Sentences with phrase «on critics in»

Anticipating opposition in Congress and among industry groups, Obama took on his critics in advance, noting that past regulatory measures that cleaned up smog and acid raid were, at the time, predicted to have drastic impacts on the economy.

Not exact matches

Durov, a pioneer of social media in Russia, left the country in 2014 and has become a vocal critic of the Kremlin's policies on internet freedom.

He's also stuck his neck out on LGBTQ issues, pushing fellow business leaders to take a stand against laws in the state of Indiana that critics say discriminate against gay and transgender people.

Its supporters say it will reduce burdensome compliance costs for small banks in rural areas, but its critics say it would undo important regulations on larger banks with assets in the hundreds of billions.

Hart was on the investigative Senate committee that looked into CIA abuses in the 1970s, and became an outspoken critic of the excesses of the spy establishment — just as Richard Nixon was secretly battling the CIA, the Pentagon, and corporate interests at the time that the Watergate scandal began to undo his presidency.

In the meantime, Flynn Jr. is maintaining an optimistic front, telling his critics on Twitter, «the disappointment on your faces when I don't go to jail will be worth all your harassment.»

«For example, some critics have said that everything hinged on me not campaigning in the Midwest,» she continued.

On the other hand, critics have blamed the Aussie rules for contributing to a boom in unsightly condo towers aimed at foreign investors while doing little to bring sky - high house prices in cities like Sydney and Melbourne back down to Earth.

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Yet Saudi Arabia is not without its critics, who lament its poor record on human rights, draconian executions of political prisoners and military intervention in the civil war in Yemen, a conflict that has caused a humanitarian disaster in the country and one which is seen as a proxy war between the kingdom and its regional rival, Iran.

For many critics, this ad just doesn't address the problems that HTC faces — how are they going to take on Apple and Samsung in a highly competitive smartphone market?

PC leader Tim Hudak with finance critic Vic Fedeli speaks to media in Toronto on May 1, 2014.

The spike in the use of sleeping pills has caused some alarm, with critics warning that these pills — sometimes known as benzos — actually cut down on critical REM sleep and slow - wave sleep during which we consolidate information, and pose a risk of dependence.

Critics say a focus on engagement as the paramount metric and on connecting people as an end in itself are what made Facebook such a powerful medium for disinformation.

Indeed, the once thriving labour - sponsored funds sector seems to be teetering on the verge of oblivion — a good thing, in the eyes of critics who claim it puts unsophisticated investors at risk and skews Canada's venture capital market toward technology sector long shots with little chance of payoff.

Critics have in particular focused on the fact that it's far from clear that ALS, currently enjoying the limelight, is the world's most important charitable cause.

The critics of Google's (goog) effort to promote workforce diversity now include one of its own former recruiters, who claims in a lawsuit he was fired because he didn't toe the line on rejecting white and Asian male job candidates.

The Pentagon may boost Marine forces in East Asia, but a critic of the plan says it plays on the fear card with North Korea and China.

Whereas some critics see a brazen attempt to gain favour in new markets, others see a refreshing focus on food.

In a speech at Chatham House this morning, Corbyn will take on the accusation often levelled at him by critics that he is weak on national security and defence.

An outspoken critic of Europe's central banks recently, Falkengren has focused on building capital buffers in case of unexpected losses — and, for retail clients, limiting their exposure to risky loans.

Critics complain «say on pay» votes are ineffectual because boards aren't bound to the results, but of the 53 U.S. companies for whom shareholders rejected compensation plans in 2012, 45 made changes and got positive votes the following year, according to Institutional Shareholder Services.

After tweeting Friday that «trade wars are good, and easy to win» — a statement that flies in the face of both economics and history — he took a shot at European critics Saturday, saying: «If the E.U. wants to further increase their already massive tariffs and barriers on U.S. companies doing business there, we will simply apply a Tax on their Cars which freely pour into the U.S.»

Movie critics, awards experts, and Vegas oddsmakers alike have been weighing in on some of this year's biggest Oscars debates, from actor Gary Oldman versus Timothee Chalamet to The Shape of Water against Get Out.

To be sure, Tebele isn't the only player in the game, and he's largely banking on a type of humor that, as one critic puts it, «is charmingly moronic by its very architecture.»

Critics say the firm isn't focused enough on organic growth, and since those giddy chart - topping days in late July, the share price has declined: Valeant no longer holds its No.

