Sentences with phrase «view of the watchdog»

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the larger MATs take a more critical view of the watchdog.

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The Canadian unit of Amazon.com will pay a $ 1 million fine, or, or $ 756,659 U.S., to settle an investigation into pricing activities on its website that gave an inaccurate view of how much consumers could save, Canada's competition watchdog said on Wednesday.

Secretary of State for Culture Karen Bradley, who is responsible for media issues, said Tuesday she had written to media watchdog Ofcom for more information on its views on Fox's bid for London - listed Sky Plc, the biggest pay - tv operator in the U.K.

The charity watchdog's view stands in contrast to the way the foundation was characterized during the presidential campaign, but it's consistent with the views of some who have been close to the Clintons over the years and have observed how the foundation operates.

They include the «chilling effects» of libel suits, the perennial conflicts between property and access, the three out of four publishers who intervene in news decisions affecting their local markets, the advertisers» freedom to move their money to where their interests are, industry self - regulation in broadcasting and advertising, the backlash against conveying under duress (as in a hostage crisis) points of view that are never aired as directly without duress, the flareups of book banning and censorship of textbooks, the rout of the civil rights movement, the retreat from principles of fairness and equality (even where never implemented), the attack on scientific and humane teaching, the threat of self - appointed media watchdogs to also spy on teachers in the classroom, and the general vigor of ancient orthodoxies masquarading as neo-this and neo-that.

«Our view is that the government should, as the normal course of business, put contracts out to bid,» said Blair Horner, executive director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, a nonprofit government watchdog organization.

A general view of the offices of Cambridge Analytica (CA) in central London, as the data watchdog is to apply for a warrant to search computers and servers used by CA amid concerns at Westminster about the firm's activities.

Full Q&A: Question topics during the on - topic portion of a Q&A session included outstanding warrants on the shooting suspect, whether the mayor's view of the police has changed since he took office and whether he still views himself as a police «watchdog», how the seven steps will be communicated to police officers, a weekend attack on the 7 train, the background & origin of the seven steps, whether assignment rules will change to prevent the pairing of two rookie officers as occurred in the Bed - Stuy shooting, the current condition of the wounded officer, warrant enforcement procedures and current NYPD plans on instituting body - worn cameras.

In my humble view, the Church is gradually losing its essence as the gate keepers of morality and watchdogs of the nations.

The Citizens Budget Commission, a watchdog group, took a dim view of the budget proposal, noting that it «increases operating spending at more than twice the rate of inflation and misses an opportunity to bolster reserves» when tax revenue is pouring in.

What government watchdog groups viewed as the centerpiece of the governor's proposals was also whittled down: The state would set up a public financing system for one office, state comptroller, as a test case in the 2014 election.

At Ball State, through the involvement of «First Amendment watchdogs,» Gonzalez's «lectures and writings will be subject to scrutiny throughout his probationary period lest unscientific views be presented as fact in science courses,» Inside Higher Ed notes.

«NASA Issues and Challenges: Views of the Agency's Watchdogs» is a SpacePolicyOnline.com summary of a February 3, 2010 hearing by the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics of the House Science and Technology Committee.

The education watchdog says it will also publish surveys of the views of parents and teachers on children's behaviour in school.

The watchdog is consulting on changes to the assessment, currently worth 20 per cent of pupils» overall grades, after it discovered that tasks and detailed solutions were posted on forums and viewed «thousands of times».

Having watchdogs so cozily ensconced «diminishes their ability to stand up to managers,» says former SEC chairman Arthur Levitt, echoing the view of many experts interviewed for this story.

Despite an oversupply of credits and waning confidence in the CDM from both market players and civil society watchdogs, the report presented an optimistic and biased view of the CDM and its future while failing to recommend concrete solutions to address some of its fundamental flaws, such as additionality testing.

«What has leaked just confirms our view that in its present form the CDM is basically a farce,» says Eva Filzmoser, programme director of CDM Watch, a Brussels - based watchdog organization.