Sentences with phrase «under increased scrutiny over»

Two top aides to Scott Pruitt, the chief of the EPA who is facing an array of questions related to his spending and management of the agency, have resigned under increased scrutiny over their roles at the agency.

Similarly, the status of the human embryo, and the value placed upon it, have come under increasing scrutiny over the past decades, and even since DP in 2008 it has become increasingly normal to assume that it is morally acceptable to destroy embryos or to experiment upon them.12 The increasing sense of a loss of respect for human life in its earliest stages is linked to the abandonment of male - female lifelong marriage as the normal structure in which human life begins and is cherished.13 DP emphasises that «human procreation is a personal act of a husband and wife, which is not capable of substitution» (DP 16).

From the article: «Virtual schools, particularly those that provide full - time services for students, are coming under increasing scrutiny over student achievement and accountability.

In recent years, the USPTO has come under increasing scrutiny over the quality of its patent examinations.1 The growing push for reform of the patent system is fueled by the rapid rise of technology, financial services, telecommunications, and other innovations driving the information economy, all straining the USPTO's ability to evaluate and issue quality patents.2 Problems with patent quality occur when the Patent Office grants patents on claims that are broader than what is merited by the invention and the prior art. 3 In fact, a number of these problematic patents have been issued and publicized to much fanfare, including the infamous Smuckers» peanut butter and jelly patent where the company asserted a patent on their method of making the UncrustiblesTM crust-less peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, among others.4 These «bad» or improvidently granted patents impact the USPTO's ability to promote overall patent quality which, I will show, has serious implications for the public domain.

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Practices regarding the collection, use, storage, transmission and security of personal information by companies operating over the Internet have recently come under increased public scrutiny.

«Over the next 10 years, we estimate ~ $ 740 billion in ETF flows resulting from 1) DC assets rolling off into IRAs as workers retire (est. $ 6.3 tn, adding $ 440bn in ETFs), 2) retail assets moving from wirehouses to independent advisors (est. $ 2.7 tn, adding $ 300bn in ETFs), and 3) increasing regulatory scrutiny on management fees on retirement assets under advisory,» notes Goldman.

Over that period the business models of those companies have come under increased scrutiny.

The 20 - year - old has come under increased scrutiny this season over an ongoing contract dispute, with the Reds attacker still to commit his future to the Merseyside giants despite there having been several big - money offers on the table for him.

The loss of N'Golo Kante has been Chelsea's spectacular gain, Riyad Mahrez has failed to inspire, the defensive shenanigans of Huth and Morgan have been under increased refereeing scrutiny and the threat of the ball over the top to Vardy tactic has been neutralised by most opponents.

Given the debate over the federal deficit, government spending on social services, such as Medicare and Social Security is under increased scrutiny, with many Republicans mounting an all - out assault.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has come under increased scrutiny as questions have arisen over the agency's ability to oversee Hyrdraulic Fracturing, should the process of extracting natural gas from shale be legalized in the state.

One of these substances called dichloromethane has come under recent scrutiny because of its increasing emission rates over the last few years.

Over the last year, the publicity - averse brothers have found themselves and their company, Koch Industries, under increased scrutiny from the public and the press.

Facebook has come under increased scrutiny in the past few days after it was revealed that Cambridge Analytica used the data of over 50 million Facebook users to exploit their fears and launch a sophisticated propaganda campaign on behalf of Donald Trump's team.

Over the past week, however, the idea of implementing Segregated Witness as a soft fork came under increased scrutiny.

But the products are also extremely high risk and the entire industry has come under increasing regulatory scrutiny across Europe over the last year.

The products are high risk and the entire industry has come under increasing regulatory scrutiny across Europe over the past year.

With increasing uncertainty about graduate employment prospects, and the average student now graduating with a debt of approximately # 50,000, universities are coming under ever - increased scrutiny over the value for money they provide.