One Mexican food truck in Sydney has resorted to what some critics say is sacrilege — using bulk - bought frozen avocado in its nachos and tacos to avoid over-reliance on the volatile market.

Bremmer is an unapologetic globalist (as am I.) But in his new book: Us vs. Them: The Failure of Globalism, he says that critics who focus on Trump «and ignore the underlying emergencies that lifted him to the White House... exacerbate the American problem of us vs. them.»

On April 28, 2009, the Bloc's critic for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, Jean - Yves Laforest, introduced a motion in the House of Commons calling for the feds to negotiate in good faith with the Government of Quebec to resolve the dispute, demanding a compensation package prorated to that awarded Ontario.

The company has responded with statements saying that it's not as dependent on drug price increases as critics have claimed; it has also pointed out that while attention has focused on changes in list prices for drugs, those prices don't reflect the actual cost for insurers, governments and other group purchasers, which typically receive discounts that aren't publicly disclosed.

But the lack of competition in search means Google has enormous power over what we see and access on the internet, and critics have charged repeatedly that it has used that power to favor its services.

Back in February, the company announced that it has «returned to profitable growth» after a «record performance» in the gaming division and «a blockbuster release» of a movie based on Angry Birds, which received iffy reviews from critics and audiences, according to the site Rotten Tomatoes.

Back in the 1980s, when people were wondering whether Virgin Atlantic, our other airline, would survive, some critics said that few people would fly across the Atlantic on an airline called Virgin.

That «Anita» is Anita Sarkeesian, the cultural critic who has often taken on Gamergate and others in the misogynist world of online gaming.

The visas may be popular with high everyone from Microsoft to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, but they aren't completely without critics, who contend that the program drives down wages and can be exploitative to visa holders who are dependent on their companies for their right to live in the country.

Critics have been lashing out at the company on social media, saying Starbucks is trying to capitalize on racial tension in the US.

Trump has been a vocal critic of the Iran nuclear deal and imposing new sanctions would put economic pressure on Iranian leadership, but analysts say it could also send the wrong message to the country's people who are in the midst of challenging their rulers in the most significant uprising Iran has seen since 2009.

In the last four years, DC's Man of Steel, Batman V Superman and Suicide Squad tanked with critics and didn't exceed a 60 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

While even his critics, who launched the #NotNolan hashtag on Twitter, note that Bushnell played a huge role in starting the video game industry, they feel the timing is wrong to honor him, given the corporate culture he encouraged and the importance of the #MeToo movement over the past year.

Bloom, a lawyer who built a reputation on representing women in high - profile sexual harassment cases against powerful men, came under fire from critics.

The challenge devised by die - hard opponents of the law, often derided by critics as «Obamacare,» relied on four words -; established by the state -; in the more than 900 - page law.

The Trump administration is holding talks on providing nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia — a move that critics say could upend decades of U.S. policy and lead to an arms race in the Middle East.

In 2016, critics cited the Oscars» snub of Netflix's critically acclaimed drama «Beasts of No Nation» as evidence that the industry was «turned off» by Netflix's business model, which debuts films on the streaming service simultaneously with theatrical releases.

Critics, at least in France, haven't been kind to Marseille, which made its debut on May 5.

Critics in Congress and on Wall Street, he said, should do the same.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has shown an ounce more willingness to take sides in his attempts to combat racist and sexist harassment on his service, recently conducting a purge of accounts associated with the so - called alt - right movement — a move critics described as sorely overdue.

Instead the focus was on the legitimacy of the documents Mapes had collected — photocopied memos purportedly written by Bush's squadron commander, and secured from Bill Burkett, a retired lieutenant colonel in the Texas Air National Guard and a known Bush critic.

A couple years ago, when Apple CEO Tim Cook started talking up Apple's services revenue — largely millions of tiny purchases of songs on iTunes and apps in Apple's App Store — critics assumed this was a smokescreen to distract from weakening hardware sales.

Netflix grabbed a record eight Oscar nominations on Monday, signaling that the streaming service's film business has started to overcome what some critics have called an «anti-Netflix bias» in Hollywood and among Oscar voters.

Trump fired Comey on May 9, prompting a political firestorm and accusations by critics that he was improperly seeking to hinder an FBI probe into Russia's role in the election and potential collusion by Trump's campaign.