Sentences with phrase «met by criticism»

Clause 10 would also see the disqualification of trustees for these crimes extended to positions of senior management in charities, a provision added in at a late stage at the behest of the Minister for Civil Society and met by criticism from the sector over what this would mean for employment rights.

He does not see tackling as a quality at all and when he has spoken about this in the past, his view has been met by criticism, particularly from English defenders.

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At the company's last annual meeting in May, Dimon contended that criticism of the company's compensation by services advising institutional investors on proxy votes was off base in its view that more restrictive formulas are better.

The idea was met with fierce criticism in India and beyond as many claimed that the service violated net neutrality by not treating all content as equal.

Lynch leaves office following a nearly two - year tenure marked by massacres carried out by violent extremists, including the shootings at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida; persistent hacking from overseas, including Russian government efforts to meddle in the U.S. presidential election; and an election - season investigation into Hillary Clinton's email server that entangled the Justice Department in presidential politics and led to criticism for her ill - timed meeting on an airport tarmac with former President Bill Clinton.

A European Commission plan to tax the digital turnover of large companies drew scepticism.The criticism came at the first meeting of EU ministers to discuss the plan, which was presented by the Commission last month and entails a 3 % levy on the digital revenues of large multinational corporations such as Google, Facebook and Amazon.

Zuckerberg and Facebook second - in - command Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer, have faced criticism for going somewhat AWOL by not commenting publicly sooner or addressing an all - hands meeting at Facebook on Tuesday.

But the purpose of the hierarchy is precisely to formalize the process of abstraction used by historians, so that they can avoid the logical inconsistencies that often corrupt their narrative explanations and meet the criticism that has been (I think justly) leveled at them.

Since the churches aspire to speak in the name of God, they have to direct every criticism, first of all, against themselves, admitting in this way that they are met by the same judgment as those criticized by them.14

Criticisms of the principles of inerrancy and divine inspiration are usually met by accusations of «cherry - picking» the scriptures.

Before the full meeting of bishops in November, and in response to the criticism by Fr.

Mary Somerville, overcoming, as her daughter says, «obstacles apparently insurmountable, at a time when women were well - nigh totally debarred from education»; Charlotte Bronte, writing in secret and publishing under a pseudonym because only so could she hope for just criticism; Harriet Hunt, admitted to the Harvard Medical School in 1850 but forced out by the enraged students; Elizabeth Blackwell, applying to twelve medical schools before she could secure admission, and meeting with insult and contumely in her endeavor to study and practice medicine; Mary Lyon, treated as a wild fanatic because she wanted American girls to be educated — such figures are typical in woman's struggle for intellectual opportunity.

She meets with some criticism, but is generally supported by her particular church, which had always practiced open communion.

I find myself in fundamental agreement with Cobb that the really worthwhile power that God should exercise is persuasive, and I would meet the first criticism by saying that God should not use more coercive power than is apparently being exercised in the world.

34 The apologetic motif is stressed by B. LeRoy Burkhart in «The Rise of the Christian Priesthood,» Journal of Religion, XXII (1942), 187:»... under the necessity of meeting pagan criticism Christian leaders brought back into use the ancient terminology of religion.»

International criticism by consumer groups and health professionals of this industry's marketing and promotional role in the rise of artificial feeding and its consequences led to the Joint WHO / UNICEF Meeting on Infant and Young Child Feeding in 1979.

The criticism was mounting as park district officials prepared to meet Thursday with Chicago yacht club commodores to discuss the controversial plan that calls for damming Diversey harbor, as well as the inner and outer harbors at Jackson Park and the 59th Street harbor by next summer.

From the late 1990s, inspired by the Maoist practice of «self - criticism,» Ren instituted regular «democratic meetings» in which employees and managers were encouraged to publicly criticise their own performance and that of the company.

The winning design announced by Governor Andrew Cuomo at the end of Pride Month for the LGBT Memorial in Hudson River Park to «honor the LGBT community and the victims of the Orlando shooting» at the Pulse club in 2016 was met by an unusual amount of criticism, while staunchly defended by the members of the selection commission that recommended three designs as well as others who praised its «strength and depth.»

Addressing the meeting, social security secretary Harriet Harman faced overwhelming criticism and accusations of hypocrisy for implementing proposals she had personally attacked when they were suggested by the last Tory government in November 1996.

The fierce criticism of a meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and the Kremlin - linked lawyer in June 2016 has left the president by turns angry, defensive and protective but ultimately relieved that for now, the worst appears to be over, people who spoke to him said.

This condemnation was made by the Presidential spokesman Femi Adesina, who told State House journalists after the Federal Executive Council meeting that Nigerians should disregard Fayose's criticism.

The AG's department, led by the Minister for Justice, Marietta Brew Appiah - Oppong, was met with criticism and accusations of corruption following a decision to discontinue an application to examine the one - time NDC financier orally.

The AG's department, led by the Minister for Justice, Marietta Brew Appiah - Oppong, was met with criticism and accusations of corruption following a decision to discontinue an application to...

His reference to having first met Teachout at a meeting of activists opposing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)-- an initiative championed by former president Bill Clinton — was the closest that either one came to open criticism of the Democrat who wrested the presidential nomination away from Sanders, and who is viewed askance by many of his most ardent supporters.

