Sentences with phrase «takes flak for»

I know the film industry takes flak for being romantically inclined to paint everyday life in nearly every subject they choose to characterize in motion picture,... but personally, one of the reasons I appreciate films so very much, is the brief escape of the woes that might greet you in life to parlay for a few moments into someone else's shoes and to learn about someone else's life if only for that brief period of time.

Ford takes flak for swapping Mexico factory for one in China.

In testimony before Congress on Tuesday, Fed Chair Janet Yellen takes flak for failing to downsize big banks.

Uber, meanwhile, is taking flak for enabling unlicensed drivers to take money away from those who are playing by the rules.

Baby boomers are taking flak for holding on to jobs longer and crowding out the next generation of budding workers.

Earlier this month, the B.C. Liberal government took flak for failing in its promise to create 5,000 new long - term care beds by 2006.

I don't think you took flak for rejecting labels.

New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan has been taking flak for inviting President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to speak at the upcoming Al Smith Dinner.

I think this a short - term measure but could be wrong — I think the damage is more to MO than the team, he is taking the flak for this Wenger project.

He's taken flak for not being flashy or rattling the rafters with the ball.

Its easier to take the flak for a day or two than to sit down and chose a competitive team and formulate tactics.

Without a dynamic and well connected true fan, like Dein, in charge of running the club at board level, Wenger has been cut adrift and taken the flak for the shambolic and ludicrous Gazidis and been left up the creek without a paddle.

Route - masterful Taking the flak for his decision to discontinue the Routemaster bus design, Ken admits that he wouldn't have made the move if he'd known that the model in the City Hall memorabilia cabinet wasn't actual size.

Chief Treasury secretary David Gauke is variously seen by MPs as the government's unsung hero — or the poor bloke who has to take the flak for Osborne when the going gets tough.

Cuomo took flak for shutting down the anti-corruption Moreland Commission last year, and it appears he's trying to make up for it in his negotiations with lawmakers over the terms of their raise.

It's a tough job taking the flak for the various Tory MPs who have been piling in to the Corbyn Czech spy row, but someone has to do it.

The director will, inevitably, take some flak for making a third consecutive film about the alienating side effects of celebrity and privilege — but as with Woody Allen and Upper East Side intelligentsia, or Mike Leigh and Britain's Tetley - swilling middle classes, this is the world she knows and feels, and if she feels a responsibility to keep circling back to it in her work, then she should do so.

Reitman was Oscar - nominated for directing two of his first three films (Juno and Up in the Air), a nearly unheard - of achievement, and largely skated by any charge of being «overrated» (Juno took some flak for its smart - aleck dialogue, but that fell at the feet of screenwriter Diablo Cody).

Randi is also taking flak for her spin on a recent survey of teacher absenteeism.

That one statement is enough to justify the author's concern that he would take flak for the post.

Prince Charles has been taking flak for speaking his mind for many years now, pointing out the obvious to most people, that climate change needs to be addressed.

The DTEK 50 comes in the wake of the first BlackBerry Android device, the Priv, another «BB saviour» that took flak for its price.

Not exact matches

McDonald's has also taken a lot of flak for the nutritional value of kid - centric food options like the Happy Meal.

And the program's taken a lot of flak this fall for rising prices and diminishing options.

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is one of several top Trump administration officials to catch flak for taking pricey flights instead of flying coach.

The government would take some political flak for not meeting its «commitment» to eliminate the deficit, but this would be manageable since, there is no better alternative.

After mass blackouts post-Wilma, the company took huge flak and promised to harden its grid to prepare for the next hurricane.

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In the reviews I have read so far, Greg takes a lot of flak for this stance, but I am completely on board with him.

I don't want it to come across that I am advocating passively praying that child molesters (for instance) would get a personal encounter with God... I also take very seriously the responsibility to defend the abused... I have received more «christian» flak for reporting abuse than I get from any source for praying for my abusers.

I fear that when I take my oath before receiving my commission in the Navy this next summer I will catch flak for not wanting to say «So help me God» as was required during my last 3 enlistments.

I do think sanchez and Ozil have to take a lot of flak for not either committing to a new contract ot simply saying no we will leave but lets play for rest of season..

The France international has not been at his best lately and takes a lot of flak for his hairstyles and flamboyant social media persona, with Salah having this to say about his approach to football:

Another reason why Arsenal take more flak than the other big teams, is because they have all been winning major trophies and at the very least, challenging for them almost every season.

Undoubtedly the other is Mesut Ozil; the lad's taken a fair bit of flak at times for his lackadaisical style and apparent lack of work rate.

In fairness, Mourinho takes allot of flak for undeveloped youth players.

So Wenger has to take a lot of the flak for this terrible decision.

That's because the hybrid units introduced in 2014 have taken massive amounts of flak from fans for sounding... well, a bit pants.

And yet, no one has really taken more flak for the result than manager Jose Mourinho, who has, in fairness, put together an expensively - assembled squad that continues to go missing in the most important games.

Of course it will be Champagne Charlie who will take the flak of the fans if said transfer flops, oh wait no — you'd probably end up on the Wenger out bandwagon calling for his head.

Jose Mourinho has not been afraid to publicly criticise his Manchester United players this season, with Luke Shaw and Henrikh Mkhitaryan taking the flak from their boss for failing to live up to his demands on many occasions.

Both left far behind this season by Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, Mourinho has lost a couple of big games recently, with his style once again taking some flak — although as much for its lack of results as its aesthetics — while Conte has overseen recent thrashings at the hands of Watford and Bournemouth.

I was disappointed with how much Flak Trippier took for the equaliser.

I took a lot of flak for that and because of the nasty comments I received (including a horrible woman who flat - out told me my baby would probably die of a horrible plague because I was using formula instead of breast milk and robbing him of antibodies), I am actually very passionate about letting women know it's okay to choose to formula feed, that it is nothing to be ashamed of.

De Blasio has caught flak for saying he instructed his son, Dante, to «take special care» during any encounter with police.

Mayor de Blasio has taken flak from the press for his bizarre «on - topic / off - topic» press conferences.

Molinaro, who already has taken flak from those on the right for backing Rep. Michael McMahon (D - Staten Island / Brooklyn), knows that there will be political fallout from the Cuomo nod.

The mayor has taken considerable flak for his frequent travels outside of New York City.

Mahoney took a considerable amount of flak for her backing Cuomo over Republican Carl Paladino.

Ellison, who recently caught flak from liberals for taking a photograph with IDC State Senator Marisol Alcantara, added that he is «willing to do whatever might be helpful» in uniting the splintered Democratic sects.