Sentences with phrase «spent on criticism»

My hope is that we can move on to focus on the problems that I hope are generally accepted to be real and that undue focus not be spent on criticism.

Not exact matches

Similar criticisms were levied at the U.S. government in the 1940s, when the debate was over whether billions should be spent on building a national interstate highway system.

Zuckerberg, of course, spent the past year facing intense criticism for failing to prevent Russian entities from spreading propaganda on the social network.

While his standing among troops has likely been burnished by some of his policies — like boosting spending and reducing executive - branch input in battlefield decision - making — he has faced public criticism on some initiatives, like raising the budget and expanding US involvement in Afghanistan.

For example, Philip Morris, the tobacco company, faced criticism for spending more to publicize its charity than it did on charities themselves.

Questions and criticism have been mounting from multiple fronts about the Harper government's transparency and accountability on its spending decisions and budget cuts.

I don't agree with this criticism though; Buffett's own record sees all invested money compounding at 20.46 %, so it seems reasonable to assume the fund does the same to make a comparison — even if in reality hedge fund managers would spend their fee money on Monaco apartments and Lamborghinis.

plus, i'm tired of hearing know - nothing pundits on tv trashing crypto - one of the common criticisms is that there is nowhere to spend it, so how is it a currency?

As anyone who's spent any amount of time on the Internet knows, we do not need more criticism in our world today.

like the instinct of our mind and body and i actually like this comment of wilshere he said that read and accepted the criticism that he should pass more and faster so he did think about corrections in his play but told us the truth about the matter that he almos instinctively wants to run at the defenders thats his football and his «character» of play, i like his honest answer and i think that fans shouldn't talk about private things of players if they wants to spend time in twitter, i think we should respect that and not criticise it cause maybe it helps him relax, thats my opinion on the matter ^ ^

In the last few years Wenger only seems to spend big on a player when he has come under heavy criticism from the fan's.

Nervous start — usual criticism at the beginning of the season, with the lack of spending Ramsey's first blood — Arsenal shocked the league, we played brilliant football, scoring beautiful goals, all seemed like a decent season for us Coq red card — injury crisis struck, the lack of bench depth put pressure on the team, the downfall of performance caused crucial points Alexis» goal when down to ten men - it all seemed like arsenal would lose out in the title race again but arsenal somehow surprised the league again, saying aye we got the quality but we just ai nt gonna show in week in week out Draw in NLD with 10 men — can't really complain about it but you ain't happy.

So the only focus and criticism there was, was that Wenger either didn't want to or wasn't allowed to spend money on the right player (s), and personally I agreed.

Results have not gone United's way recently and Mourinho has cut a frustrated figure with public criticisms of not spending enough on transfers among his complaints.

That's 97m the only criticism I can say is wenger usually buys two players to replace these guys instead of spending it all on the real deal

Ultimately, though, it reflects poorly on the kid, who now has to spend the next month of an already hectic time deflecting faux - criticisms.

Coquelin, who spent a month on loan at Charlton Athletic last season, was criticised by Gary Neville for his performance inMonday's 0 - 0 draw at home to Liverpool — criticism that the French manager believes is unwarranted.

«I understand the criticism, but we have spent # 300m on six players,» said Guardiola, adding the # 43m spent on midfielder Bernardo Silva to the outlay on defensive players.

Update 1 August 2013: Apparently stung by criticism of taking a Nestlé paycheck, George Clooney told the Guardian: «Most of the money I make on the [Nespresso] commercials I spend keeping a satellite over the border of North and South Sudan...

But what about Flanagan's main argument — or, rather, the rationale on which she rests her criticism of school gardens — that there is not «one bit of proof» that spending time in a school garden will result in kids» getting an education or a high - school diploma?

Update 1 August 2013: Apparently stung by criticism of taking a Nestlé paycheck, George Clooney told the Guardian: «Most of the money I make on the [Nespresso] commercials I spend keeping a satellite over the border of North and South Sudan to keep an eye on Omar al - Bashir [the Sudanese dictator charged with war crimes at The Hague].»

President Donald Trump unleashed a tweetstorm of criticism of Democrats involved in tense negotiations on a spending bill to keep the government open, accusing them of trying to close national parks and jeopardize the safety of U.S. troops over demands to provide Americans with health care.

Both the Tories and the Lib Dems are desperate today to take credit for Osborne's new spending spree, with Labour's only criticism being that he should have lavished even more on the black stuff even sooner.

Ministers defending the # 15 billion they are spending on employment schemes for young people also face criticism for making them too complicated.

The criticism sprayed in your recent editorial («Gov. Cuomo's proposed budget keeps the spending train rolling,» March 2, 2018) ignores the unarguable fact that Gov. Andrew Cuomo's record on state spending outshines any previous administration.

