Sentences with phrase «sympathetic hearing by»

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.

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.

Not exact matches

In the notice of his decision, New York Supreme Court Justice Manuel Mendez supported the arguments made by Schneiderman at the November 25 hearing and did not appear to be sympathetic to or convinced by those of DraftKings or FanDuel attorneys.

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

While the publication of Luther's 95 theses was intended only for scholarly debate, his challenge to papal authority not only evoked a strong ecclesiastical charge of heresy, but found sympathetic support from the laity, anti-clericals, German nationalists, humanists and the poor and ordinary people who heard him preach, and culminated in his defense by his sovereign, Frederick the Elector of Saxony.

At a hearing on the issue last week, Lamar Alexander, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), was clearly sympathetic to arguments by several witnesses that Congress should keep the testing mandate but dump the rules that prescribe how states must hold schools accountable for test results.

Sparta had already heard from at least one unhappy client by the time I spoke with her, but was not at all sympathetic to my plight.

We did hear a little sympathetic cabinet resonance if we got up close and personal with the sub, but by and large, the subwoofer managed to sound musical and well integrated, if just a bit anemic in the extremely low bass region.