Sentences with phrase «mere accusation»

A true Catholic doesn't worry about mere accusations and dying on the cross.

Mr Parry said he did not see how mere accusations of political leanings of one or two members should call for the scrapping of the entire committee which by its nature is very necessary.

«Under the SAFE Act, there are people that are being denied the right to keep and bear arms on mere accusation,» Schroeder said.

In others where a mere accusation can lead to a loss of job and destruction of reputation, it is a disadvantage to be white and in a high profile position.

However, in today's instantaneous «news» world, the mere accusation of such a heinous crime as child sexual abuse, even if the act is alleged to have happened 20 years ago, tars and feathers the accused, making them an outcast, a pariah, in the court of public opinion, in their communities, in their families.

«But just that mere accusation, President Jonathan relieved him of his appointment as minister of power and appointed somebody else.

Might a wise counsel propose to a court that their client deserves this kind of protection, especially in a case where the mere accusation has the same effect as a conviction and eventual release back into an unhappy community?

A mere accusation, let alone a conviction, can ruin your reputation and it can negatively affect relationships with friends, family, and neighbors.