Sentences with phrase «much as a watchdog»

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Britain's competition watchdog has fined Pfizer a record 84.2 million pounds ($ 107 million) for its role in ramping up the cost of an epilepsy drug by as much as 2,600 %.

David Stringer, a 56 - year - old real - estate broker and brother of NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer, is a serial tax deadbeat who owes the IRS and state Tax Department as much as $ 447,370 while his brother preaches financial prudence as the city's budget watchdog.

NYC Public Advocate Tish James said that her office should have increased authority as City Hall's watchdog because de Blasio wields «too much power.»

«The state spends millions of dollars on state watchdogs, and yet we don't even hear so much as a growl from them.»

Extending the millionaire's tax, which the mayor and the governor oppose, would reduce this year's budget gap by $ 1 billion and next year's by as much as $ 5 billion, independent financial watchdogs say.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Watchdog groups warned Tuesday that New York may be giving up too much by transferring $ 700 million from a public fund to Exelon Corp. as part of the deal to keep open the James A. FitzPatrick nuclear plant in Oswego County.

The worries have triggered three reports by NSF's in - house watchdog, the Office of Inspector General (IG), that have revealed, among other things, that a rotator can cost NSF as much as 23 % more than a regular government employee doing the same job.

In a 2008 grocery prices report, consumer watchdog the ACCC backed claims that staples such as eggs, milk, cheese and bread were much of a muchness.

The State Commission of Investigation, New Jersey's public - watchdog agency, found that a handful of top school administrators were paid as much as 65 percent more than what was publicly reported.

Because they are loyal and brave, and due to their size many would see them as great watchdogs despite the fact that they do not bark much.

These dogs with a foxy face and dense beautiful coat attract much attention and are used as pets and watchdogs.

They are known to be the perfect family dog, although it may not like strangers as much, making it a good watchdog as well.

They have a deep bark that sounds as though it should come from a much larger dog and are vigorous in carrying out their watchdog duties.

If your boxer is kept inside and not trained as an aggressive watchdog, yet has a tendency of biting you and the other dogs, it is possible that the dog has too much energy without decent activities to do.

Siberian huskies are not good watchdogs: They'll allow anyone to enter your house without so much as a whimper.

What's even more disturbing to watchdogs like Wood is that almost all of the U.S. cities pushing forward with the U.N. «climate change» agenda are doing it without so much as holding a public hearing, let alone a voter referendum.

I served for years as the technical watchdog for scientists and engineers, we had partners from the public sector, and I didn't sense any particular difference in behavior, other than those of us who worked for private outfits were paid better and had a much crisper and efficient work environment.

According to tech watchdog KGI Securities, it's pretty difficult to make the shiny Jet Black casings, with as much as 30 to 40 percent of production being rejected by Apple for not meeting quality standards.