Sentences with phrase «public pressure forced»

I want to know if she was fired or quit and I'd like to know if public pressure forced the mother out of that profession.

Although the Serious Organised Crime Agency resisted investigating possible criminal wrong - doing by these companies (on the basis of damage to the economy) public pressure forced the government to announce plans to introduce a licencing system and new regulations.

When word of this leaked out, social media and the local news media reported the story and public pressure forced Loews to stop, at least temporarily.

The controversy over banker bonuses last came to the public eye with the controversy over RBS chief executive Stephen Hester's bonus, with public pressure forcing him to refuse it.

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Of course, in those two cases, the employers» hands were forced by enormous public pressure.

Almost always the public pressure becomes so intense companies eventually break down and offer some sort of response, but by that point the damage is done and even the best crafted public message rings hollow and appears forced.

They'll be forced to rethink their practices under mounting litigation filed by cities, counties, and states, not to mention growing public pressure.

And internationally, debt - ridden economies are subject to pressure from inter-governmental institutions such as the IMF and European Central Bank to impose fiscal austerity on their labor force, cut back public spending and even sell off public enterprises.

I guess the lesson of Travis Kalanick's resignation as chief executive officer of Uber Technologies Inc. is that you can be the visionary founder of a massive company, stay private to avoid the pressures of the public market, keep control of a majority of the voting power of the shares, and still be forced out in a boardroom coup led by activist shareholders:

Public pressure eventually forced AIG to release a chart of these payments, but the chart showed just a narrow window of disbursements from September to December 2008.

Public pressure eventually forced AIG to release a chart of these taxpayer payments.

Mismatched skills versus available jobs, rising crime, and public pressure are forcing Sweden to reassess integration strategies and work with employers to find new long - term solutions.

The strategy forced the directors of CIA and IRS to reply, and finally — after all this time — wrung a down - in - the - mouth public apology from Clarence Kelley, the FBI head who has been under pressure from the ranks of bureau faithful not to confess Hoover's wrongdoing.

He stated that public pressure has forced Jordanian environmental organizations to sever their contacts with Israelis.

Baby milk action has put four - point plans to executives of both Nestlé and Danone, calling on them to market their products responsibly — but the evidence shows that it takes laws and public pressure to force changes.

Given various policy options, this line of thought asserts, military force stands alongside many competing actions as but one policy option among many, whether economic sanctions, political incentives, alliance building, political pressure, or shame in the court of public opinion.

[1] Public pressure shortly forced News Corporation to cancel its proposed takeover of the British satellite broadcaster BSkyB.

Public opinion and a raft of newspaper editorials combined to force Democratic legislators to pressure their leader to resign.

Clear opposition to secretive tribunals is welcome and public pressure seems to have forced that.

The poll comes as plans to privatise parts of the police force unravel, with the announcement that the pilot forces in the West Midlands and Surrey are to bow to pressure for greater public consultation on the plans.

This option depends on the momentum of media pressure and public opinion to force Brown to quit.

Public pressure will eventually force Gordon Brown to hold a referendum on the EU treaty, a veteran Labour figure said last night.

Two powerful groups representing young people have joined forces to pile pressure on the Labour leader over his refusal to offer the public a referendum on the final EU deal.

The pressures of mainstream culture and market forces, as well as internal differences in religious style and governance, have created a wide diversity of Christian schools — a diversity that in many ways contributes to the public good.

Financial implication As a public facility, the leisure facilities we operate are subsidised, but under increasing financial pressure we have been forced to reduce the subsidy so that the year - on - year revenue running costs come down.

FairTest, in collaboration with independent counselor Elizabeth Stone, generated such strong public pressure that the College Board was forced to withdraw its plan to offer a unique, mid-summer SAT only for students enrolled in a special program at Amherst College which costs $ 4,500.

School districts may suffer net financial losses to charter schools and, although some supporters have argued that competitive pressures from charters can force public schools to improve their own performance, the evidence for such outcomes is unclear.

When Congress considers overhauling its federal education law early this year, Smith and a bipartisan group of 84 other House members want to include language that would pressure schools to offer more PE: Their idea is to force school officials to issue yearly reports on how much time students engage in physical activity, making it easier for the public to compare schools.

It is clear that the only thing that will force lawmakers to move their positions is MORE public pressure and direct contact from voters at home.

Ryan started Fix Austin, a public and political advocacy group with the aim of forcing changes in policy and practices at Austin's Town Lake Animal Center (TLAC) by pressuring the city council and exposing the dramatic shortcoming of TLAC and its then director.

This public pressure and outcry forced a 20 year - long staffer to step down.

As you will read in this month's cover story, pet stores that are heavily involved in the aquatics category today are facing unprecedented challenges, including reduced interest in aquarium keeping among the electronics - obsessed public and ongoing pressure from a U.S. economy that can not seem to fully escape the impact of recessionary forces.

The climate science also sure is subject to severe political pressures from varying lobbyist groups, first and foremost the oil an coal interests which are huge financial powerhouses especially in the US Senate — a body which in reality dictates the whole global «climate policy» or rather the absence of any such — serious climate politicans round the globe in reality have — as we now have seen — no chance at all against the denying forces and their huge media apparatus, as long as the public don't see some very serious consequences of climate change, fx.

The world's biggest producer of carbon emissions is seeking to boost the use of renewable fuels as smog has blanketed cities from Shanghai to Beijing, forcing factories and schools to close and intensifying pressure on public officials to cut pollution.

Hansen even succeeded, with public pressure from his nightly news performances, in forcing NASA to change its media policies to his advantage.

But the impact of market forces has been worsened by public policy that neglects nuclear power and adds to the pressure it faces.

With a new administration focused on addressing climate change, and a nation that appears to be ready to (or is being forced) to change, due to economic, social and historic pressures, there's reason to believe we may finally begin moving away from an automobile - centric society, to one that is dominated by public transportation, walking, cycling, rollerblading, etc..

Public pressure must be mounted to force the enactment of anti-SLAPP legislation throughout the territories and provinces of Canada.

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick was a member of Trump's economic advisory board and was forced to step down due to pressure from the public.

[61] In another example, in 1997 researchers funded by the US government were forced by public pressure to withdraw the patent of a gene which might protect against HIV.