Sentences with phrase «under assault by»

Digital coin exchanges are also frequently under assault by hackers, resulting in down times that can sideline traders at critical moments.

It is clear the US is under assault by foreign entities.

Within the past decade, banking and insurance companies have hired historical legal experts and spent a lot of time litigation over the US Federal Court system's power to issue equitable remedies such as the Mareva injunction and equitable liens to seize assets in federal litigation; the Alien Torts Act which has been used by international human rights organizations had its breadth restricted by use of 18th century views of the «law of nations» requiring recourse to historic writers like Hugo Grotius, and even administrative law has come under assault by dissents of Justice Thomas arguing that the «Chevron» doctrine of deference to agency interpretations of their own statutes should be set aside as being incompatible with the understanding of the American separation of powers doctrine as it was understood at the time of the country's founding.

However, unknown to many consumers urged to buy electric cars and pay higher taxes to subsidize more expensive alternative fuels, this longstanding warning about too much warming has come under assault by scientists who say that a higher concentration of atmospheric CO2 is without risk.

Nationally net - metering has been under assault by utilities for years because they consider it a threat to their business model and bottom line.

«Free market and taxpayer groups have been under assault by government officials including the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

The moratorium has been under assault by certain countries for years, Japan, Norway, and Iceland in particular.

Commenting on the latest deception surrounding the «warmest on record» claim, Spencer said that even science itself was under assault by the politically driven warming alarmists.

Tracing their travels to Mecca, Jerusalem, Amsterdam, Hamburg and Senegal, the photos seek to uncover and engage with the particular and unstable memories of each location — the birthplace of Islam in Mecca, inaccessible to most non-believers, and now paved over with parking lots and luxury hotel chains; the sacred sites of Jerusalem, fought over, destroyed and restored time and again for centuries; the ostensibly liberal cities of Western Europe, where paranoia, surveillance and religious profiling are becoming the new normal; and Dakar, where the legacies of slavery and colonialism gave rise to unique Islamic identities and practices, which are increasingly under assault by globalizing forces.

Used game sales are collapsing as developers and platforms have shifted to online distribution of their games, and traditional retailers are under assault by Amazon.

Most of the gameplay footage takes place in a futuristic version of Los Angeles under assault by drones.

In a world under assault by an army of mechanized Bugs it's up to the Drive Girls - five girls with the power to transform into souped up supercars - to defend their home of Sun Island, cross the finish line, and save the day!

The firm has done quite well for itself, but it has been under assault by U.S. competitors who have recently invaded its turf.

But if he really thinks he's too good for genre fiction, he should reread his debut novel, The Twenty - Seventh City (1988), a paranoid tale of a midwestern city under assault by Third World revolutionaries.

A «free - market» place will always be under assault by the current regime whose ox is about to be gored.

Public education is also under assault by people whose brand of «reform» consists of austerity, polarization, privatization and deprofessionalization — and who then argue that public education is failing.

Our schools are under assault by corporate reform efforts, standardized testing, and a governor who is eager to fire teachers and close schools.

In a 2012 survey, job satisfaction was at a 25 - year low, teacher turnover is alarmingly high and costly, and morale is constantly under assault by social and political commentary.

One area of low - hanging fruit — or at least fruit that could be reached by a long extension pole, perhaps while teetering at the top of a rickety three - meter wooden ladder, the base of which has long been under assault by termites — is monsoon depressions.

Earth's fragile shield of ozone is under assault by CFCs, substances once used widely as refrigerants, propellants, and foam - blowing agents.

Allopathic medicine — the modern drugs, surgery, and high - tech regimen of most M.D.'s — is under assault by a bewildering variety of so - called alternative therapies.

While acknowledging that he faces an uphill struggle, Hawkins listed a number of things that will impact on his viability: one, that he be included in a series of debates (a critical factor for Ventura); second, that the public employee unions whose members have been under assault by Cuomo provide him with support; and third, that the media give him equal coverage and status in the narrative of the campaign.

These include a woman's right to choose, the right to collective bargaining, public pension benefits, anti-discrimination laws, environmental protections and other guarantees currently under assault by well - financed extremist groups from both inside and outside the state.

«We are under assault by a federal government that is very good at doing bad things to the state of New York,» Cuomo said.

Charter schools under assault by Mayor de Blasio have found a political champion: state Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos.

This angers and frightens conservatives because the good of government and the good of other traditional institutions are crumbling before their very eyes under an assault by a corrupt and rootless governmental system.

Not exact matches

Cho Hyun - min, a senior vice president at Korean Air, is under investigation by police for possible assault.

Cho Hyun - min, a senior vice president at the airline, is under investigation by police for possible assault.

Under federal law, long guns like the semiautomatic AR -15-style assault rifle used by the Florida gunman can be bought from licensed dealers by people as young as 18, while the minimum age for handgun purchases is 21.

