Sentences with phrase «raise widespread concern»

From time to time there arises a case concerning some professional whose actions — and omissions — raise widespread concern and lead to much publicity.

Authorities in Baton Rouge last week thwarted a planned attack on police officers days after the shooting of Alton Sterling, a 37 - year - old black man who was killed by police in an encounter that was largely captured on video and raised widespread concerns about the officers» actions.

China's recent slowdown has raised widespread concerns that any weakening demand there for goods and raw materials from the rest of the world could weigh on the entire global economy.

However, the secretary's intent to halt planned reductions in the amount of salt in student meals and to allow schools to serve more flavored milk with added sugar and fewer heart - healthy whole grains raised widespread concern among nutrition experts and parents.

The huge cost of staging the Olympic Games raised widespread concern with many fearing that - with memories of the Millennium Dome and Wembley Stadium as present as the success of the 2002 Commonwealth Games - the funds provided would not be well spent.

That has raised widespread concerns over food security because corn and sugarcane grown for ethanol compete with valuable agricultural land needed to feed the planet's 7 billion people.

In a dramatic win for residents» groups who have raised widespread concerns about the impact of wind farms on rural communities, the committee recommended that noise measurements be expanded to include low - frequency noise, or infrasound.

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First Cobalt says the acquisition will help it position itself as a North American - focused cobalt company, as buyers of the metal look to diversify from a widespread reliance on production in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where human rights groups have raised concerns of child labour in mining operations.

It is a clear sign that unions feel their concerns over plans to make them work longer and pay more towards their retirement are being ignored, and raises the prospect of widespread disruption before the end of the year.

In February, Investigative Post reported that two reports done by a private investigator almost four decades ago raised concerns that the contamination could be more widespread in yards, roads, parking lots and driveways throughout Niagara County.

Investigative Post reported in February that two reports done by a private investigator almost four decades ago raised concerns that the contamination could be more widespread in yards, roads, parking lots and driveways throughout Niagara County.

Widespread use of newer «atypical» drugs which are less likely to affect fertility than the older «typical» antipsychotics, combined with the deinstitutionalization of psychiatric patients, is attributed to doubling the use of antipsychotics during pregnancy in the past decade, yet, clinicians have little information regarding the safety of these drugs for the developing fetus and concerns have been raised about a potential association with congenital malformations.

«These drinks carry advice stating that they are not recommended for children, so we're choosing to proactively act on that guidance, particularly given the widespread concerns which have been raised about these drinks when consumed by under 16s.»

Jones v. Tsige also raises interesting issues concerning privacy interests in the workplace that may have widespread implications for individuals and employers.

Despite widespread concerns — raised at many of the public hearings across the province — about how injured workers will be adversely affected by increases in the minimum wage unless the WSIB practice of deeming is addressed, the issue has not yet been reflected in changes to the bill.

Despite their widespread use, credit scores and credit histories raise concerns over an unfair disadvantage to minority populations.