Sentences with phrase «public attacks»

"Public attacks" refers to acts of violence, criticism, or hostility directed towards individuals, groups, or institutions in a public setting or through public platforms. These attacks can involve physical violence, verbal abuse, slanderous statements, or harmful actions intended to harm or undermine someone's reputation or ability to function in society. Full definition
The series came under public attack from senior television figures, and was pulled amid claims of declining editorial standards and controversy over the channel's public service broadcasting credentials.
During the campaign Peter Mandelson launched very public attacks on Ed Miliband, and Blair intervened to say: «I always took the view that if we departed a millimetre from New Labour, we were going to be in trouble.»
It adopted this policy to head off a rising chorus of public attacks on the Postal Service monopoly.
At the time, incumbent Rep. Richard Hanna was expected to seek re-election and was considered the underdog after making several very public attacks on the Republican Party and a well quoted support of Hillary Clinton.
The attorney general himself has also been the focus of blistering public attacks by the president for his decision to recuse from the Russia inquiry.
Mayor Bloomberg launched his strongest public attack yet on Congress and — unusual for him — President Obama, lambasting them for the supercommittee's failure to reach a deal.
The opening, the source said, was created by de Blasio's public attack in June that Cuomo was blocking the city's agenda and governing by vendetta.
Today's interview with the Guardian marks the first public attack on Mr Brown by a Blairite, after the former prime minister reportedly instructed colleagues not to openly criticise his successor.
The deputy director's ouster came following a string of public attacks President Donald Trump leveled against him, accusing him of putting his thumb on the scale in favor of Clinton.
The attacks have alternately amused and angered those who run in economic circles, with some saying it is Mr. Summers who is damaging the credibility of the office by leveling public attacks on a sitting Treasury secretary.
But one only has to glance at the weapons used in our nation's most prominent mass public attacks to recognize this claim as a myth:
Moreover, Catholics and Evangelicals can assist one another in various circumstances by, for instance, defending one another from unfair public attacks, providing worship space and other facilities in times of need, and by taking up offerings for one another's charitable works.
In February this year she became deputy chairman of the party when Suzanne Evans was suspended — James subsequently described her to the BBC as a «woman scorned», the most public attack she has made on a Ukip colleague.
The corruption conviction of his onetime right - hand man and political fixer Joseph Percoco, who is now facing a possible 50 - year prison sentence, opened Cuomo up in an election year to a barrage of relentless public attacks from Republicans and no rush from many Democrats to support the head of their party in New York State.
Hizzoner was singing a different tune in June 2015, when he ripped the governor in an extraordinary public attack.
Ideologically or politically sensitive fields like climate change, environmental protection, genetically modified organisms, animal research — even evolution — are more likely to attract public attacks intended to intimidate, distract, and harm the reputation of individual scientists and, often, their entire field.
Angry private and public attack often ensues, building to a feeding frenzy in the letter columns and chat lists.
Townsend goes on to explain that like «a modern Coriolanus, he would rather risk public attack or a «black - out» than allow himself to be promoted by huckstering or any demagogic means.»
It seems that in addition to impeccable scientific credentials, climate researchers must now also possess the hide of a rhino in order to endure public attacks like this, from the likes of Borelli.
Further, the US President, though not having received the decision of his choice, should be reassured that, despite unrelenting public attacks, a component of the US judiciary held true to the oath sworn to safeguard the rule of law; an example which legal professionals everywhere should seek to emulate.»
The inappropriate musings of former justice Robin Camp, the donning of a «Make America great again» hat in court by another judge, the unprecedented public attack on a judge who opined on the issue of drunkenness and consent or the recent casual «I like to sleep in my own bed» comment from the bench taken out of context have all fed an unsavoury and unfocused attack on the judiciary itself.
Last Friday, the newspaper published an article headlined «Levin blasts back at judge's «animosity»» stating that «While Allen's views may have been argued privately among pundits familiar with Childers and Levin's political connections, the opinion is astounding because it's an almost unheard - of public attack upon a fellow jurist.»
This approach has resulted in some uncomfortable moments for Edmondson and his organisation, including public attacks, as the tough questions they are raising «immediately sends shivers of concern through the funded sector».
However, when we explain that we think now is a great time to buy, we get an avalanche of feedback from the general public attacking us for being nothing more than puppets for real estate agents across the country.
However upsetting it may feel to be a target of public attacks, «in some ways it's almost a badge of honor, because you're doing work important enough to attract the ire of these ideologically motivated groups,» Kurtz says.
Heastie, who says he's having private talks with the governor on education issues that do not include the Senate, also indirectly criticized Cuomo's public attacks on the teachers unions.
For most of us, a public attack such as this one would leave us at least a little flustered.
In early August, Ellison launched a public attack on Hewlett - Packard, throwing what had for decades been an amicable business relationship into jeopardy with a few choice words.
The note, which appeared in Wednesday's Daily Telegraph, says: «The notion that a criminal case could be brought against Lord Carey is so bizarre that we can only surmise that the object of the persistent pressure that brings these public attacks is not only Lord Carey but what he represents of biblically faithful Christianity.»
«About three of the accidents were assaults, that is the public attacking our staff for performing their normal duties... you see most of them don't understand how we work».
It comes as Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude launched yet another public attack on the civil service, pushing Whitehall deeper into a bitter internal war now threatening to consume the government.
I am simply telling you the story of a Fulani herdsman in order to explain why an ethnic group should not be the target of media and public attacks as is being witnessed in this country.
But the public attack on Cuomo's pet economic development program shows a streak of independence in an election year.
Axe plans a scorched - earth defense against the public attack on his company - threatening his relationship with Wendy in the process.
Most importantly, she was better suited to respond to the public attacks from the union and the near - constant media criticism that would come during 2012 — 13 as CPS moved to close schools for underenrollment (see Figure 3).
More than a few people have argued that his public attacks on the companies he shorts are a rapacious attempt to create a self - fulfilling prophecy.
Despite TPWR's goal to focus on our work assisting rescue dogs, and while we would not have chosen to make this situation public, many of our supporters and friends have asked us to tell what really happened and to learn the truthful account of the events that led to one person's public attack and vendetta.
These kind of public attacks and behavior by The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, is without precedent in the scientific world, as far as I know.
A public attack on the alarmists» «science» will not make any friends in the «environmental» community, of course, but it is doubtful that Trump would lose any votes in 2020 as a result if the Trump Administration can deliver its promised economic revival.
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