Sentences with phrase «of widespread concern»

«It is disturbing that Facebook, in the face of widespread concern, is aggressively marketing Messenger Kids to even more children,» the Campaign For a Commercial - Free Childhood said in a statement this week.

But in the face of widespread concern he back - tracked from this approach in favour of a slightly more transparent solution with a semblance of judicial scrutiny, namely civil recovery orders (CROs).

Her area of study, assessment and improvement of animal welfare, is a matter of widespread concern and plays an increasingly important role in policy and regulatory decisions about food production.

Perhaps this is not surprising, as in the 1960s, when population growth became an issue of widespread concern, the discussions often had a racist undertone, in which the «well - off» focused on the exploding populations of «underdeveloped nations».

The issue of genetic manipulation is a source of widespread concern in the community.

But in the face of widespread concern about water contamination, 21 US states have adopted mandatory disclosure rules for the mixtures, making it easier for scientists such as Ellis, of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, to assess their impacts.

These concerns are at their most acute when it comes to the state funding of Steiner schools, which appears to be happening in spite of widespread concern and opposition.

«The real story is that Michael Gove's plans for A-level reform are not based, as he appears to be claiming, on evidence of widespread concerns in the higher education sector about the rigour and relevance of A-levels.

This long unanswered question has of late emerged anew, and with some urgency — in the context of widespread concerns of impending global greenhouse warming.

They have been undertaken because of widespread concerns at the length of time taken for resolution of native title matters, and the cost of running the system.

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Of course, the Federal Communications Commission repealed those rules in late 2017, and while there have not yet been any widespread reports of ISPs changing the way they are treating content, many experts are concerned the internet could ultimately become «pay for play.&raquOf course, the Federal Communications Commission repealed those rules in late 2017, and while there have not yet been any widespread reports of ISPs changing the way they are treating content, many experts are concerned the internet could ultimately become «pay for play.&raquof ISPs changing the way they are treating content, many experts are concerned the internet could ultimately become «pay for play.»

The measure is aimed at European businesses, mainly in the financial and health sectors, which have been concerned over the safety of their data after former NSA contractor Edward Snowden revealed in 2013 a widespread U.S. surveillance program.

New elections in Greece would not only mean further instability to the southern economy as it would also increase widespread concerns over the stability of the European Union.

«Recently, signals of China's economic slowdown have triggered widespread concern and, I believe, overreaction around the world,» wrote Ma.

In Sweden, where use of cash is vanishing, the central bank is investigating issuing its own digital currency, the E-krona, out of concern that widespread use of other virtual currencies controlled by private actors could harm competitiveness.

Despite widespread concern, the safety record of genetically modified foods thus far is good.

Smoke also blanketed huge swaths of Northern California last week, which presents a more widespread concern for the marijuana industry, according to Nick DiNicola, whose company, DiNicola Insurance Services, brokers insurance for companies in the cannabis space.

But the vote, underlining widespread concern among EU politicians about American dominance of the Internet industry, would be a significant public challenge to Google's business in Europe.

Though 76 percent of millennials emphasized that business was a positive force in the world, the majority believe that large corporations can — and should — do more to alleviate widespread concerns such as conflict, inequality and corruption.

While parliament has no power to dismember a firm, the vote highlights the underlining, widespread concern among EU politicians about American dominance of the Internet industry.

The credit markets have been showing signs of contagion, as Chinese growth concerns and slumping commodity prices lead to widespread selling.

First Cobalt says the acquisition will help it position itself as a North American - focused cobalt company, as buyers of the metal look to diversify from a widespread reliance on production in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where human rights groups have raised concerns of child labour in mining operations.

Authorities in Baton Rouge last week thwarted a planned attack on police officers days after the shooting of Alton Sterling, a 37 - year - old black man who was killed by police in an encounter that was largely captured on video and raised widespread concerns about the officers» actions.

Privacy and human rights groups have been concerned about the security of Tor following revelations in the Guardian, New York Times and ProPublica about widespread NSA efforts to undermine privacy and security software.

Twitter is set to become the next major platform to ban cryptocurrency - related advertising amid widespread concerns of regulatory intervention in the sector.

