Sentences with phrase «stood by her criticism»

Now that it's out, Drosten says he's standing by his criticism.

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Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (vrx) said on Tuesday it would reorganize, and stood by its full - year forecast, as it attempts to restore investor confidence after facing a storm of criticism over its business practices.

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.

Furthermore, to invalidate any possible criticism that I would not stand by this thesis in terms of its long term benefit to shareholders, I hereby agree to withhold my shares from the proposed $ 150 Billion tender offer.

«To invalidate any possible criticism that I would not stand by this thesis in terms of its long term benefit to shareholders, I hereby agree to withhold my shares from the proposed $ 150 billion tender offer,» Icahn said in the letter.

In the Russian Far East, Huawei outcompeted Nokia in a 2017 open tender bidding process to lay an internet cable to the Kurile Islands by agreeing to complete the project at a cost that was 9 percent below Rostelecom's stated maximum contract price.122 Though there have been no specific complaints surrounding the Kurile Islands tender, China's investments in Russia at times do not adhere to market principles — an issue of concern for the West given long - standing U.S. and European criticism of unfair Chinese trade and investment practices.

Cruz, speaking Monday on MSNBC, called the criticism «political sniping» and stood by his vote against Sandy aid: «The problem with that particular bill is, it became a $ 50 billion bill that was filled with unrelated pork,» he said.

But economists and professors cast doubt on whether tax policy changes were the driving force behind the move by a retailing giant that for years has stood as a lightning rod for criticism over low worker pay.

Harvey concludes: «It is extraordinary how well Feuerbach's later views stand up when compared with those of contemporary theorists; so much so that one can, by adopting his position, mount important criticisms of these theories.»

I believe that a sober and instructed criticism of the Gospels justifies the belief that in their central and dominant tradition they represent the testimony of those who stood nearest to the facts, and whose life and outlook had been moulded by them.

While there is certainly some truth to this, (if you take a stand on anything, you will likely face criticism), we have to be careful of taking it too far by assuming that any pushback or disagreement we receive is an indication of our righteousness.

But however our opinion of prayer's effects may come to be limited by criticism, religion, in the vital sense in which these lectures study it, must stand or fall by the persuasion that effects of some sort genuinely do occur.

Just read the article by «she wore a yellow ribbon «it was brilliant about the demented so called arsenal fans celebrating when we lost to Watford over the weekend what a bunch of losers and on constructive criticism it is now clear more than ever we need a director of football who sees through the fans eyes from the stands what most arsenal fans are angst about especially some player's lack the angry element of the premiership, look at Newcastle with benitez in charge and most of the players are hardly household names, Arsenal foreeeever!!!

A straightforward, elegantly written, concise, and well - organized 215 pages, Back in the Game stands out in a crowded field, not just as a primer on concussions for a parent, coach, or athletes, but for its incisive and often pointed criticism of the way our national conversation about concussions and the long - term effects of playing contact and collision sports has been shaped - some would say warped - by a media that too often eschews fact - based reporting in favor of sensationalism and fear - mongering.

It's not always easy to stand your ground especially as a first time mom so it's important to have the knowledge to deal with criticism etc because you sure need that so that you don't start to doubt yourself because of all the «advice» that is being given to you by mainstream parents and friends.

But observers were slightly taken aback by comments from David Cameron yesterday, when he insisted that AV would allow politicians to not stand by their manifesto commitments - a comment many took as criticism of the deputy prime minister.

Nigel Farage is facing criticism from his political opponents over his decision not to stand as a candidate in the Newark by - election.

Despite criticism from the White House, Sen. Chuck Schumer in Buffalo insisted he's standing by his comments over the funding cut.

Despite the criticisms that have trailed his comment that his wife, Aisha, belongs to the kitchen and «the other room,» President Muhammadu Buhari says he stands by his earlier comment.

Paterson, whose approval stood at 53 percent last December, has been beset by a series of criticisms over his handling of Caroline Kennedy earlier this year and more recently the state's massive budget shortfall.

