Sentences with phrase «protection against criticism»

Rice also spent some time explaining why she is a Democrat, which sounded to me like protection against criticism that she used to be a Republican and then an independent before she switched to her current enrollment just before first running for DA in 2005.

Having today's announcement to point to could give him more protection against criticism during the hearings, though Congress will surely want to know why these safeguards weren't in place already.

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What is more, some protection against authoritarian control of the information environment has always been provided by a strong oral tradition which nourished articulate social criticism.

Already, the conscience division has drawn criticism from civil groups concerned that the protections will be used as a license to discriminate, particularly against gay or transgender patients, as well as from abortion rights groups.

For years, Cloudflare, a company that provides technical services and protection against online attacks, has been a key provider for far - right groups and jihadists, withstanding harsh criticism.

Skaggs believes the criminal charges against him are retaliation over his efforts to bring attention to Kentucky's failure to adopt adequate animal protection laws, his criticisms of county shelters and his efforts to push for improvements.

Defending criticism of the government for not sufficiently supporting the Human Rights Act, the Justice Secretary Jack Straw blamed the atrocity of 9/11 in New York in 2001 for shifting the political climate and public opinion against the protection of traditional freedoms.