Sentences with phrase «public outcry»

This soul searching started in earnest earlier this month after public outcry over the price of lifesaving drug, EpiPen.

Wasn't it employers who forced employees to work in such unsafe conditions that in 1970 Congress created, and President Nixon signed into law, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration after public outcry against rising injury and death rates on the job?

The change follows public outcry against MOCA's prior decision to leave the chief curator position unfilled, thereby consolidating curatorial duties to Jeffrey Deitch, the museum's director.

The shootings were followed by the assassinations of five police officers in Dallas at a march earlier this week, which again set off a wave of public outcry over police reform and touched off protests against police brutality around the country.

This means in real life often the revision of the law stems from public outcry for past malpractices, rather than a deeper appreciation of the philosophical principles behind the law or recognition of the possible benefits from the reform.

Zuckerberg's post came following public outcry in response to a report last weekend from The New York Times and The Observer of London that Cambridge Analytica, a political data firm hired by the Trump campaign, gained access to private information of more than 50 million Facebook users, including their profiles, locations and what they like.

The move comes after the province introduced changes to penalties doctors face if they are found to be sexually abusing patients, after public outcry about the circumstances of the case.

I am still amazed at the relative lack of public outcry in the face of such manipulation.

In fact, it wasn't until 1906, when public outcry from Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle meant new legislation.The original intention of the book was to portray the life of immigrants living in the U.S. but instead, the focus of the book became unsanitary conditions at a slaughterhouse in Chicago.

The kicker is that, despite public outcry for the aforementioned games, the Big «N» has basically written the tears and fears of it's faithful off completely.

Britain once proposed a system in which every car would have a government - monitored GPS unit to constantly track mileage and driving time, but dropped the idea in the face of massive public outcry over privacy issues.

A huge public outcry about the «hidden» permeate in milk has recently led many companies to declare their product «permeate - free».

When it comes to the crown jewel of its $ 110 billion in education stimulus spending and the foundation of its efforts to reshape American schooling, an administration rocked by public outcry against backroom deals wants to hide the judging table from the public?

As China deals with a slowing economy and India tries to keep up with the demands of a fast - growing and increasingly affluent population, the only way to reconcile energy demands with public outcry over emissions and pollution is by finding cost - effective ways of integrating low - emissions coal technology into their power infrastructure.

There has been a lot of public outcry on how the Vita's library supposedly lacks in AAA games, and Batman Arkham Origins Blackgate undeniably offers such an AAA experience.

In 2009, after massive public outcry regarding puppy mills and insufficient animal welfare standards in Quebec, the Charest government pledged to address the crisis and launched a special companion animal task force under Agriculture Quebec to identify solutions to animal welfare problems in the Province.

The news sparked public outcry, government investigations, a sharp drop in its share price and a management shake - up.

and about public outcry when more youngsters (and schools) are found wanting.

Public outcry led to the end of such «proxy» voting».

The branding of the new Chinese Huanghai buses for the MMT with portraits of John Mahama and past presidents caused public outcry, resulting in the resignation of the Minister of Transport, Ms Dzifa Attivor, in December.

She insisted that «change is not a sign of weakness» — highlighting the UK's response to the refugee crisis following widespread public outcry.

While Cyprus» government faces public outcry over accepting an EU bailout and Greece's rescue package appears to grow, Ireland's legal sector is beginning to see positive results from its drastic austerity measures.

For example, the EPA just increased the limit of glyphosate allowed in food in 2013, despite a loud public outcry.

Whether for underperformance or underenrollment or both, school closings have prompted public outcry over the past decade in cities including Philadelphia, Chicago, Milwaukee and Detroit.

A week after public outcry forced the cancelation of an NRA fundraiser and gun raffle in Brooklyn, a similar event is proceeding without protest at The Vanderbilt on Staten Island.

After an episode of Cesar 911 appeared to show him setting up pigs as bait to «train» a dog with a history of killing two pigs, Cesar Millan's training tactics prompted a massive public outcry as well as an animal cruelty investigation.

The latest revelation is in sharp contrast to an earlier statement by the government of Ghana to the effect that the US Government was solely responsible for the maintenance cost of the two whose arrival has since triggered public outcry and criticism.

Therefore, to do her justice — I should point out here that mum was an absolute pedant when it came to research and getting things absolutely right — and to continue her remarkable legacy without public outcries of «Shame!»

Amazon on Tuesday said it would stop selling Confederate - flag merchandise amid public outcry following a shooting at an historic African - American church in Charleston, S.C., that left nine dead.

The resulting public outcry against News Corporation and its owner Rupert Murdoch led to several high - profile resignations, including that of Murdoch as News Corporation director, Murdoch's son James as executive chairman, Dow Jones chief executive Les Hinton, News International legal manager Tom Crone, and chief executive Rebekah Brooks.

Which is why Renner's call to environmentalists to get back to the grassroots and build up public outcry around ACES, and place public pressure on politicians to make the bill substantially stronger, is so important.

With the media hype and public outcry surrounding the practices of disreputable dog breeders and puppy mills, recently all dog breeders have come under scrutiny while being painted with the same unsavory brush.

I know there would be a massive public outcry at first, but eventually, we get control of our property back.

Muzzio said he believes there will have to be major public outcry before the Legislature gets serious on reform.

According to religious freedom charity Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), his release follows a review of stringent bail terms which were set on 20th July 2017 and which provoked public outcry.

The aquatic theme park company has faced scrutiny and public outcry since 2013 when the «Blackfish» documentary criticized SeaWorld's handling of its orcas.

Courts did not demand action on civil rights until public outcries began.

They look at the governor, saying Cuomo has failed to capitalize on major public outcry over scandal and not used his bully pulpit to push reform.

Not the first time that has happened... With both FB and Google, they don't appear to be addressing privacy concerns until a big public outcry is raised.

The chief executive has already waived his 2012 bonus, and he returned his 2011 bonus following public outcry last year.

Although the MTA has a $ 758 million deficit, a large public outcry caused them to rethink the proposed cuts.

States and school districts, prompted by a federal mandate to keep guns out of schools and an increasing public outcry about violence on campuses, are passing strict policies to oust students.

But these initial allowances resulted in an enormous public outcry which eventually led to their elimination from the final rules, which were officially unveiled with labeling as USDA Certified Organic on October 21, 2002.

Despite much public outcry over rising rents in the U. S., most non-poor households are still able to afford shelter without a severe economic burden.

While Bela's case has sparked massive outrage, Ley's attorney, Doug Denmure, said public outcry can't preempt the deceased's will.

In 2013 - 14, Everton junked most elements of their crest, including their motto «Nil Satis Nil Optimum,» though public outcry forced an immediate part - reversal.

When Daniel Day - Lewis announced he was planning on retiring, there was public outcry knowing that we would never see another performance from out of the greatest actors of our time.

No - fault finally crashed in 2003 when public outcry pushed lawmakers to sunset the bloated mandates and return to fault - based auto insurance.

The chief executive of the oil giant was brought before a US congressional committee over the Gulf spill and was accused of evading questions amid intense public outcry against BP in the US.