Sentences with phrase «leading critics said»

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It's a nice idea, but it also leads to an obvious question: «A critic would aptly note that if you want physical gold, go buy physical gold,» Bogart said.

Many major blockbusters, like 2009's «Watchmen», were heavily cut for Middle East audiences, which critics said led to the movie being «near incomprehensible.»

Speaking from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Nassetta said that his own conversations with Trump and his team have not led him to believe that the new administration is against free trade, as some critics have insinuated.

The Trump administration is holding talks on providing nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia — a move that critics say could upend decades of U.S. policy and lead to an arms race in the Middle East.

Besides hunting down would - be terrorists, the new laws could be used to stifle dissent, remove due process and lead to the creation of a secret police force, critics say.

When critics like Brian Riedl, the campaign economist for the presidential campaigns of Mitt Romney and Marco Rubio, fret that offering everyone a good job will lead to «pressure to introduce a higher wage or certain benefits that the private sector doesn't offer,» proponents say: Yeah, it will; that's exactly the point.

Critics say that after those policies helped lead to the 2008 crisis, Summers apparently did not learn the lesson.

Their appearance is a clear sign of Kazakhstani discontent with the Eurasian Economic Union, a Russia - led trade group that was supposed to promote mutual growth but which critics say has so far only inflicted economic pain on Astana.

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.

«It was reasonable to predict that the congestion in the pipelines would lead to alternate forms of transportation, the most obvious of which was rail and the more dangerous of which was rail,» said Liberal environment critic John McKay.

Critics have said we can't sustain the growth, but surprise (not to us): $ TMUS led the industry in customer & rev. growth 3 yrs in a row!

Already, the report has led to the forced departure of Kalanick's top confidant, SVP of business Emil Michael, yesterday, which sources sympathetic to him said should be enough to assuage critics.

When I reflect on the infinite pains to which the human mind and heart will go in order to protect itself from the full impact of reality, when I recall the mordant analyses of religious belief which stem from the works of Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud and, furthermore, recognize the truth of so much of what these critics of religion have had to say, when I engage in a philosophical critique of the language of theology and am constrained to admit that it is a continual attempt to say what can not properly be said and am thereby led to wonder whether its claim to cognition can possibly be valid — when I ask these questions of myself and others like them (as I can not help asking and, what is more, feel obliged to ask), is not the conclusion forced upon me that my faith is a delusion?

Refusing to lashout at his critics, Beckham earned back his starting position, to say nothingof his teammates» respect, and helped lead Real Madrid on a fairy - tale run fromfourth place to the La ¬ † Liga title, his first significant trophy during hisfour years in Spain.

Critics might say that Messi is yet to do it at international level for Argentina, but he is only 28 and could still easily lead La Albiceleste to the World Cup like Maradona did in 1986.

Child - centered, critics say, compromises a parent's sense of balance and may lead to children feeling entitlement.

Critics of Missouri's current law say that the illegality of the state's flourishing midwifery industry only leads to more dangers.

Other critics say that responding to a child quickly every single time he cries leads to over-dependent children who haven't learned to soothe themselves or to wait for attention.

And he attacks his critics for their constant insistence that any interference with the wealthy - be it the minimum wage or regulations on banks - will lead to capital flight, saying: «Guess what?

Critics say it will inevitably lead to NHS patients being put to the back of the queue while private patients seeking simple operations are prioritised.

It is an undeniable fact that for your hypocritical convenience you wish to hide behind the pulpit to find solace and further launch attacks on your critics at this particular moment but sir, it is shameful to say the least that till date you of all who have taught many life and managerial lessons haven't found wisdom in coming out publicly to apologize to your church for investing their tithes in this enterprise and leading them to this abyss.

Rep. Darrell Issa of California said he will not seek reelection, marking the exit of a leading Republican critic of former President Obama and Clinton and potentially easing the way for a Democrat to succeed him in November.

