Sentences with phrase «led critics such»

This bleak record has led critics such as David Rieff (author of the recent A Bed for the Night: Humanitarianism in Crisis) to argue that humanitarian intervention and humanitarianism itself no longer work.

Not exact matches

Critics such as Jürgen Habermas have objected to the way the person leading such a life stands open to domination» but that was Gadamer's point.

Critics of genetic modification in humans fear such a move would start something of a slippery slope leading to «designer» babies — parents could basically pick eye color, size and maybe even personality traits.

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 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.

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.

Mr. Barrow led a coalition of seven opposition parties to end the tyrannical rule of Mr. Jammeh, who has been accused of suppressing freedoms, jailing political opponents and critics of his government, and in some cases killing such persons.

Critics also claim that factors such as anxiety, boredom, weariness or ill - health can lead people to give different answers on different occasions, but in fact this is not a major weakness of psychological tests.

This has led some critics, such as NASA climatologist James Hansen, to dismiss offsets as a con game.

Some critics of this viewpoint have argued that these embryos were marked for destruction and then donated by their owners, meaning that these embryos would never have come to term anyway, but others predict that this excuse might lead to more ethically questionable actions in the future, such as harvesting embryos specifically for research.

He went on to play wisecracking leading roles in such «B «s as Night of Terror (1933), The Nut Farm (1935) and The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1935); the critics paid no heed to these minor efforts, though they always showered Ford with praise for his supporting roles in films like John Ford's The Informer (1935) and Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943).

And even critics acknowledge that licensing may lead to benefits such as higher - quality outcomes for those who obtain services from licensed professionals.

The measure, which won approval in the Republican - led House of Representatives late Wednesday, would ease federally imposed achievement goals that critics say relied too much on standardized tests and were unrealistic for struggling public school systems such as Baltimore's.

Critics of mayoral control worry that politicians will appoint non-educators to lead school systems, something that proponents such as Bloomberg see as an asset rather than a liability.

Despite critics who have spewed vehemently against the practicality of the story line in Fifty Shades — such as the apparent mental illness and childhood sexual abuse of the male protagonist and the inexplicable naively virginal female lead — there are still reasons to see the title as a success for both its genre and ebooks as a whole.

Critics have argued that some tactics employed by animal advocates, including protests, risk turning public opinion against the animal advocacy movement.178 While these activities make up a small proportion of L214's work, they do organize and participate in protests and demonstrations.179 Investigations make up a larger part of L214's work and have sometimes led to a slightly different type of backlash in which industry and government respond by attempting to pass laws that target advocates, such as ag - gag legislation in the United States.180 While L214 tries to maintain good relationships with media and the government, and France does not have ag - gag laws, they have sometimes been the target of lawsuits by industry because their footage is taken without permission.181 L214 has sometimes suffered negative consequences as a result of these lawsuits, such as fines or the requirement to take footage down from their website.182, 183

Her stripe paintings have been extremely well received by critics and even led to comparisons with renowned artists such as Gene Davis, the man responsible for the famed «Franklin's Footpath» in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, or National Medal of Arts recipient Agnes Martin.

Such works made his name in 1962, when an exhibition of them at the Allan Stone Gallery in New York attracted rave reviews and, to the discomfort of the artist himself, led critics to see him as part of the Pop Art movement.

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.

By anthologizing essays, documents, and interviews by leading critics, historians, and artists on issues of site - specificity, conceptualism, feminism, and architecture practice, Surface Tension reveals the connections between cultural production and the very spaces in which such work functions.

The artist's ability to convey subtle and uncanny effects through the presentation of seemingly simple objects has often led critics to compare his work to that of Surrealist - inspired artists such as Joseph Cornell.

[1] Critics argued the Initiative, despite its title, actually weakened existing laws, such as the Clean Air Act and EPA proposed regulations on air pollutants, and did not address carbon dioxide, the most abundant heat trapping greenhouse gas leading to global warming.

Burning renewable fuels, such as ethanol, can reduce air pollutant emissions, but critics argue that gasoline blended with too much ethanol can interfere with emissions control systems in some automobiles and actually lead to higher emissions.