Sentences with phrase «used as a bullying»

In truth, the bulk of the borough presidency's power lies in its use as a bully pulpit.

While statistics vary considerably between age groups about increases or decreases in instances of online bullying, there are more instances of children being excluded from online conversations and this being used as a bullying tactic.

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Other countries, such as the U.K., have gender diversity champions who have made excellent use of the bully pulpit, notably Lord Mervyn Davies, who is calling for 33 percent board participation by women by 2020.

I've always said that I don't condone the unjustified comments the girl is getting, but I don't agree that the cyber bullying card be used as a tool to generate cash via YouTube views

President Theodore Roosevelt spoke of the White House as offering a bully pulpit that could be used by the president to persuade the people.

Trump is using the presidency as a bully pulpit in a different and more threatening sense, which will not only be damaging to our economic system, but unlikely to produce the results that many of his supporters appear to expect.

During the Obama administration, Twitter was a regular participant in meetings meant to address technology concerns, especially given its use by groups such as Islamic State and the ease with which the site is used for online bullying.

Patent asserting groups that bully businesses and entrepreneurs into paying licensing fees or settlements — as opposed to actually using the patents — are not new, especially in the technology space.

Too many Christians use their Christianity to provoke, antagonize, and bully others as well as to excuse or rationalize their own behavior.

Are church bullies considered as those that use the pulpit or praying out loud to intimidate people... you have some leaders in the church that appears to be venting from the pulpit and then put God in it.

I was involved with one of these bully boys when I was much younger who was a bible basher — he used the bible / theology as his weapon to intimidate, humiliate and bully others.

As a bishop, Pell used print, radio, and televisual media to bully his flock, by (for instance) voicing his concurrence in Veritatis Splendor.

â $ œWhenever guilt is used as a tool to get people to do anythingâ $» good, bad, indifferentâ $» it's bullying.

The way God is working in that 17 - year - old who chose to serve instead of bully at school is just as miraculous as the way God is using your marriage to sharpen you.

They trash us at every turn, even going so far as to use hate speech and blatant lies to scare people into bashing or even murdering us, passing laws that make our existence illegal, etc., yet when we speak up against this treatment and push back, those same Christians accuse us of intolerance and bullying.

And lets get right to the point: regardless of whether divinity is real, people who embrace these kinds of behaviors are, in reality, using their god as a rhetorical / emotional weapon to bully others into social conformity.

Shame on you, Mr Gilgoff, to use CNN.com Belief blog as your bully pulpit to spread your hate - Christian message.

@Dan Gilgoff - it is shocking that you are using CNN belief blog as your bully pulpit to publish a «hit list» of companies whose owners practice Christian faith.

I find liberals and their penchant for using the fed gov as their bully boy to be much greater threats to personal freedom than religious nuts.

In the past, I've been critical of his bullying tactics and his views on sex and gender, but lately it seems the influential Seattle mega-church pastor has made plenty of news on his own, as it was recently revealed he plagiarized, used church funds to buy a spot on the New York Times bestseller list, and engaged in other alleged misappropriation of funds.

Jesus said never make a vow, Matthew 5 v 34 as it's another form of judgement on someone, look what happened to King Saul when he swore many times one example was in 1 Samuel 14 v 44, this type of bragging is a sin and can be used to bully.

Groups such as Clean Up Australia have long campaigned for plastic bags to be banned «forever,» and in March last year hopes were buoyed when federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt said he was prepared to use the «bully pulpit» of government to «get rid of» plastic bags.

«After the game some people used certain terms to explain why we beat Arsenal, such as intimidation and we bullied them out of the result, which wasn't the case at all.

There's no need for it, in fact I see it as a form of bullying tactic used mainly by those who have hatred for the manager..

Therefore, my strongest Starting 11 would be as follows: GK: Ter Stegen (Must) RB: Semedo (young, has pace, and good offensively and defensive) CB: Mina (if Piquenwas used bc of his height, we got someone taller, if for his pace, Piques really slow, Mina is much faster, and defensively, Pique gets bullied every game, the same could not be said for Mina.

