Sentences with phrase «used against the agency»

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Sunshine Hillygus, who advises the federal government on the census, notes that this question is likely to fuel suspicion on the part of the undocumented that the census will become a political tool to be used against them — with negative implications for both data accuracy and for the long - run reputation of the Census Bureau as a nonpartisan agency.

The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada found the number of households with a HELOC and a mortgage against their home has increased nearly 40 per cent since 2011, prompting commissioner Lucie Tedesco to caution this month the trend «may lead Canadians to use their homes as ATMs.»

Heads of six U.S. intelligence agencies are warning Americans against using products made by Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei.

The information that is submitted with be gathered as evidence and intelligence that will be used by all the three enforcement agencies (the CRTC, Competition Bureau, and Office of the Privacy Commissioner) to support purse and support their investigations against those who violate CASL.

«A responsible source at the Foreign ministry expressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's full support for the American military operations on military targets in Syria, which came as a response to the Syrian regime's use of chemical weapons against innocent civilians,» a statement released by state news agency SPA said on Friday.

When men, who have agency and voice, are silent against the sexual predation of women, they not only contribute to the shame that victims feel, they empower the predators who use wealth and power to continue their assault on our sisters created in the image of God.

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Currently, the agency advises against using billowy bumpers, but not bumpers in general.

The spate of unwarranted witch hunt, bully and harassment of political opponents under the guise of the fight against corruption by the Akufo - Addo administration, using state investigative agencies is dangerous to our democracy.

The State Police, a once highly regarded statewide agency, has been wracked by scandal over the past four years, including Troopergate, during which Spitzer was found to have used investigators to gather information on a GOP foe, and alleged efforts by Paterson's top bodyguard to persuade a Bronx woman not to file assault charges against a top gubernatorial aide.

The bench warrant followed a motion by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, which had filed different charges against Tompolo, over allegation of diverting N34 billion belonging to the Nigerian Maritime and Safety Agency, NIMASA, to personal use and laundering of N22.6 billion.

But the agencies have always had to fight against the tendency of ministers, and Prime Ministers, to publicly use intelligence from this source for immediate political, often party political advantage, ignoring the consequences that those penetrated will alter their codes and increase security.

«We are going to continue the observation of our unannounced cessation of hostilities in the Niger Delta against all interest of the multinational oil corporations, but we will continuously adopt our asymmetric warfare during this period if, the Nigerian government and the ruling APC continue to use security agencies / agents, formations and politicians to arrest, intimidate, invade and harass innocent citizens, suspected NDA members and invade especially Ijaw communities.»

The ex-president, in a book authored by the Chairman of ThisDay Editorial Board, Olusegun Adeniyi entitled «Against The Run of Play» alleged that Buhari was using the instrumentality of security agencies to harass his family.

FBI Director James B. Comey announced in July that his agency would not recommend criminal charges against Clinton for her use of a private email server, though he said at the time she and her staffers were «extremely careless» in how they treated classified information.

Earlier the Saudi state news agency reported a coalition spokesman saying cluster bombs were only used against «legitimate military targets».

«Certain Nigerian leaders, having been blindfolded by corruption, assume the possibility of using money in manipulating the national security agencies to intimidate, suppress and hold down certain ethnic nationalities or playing one ethnic nationality against the other with a view to undermining the constitution and perversely upturning the rule of law.

The Civilian Complaint Review Board, the police watchdog agency investigating the misconduct claim against Pantaleo and others, is also seeking the minutes — not for public use but for private investigative reasons.

Organizer Sean Collins is with Capital Area Against Mass Incarceration: «And in the resolution it talks about, it calls on local law enforcement officials and agencies to utilize their discretion they have, use greater discretion to provide more leniency and more compassion in the system, and do what they can now, even though there isn't a law on the books to divert 16 - and 17 - year - olds away from prisons.»

Assistant U.S. Attorney Maura K. O'Donnell said that Debbie Seright, 52, managed supposed debt collection agencies that used various tactics against targets, including falsely representing their identities, falsely threatening to arrest targets and claiming the...

And she must explain why the agency probed sexual harassment charges against late ex-Assemblyman Vito Lopez — but not how Silver used tax dollars to hush them up.

All the Orange County legislators were provided with documentation of factual cases of civil forfeiture abuse; law enforcement agencies and local municipalities using the proceeds of forfeiture properties, cash and cars to balance their budgets; articles from conservative think tanks like The Heritage Foundation against this law and public comments from citizens, attorneys and former police officers expressing their view against this law.

Sean Collins is with Capital Area Against Mass Incarceration, which calls on local law enforcement officials and agencies to use discretion in dealing with juveniles.

The anti-graft agency filed a 17 - count charge bordering on unlawful retention, unlawful use and unlawful payment of money to the tune of N4.9 billion against the defendants.