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.

WASHINGTON — Rep. Chris Collins Thursday took a strong stand against President Trump's call for biometric tests at U.S. border crossings, agreeing with critics who say such a move would lead to massive delays at bridges between the United States and Canada.

But since many stops don't lead to search, critics say, the majority of interactions would not be shielded under the patrol guide changes.

Critics, including budget watchdog groups, say STAR is inefficient and has simply led to padding of school budgets, not any real decrease in property taxes for homeowners.

Cuomo, who has yet to endorse Suozzi two weeks after Suozzi's victory in the Democratic primary, has taken several important steps to strengthen Republican incumbent Edward Mangano, including firing his leading critic, the Democrats say.

But some critics say such drills are not effective if those involved know there isn't an actual emergency; they say the anxiety produced by unannounced drills leads people to react authentically and take the instances seriously.

Controversial internet entrepreneur turned cultural critic Andrew Keen, who says the revolution of interactivity and user - generated content on the internet is leading to «less culture, less reliable news and a chaos of useless information» is one contributor certain to ignite debate at the two - day conference, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) through its e-Society programme.

Rep. Chris Collins, a Buffalo Republican and Trump ally, took a strong stand against the president's call for biometric tests at U.S. border crossings, agreeing with critics who say such a move would lead to massive delays at bridges between the United States and Canada.

Justice secretary Jack Straw is alleged to have doubts about the policy, which critics say will lead to miscarriages of justice.

However, critics say it could lead to increased unemployment as employers will be unable to afford higher wage bills.

Now, Lazio's ties to Wall Street and his congressional votes to deregulate the nation's banking system - a bill that critics say helped lead to the nation's recent financial crisis - are an issue in his battle for the GOP gubernatorial nomination against Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy and Buffalo developer Carl Paladino.

But President Akufo - Addo who spoke on the agreement for the first time on Thursday evening said critics, especially leading political figures exhibited pure hypocrisy.

Their alternative proposal, which had been presented by the leading advocates to the mayor ten days prior, calls for a radical investment in building new housing for low - income families, especially seniors, which critics say has largely been left out of the mayor's current housing strategy.

The recommendation has led to some cheers, while critics say that the reasons given by the mayor have been known for years.

Today «it's the right - wing reformers who are lowering standards,» says Diane Ravitch, a former assistant secretary of education and leading critic of the corporate education - reform movement, noting that Tony Bennett's final act after losing his re-election bid, last November, as Indiana superintendent of public instruction — he was recently appointed education commissioner in Florida — was to weaken the state's requirements for new teachers.

Critics point to links between cannabis use and psychosis, which last week led to calls for global public health campaigns from experts who said young people were particularly vulnerable.

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.

Critics of concealed carry say that the presence of armed, but otherwise unprepared and untrained, civilians in an «active shooter» situation would more likely lead to chaos and casualties than a swift resolution.

Critics of the technique have always said that only a small fraction of donated eggs would develop in the required embryo - like way, leading to huge wastage.

Critics say this leads some companies to «price shop» for the cheapest RECs, regardless of how or where the clean energy is produced, instead of taking concrete steps to reduce emissions close to home or constructing renewable energy infrastructure.

However dogs sweat very little, leading critics to say that the drinks could cause an unhealthy buildup of electrolytes in dogs.

23andMe, the test - your - own - genes company, has come under fire on moral grounds today for patenting a DNA prediction service that critics say could lead to «designer babies.»

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.»

John Simpson of the Foundation For Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, which has been one of the leading critics of the agency, said the cancer had been a factor.

But critics say that opening the floodgates will eventually lead to «designer babies,» altering genes that code for athletic ability, intelligence, and physical traits.

Say NO to your inner critic (aka the Food Police) Any time you start to tell yourself that you are eating something «bad», give yourself any sort of critisim, or start to make deals with yourself on how to compensate for eating chocolate — you are creating rules which lead to restriction.