Sentences with phrase «watchdog for»

Keller Williams Realty Mid-Willamette, a real estate brokerage located in Corvallis, Oregon, has been penalized and fined by a federal financial watchdog for participating in what has been called an illegal kickback scheme.

She is a member of the Delaware Association of Realtors Public Policy Committee, operating as a legislative watchdog for real property manners at the Delaware General Assembly.

He's a dedicated public servant [and] a tireless watchdog for [U.S.] consumers [and] he will be missed.

a National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Authority to lead development of national Aboriginal health policy and be «the watchdog for all expenditure on Aboriginal health and matters impacting on Aboriginal health»

The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission, the financial watchdog for the British Overseas Territory, has announced it will put in place new regulations aimed at bringing oversight to the cryptocurrency exchange sector.

The Windows Task Manager, a watchdog for Windows processes helps you find processes which may be consuming high computer resources like high Disk usage, CPU, Memory, etc..

The Texas - based firm AriseBank, together with its co-founders Jared Rice Sr. and Stanley Ford, is being charged by the U.S. financial watchdog for alleged fraud and issuing unregistered securities during its recent initial coin offering (ICO), according to the latest court filing.

But the firm still faces lawsuits from around the world for not being open about its actions, and is being investigated by a French watchdog for «alleged deception and planned obsolescence.»

The Financial Times reports that Qualcomm could face up to a $ 2 billion fine from a European watchdog for having an anticompetitive chip deal with Apple.

Ryanair and easyJet have been fined a total of more than $ 1m (# 820,000) by the Italian competition watchdog for mis - selling travel insurance on their websites.

The OLRB found that the complaints failed to establish a prima facie case, holding that even if the Provincial Executive had failed to follow the constitutional provisions and by - laws, the OLRB does not have the jurisdiction to be the «watchdog for internal union affairs.»

As the head of Baron & Budd's asbestos and pharmaceutical litigation teams, Baron has helped build the firm's reputation as a watchdog for consumer protection.

Groups like Public Citizen are taking strides to better protect the public from harm by acting as a watchdog for consumers.

I served for years as the technical watchdog for scientists and engineers, we had partners from the public sector, and I didn't sense any particular difference in behavior, other than those of us who worked for private outfits were paid better and had a much crisper and efficient work environment.

An example is the Union of Concerned Scientists, a group that says it is neither pro- nor anti-nuclear power but has served as nuclear power and safety watchdog for 50 years.

The International Energy Agency, the energy watchdog for western economies, has projected 2030 world oil demand of 116 million barrels a day.

UCS has served as an industry watchdog for over four decades, and we have repeatedly seen that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) does not enforce its own safety regulations.

The Lhasa Apso was originally bred as a watchdog for Tibetan palaces and monasteries; it was hard for an intruder to sneak in past the watchful, yipping pooches.

Originating in China, this breed's name translates to «lion,» which is apt for a critter created to provide companionship and act as a watchdog for royals during the Ming dynasty.

If you are looking for a calm companion and dedicated watchdog for your family, consider the dreadlocked komondor.

This ancient breed made an excellent watchdog for the Buddhist temples in Tibet.

You can develop a good watchdog for your home and family without specialized Protection Training, so don't go overboard.

«We've been the USDA's watchdog for 20 years,» Deborah Howard, president of Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS), told The Dodo.

He's a wonderful watchdog for the family, but he needs socialization to keep from becoming shy or aggressive to both dogs and people.

A giant breed, he was bred in England as a watchdog for more than 2,000 years.

A celebrated Sentinel, a Volpino will make an excellent watchdog for your apartment.

Within the deep confines of the Himalayan Mountains, the Lhaso Apso was watchdog for Buddist monks and Tibetan nobility.

Just prior to my graduation, our household had been casually talking about getting a watchdog for the house.

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Just prior to my graduation, our household had been casually talking about getting a watchdog for the house, partly because my dad had threatened that if my mom ever left him, he'd come back and kill us all.

The board is also the watchdog for the regulations implemented on Oct. 3, 2011, just six months ago.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which prides itself on being the watchdog for U.S. consumers, has been snarling at America's three major credit bureaus for a while and finally decided to take a bite out of their bottom lines this year.

A watchdog for your stock portfolio, helping you spot and act on strengths, weaknesses, opportunities

Struggling bookshop Barnes & Noble has been taken to task by the UK's advertising watchdog for running out of stocks of its ebook reader, the Nook, just a few days after slashing prices down to # 29 in a nationwide campaign.

Mick is also a Services Watchdog for the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi).

I've seen «Writer Beware» as a watchdog for authors.

While the Secretary dismantles the Department's role as a watchdog for student civil rights, she has remained silent in the face of new reports of discrimination, violence and shameful neglect in the nation's public schools.

As the youngest and one of the newest Vista school trustees, Cipriano Vargas is a leader in the district's efforts to modernize education, and also a watchdog for its most vulnerable students.

Reforms to examinations for 16 - year - olds must be «thought through carefully», the exams watchdog for England has warned the government.

College reports published by the education standards» watchdog for February to April 2016 reveal almost three quarters (71 %) of colleges that achieved a «Good» grade were shown to have good self - assessment and improvement planning in place.

And as a preventative, Quercetin acts as a watchdog for abnormally signaling cell pathways which could potentially turn cancerous.

The dispute has divided the bioethics community and pitted the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which funded the infant study, against the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), the federal watchdog for research ethics.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- The New York City Council has voted to pass bills that will create an outside watchdog for the nation's biggest police department and make it easier for people to file profiling claims against it, overriding mayoral vetoes.

«The whole thing of creating an organization to promote the governor's agenda is unique,» said Blair Horner, a longtime state government watchdog for the New York Public Interest Research Group.

The appearance, at the National Press Club alongside senator and national progressive validator Elizabeth Warren, was part of a concerted push by de Blasio to become a watchdog for liberal economic values on the national stage.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn announced the pact on creating a new watchdog for the nation's biggest police department and said talks were progressing on three companion proposals to set new rules surrounding stop and frisk, including banning racial profiling.

James, the first woman of color to hold citywide elected office in New York City, has served as the people's advocate and as a watchdog for city government for the last several years.

«Being Comptroller is about one thing — being an independent watchdog for taxpayers.

The Committee on Standards in Public Life is an independent body designed as a watchdog for parliamentarians» activities.

The London Assembly is an elected watchdog for the capital made up of 25 Assembly Members.