The JPMorgan CEO said that his bank was «under assault,» and questioned whether the increased scrutiny by regulators of banks since the financial crisis has gone too far.

A lawsuit filed by a former Taft Police Officer claims Taft City Manager Denise Hitt and former Police Chief Klaus Mansion worked to keep an assault investigation under wraps while threatening the officer's career.

And it says something very important about marriage, which is under assault throughout the world by the forces of moral confusion, misconstrued «tolerance,» and societal deconstruction.

We have examined how, one by one, elements of the Augustinian superstructure have crumbled away under the assault of competing ideas.

Three days after that, Secretary of State John Kerry met a congressionally mandated deadline by actually using the «G - word» — «genocide» — to describe ISIS's assault on Christians, Yazidis, and Shiites in the areas of Iraq and Syria under its control.

It is no surprise that he has also fallen under scrutiny for tolerating campaign violence including the alleged assault of a female journalist by his campaign manager.

With America's meager pro-life protections under daily assault by the Obama administration, why give such a dismantling the imprimatur of an international «human rights body,» staffed by ideologues and committed to policies more radical than those of the most liberal Democrats?

But the only thing Geno has showed any «interest» in is cashing his paycheck and throwing his teammates under the bus by provoking them into assaulting him.

To fish, Akaji perches on an overhang that projects 15 feet over the water, so that each wave sweeping under him thumps against the face of the undercut, shatters into a curtain of spray and with a prolonged hiss rolls seaward again until its froth is overwhelmed by the next assaulting wave.

The Packers were under fervent assault by a team seeking playoff retribution, a team that wanted to turn heads in Dallas on its way to Dallas, and a team that wants everyone to know it intends on defending its NFC East crown.

