from conservative critics.

Winners selected from over 30 nationwide nominations span the gamut of art writing, from Holland Cotter's highly personal story of the influences that led him to become an art critic, to the scrappy journalism of the Brooklyn Rail, to the online journalism of Tyler Green and the spirited observations of artist, blogger, and critic Mira Schor.

SECA has recognized excellence in critical writing through its SECA Visiting Critics Fellowship program (1987 to 1992); mounted non-award exhibitions showcasing the strength of work in California, such as the legendary trip of six Visionary artists to the desert in Baja (1974); and facilitated a host of important museum acquisitions by leading contemporary artists over the years.

Báez was selected by a jury of art experts, who looked at nominations submitted by leading curators, critics, gallerists, historians and teachers from all over the country.

For what it's worth (not to defend this), the above phenomenon can also lead you to opt not to release your data because your critics can either pour over it to find more ammunition or use it for their own devices.

The glacier story has led the IPCC's critics to pore over its most recent report, focusing on claims that arise from the «grey literature» — normally taken to mean reports by governments and other organisations that are not published commercially or passed through academic channels.

«IPCC - selected lead authors are given significant control over the text, including the authority to judge their own work against the work of their critics... this process has led to the propagation of incorrect and misleading information in the assessments, and thus should lead you to question the IPCC's general support for a catastrophic view of climate change.»