He is a strapping 6» 3, 220 - pound receiver who describes himself as» a good worker, a receiver with a physical mentality, a bully receiver, consistent, dependable, a receiver who gets open on third and fourth downs and gets you the first down, a guy who knows how to use his body if you put it my area and will win the mismatch in size.»

Morata may not have «bullied» United's defence in the way that Costa used to, but in the end his smart movement and finishing was enough as his second - half header decided the contest.

because beware chelshit is in the wounds pressure, and they might wake up and use our weak mentallity to bully our players as always before.

Walcott needs to learn how to bully defenders as well as use his pace and until then we have to play the CF for the opposition, if they put every man behind the ball and give us majority of the possession then we need Giroud as he can bully players in the box and make space for himself better than Theo.

We know Theo isn't the big strong CF that can bully oppositions defenses, he didn't do that against Chelsea... He used his athleticism to move around and drag / pull players out of pos, dropping deep and getting forward quick was hard for Chelsea as well.

Madrid should not bully us simply because they know how desperate we are for him.its reported that they want # 57 so as they can use the same to buy Reus.

Similarly, Fellaini looked as influential as he did during United's previous best run under Van Gaal where they beat Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and Manchester City in a six - game sequence of consecutive wins last season, during which the Belgian was used to bully opposing right - backs and midfielders to great effect.

Wenger could also make some tactical adjustments, perhaps by using Jack Wilshire as a deep - lying playmaker rather than a converted number 10, giving Granit Xhaka more of a box - to - box midfielder role and developing a Plan B against sides that want to try to bully Arsenal physically.

Rather than seeing their weight as a deficit, obese bullies will use their size to their advantage, allowing them to wield more power over a smaller victim.

You should also discuss that it is inappropriate to use sexual orientation or sexual activity in insults or bullying (slut - shaming, using homosexual terms as an insult, etc.) and how to react when peers do so.

Some of the sections feature video clips with Dr. Priscilla Boerger, an associate professor at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla., who speaks frequently to groups regarding bullying and techniques that can be used to deal with the problem, as well as help prevent it from occurring.

Changes the league will implement for the 2015 season by using NAYS programs and resources include requiring all volunteer coaches to complete training through the National Youth Sports Coaches Association (NYSCA), as well as the NAYS bullying and concussion prevention trainings.

Increased use of computers and mobile phones will increase the risk of cyber bullying as well as other online dangers.

Bullying perpetration and victimization as externalizing and internalizing pathways: A retrospective study linking parenting styles and self - esteem to depression, alcohol use, and alcohol - related problems Subst Use Misuuse, and alcohol - related problems Subst Use MisuUse Misuse.

It covers canine assist therapy and many interventions for use with individual and group clients on a broad spectrum of subjects such as bullying and trauma.

Cyberbullying — using modern communications technology such as e-mails, texts or web - postings to abuse people - is as common in the workplace as «conventional» bullying.

They both used their office as a bully pulpit of intimidation.»

The Buffalo comptroller for nine years before he was elected county executive, Giambra said he brings experience to the race as well as the desire to use the post as a «bully pulpit» for his long - held advocacy for regionalizing government.

The money will be used to create community workshops on bullying prevention, provide more funding for student clubs such as Gender and Sexuality Alliances, expand mental health training, and create a «bullying complaint portal» for families that is expected to launch in 2019 to report incidents.

«I've used the office as a bully pulpit to make sure that our issues were heard,» Castorina said.

He also is expected to chart an independent course and use the clerk's office as a bully pulpit.

But Cuomo's willingness to use his bully pulpit — a poll last month showed he is viewed favorably by 70 percent of the state's voters — elevates the issue above others that he has pushed for with less vigor, such as raising the state's minimum wage.

Miner has often used the job of mayor as a bully pulpit, advocating for causes beyond the scope of City Hall.

«When someone uses racist or sexist slurs to indicate their political disagreement, I think it is fair to call that out as racist, sexist, or bigoted and say that myself and my colleagues won't be bullied or intimidated by that,» Hamilton said in a statement to the Voice.

So he used the fact that he was acing on the «dying wishes» of JFK and his bullying technique often referred to as the Johnson treatment as well as his allies in both the Senate and the House to pass the legislation despite the fact that it had a lot of opposition from southern Senators who were representing the ideas of their people - there was still a lot of racism around at the time.