Sentences with phrase «veiled threat in»

A person close to the government's side told Reuters that the Justice Department does not intend to press the argument that it could seize the company's code, and someone on Apple's side said the company isn't worried enough to counter the veiled threat in its brief due Tuesday.

Not exact matches

«We truly despise the carrot - and - stick approach,» Jia said in a veiled swipe at Trump's threats to cut aid or impose tariffs on Latin American nations that do not do more to further efforts to create more US jobs and combat drug trafficking.

In the same case, then — Compuware CEO Bob Paul testified that in a follow - up phone call, Cohn dropped a «veiled threat» that he knew Paul kept an Aston Martin in his garage, saying, «By the way, love that English car you're driving.&raquIn the same case, then — Compuware CEO Bob Paul testified that in a follow - up phone call, Cohn dropped a «veiled threat» that he knew Paul kept an Aston Martin in his garage, saying, «By the way, love that English car you're driving.&raquin a follow - up phone call, Cohn dropped a «veiled threat» that he knew Paul kept an Aston Martin in his garage, saying, «By the way, love that English car you're driving.&raquin his garage, saying, «By the way, love that English car you're driving.»

Most religions are nothing but mythology, wrapped in text, painted with veiled threats, and for one reason... to keep the masses in line.

Again, sense veiled threats or trying to spark fear and there just ani» t no chickens roosting in America.

Furthermore, this is nothing more than thinly veiled threats, if you need to result in trying to peddle fear, the likelihood that you have anything worthwhile to say is slim to none.

Khalid Latif's veiled threats of violence in a letter to NYU's President if he were to allow a student organization to display Danish cartoons of Muhammad is evidence that he is no fan of freedom of speech and believes in defending sharia law's blasphemy statute (for lack of a better word).

I take it as a veiled threat that their god will send those that displease him, or don't believe in him to hell.

In the end... when a fundy can no longer appeal to reason they bring out the veiled (or not so veiled) threat of their BIG BULLY GOD who will get me for sincerely believing the wrong things.

He accused the Cuomo campaign of using «threats and intimidation» to prevent rabbis from meeting with Paladino — even going so far as to make veiled suggestions that public funding might be in jeopardy, although no proof of this claim was provided.

Is it really a stretch to imagine what I am imagining: that through some kind of cajoling or veiled threat, in the style of thugs throughout history, the campaign of Maria del Carmen Arroyo conveyed the message that continued funding for the PRFI was dependent upon tribute from the employees themselves?

Clarke's New Statesman piece ended with a veiled threat, but it was pretty clear unveiled in his Today programme interview this morning.

The Shadow Chancellor said Labour MPs trying to unseat Mr Corbyn should «should calm down and listen to their members» - in what will be seen as a veiled threat that they could lose their seats if they do not.

«I'm sick and tired of the anonymous phone calls, the push - polling, the half - truths and the thinly - veiled threats directed at my supporters,» Liedka said in a press release.

In the Court's opinion, in view of its impact on the rights of women who wished to wear the full - face veil for religious reasons, a blanket ban on the wearing in public places of clothing designed to conceal one's face could be regarded as proportionate only in a context where there was a general threat to public safetIn the Court's opinion, in view of its impact on the rights of women who wished to wear the full - face veil for religious reasons, a blanket ban on the wearing in public places of clothing designed to conceal one's face could be regarded as proportionate only in a context where there was a general threat to public safetin view of its impact on the rights of women who wished to wear the full - face veil for religious reasons, a blanket ban on the wearing in public places of clothing designed to conceal one's face could be regarded as proportionate only in a context where there was a general threat to public safetin public places of clothing designed to conceal one's face could be regarded as proportionate only in a context where there was a general threat to public safetin a context where there was a general threat to public safety.

Kevin Finnegan, the political director of 1199SEIU, one of de Blasio's most influential union allies, seemed to offer a veiled threat to Skelos and the senate Republicans who would stand in the way of the mayor's tax plan.

Some of the letters referred to the size of the state's ownership interest in the corporation targeted, which critics claimed amounted to a veiled threat to punish companies that didn't hire his relatives.

In something of a veiled threat to Cuomo, Skelos pointed out that the Legislature has investigative committees with subpoena power that can look into the executive branch.

Jay now quizzes Clegg on Cable's evidence in which «veiled threats» by Fred Michel were made to him.

Vince Cable said in his evidence that he received «veiled threats» from Fred Michel.

And Pennsylvania's senior senator, Arlen Specter (R), has sent NSF a letter containing a veiled threat about possible fiscal consequences to the agency's budget of terminating a program in his state.

The bill has already drawn a veiled veto threat from the White House, however, in part because of the cuts it would make to DOE's applied research programs.

Only thing I had to show for it in the end was harassment by one of her fans and a not so veiled threat.

A rooftop standoff between Lex and Superman is fun, a flirtatious encounter between Diana and Bruce is exciting, a veiled conversation of threats between Wayne and Kent draws you in, but any attempt for Bruce to be emotional, or Lois and Clark to discuss their relationship like humans and the film drags to inert halt.

Back in 2009, Van Roekel, stating that «opposition to vouchers is a top priority for NEA,» wrote every Democratic member of Congress with thinly veiled threats, warning them not to support the popular D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program.

Ah, 2011; a year of further monetary recession, tragic celebrity deaths, continued conflict in the Middle East, and the veiled threat of nuclear war in Korea.

Other conference observers in contact with people in that session disputed the story's characterizations of the discussion as a verbal brawl or containing veiled threats, noting that Kerry's statements — separate from the characterizations — were consistent with his message since he arrived at the talks.

Only thing I had to show for it in the end was harassment by one of her fans and a not so veiled threat.

Emails contained «veiled threats against my wife,» and other «tangible threats,» Emanuel, a highly - regarded atmospheric scientist and director of M.I.T.'s Atmospheres, Oceans and Climate program, said in an interview.

We couch everything in very neutral terms and our threats are often veiled.

And how important is a declaration of principles when we are all forced to sign under the veiled threat of possible future discipline, which could, if taken to its logical end, result in the inability to work in our profession.

That said, the submission by the mall owner in the Court of Queen's Bench that it perceived the possibility of an increase to be a veiled threat certainly supports the minority's speculation on this point.

It also suggested that it took the assessor's suggestion that it would seek an increase in the assessment as a thinly veiled threat to discourage the owner from continuing with its appeal.

Thus for example, in Germany, in 2015, the Federal Constitutional Court ruled that a ban on teachers wearing Islamic veils at schools was not compatible with religious freedom and that veils did not pose a threat to the school's learning environment.

In the negotiated case, the veiled threat of litigation is always lurking underneath.

The signing off re the documents curtailing our rights and freedoms within the confines our industry happened under threats, veiled threats, and forbidden (isms) in that we were told blatantly not to discuss it out in the open, to stay away from the press, and not to answer outright to any questions put to us by the public, but rather forward all such conversations to our various Boards, our «representatives.»