«Sanders» attacks have forced her to go far to the left with her criticisms of Wall Street and the tax - the - rich stuff, the attacks on Bill Clinton and his record, all of which have forced her to spend a lot of money that she shouldn't have had to spend in her home state,» one of the state's best - known Democrats told The Post.

After the photos emerged, May faced criticism from former education secretary Nicky Morgan, who said: «I don't think I've ever spent that much on anything apart from my wedding dress.»

The government faced heavy criticism today for spending # 1 billion a year on outside consultants with no assessment of their value for money.

The former Scottish Labour leader's decision to spend three weeks filming on location in Australia while the Scottish parliament was in session attracted criticism from across the political spectrum, including from some previously stalwart supporters.

Coffey has pledged to spend some $ 2 million of his own cash on the AG's race, and has been stepping up his criticism of the perceived Democratic frontrunners — Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice and Sen. Eric Schneiderman — in an attempt to turn the primary into a three - person race.

A spokesman for Cuomo did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but during an interview on NY1 Monday, when asked to respond to criticism of the MTAs spending priorities, Cuomo said his administration had put $ 8 billion toward the MTA's capital improvement plan, which he said was more than other past administrations.

And he didn't stop there, taking the chance to swat criticism of the vast sums spent on PCC elections last Thursday aside by noting that former DPM John Prescott had lost the election in Humberside.

Mr Johnson partially answered those criticisms today, concentrating his criticisms on the general impact of spending cuts.

Trump, who is spending another weekend at his private golf resort in Bedminster, New Jersey, faced widespread criticism for focusing so heavily on the issue in the wake of Hurricane Maria, which devastated Puerto Rico days before.

Mr. Spitzer has faced criticism for spending the past two weeks foregoing on - the - ground stops and instead making the rounds on cable and late - night talk shows, including a trip out to L.A. to tape The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and an appearance last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

Cuomo spokesman Richard Azzopardi had this response to that criticism: «The fact the same professional cynics are somehow criticizing us for spending too much and too little on this plan at the same time should tell you everything you need to know about the Albany advocacy complex.»

The mayor has so far been muted in his criticism of the governor and his budget, declining to attack him in public, although he did issue a statement calling the zeroing out of NYC's revenue - sharing aid on top of the education spending cuts «unfair.»

But Massey also now faces some of the same criticisms lobbed at Bush during the presidential campaign — namely that he spends too much on consultants without seeing a corresponding boost in the polls.

The second and final Democratic mayoral primary debate on Wednesday was a frenetic hour - long affair in which Mayor Bill de Blasio spent much of his time on the defensive, facing probing questions from debate moderators and tough criticism from his opponent, Sal Albanese.

Once things were sorted out (and our camera in place), Spitzer answered questions on topics such as Scott Stringer's attacks, how much money Spitzer actually plans to spend on the campaign and criticism from Crain's.

The mayor's $ 2 million legal tab adds to at least $ 11.6 million in public funds spent on lawyers who represented several underlings in the corruption probes, which ended in March with no charges filed — but harsh criticism of the mayor's fundraising practices.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an ethics reform package on Wednesday that would impose tight new restrictions on deep - pocketed outside spending groups in New York elections, but has also drawn criticism for sweeping new disclosure requirements it will place on nonprofit lobbying groups and donors.

Already, the Transport Workers Union, which has been engaged in bitter criticism of de Blasio over funding for an emergency Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) plan put forward by Lhota (again the agency's chair), has spent $ 119,025 on a TV ad attacking the mayor (TWU is seen as an ally of Governor Andrew Cuomo, a consistent de Blasio foe with whom the union negotiates its major labor contracts).

In the years I spent flipping through NYU school bulletins not once did I see XXX.6666 Annoyingly Incorporating French Idioms Into Film Criticism Only People Who Speak French Will Be Able To Understand anywhere on the curriculum.

Commenting on some of the criticism made against the plans, Gibb argued: «They're not right, they haven't taken into account money made available in the Spending Review.

Obviously, the best power is the power you don't use, and one of the criticisms often levelled at solar projects is that the money should be spent on energy efficiency first.

That time period presents a problem for advocates of teacher rights, who, if Tuck were elected, would have to spend much of it defending themselves from criticism issued by the state's leader on education.

The proposal comes as Duncan and the Obama administration embark on a second term, where criticism over much of the education spending and program goals during the president's first four years in office remains an issue among many Congressional leaders.

Obviously the question of why we're bothering to spend the money and time on these would be a valid criticism.

Despite the criticism, Rep. Craig Horn, an influential budget writer from Union County who chairs the chamber's education spending committee, defended the package's education priorities, arguing that it places an emphasis on teacher training.