He was regarded as a serious contender but had been damaged by the criticisms of Ann Widdecombe (who had served under him at the Home Office) that he had «something of the night about him» [4] and by the decision of William Hague, who had originally agreed to support Howard and become Deputy Leader, to stand in his own right.

Yet the criticism that Sayles» stand off between union and company is too black and white is confounded by close examination of the film.

Among the certainties in the world of film criticism — there will be a series of pieces bemoaning critics» inability to stop a terrible summer film from becoming a blockbuster; Armond White will often stake out a position in opposition to many of his fellow critics; movies about middle - aged men having their mid-life crises sorted out by women well out of their league will always receive mostly kind notices; etc. — there's one that stands above all others.

Baltimore school officials are standing by their decision to use popular magazines and other nontraditional texts as part of a strategy to engage middle school students, despite criticism from some teachers and community members that the new language arts curriculum lacks rigor and downplays formal grammar lessons.

After much twisting and squirming — and some public criticism from Gov. Ann W. Richards — board members in the end stood by their test.

This led to long - standing criticisms that the board is controlled by the teacher unions, but it is another example of the political savvy of its founders.

I think it's held up very well to criticisms, I stand by it, and it remains highly relevant to education reform debates and politics.

The long - standing K — 12 academic standards developed by individual states have come under increasing scrutiny and criticism because of the standards» varying quality and the resulting wide disparities in student proficiency as measured under No Child Left Behind and highlighted by National Assessment of Educational Progress scores.

A long - standing member of the Communist Party and Vice President of the state - sponsored China Writers» Association, Mo Yan is said to write «within the system» (i.e., in a manner approved of by the Communist Party officials and which avoids criticism of Chinese authorities).

Perhaps, this incident might be open to interpretation not only by Goodreads managerial staff, but general book lovers do stand a chance to study what impact book rating can have and how to prevent negative criticism steals the best moment from clouding the reader's judgment of a book that has not been officially released.

These glowing reviews stand in sharp contrast to past criticism of the FHA, which was previously bashed by lenders and borrowers alike as too cumbersome.

Nor by criticism do I mean only something like the standard game review, which as it currently stands is a pretty debased form.

This was part of the neo-Hellenism which was a religion in Europe, so that even in the 1920s Sir Banister Fletcher - the renowned architectural historian - could write: «Greek architecture stands alone in being accepted as above criticism, and therefore as the standard by which all periods of architecture may be tested.»

Advocates of ideas about how society should be organised should be committed first to the idea that those ideas should win influence, stand up to hostile criticism, and be made legitimate by popular assent.

In a resolute stand against the criticism, Alec Salmond, Scotland's First Minister, says that investment in Scotland does not imply ownership, and that energy policy would be decided by its people and elected politicians.

«Our criticism of the Heartland Institute's strategy of spreading misinformation about climate science still stands,» according to a statement put out by the Union of Concerned Scientists.

I stand by what I wrote, especially the criticism of your venture as existing largely to create the impression of a crumbling scientific consensus on climate change, when in fact there is no such trend taking place in the scientific community.

As such, Facebook is facing criticism from both fronts: for standing up for free speech by refusing to remove Holocaust denial groups that do not violate its TOS and for limiting freedom of expression by removing breastfeeding photos which do violate its TOS.

Criticisms by STAND activists about normalized relations with the Sudanese government are easily countered by pointing out that during the Darfur situation Sudan obtained 87 per cent of its arms from Russia, not the Chinese who replaced Canadian commercial interests in the country.

A recent controversy involving a couple who run an anti-immigration website and were to make submissions to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration has given rise to criticism by opposition groups over the ties between the Federal government and far - right racist groups.

The system as it stands is open to criticism on the basis that there is no strict forum for offences, ie requiring that summary offences are dealt with summarily by a CO and indictable offences are dealt with by a DCM or GCM.

It's ugly to read, but it also stands in stark counterpoint to a popular strain of Facebook criticism which holds that the company's «move fast and break things» ethos is driven by an executive team that acts without considering its effect on the broader world.