Sentences with phrase «under scrutiny in»

The spotlight grew brighter last week after reports that Jared Kushner was under scrutiny in an FBI investigation into possible links between Russia and Trump's campaign during the 2016 presidential election.

NAR supports the mission of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which was created after the financial crisis to help protect against the kind of bad loans that left many households in financial distress, but its structure has been under scrutiny in Congress and challenged in court for concentrating too much authority in the hands of one individual.

LCFF has come under scrutiny in the last year, as advocates have questioned whether the extra money aimed at these students is making a difference and whether the process deserves more transparency.

The company has come under scrutiny in the US of late, with a Congressional report recommending against using Huawei products because of a so - called threat to national security — though a later investigation reportedly found no evidence of danger.

Cambridge Analytica is already under scrutiny in the US for hoarding and misusing data from more than 50 million Facebook users to benefit Republican campaigns.

Despite turmoil like ICOs being banned in China and South Korea, cryptocurrencies in general coming under scrutiny in other countries, and internal divisions and infighting in the Bitcoin community, the price of bitcoin continued its steady trend upward, accelerating in the last few months of 2017 despite naysayers.

Gold is the latest store of value to come under scrutiny in India as authorities move to increase «transparency» in imports and trading.

In any case, this isn't the first time cryptocurrencies have come under scrutiny in India.

It has come under scrutiny in recent days following reports that it harvested data from 50 million Facebook users in an attempt to influence American voters.

, but Apple's vetting process for approving new applications from developers came under scrutiny in the case of a 99 - cent app called Baby Shaker that simulated the shaking of an infant.

Excessive corporate executive pay is currently under scrutiny in several jurisdictions.

«Reporter Tries to Block Daily Fines»: Pete Yost of The Associated Press provides a report that begins, «A former USA Today reporter asked an appeals court Monday to block daily fines levied by a judge who wants her to disclose confidential sources for stories on a scientist under scrutiny in the 2001 anthrax attacks.»

The conduct under scrutiny in investigations can generate a large range of parallel proceedings.

For example, a doctor who is under scrutiny in a medical malpractice claim will be compared to a reasonable doctor acting under similar circumstances, while a nurse will be compared to the reasonable behavior of another nurse.

However, hyperlinking has come under scrutiny in the light of the provisions of the EU copyright rules.

The exceptionalism professed by so many lawyers simply does not hold up under scrutiny in the modern context, and the vast array of alternative work formats and technologies at our disposal.

Around the world, livestock production has been increasingly under scrutiny in recent years, as animal agriculture's carbon footprint has grown clearer.

Arctic sea ice, climate tipping points and geoengineering were just a few of the themes under scrutiny in San Francisco.

At the same time, these agencies themselves are under scrutiny in these days of budget cuts and economic austerity.

It may seem likely as the ancient theory of «earthquake clouds», which finds mention in the 6th century astronomermathematician Varahamihira's Brihat Samahita, is also the subject of research at the Earthquake Prediction Centre, California, and under scrutiny in Pune.

The importance of competitions and art prizes in career development and the trends amongst recent winning works will also come under scrutiny in a further session.

Ethoxyquin came under scrutiny in the 1990s after complaints of skin allergies, reproductive problems, cancer, and organ failure in some dogs given food with this preservative.

The dog meat trade has come under scrutiny in recent years, but cats who are similarly abused haven't gotten as much attention.

A Texas - based company came under scrutiny in September 2017 when a former employee snapped a photo of ill - cared - for greyhounds locked in kennels with open sores, curling nails and rotted teeth.

But sometimes the review will come under scrutiny in the re-instatement process and be found in violation for some reason.

Authorizers have come under scrutiny in the wake of a big investigative report the Detroit Free Press published earlier this month.

The governor's enthusiastic fundraising efforts on behalf of the two charters he started in Oakland came under scrutiny in the Los Angeles Times.

White Hat, meanwhile (whose financial operations have come under scrutiny in Ohio) had a small but significant positive impact on reading progress, but a significant negative effect in math.

Recently education is under scrutiny in the US, we compare our student's performance in international tests to other nations, we ponder about the advantages of private, public or charter education, we discuss teacher quality and preparation, and so on.

Everything from transportation to teacher assignments comes under scrutiny in the quest to cut costs.

The government cuts and how they affect local authority spending come under scrutiny in the latest play from Jack Thorne, which reunites him with director John Tiffany, with whom he worked on Let the Right One In.

It was literally once worth its weight in gold, and now added dietary salt has come under scrutiny in the health and medical communities.

Like other federal and private efforts designed to benefit underrepresented minorities, MARC has come under scrutiny in recent years.

Skelos» private law practice has come under scrutiny in the federal corruption case against him.

The Independence Party's credibility, however, has come under scrutiny in recent years, following a feud between Giulio Cavallo, the party's chairman, and Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, a Republican.

According to prosecutors, Boyland first came under scrutiny in 2010 when he accepted thousands of dollars in bribes to help a carnival promoter obtain permits and leases.

Consolidated Edison Inc., the largest utility company in New York state, has given $ 250,000 to the powerful Committee to Save New York, one of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's key allies whose political spending has come under scrutiny in recent months.

But the payments are under scrutiny in the wake of scandals involving a long line of lawmakers.

Gov. Cuomo's former chief of staff, Lawrence Schwartz — who is under scrutiny in Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara's explosive public - corruption probe and supposedly off the state payroll — is,...

Sam Zherka, a Westchester newspaper owner and city strip - club mogul, is suing the FBI and the IRS in Manhattan federal court, saying that the only reason he is under scrutiny in a tax investigation is his prominent Tea Party activities from 2009 - 10.

«Online platforms have many uses, and their role in matching engagers with providers of labour has recently come under scrutiny in the Matthew Taylor report Good work.

Airbnb has come under scrutiny in part due to the potential competition it poses to the hotel industry and the Hotel Trades Council, a powerful and politically active union in New York politics.

Ball's campaign finances have come under scrutiny in recent weeks after it was revealed his campaign spent money travel without itemizing it.

Heastie's own per diem use as well his campaign finance spending has come under scrutiny in recent days as his rise to the position of speaker appeared to be a done deal.

Both bills have come under scrutiny in recent weeks, in part over concerns they were negotiated largely behind closed doors.

Mangano and Walker have both been identified in Newsday stories as being under scrutiny in an unrelated corruption probe by federal prosecutors on Long Island stemming from charges against restaurateur Harendra Singh, who was a major campaign contributor to Mangano and others on the Island.

Mr. Offinger has come under scrutiny in two different aspects of the sprawling federal investigation.

The Independence Party has come under scrutiny in recent years for the power it wields as an endorsement line and the confusion for some voters who wrongly believe they are registering as independents and not in an actual political party.

The rehabilitation argument has also come under scrutiny in recent years with academics, the police and judges arguing that prisons are breeding grounds for crime.

The state has spent several years developing new rules to regulate the title insurance industry, which has come under scrutiny in recent years for its practice of giving gifts to clients.