Sentences with phrase «sympathetic hearing»

In this way they hope to get a more sympathetic hearing for the Christian message.

Opponents of teacher tenure had hoped for a more sympathetic hearing from the state high court.

A tearful Randy Weaver was given a more than sympathetic hearing by the same committee, which in turn castigated the U.S. Marshals Service and the FBI for their actions at Ruby Ridge.

The revelation that Ed Balls sometimes cries at the Antiques Roadshow did not get a very sympathetic hearing.

While Nick Boles has been given a more sympathetic hearing recently, he would be the first to admit he's had a torrid time at the Telegraph's hands.

Lombardo does not think that this solidifies the devil's - ransom theory as the one and only true understanding of the cross, but he does think that it should incline us to give the theory a more sympathetic hearing.

Earlier this month, Rep. Joe Wilson (R, S.C.) introduced a bill to delay the implementation of the fiduciary rule, one that would likely get a sympathetic hearing from laissez faire GOP congressional leaders.

«Add to that the lack of reciprocity — China would never countenance such a deal in reverse — and one could ask why Alibaba would expect to find a sympathetic hearing in Washington.»

Stark's linking of impulsive, short - term gratification by young males to their nonreligious behavior appeared to draw a sympathetic hearing.

The decreased chance of a sympathetic hearing at the Supreme Court calls for intensified vigilance to keep this condition from spreading.

She expects to receive a sympathetic hearing as her campaign heads into the homestretch.

Nonetheless, the SNA is likely to get a sympathetic hearing in a Republican Congress during this year's Child Nutrition Reauthorization (or CNR), which funds the school meal program every five years.

Former culture secretary Maria Miller has taken up the cause of creating a specific new offence and said she won a sympathetic hearing from justice secretary Chris Grayling.

Adam Smith present at a meeting between JH and Rebekah Brooks and Frederic Michel where they expressed concern they weren't getting a sympathetic hearing from Vince Cable.

Accepting the failures of his leadership as his alone against a tide of media hostility and so on, and not of his message and policies — not a wholly implausible argument for those inclined to believe — would give the left's next candidate a much clearer run, a sympathetic hearing and a wave of righteous indignation to ride.

A very large distance separates a committee hearing from a law on the books, and a deep chasm divides a sympathetic hearing by a Cabinet secretary from effective protection of workers.

«Lack of ambition has never been Eva's problem, and her real message — find the most motivated parents, suspend and force out students who don't fit in, then claim success — will no doubt get a sympathetic hearing nationally among the Trumpites,» said UFT President Michael Mulgrew in a statement.

IOUs with non-economic coal plants faced a political decision: admit they had non-economic plants and hope for a sympathetic hearing... or create an alternative narrative.

It should be mentioned with regard to that last post, that the contrarians» false and baseless accusations of plagiarism and fraud have received extensive airing, and even a sympathetic hearing, in the media coverage of «climategate».

Jo is preaching to the converted here, so is assured of a sympathetic hearing, but in the Real World, things have changed.