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four bid fades (Premier League) Report: Chelsea close Champions League door on Liverpool (Premier League) Reaction: Mourinho steels Chelsea for challenges ahead (Premier League) Report: Hazard storms Palace to give Chelsea title (Premier League) Reaction: Mourinho feels the love despite Chelsea jibes (Premier League) Reaction: Arsenal «boring», not Chelsea — Mourinho (Premier League) Report: Arsenal stalemate delays Chelsea coronation (Premier League) Reaction: Fight for final places, Sherwood tells Villa (FA Cup) Report: Aston Villa end Gerrard's FA Cup dream (FA Cup) Reaction: Mourinho calls for caution as title beckons (Premier League) Report: Hazard fires clinical Chelsea closer to title (Premier League) Reaction: Van Gaal says Man United top dogs after derby romp (Premier League) Report: Man City blown away by Man United fightback (Premier League) Reaction: Hodgson urges Kane to build on perfect debut (Euro 2016 qualifying) Report: Rooney, Kane on target in England stroll (Euro 2016 qualifying) Reaction: Van Gaal beams after Man United storm Anfield (Premier League) Reaction: Gerrard sorry for red card against Man United (Premier League) Report: Gerrard off as Mata brace ends Liverpool run (Premier League) Reaction: PSG revel in Champions League breakthrough (Champions League) Report: Thiago Silva and 10 - man PSG claim Chelsea revenge (Champions League) Reaction: Wenger thrilled as Welbeck proves point (FA Cup) Report: Old boy Welbeck fells Man United in FA Cup (FA Cup) Reaction: Rodgers rues cost of Liverpool resurgence (FA Cup) Report: Blackburn intrude on Gerrard's FA Cup dream (FA Cup) Reaction: Wembley win leaves Mourinho feeling «like a kid» (Capital One Cup) Report: Clinical Chelsea earn Mourinho third League Cup (Capital One Cup) Reaction: Man City stirrings give Pellegrini Barça hope (Champions League) Report: Suárez scores brace as Barcelona down Man City (Champions League) Reaction: Rodgers plots Liverpool assault on top four (Premier League) Report: Coutinho rocket sinks seething Southampton (Premier League) Reaction: Van Gaal defends Man United's «long - ball» tactics (Premier League) Report: Blind late show rescues spluttering Man United (Premier League) Reaction: Pellegrini remains hopeful as Mourinho sulks (Premier League) Report: Silva keeps Man City on Chelsea's heels (Premier League) Reaction: Mourinho cries foul over Costa «stamp» claims (Capital One Cup) Report: Ivanović sinks Liverpool as Chelsea reach final (Capital One Cup) Reaction: Odds were against Man United — Van Gaal (FA Cup) Report: Minnows Cambridge hold Man United in FA Cup (FA Cup) Reaction: Rodgers buoyed by Sterling - inspired Liverpool (Capital One Cup) Report: Sterling slalom checks Chelsea in League Cup (Capital One Cup) Reaction: Arsenal masterclass sets standard, says Wenger (Premier League) Report: Cazorla stars as Arsenal stun Man City (Premier League) Reaction: Van Gaal defends methods after United defeat (Premier League) Report: Tadić strike punishes shot - shy Man United (Premier League) Report: Bloodied Skrtel earns Liverpool a point (Premier League) Reaction: In - form United «forcing luck», says Van Gaal (Premier League) Report: De Gea stars as United deepen Liverpool gloom (Premier League) Reaction: Liverpool will «fight» for return — Rodgers (Champions League) Report: Basel thwart Liverpool to reach last 16 (Champions League) Reaction: Van Persie rescued United, admits Van Gaal (Premier League) Report: Van Persie sends lacklustre Man United third (Premier League) Report: Agüero undoes Southampton as Man City go second (Premier League) Report: Stunning Agüero treble gives Man City hope (Champions League) Reaction: Hodgson dismayed by England fan chants (friendly) Report: Rooney at the double as England silence Scots (friendly) Report: Rooney, Welbeck inspire England fightback (Euro 2016 qualifying) Report: Tevez returns as Argentina overcome Croatia (friendly) Reaction: Man City have «crisis of confidence» — Pellegrini (Champions League) Report: Nine - man Man City left on brink by CSKA Moscow (Champions League) Reaction: Van Gaal says beaten Man United getting closer (Premier League) Report: Agüero gives City spoils against 10 - man United (Premier League) Reaction: Shocks are warning for England, says Hodgson (Euro 2016 qualifying) Report: Rooney on mark as England school San Marino (Euro 2016 qualifying) Reaction: Mourinho urges Chelsea to stay grounded (Premier League) Reaction: Wenger plays down Mourinho touchline spat (Premier League) Report: Hazard, Costa sink Arsenal in stormy derby (Premier League) Reaction: Pellegrini rues carelessness after Roma hold City (Champions League) Report: Totti makes history as Roma thwart Man City (Champions League) Reaction: Rodgers heartened by Liverpool resilience (Champions League) Reaction: Van Gaal wants more from match - winner Di María (Premier League) Report: Falcao debuts as Man United crush QPR (Premier League) Reaction: Hodgson hails Welbeck for biding his time (Euro 2016 qualifying) Report: Welbeck gives improved England winning start (Euro 2016 qualifying) Reaction: Angry Hodgson dismisses England statistics (friendly) Report: Rooney rescues England in turgid Norway win (friendly) Reaction: Wenger backs Sánchez to fill Giroud's shoes (Champions League) Reaction: Pellegrini gladdened by Jovetić display (Premier League) Report: Jovetić at the double as Man City sink Liverpool (Premier League) Reaction: Ancelotti predicts «new cycle» for Madrid (UEFA Super Cup) Report: Ronaldo still the boss as Madrid win Super Cup (UEFA Super Cup) Reaction: Wembley win sets tone for Arsenal — Wenger (Community Shield) Report: Vibrant Arsenal down Man City in Community Shield (Community Shield) Reaction: «Lethargic» Arsenal not ready yet — Wenger (Emirates Cup) Report: Falcao scores comeback goal to sink Arsenal (Emirates Cup) Reaction: Wenger enthused by Sanogo - Campbell double act (Emirates Cup) Report: Sanogo upstages Sánchez in Arsenal romp (Emirates Cup)

Vance's office has been under review by Schneiderman's office for its handling of sexual abuse and assault claims against movie producer Harvey Weinstein.

All but five of the cases were brought by women alleging «gender discrimination, discrimination based on sexual orientation, sexual harassment, hostile work environment, and / or sexual assault,» according to the records obtained under the state Freedom of Information Law.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday said his campaign has donated some of the money given by Harvey Weinstein, the Hollywood movie mogul under fire for a cascade of public accusations of sexual assault and harassment.

«We need a unified Democratic Senate and I've called for it many times,» Cuomo said, «especially today because we are under constant assault by the federal government.»

In London, Labour is in the grip of the far left and further from power than for a generation, while across the rest of Europe the centre - left is in tatters, assailed by populist anti-immigrant politics on the right or under assault from leftists who channel popular anger but offer little by way of concrete solutions.

CITY HALL — Survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and trafficking can get paid «safe» leave under a bill signed by Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday.

Under the legislation, over the next five years, each bus would be required to become equipped with transparent partitions in order to shield bus drivers from dangerous assaults and other illegal contact by any accompanying passengers.

After all, under its Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York has responded to December's Newtown tragedy by passing legislation banning assault weapons and making it harder for seriously mentally ill individuals to legally obtain firearms.

Considered a high - risk offender because of his history of serious sexual attacks, including rape and other assaults, he was put under what should have been close supervision by the Hampshire multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA).

Survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and trafficking can get paid «safe» leave under a bill signed into law today by de Blasio.