Sentences with phrase «slap on»

Familusi described the act as a slap on the face of the entire Ondo State people who are now determined to retrieve their mandate and give to ACN candidate, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu [SAN] who he said is religiously committed to the actualization of the Yoruba Agenda in the Nigerian polity.

It wasn't a slap on the wrist - we had an investigation.»

«Obasanjo's statement is a slap on the faces of these criminals parading themselves as Igbo leaders.

SANFORD did something illegal and he is still in office and the SC congress gave him a slap on the wrist and enabled him to stay in office.

To give a honorary doctorate degree to an undeserving Nigerian by this world's reknown university is the biggest slap on the faces of the 180 million Nigerians in 2015».

It is a slap on the wrists not a kicking.

Critics of the winery called the penalty a «slap on the wrist.»

A luxury hotel magnate and Clinton family friend avoided jail time Thursday as a Brooklyn federal judge gave him a slap on the wrist for illegally raising campaign cash for...

State Island DA Dan Donovan was prosecuting this case and all he could get was a slap on the wrist for a repeat offender who was photographed during the assault?

The first was a military judge's decision to let off U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl with a slap on the wrist for desertion in Afghanistan in 2009.

An attempt to snatch a national identification contract from Moses Baiden's Margins group received a slap on the wrist.

A group of government reform groups received a slap on the wrist after sending a political letter to the government offices of state senators.

Instead the leader of the House of Commons received a slap on the wrists in the form of a letter «making clear that failure to report on time is a serious matter».

We find this act a criminalization of free speech, a breach of the fundamental human right of Mr. Fadi, and as well, a slap on the face of rule of law.

«I feel youth court is such a good program because instead of a child getting a violation or — it's usually violations or minor crimes — instead of sort of getting slap on the hand, you're incorporating restorative justice into their lives,» Ms. Maccagli said.

When the party's statement finally lands — at 1.24 pm — it names both men, suspending Livingstone for bringing Labour into disrepute while ordering Mann to report to the chief whip, Rosie Winterton, for what would ultimately be just a slap on the wrist.

But both these sanctions have not been used in many years and the more likely outcome is that they will get a slap on the wrist by Parliament.

Adeyeye who demanded the immediate impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari also described the statement on the sack of Lawal and Oke, as a slap on the face of Nigerians.

The Met's deputy assistant commissioner was given a slap on the wrists by Keith Vaz today after being summoned to explain its actions against the Guardian.

2) Argentinean legislator Graciela Camano's vicious slap on Carlos Kunkel provided evidence of ninja - like calm and planning.

«We are disappointed that the Labour Party has decided not to proceed with a full disciplinary inquiry by the NCC into Andrew Fisher, and instead issue a slap on the wrist.

«However, as a law - abiding party, we hereby urge our members and the people of Kogi state to remain calm and not despair over this slap on democracy as the courts would soon deliver justice with regard to the authentic governor with the mandate of the majority at the election.»

Gianaris feels, «Allowing a deep - pocketed investment bank to get away with just a slap on the wrist would be treated as the cost of doing business and would continue to permit the bank to reap the benefits of its illicit profits.

The eagle - eyed clerk in the table office called us and gave me slap on the wrist.

And then slap on a cruel bedroom tax.

Bloomberg complained there are too many cases in which state arbitrators impose only a slap on the wrist to teachers found guilty of sexually inappropriate behavior toward students.

Paladino slammed Cuomo's settlement with Albany lobbyist Pat Lynch, saying he thought her $ 500,000 fine and ban on lobbying the state comptroller's office amounted to little more than a «slap on the wrist.»

Cuomo budget spokesman Morris Peters said the state will also make sure traffic - court judges are made aware of accused speeders» driving histories in the hopes that repeat offenders receive more than just a slap on the wrist.

The punishment for leaving a dog out in the freezing cold to potentially die should be beyond a mere slap on the wrist, pay your fine and go back to your puppy mill to extract more blood money.

In his keynote speech to the Liberal Democrat conference, the business secretary will announce plans for a tightening of the law to end the «slap on the wrist» approach to «dodgy directors».»

He was of the view that «history will yet record also that when militants of the NPP violently stormed a court, freed suspects on trial and threatened the presiding judge with assault, they did not receive even a slap on their wrists, they were in fact set free».

You just stick it on even before the first poop, just as soon as they are born, slap some on their booty and then that meconium that thick paste stuff, it will come off a lot easier otherwise you will be scrapping and you will be sitting and asking if you can use your fingernails.

It's easy to slap on the word «organic,» even if you're selling a lie.

The geezers — for the old year — can dig up old clothes, use makeup to draw wrinkles and slap on baby powder for gray hair.

Then get one of these car decals and slap it on fast!

Or just slap on a hat and shirt when they're not in the water?

This is a step in the right direction and would put down a marker to formula companies that failure to comply is not going to be a mere slap on the wrists.

They give midwives who don't recognize a baby is in danger (look at Aquila, who died because her mom had a placental abruption) a slap on the wrist... a six month suspension, or less.

The lazy parents are the ones who want their kid right beside them so they don't even have to wake them up to slap them on a boob.

We all know that you can't just slap on any rash cream, and if we have to put something on our baby we want it to be safe, effective and, of course, cloth diaper safe — Grandma El's fits the bill!

Slap on a quick coat of mascara and a little cheek tint.

By the time we were done, I'd have a white, fresh smelling diaper to slap on my little one.

I can go a week and a half without a full hair wash, and every couple of days I just wash my bangs, and slap on some shampoo.

Anytime we are going out to dinner I slap on a prefold.

If she denies visitation, I have to wait for ten more things to happen, file a contempt charge, wait two months to go to court for a judge to slap her on the wrist.

As though it's an inconvenience to have to give them a little slap on the wrists, when their time could be better spent putting murderers and drug lords away.

Taking a cue from my favorite farm fashionista, we simply slap on a pair of farm boots and get to work.

When on long car journeys, many parents are ready to throw in the towel and just slap on a environmentally harmful disposable diaper, but with The Disposable Potty by Potty Scotty, you don't have to worry yourself with this affliction any more!

Seitan is great on an outdoor grill or on an indoor grill pan - just slap on some barbecue sauce and heat it on up.

Whenever I need to feel a little less like a 37 weeks pregnant Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, I slap on these chilled under eye masks and pretend like I'm getting ready for an awards show.