Sen. Ron Johnson, R - Wis., chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said in a statement that he was «disappointed» that DOL issued its fiduciary rule, «despite widespread concern about the rule's complexity and the harm it may do to low - and middle - income investors.»

JULIA BOORSTIN, NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT CORRESPONDENT: While Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) has been the focus of widespread scrutiny for its privacy practices and shortfalls protecting consumer data, Google «s YouTube is drawing concerns as well.

There are also legitimate concerns that Puerto Ricans, who already pay some of the highest electricity rates in the US and are now facing widespread unemployment because of the storm, won't be able to afford to pay them.

This is one of the reasons I am so concerned about the widespread focus on operating earnings, which often have nearly nothing to do with the actual stream of cash flows that is claimed by stockholders.

After a series of tit - for - tat tariffs between the economic giants, there has been widespread concern that these moves could lead to a trade war which would slow down Chinese growth and trigger a global recession.

With Japan in its fourth recession since 2008, the Euro Zone teetering on the brink of deflation, and widespread concerns around the sustainability of China's infrastructure - led growth model, it's not hard to see why the IMF revised their forecasts.

Widespread adoption of virtual currency is hindered by anti-money laundering and illicit trade concerns, as well as volatility, ease of use obstacles, and a lack of basic trust.

Revelations in recent years by former U.S. spy contractor Edward Snowden about widespread surveillance of communications have done nothing to dispel the wariness of civil libertarians and privacy advocates concerning sovereignty over data.

China's recent slowdown has raised widespread concerns that any weakening demand there for goods and raw materials from the rest of the world could weigh on the entire global economy.

It also caused widespread concern and confusion among the college's students, professors, alumni, supporters and, yes, donors - many of whom felt like playing the anthem compromised the college's Christian values.

The survey results suggested widespread support but also pockets of concern and opposition, and Tietjen concluded that «work needed to be done in order to reassure the small number of clergy who had reservations about our Lutheran commitment.»

Amid «widespread concerns over the direction» of Moody Bible Institute (MBI), the historic Chicago school announced today that President J. Paul Nyquist and Chief Operating Officer Steve Mogck have resigned, while Provost Junias Venugopal has retired.

Although there is a real question as to how widespread the use of these steps is in actual practice, their existence indicates the greater concern of the Army with an orderly therapeutic process.

In view of the emphasis upon «tax collectors and sinners that is so widespread in the tradition, it is natural to see this emphasis upon universalism as arising out of that concern.

What are your major concerns in light of the widespread attention «Paulus» and «From Time to Time» have drawn?

Longley sketches the history of the question of artificial contraception through the 1960s and the widespread expectation that there would be a change in the Church's teaching concerning the immorality of its use.

On the one hand, attention to the widespread presence of societal forces obscures the reality of autonomous individuality; on the other hand, a concern for the fact of idiosyncratic action beclouds awareness of the reality of social wholes.

The trashing of the posthumous reputation of a man revered for integrity and courage has caused widespread alarm and concern.

Here, Ogden's complaint against Antony Flew is apropos: «My sole concern is to do something about the widespread irresponsibility of arbitrarily excluding from consideration some of the most evidently pertinent contributions to the theistic discussion» («God and Philosophy» 179).

This trivialization of nuclear concerns was a misreading of the across - the - board struggle taking place with issues of life and death, of the widespread sense that this may be the «last chance» for human civilization.

Concerns about the increasing role of the market are widespread.

If the means through which the United States carries out its foreign policy are windows through which we can better see ourselves, then one can better understand why D'Escoto expressed concern about our wellbeing, the viability of our democracy, and the likelihood of widespread repression against U.S. citizens.

Rather the future is unrelated to the present, something which might possibly not be, and its not being would make no change in the present; something which is coming some time, but which so far as its essential nature is concerned could already have been some time; indeed the speculation is widespread that the blessings of salvation pre-exist and are already present in heaven.

His principal message at present is about evangelisation, echoing the call of recent popes, and giving voice to a widespread concern about a sense of life having lost its meaning for many people «There is this reduction of living to a general soft - core list of things: money, health, individualism.

One of the movement's founding documents, The Danvers Statement, states as its chief concern «the increasing promotion given to feminist egalitarianism» and «the widespread ambivalence regarding the values of motherhood, vocational homemaking, and the many ministries historically performed by women.»