The Lib Dems» abstention, outlined by leader Nick Clegg to MPs at a meeting in Westminster earlier this week, has frustrated Conservative MPs keen to shield their embattled culture secretary from further criticism.

Given the total hostility to criticism and severe reprisals meted out against critics by President Rajapaksa's regime Amnesty believes the UK government has a particular duty to ensure the brave families, journalists and human rights defenders they meet whilst in Sri Lanka are protected and supported by the British Embassy.

Criticism had been levied during the public comment section of the meeting that the Journal News was protected by the First Amendment and any law prohibiting the publication of certain information could be construed as a violation of the freedom of the press.

However, Labour's new policy measures were undermined by reported criticism from Cruddas, the man in charge of the party's policy review, which was taped at a semi-private meeting of the left - leaning Compass pressure group and passed to the Sunday Times.

To be fair, Mr. Bloomberg, a billionaire who often spent weekends away, met fierce criticism in his third term when the city was hit by a snowstorm just as he was returning from out of town.

The rezoning was touted by the de Blasio administration as an example of how to meet the interests of developers while expanding affordable housing, but it drew sharp criticism from activists in the neighborhood and some elected officials, who argued it didn't go far enough in ensuring that space would be reserved for the neighborhood's poorest residents.

Sen. Kevin Parker, who caused quite a stir at a committee meeting Tuesday, saying Sen. John DeFrancisco's criticism of a prospective appointee was racially charged, stopped by the Capital Tonight studio to explain his frustration.

Silver appointee Ellen Yaroshefsky, who joined the meeting by Skype, says she finds it «disturbing» to be «muzzled» when what she says are «unfounded rumors» have led to criticism and «implicit threats».

A week after sharp criticism met the U.S. military's announcement that it planned to help Liberia combat its Ebola epidemic with a «deployable hospital» that has a mere 25 beds, U.S. President Barack Obama tomorrow plans to unveil dramatic new efforts to assist the West African countries besieged by the disease.

«We think the proposed protocol meets these criteria,» adds Dr. Ross, «but by seeking public and professional criticism of the proposal before performing the procedure — an approach to the ethics of innovation previously developed at the University of Chicago — we hope to refine the process and gauge public acceptance of this imaginative project.»

At the meeting, which was overshadowed by news of the world financial crisis, Szybalski, the man who helped coin the term «synthetic biology,» expressed his own view about criticism of the field.

Any criticism of this mashed - brain strategy could be legitimately met by «Did YOU win a Nobel Prize, buddy?»

«E-Team» has come into some criticism for compromising the seriousness of its subject by focusing on Neistat and Solvang's marriage — think Nick and Nora Charles of «The Thin Man» meet «Homeland» — but it's refreshing to see human rights work presented not as a chore, but as a deeply meaningful adventure.

Despite being met with harsh criticism by many die hard fans who found MvC's inspiration to be more an unbefitting novelty than proper game mode, it's still a worthwhile followup for anyone looking to accompany tomorrow's Street Fighter reboot with even more delicious «90s nostalgia.

The incident has been met with intense criticism and frustration by fans who wished to purchase the amiibo.

These new policy changes, however, were met by sharp criticism from opponents who felt that new state - level reforms would undermine local control.

Wilson countered Gorham's criticism by pointing out that he holds Tuesday open - forum meetings with teachers and Saturday appointments with parents.

Those attacks are compounded by the continuing chorus of criticism directed at teachers when student performance expectations are not met.

Another criticism of the industry is that payday loan companies loop you into financial disguise by offering short - term loans with high - interest rates and if you are unable to meet the repayment deadlines, then you will be charged additional finance charges and additional interest.

Though Tuttle's work is now canonical, it was met with fierce criticism early in his career: the artist's 1975 solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art was received terribly by many prominent critics, most famously by Hilton Kramer of the New York Times, and curator Marcia Tucker — who went on to found the New Museum of Contemporary Art later that year — was fired from the museum, allegedly because of the controversy surrounding the show.

The Tate failed to seek permission... The Charity Commission's full recommendations and criticisms, laid out in a lengthy document, also said the Tate failed to manage conflicts of interest... Failed to seek independent valuation of works by artist - trustees... Had no defined policy relating to purchases from artist - trustees... Had insufficiently clear acquisition policies... Kept insufficient records of trustee meetings.»

As the increasing levels of anthropogenic CO2 used for climate prediction are essentially predicated by the increase in economic activity world - wide and the effects thereof, has the IPCC's SRES model been adjusted in the light of the criticisms made by Castles and Henderson in 2002/3 and subsequently presented at the IPCC TGCIA meeting in Amsterdam, Jan 2003?

But the German self - review published on Tuesday on the OECD website was met with unanimous criticism by think - tanks and expert NGOs working on the issue: «Terrible», «disastrous» and «seriously damaging to the G20 review process» were the first responses by Oil Change International and ODI.

A common criticism of major international meetings on climate change is that countless tons of carbon emissions are created by everyone flying and driving in for these meetings.

Could it be that, following a barage of criticism from the likes of the MET office about catastrophe - mongering by scientists and the media, and following a bout of outlandish claims of the worse - than - previously - thought variety from the likes of Chris Field, James Hansen and James Lovelock, journalists are counting to ten before regurgitating such empty rhetoric?