The Investigatory Powers Tribunal, which investigates complaints against intelligence services, ruled on Monday that the agencies» secretive collection and use of bulk communications data (BCD) failed to comply with human rights laws until 2015.

The mission of CFS is to provide excellent laboratory services in support of the administration of justice and public safety for the citizens of Ontario by: 1) providing scientific examinations and interpretations in cases involving injury or death in unusual circumstances, and in crimes against persons or property; 2) presenting independent objective expert testimony to courts in Ontario; 3) conducting research; and 4) presenting educational programs on forensic science for agencies using forensic science services.

In September the agency concluded that screening measures for this protein offered «no proven benefit» and warned physicians against recommending or using them.

Presently, growth factors are used, but these can lead to unwanted collateral damage, and government agencies in the UK and US have published warnings against their use.

Each university or college offering accredited courses will have to appear on an official register of sponsors, which the UK Border Agency will use to check against visa applications.

Despite advances in facial recognition in recent years — law enforcement agencies including the FBI use it to check suspects against data bases of mug shots — it remains unclear whether FaceID will work in a variety of conditions while also keeping the iPhone X secure.

Following complaints from a biosolids company, an EPA official used agency letterhead to spread allegations of research misconduct against Lewis, a situation that Lewis says led to him being forced out in 2003.

Law enforcement agencies and conservationist are expected to make use of the system — developed by researchers from the University's Centre for Cyber Security — in their ongoing battle against illegal ivory sales.

«For example, a regulatory agency may issue punitive damages against a company's water use, but the supportive agency is trying to help the company save on electricity,» he said.

However, he also warns against using agencies for communicating without any previous physical contact.

In particular, these handouts cover the following specific content about tuberculosis in South Africa: Case study of one communicable disease, such as malaria or tuberculosis, at a country scale, either an LIDC or EDC, including: o environmental and human causes of the disease o prevalence, incidence and patterns of the disease o socio - economic impacts of the disease o direct and indirect strategies used by government and international agencies to mitigate against the disease and respond to outbreaks.

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Such an opt - out, or any action related to that opt - out, may not be used by the Secretary, the State, any State or local agency, or any school leader or employee as the basis for any corrective action, penalty, or other consequence against the parent, the child, any school leader or employee, or the school.»

If they are published in the Federal Register or posted on the agency's Web site and indexed, they not only may be relied on by the public, but they «may be relied on, used, or cited as precedent by an agency against a party,» pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552.

While many teachers and instructors are strongly against essay writing agencies, all of them encourage students to use editing services.

Sure, colleges and universities use collection agencies on a regular basis, but many have chosen to avoid litigation against their students and to keep everything «in house.»

Anyone who uses a credit report or another type of consumer report to deny your application for credit, insurance, or employment - or to take another adverse action against you - must tell you, and must give you the name, address, and phone number of the agency that provided the information.

The United States government used five primary ways to influence mortgages: 1) regulations, 2) monetary policy, 3) insurance to protect against bank defaults, 4) pseudo-government agencies and 5) government departments.

Some of the major rights under the FCRA include you being told when information in your current file is used against you, what data is held in your file, request your credit score, dispute inaccurate or incomplete data, and the reporting agency must correct or delete the data that is not accurate or complete.

In the weeks that followed, in his attempt to «take down» TPWR, Mr. Garay engaged in repeated posts of fabricated and defaming statements about TPWR; contacted state and federal agencies as well as supporters of TPWR with intent to discredit our organization; contacted personally volunteers and supporters of our rescue offering monetary incentive (bribes) for them to share with him any details that could be used against TPWR in further attempts to discredit TPWR's record; posted publicly solicitation of individuals for him to hire who would be willing to further «investigate» and «expose» TPWR; personally and directly interfered in and had his followers contact individuals who were collaborating with TPWR while coordinating the rescue of Weimaraners in need into the TPWR rescue program.

The organization filed a lawsuit against companies including Petsmart, Petco and Sergeants; and it has asked the Environmental Protection Agency to ban the use of the chemicals in flea collars.

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It can be used to apply against tours and activities from the travel agency, spa treatments and products from the Royal Market

The Agents of MAYHEM (Multinational Agency for Hunting Evil Masterminds) fuse together technology, weaponry and gadgets to create an all - out arsenal of futuristic warfare - and have absolutely no qualms about putting it all to use against their enemies.

The Agents of MAYHEM (Multinational Agency for Hunting Evil Masterminds) fuse together technology, weaponry and gadgets to create an all - out arsenal of futuristic warfare — and have absolutely no qualms about putting it all to use against their enemies.

Further risk is involved with government agencies (SOPA, PIPA, COIPA) screening and seizing personal data and records of activity to use against purveyors and hackers of «immensity» who are hard at work liberating information from its gate - keeper confines and sharing it with anyone.