Sentences with phrase «of appalling crimes»

A spokeswoman for the Diocese of London said: «Timothy Storey has today been convicted of a series of appalling crimes and we are profoundly sorry for what his victims endured.»

Nevertheless, there is now a growing willingness - as long as it is made clear that this is no excuse for the existence of this appalling crime within an organisation which ought to be an example to society at large rather than a reflection of it - to think seriously about what that implies for our relationship to a society which, because of our bishops» gross mishandling of the problem, we now have small hope of influencing in this matter.

Not exact matches

Yet crimes like the death in prison (from horrible neglect) of Sergei Magnitsky, a lawyer and auditor who charged Russian officials with corruption, can be traced directly to Putin's government, and are appalling enough by themselves.

«In this work, no excuses will be offered in order to justify the appalling crime of sexual abuse perpetrated by a small number of Catholic priests - about 2 to 4 \ % credible accusations in the United States and less than this in the United Kingdom in the last forty years - nor for the pastoral negligence of some bishops.

Given the nature of Sandusky's crimes, I think to use that type of language is appalling.

«I would like to see Tony Blair in front of a war crimes tribunal for sending this country to war illegally and for the appalling human consequences which resulted,» he said.

Seems Green committed the heinous crime of letting people know what an incompetent and appalling Home Secretary we have... tsk tsk!!

The «nature and circumstances of the crimes charged are shocking and appalling as the defendants... are alleged to have grossly and outrageously violated their positions of trust and operated in a manner more akin to criminal enterprise than a district attorney's office,» the letter said.

â $ œTime and time again we see that our nationâ $ ™ s most appalling criminals have a history of abusing animalsâ $» that animal cruelty and human cruelty are indelibly linkedâ $» and the ASPCA is committed to providing resources and training to stop these crimes in their tracks, â $ said ASPCA President and CEO Ed Sayres.

In this work, Diamond provides compelling evidence for how diseases unknown in the New World decimated whole populations, facilitating European invasion and setting the scene for appalling crimes committed against native populations from the silver mines of Potosi to Tenochtitlan.

Those kinds of crimes, even though they don't directly relate to the profession, are so appalling that the persons who hear reinstatements simply aren't going to permit that person to rejoin the profession.

Governor Blagojevich has been arrested in the middle of what we can only describe as a political corruption crime spree... Blagojevich and others were working feverishly to get as much money from contractors, shaking them down, pay to play, before the end of the year... At the end of the day, the conduct we have before us is appalling... His press - conference sidekick, the FBI's Rob Grant, was almost as good: If it isn't the most corrupt state in the United States, it's certainly one hell of a competitor... the FBI agents that participated in this wiretap investigation, were thoroughly disgusted and revolted by what they heard, and I think even the most cynical agents in our office were shocked...