Sentences with phrase «turning a blind eye to what»

And I'm sick and tired of apologists like you who turn a blind eye to what is actually happening in this world.

I will turn a blind eye to what others choose to feed their kids on an individual basis, but if there is some policy at the school that demands that what another parent sends must be served to my child, then there needs to be some kind of standard to which those offerings are held.

President Nana Akufo - Addo has assured that he will not turn a blind eye to what he called «the new phenomenon of vigilantism» in Ghana.

It has been said that Harriet Beecher Stowe helped start the Civil War with her novel, «Uncle Tom's Cabin,» which enumerated the evils of slavery in shocking detail to a nation that had all but turned a blind eye to what was known as «the peculiar institution.»

Why does the OPSB and its 6 - figure salaried Deputy Superintendent of Charter Schools turn a blind eye to what is on the books (and written in the charters) for its charter schools whose founding members have gone so far has to define administrative structures, credentials, and pay scale for its certified / licensed (d / b / a EDUCATORS) personnel?

But, lest you think it's only booksellers turning a blind eye to what needs to be done, Author Earnings has posted its Print vs Digital, Traditional vs Non-Traditional, Bookstore vs Online: 2016 Trade Publishing by the Numbers presentation.

How can the university turn a blind eye to what every historian knows to be a key instrument of modern authoritarian regimes: the capacity to dress falsehood up as truth and reject the fruits of reasoned argument, evidence and rigorous verification?

It sends a strong signal that companies can no longer turn a blind eye to what has been done to obtain the timber they buy,» said Reiner Tegtmeyer of Global Witness.

Our climate is changing, not for the better, but for the worse and we are turning a blind eye to what is happening.

[130] Having regard to institutional fairness will elevate the standard for approval and send the message that courts will not rubber stamp settlements and turn a blind eye to what are in truth strike suits or suits where the defendant or the defendant's insurer pays a modest price for buying peace rather than paying a fair price to compensate the class members for their injuries.

Just try to anticipate what else needs to get done or, at the very least, don't turn a blind eye to what the obvious next steps will be.

As Cromwell J says, whether it was ethical for the lawyer to let it happen, or to turn a blind eye to what was going on, was a different question from whether the law or equity imposed a duty on him to compensate her before his other creditors.

I also understand the value of discretion and ethics; turning a blind eye to what we see is often necessary in this line of business.I am eager to find out where I can go with Happy Hour Customized Cleaners.

I respect and support their actions as a business person but I am also not foolish enough to turn a blind eye to what these major Brands could do to our profession.

Not exact matches

You may become irrationally optimistic about what the future holds, so much that you turn a blind eye to portending challenges.

As long as they stayed in the good graces of the party elite and could plausibly portray their investments as being in the national interest, regulators mostly turned a blind eye to who owned what, what they were buying and how they were funding their expansion.

But over the last 40 years, every British minister has done what our bosses (usually their former classmates at Oxford and Cambridge) tell them to do: keep income tax rates low, make evasion easy with a ton of loopholes, turn a blind eye to our bonuses and our market - rigging, hand over tens of billions of pounds in bailout money when necessary, and pass the check to those mythical non-Londoners in their seaside retirement homes and Amazon logistics centers.

You need only look to Uber or Wells Fargo to see what happens when you make excuses or turn a blind eye to top performers» actions at the expense of culture.

What they turn a blind eye to, is that it has a supremist philosophy that is not content with just talk, but has a mandate to wage actual war on unbelievers.

If you truly believed what you think you believe, you would not turn a blind eye to such things.

Like the British who turned a blind eye to slavery in the name of consumerism, tens of millions of Americans seem content to tune out the human suffering tied to how we spend our money, as long as they get what they want.

It's ok to turn a blind eye to the governments funding of wars, spying, corporate welfare, wall street bail outs, millions of dollars that no one knows what happened to in Iraq?

It would be harsh to punish Stephen Hunt given no one can say for sure what his intent was, but it would be even worse to turn a blind eye.

men what is happening to my boy Jack Wilshere my player.I wish you can stay injury free so that the world can see you are not average.Now i pray that injuries be far away from you.We need you arsenal need you.Let those who turn a blind eye on your abilities continue to do so but when the right time comes they will be ashamed for we all know how you once destroyed teams with your skill.For i know what you are capable of.Hold on to your faith and do not linger for you will get there one day.These times will make you stronger and will make you a brilliant captain.

