Sentences with phrase «seen as an apology»

«I didn't really see it as an apology,» Allison Watkins, Livestrong's director of brand partnerships, says.

The double XP is being seen as an apology for the recent, rather lengthy unplanned downtime.

The Asus Chromebook Flip C302 could be seen as an apology for Google's own missteps with the Chromebook Pixel that preceded it.

Not exact matches

In a letter to irate classmates, Zuckerberg gives his first apology to make the news: «I hope you understand, this is not how I meant for things to go, and I apologize for any harm done as a result of my neglect to consider how quickly the site would spread and its consequences thereafter... I definitely see how my intentions could be seen in the wrong light.»

However, seeing as there are clearly people in this discussion thread who are disinclined to lend equal weight and credibility to the words of a woman when there's a perfectly good white man about I will endeavor to break down one particularly telling statement (to me, at least) in McLaren's non-apology apology so that, perhaps, something might pierce the fog McLaren is attempting to deploy as a defensive shroud.

Plato in the Apology quotes Socrates as saying to Meletus, one of his accusers: «You see, men of Athens, this fellow seems very arrogant and intemperate to me and to have written this indictment out of some sort of insolence, intemperance, and rashness.»

But it would have been interesting to see what would have happened if, instead of rioting, the people went to the local police stations and lay down on the steps, the footpath, along the road, and refused to leave until they got a predetermined outcome (eg a review of the evidence, apologies etc, or a form of forgiveness and grace as Jeremy has suggested here).

we realize at this late date and due to death the apology will not bear any more strange fruit, but we would like to make such apologies so that people will think we are sincere and mean what we say even though our apologies change nothing... and we'd like to apologize in advance for any future bigoted acts we may make, recognizing that once we apologize we are seen as honorable and in the clear»

@mk: No, I call him «Holy,» because he walks the streets of New York BAREFOOT, and because he has enormous humility, as you have seen here in his self - effacing apology.

It's hard not to see the vague and generalized public apologies that have become a part of our cultural discourse as anything but attempts at superficial reconciliation.

To be honest, as I'm writing this, I can kind of see what we might owe our church is really just that apology, not the verdict over the damnation of our souls, but that kind of doesn't register with church life.

Happy Hanukkah to all my internet friends out there (probably not very many of you seeing as I can never manage to keep a constant rhythm with this little blog... apologies yet again for the...

Apology for deviating from topic but palace fans strike and see, even as am typing they are leading.

when i referred to walcott as the whippet i was roundly condemned by the arsene fan club that passes for football pundits on this site... i now see that i was wrong... and would like to extend my profoundest apologies to whippets everywhere for maligning the genuine qualities of that particular breed... as for walcott...

Liverpool had no involvement or prior warning of Suarez's apology for biting Italy defender Chiellini and the move is seen as paving the way for his switch to Barcelona — Independent

The Tweet has since been deleted, and Delta has issues an apology as seen below: Map of where giraffes live in Africa:

Apologies but I haven't seen your in - depth analysis as to why 9 of the goals were entirely his fault.

Virgil van Dijk is the player that would break Liverpool's transfer record by some distance, but that apology can be seen as a way back to the negotiating table or the end of any further interest in the towering defender.

Update 11/17/08: As of just a bit ago, Motrin posted an apology (see below) on their web site, which is now back up after it was entirely taken down for the night.

Apologies for our behavior, as parents, can go a long way to heal relationships with our children while also modeling what we'd like to see in our children.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg earlier told ITV's Daybreak that he was not willing to see Lord Rennard reinstated as a Lib Dem peer until he said sorry, warning the peer: «No apology, no whip.»

This is the reason why Harry should have apologised, as he did, and why he, the Royals and the army will want to make sure the apology is seen to be sincere.

Many in Bridgeport saw the apology as the ex-mayor's opening shot in a war to retake city hall.

«Until he does all these, his apology will only be seen as part of the political gimmicks that he is known for and Ekiti people will never take him seriously.»

Despite an immediate personal apology to Mrs Duffy, it was widely seen as a career - ending moment.

The film has been criticized as an apology for the people behind the market crash, but I don't see Chandor's sympathy for the various individuals on display — notably Kevin Spacey as a career company man disgusted by the corporate behavior — as any kind of apology.

Years ago, there was a website (and apologies if I'm misremembering the specifics) called The Africa You Never See, which was curated images and articles about the beauty of Africa, the deeper, intimate parts that aren't as publicized.

My apologies if this film review is beginning to sound like an editorial rather than a movie review, as I don't meant to preach, but I just feel that Syriana is a good film worth seeing, except that I'm frustrated by the small segment of filmgoers that I can recommend it to.

No apology necessary, Andy, as I thought your panel featured one of the best exchanges of ideas that I've seen on a panel at an education conference.

And apologies for my tone, but this is something that I really see as inexcusable in this day and age.

Nonetheless, may he rest in peace (see also here), perhaps also knowing that his forever stance of «[making] no apologies for the fact that his methods were too complex for most of the teachers whose jobs depended on them to understand,» just landed his EVAAS in serious jeopardy in court in Houston (see here) given this stance was just ruled as contributing to the violation of teachers» Fourteenth Amendment rights (i.e., no state or in this case organization shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process [emphasis added]-RRB-.

Have we not, in fact, seen what might be called (apologies to Jessie Burton) a Miniaturisation of literary culture: middlebrow being passed off as literary?

As I've stressed before, just because a stock offers decent / high upside potential doesn't necessarily mean I'd ever dream of actually buying it... And seeing Peter Lynch jump ship this year (with nary a whisper of an apology)-- certainly didn't inspire confidence either.

As an apology, Avex Taiwan is working to give event attendees the exclusive Pokemon Run Carnival tumbler seen below.

Despite giving early adopters a series of free games by way of an apology, Nintendo's reputation took a hit, as it was seen to be taking advantage of its most loyal customers by essentially forcing them to pay over a hundred dollars more than casual audiences.

As reported last night, Michael Mann carelessly libeled Andrew Bolt Down Under - see Litigious Climate Change Cultist Michael «Hockey Stick» Mann Libels Sydney Herald Sun Columnist Andrew Bolt (actually, Melbourne, but let's not sue over it)- and was forced to issue a grudging apology, after which he spent the rest of the night Googling any goods he could get on Bolt and reTweeting it into the small hours.

As we get older, we learn to apologize even when we are right (or think we are — see here for further information related to apologies in the marital context).

An apology may be seen as admission of liability.

Additionally, an apology can be powerful as its own form of dispute resolution (again, see «marriage»).

Not for the first time, it is not clear whether the company's apology is prompted by a genuine recognition at having done something seen as questionable by many, or if the apology comes merely as a result of having been found to be acting in something of an underhand way.

Zuckerberg's apology is seen by some as an attempt at damage limitation after the company saw advertisers deserting the platform in recent days.

As you can see from these heartfelt apology letter samples, this is not that time.

The gesture is seen by players as part of the reconciliation process and the apology by white Australians to Aborigines.

The Minister argued that this debate has seen the focus shift to the «real issues, not the distractions» by moving beyond the «simplistic debate about an indigenous rights agenda», including such things as an apology and compensation.

TIP: Check in with your partner or think back to if he or she did not seem to see your apology as genuine.

Many non-Indigenous people see an apology as about apportioning guilt and establishing some form of «liability».

The opposition to an apology can also be seen as an example of cross-cultural misunderstanding.

But as we saw in the ten - year debate about the need for the apology to the Stolen Generations, such a debate can be just as vigorous as one that directly engages rights.