"To hear the complaint" means to listen to someone who is expressing dissatisfaction or bringing attention to a problem or issue they are facing.
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You could see the girls were so happy, since they're probably used to
hearing complaints all the time, now their hard work finally paid off.
It really never feels good to complain, let alone
hear complaints for that matter, so why do I continue to do it?
Principals have
already heard complaints about field trips removing students from classes, absent students impacting a teacher's evaluation, new arrivals being a problem.
The state's education commissioner testified at a legislative budget hearing, where he once
again heard complaints from concerned lawmakers regarding the fast track adoption of the new national Common Core standards.
The first thing we do that all our clients enjoy (we haven't
heard a complaint yet, at least) is to offer our custom writing services at insanely cheap prices.
We often
hear complaints like these, but we seldom see anyone do anything concrete about the problem.
The senator, whose oldest son is a physician, said he has
long heard complaints about the scarcity of residency spots across the state.
Lastly, I have
heard complaints with some one size diapers that while they fit perfectly on one size setting, they fit badly on the next.
Recently, it
started hearing complaints from guinea pig owners of dry skin in their pets and realized that there was a need for a product for small pets.
Again, you don't
hear those complaints because people didn't even bother to bring it up cause they just weren't interested in deal breaker things like that just on principle.
Before I started teaching, I
remember hearing complaints that charter schools made their students walk silently in a line around the building.
The offices themselves are still a good size, but we've shifted things so there's more public space, and we've
heard no complaints resulting from that.
I've
heard complaints before from more traditional leaders about how often people today rely on email instead of just picking up the phone when they want someone's attention.
There is no single investigative body or agency charged with
hearing complaints of sexual harassment or abuse by state officials.
In fact, I've
also heard complaints that when a resume doesn't do this, readers are discouraged and move onto the next candidate.
That's why when he
started hearing complaints about a legal content service recommended in his book, he decided to investigate it personally.
The first thing we do that all our clients enjoy (we haven't
heard a complaint yet, at least) is to offer our custom writing services at insanely cheap prices.
Last year I passed out cereal bars to the older kids and stickers to the younger kids and I did
n't hear any complaints.
Stringer resolved to get involved in shutting down the Upper West Side location
after hearing complaints at a town hall meeting last week.