«There's a lot of things going on at the moment but we have to turn a blind eye to that and concentrate on what we are here to do.»

«By acting and not going, hopefully that will inspire some change when it comes to what we tolerate in this country, what is accepted and what we turn a blind eye toward.

«He knows what's gone on, he's turned a blind eye to it.

Yes, I encourage families to trust their doctors and now we must do our part too and stop turning a «blind eye» to what millions of families are already doing and will continue to do.

«We know what it's like to rebuild and I think it's outrageous that this president has turned a blind eye to the suffering in Puerto Rico because it's something that a lot of New Yorkers are very concerned about because their families live there and their loved ones,» she said Gillibrand said the first steps are to approve a new Marshall Plan for Puerto Rich and grant the governor's full request for funding.

We now see, more than we've ever seen before, that banks are such important lubricants in a modern capitalist system that to simply turn a blind eye - which is effectively what's happened - and allow them to take huge risks.

But Soares is doing exactly what Shelly Silver wanted him to do when Shelly strong armed WFP to give this idiot the nomination to defeat P Clyne years ago, which is turn a blind eye to whatever goes on in the State Capitol.

Enck said that in her final speech to her staff at EPA, before she resigned to become the visiting scholar at Pace University Law school, she urged them to be respectful — but to «fight back internally» if they are asked to not enforce environmental laws or «turn a blind eye» to evidence of drinking water pollution, and then decide what they should do if their efforts don't succeed.

Enck says in her final speech to her staff at EPA, before she resigned to become the visiting scholar at Pace University Law School, she urged them to be respectful, but to «fight back internally,» if they are asked to not enforce environmental laws or «turn a blind eye» to evidence of drinking water pollution, and then decide what they should do if their efforts don't succeed.

What is happening now, as was the case with the murderous Boko Haram group then, is a government adopting a policy of appeasement, or even turning a blind eye, in a situation that requires courage to deploy the full weight of the law to crush a certain and undisguised danger confronting the country.

Brands like Zara and H&M are so easy to turn a blind eye over their business practices and what the real cost of the clothing is, when the cost to us is low.

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Mother Flo has issues galore, which is used to explain the blind eye she turns to what is happening to her only child.

Kaveh Taheri: In your opinion, what is the cause of the surge in executions and arrests in Iran, and why is the regime turning a blind eye to international warnings, and to what extent do you believe human rights activists and organizations could help prevent or end the human rights violations in Iran?

In your opinion, what is the cause of the surge in executions and arrests in Iran, and why is the regime turning a blind eye to international warnings, and to what extent do you believe human rights activists and organizations could help prevent or end the human rights violations in Iran?

Unfortunately, supporters of Preschool for All, including some academics who are way out in front of what the evidence says and know it, have turned a blind eye to the mixed and conflicting nature of research findings on the impact of pre-k for four - year - olds.

What we should understand as citizens is that it is morally reprehensible to turn a blind eye to rules, policies, and laws judged to be wrong for children by their own parents.

Following the people who knew what was happening turns out to be brilliant way to explain the inexplicable, and in The Big Short he makes an entertaining and enlightening return to high finance over 20 years after Liar's Poker, with the same sharp eye for great character and contrarian ideas as more recent favorites like Moneyball and The Blind Side.

While it's troubling that the CSA appears unfazed by Canadians having less choice over who helps them manage their financial futures, what's even more worrisome is that our regulators are turning a blind eye to overwhelming evidence that many households could lose access to advice altogether.

As a Rescue committed to helping cats in need, we have decided it is imperative, given the circumstances, that we step up to do what we can and not turn a blind eye to the desperation.

It's also easy to turn a blind eye, believing someone else will speak up for what you believe in.

Everyone turns a blind eye to it, maybe reporting on some of the big numbers its throwing out, but at the end of the day I don't believe in a game that charges what CIG is charging when every other game on the planet can be bought at retail for less than $ 100 with everything included.

It's disappointing because everything else is miles above what we're getting from the average RPG, but it's impossible to turn a blind eye to these drawbacks.

At the time, many in the Cooper community turned a blind eye to the implications of the Times exclusive, lauding Bharucha for confronting Cooper's challenges and creating what sounded like a participatory process.

«So we have to sometimes not turn a blind eye, but keep our eyes on what we're trying to do, not on what is being done to dismantle our efforts.»

I can't stand how people turn a blind eye to such a monumental issue, especially when there are so many available and free resources to answer any question you may have about Climate Change, and what you can do to lessen your footprint.