Sentences with phrase «which damaged the reputation»

But at the core of the book is a series of major government failures which damaged the reputation of ministers and civil servants and wasted billions of pounds, and King and Crewe analyse each failure — what was the thinking behind the Child Support Agency or the Millennium Dome?

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Syriza, which broke a two - party - led system, has disappointed some on the left for implementing austerity measures and the reputation of the mainstream parties remains damaged following what is perceived as years of failed promises.

That provision allows smaller companies to avoid an extended period of public scrutiny, which could potentially damage sales or reputation.

His recent book is an attempt to clear his name and reputation, which he said was damaged as a result of his time working for Trump U.

The tussling over the arena, during which Katz made veiled threats about moving the Oilers from Edmonton three different times, has damaged his reputation with fans.

Minutes after Clinton released her statement, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said that «greedy» pharmaceutical companies which jack up costs «often do real damage to their reputation» during a media briefing (while declining to «second guess» Mylan's specific pricing strategies).

Daniels is seeking $ 75,000 in damages, according to the Wall Street Journal, and claims she had to hire bodyguards and suffered damage to her reputation as a result of Trump's online smear, which the lawsuit alleges Trump made with «reckless disregard» for the truth.

As a rising star in the Clinton Treasury Department in the mid-1990s, Summers was at the epicenter of a case of corruption in which the US government's reputation for probity was seriously damaged abroad — in Russia in particular.

In this chapter, Justin discusses with refreshing charity the ways in which the reputation of Christianity, particularly evangelical Christianity, is damaged by this misinformation and by a preoccupation with waging culture wars against the LGBT community.

It is just here that we are confronted with the — in the best sense of the word — simple desire for truth on the part of our hearers, and nothing is so damaging to the reputation of the theologian as when his utterances produce the effect of parrot - cries which have ceased to be relevant to the hearer's grasp of truth or reality, and therefore so utterly irrelevant to his daily life.

There's something uncanny about a lawsuit in which Woody Allen pillories the defendant as «sleazy» and «infantile,» prompting said defendant to argue «that it can't have damaged his reputation by using his image because the film director has already ruined....

In the preliminary discussions which have been held by academicians in Catholic institutions since the decree was announced, there has been a consensus that the oath and profession could severely damage the intellectual reputation of Catholic colleges and universities, returning them to their isolated position of the 19th century.

Rose was a Tottenham fans» favourite last season but he damaged his reputation in August when he controversially gave an exclusive interview to The Sun in which he criticised the club's transfer history, wage policy and lack of trophies.

The 22 - year - old Spaniard has been hinted to be a top defender but has come under a lot of scrutiny from the Arsenal fans after an Oxford Union interview which seemed to have damaged his reputation as a footballer.

This damaged the reputation of local firms and boosted the market share of foreign brands, which now account for close to 80 percent of the infant formula market in major cities, according to data from Rabobank.

They started obsessing over their reputation, which can be a prologue to hushing up that which might damage it.

The ad, which is airing on broadcast stations across New York as part of a $ 500,000 buy, features mock newspaper headlines that portray Gillibrand in a negative light and seek to «damage her reputation,» according to the senator's D.C. - based attorneys Mark Erik Elias and Emily Eisenberg.

This report comes amid the ongoing Leveson inquiry into the phone hacking scandal, which has severely damaged the reputation of investigative journalists in the UK.

«It needs to be remembered that this man vilified Liverpool and was part of a lying machine which shamefully damaged the reputation of those fans.

Pope Benedict's legacy, beyond the extraordinary rarity of his decision to resign, will undoubtedly depend on how effectively he is seen to have moved the Church on from the child sex scandals which have so damaged its reputation in recent years.

Parliamentary observers believe Hunt is trying to damage Labour's reputation as the «party of the NHS», which is still considered the Tories» Achilles heel.

- Members shall never undertake any action which would cause significant damage to the reputation and integrity of the House of Commons as a whole, or of its Members generally.

«For virtually this entire year, I've endured almost daily ridicule, derision and scorn for being part of a party that's under criminal investigation for shady and questionable financial transactions, which the Executive Committee, nor the State Committee ever approved, but for which our party now has to endure the damaged reputation for.

Andrew Tyrie, the committee chairman, said that the decision to publish the figures early, which created the impression that the OBR was acting for partisan reasons, had damaged the reputation of the new body.

«I think the ongoing trial, which I'm not going to comment on, has done significant damage to the brand equity and the reputation of the Port Authority,» Foye said.

«I think the ongoing trial, which I'm not going to comment on, has done significant damage to the brand equity and the reputation of the Port Authority, and I'll just leave it at that,» Foye said this morning.

The acting President urged the youths to join in the fight against corruption and other vices which had damaged the reputation of the country, especially outside.

In an unprecedented move, the commission wrote to Gordon Brown to warn that Martin's conduct in recent months, which led him to become the first Speaker of the modern era to be forced out, could damage the Lords» reputation.

A delayed or unfinished project easily damages the scientific reputation which the PhD student has just started to build up and usually has negative consequences for the award of future grant proposals.

The move is in response to a 2009 National Academy of Sciences (NAS) report, which concluded that cats and dogs acquired from such places were not critical for biomedical research, and that using them could damage the reputation of the research enterprise with the public.

An early warning system based on the Birmingham model can be recommended to policymakers in those regions — particularly when they value avoiding negative market sentiments and damage to international reputation, which might possibly be triggered by false signals of sovereign debt problems.

Whilst the anonymous «citation cartel» report provides useful evidence for citation malpractice, it has also led to serious damage to the reputation of colleagues including myself, which I feel is also a form of unfortunate scientific misconduct.

These seriously damage the reputation of genuine websites which have a great customer base, and some customers also gravitate from the genuine websites to the fake ones just out of lust.

As I say in my video review (click the link above to watch) Chappaquiddick is undeniably going to be controversial, and perhaps a red - hot punching bag for elements on both the left, who won't like rehashing this scandal and damaging Kennedy's reputation as a man who turned into a great senator for decades after, and on the right, which may find the likes of Fox News and others exploiting it as evidence of a Democratic scandal swept under the rug.

An online contract, which was seen by PRWeek, shows that the trust plans on strengthening its communications department following a number of scandals which have damaged its reputation.

That's brought with new potential avenues to damage a school's reputation, says Sam Elam, the Managing Director of Media Manoeuvres, which specialises in crisis and reputation management.

If parents are not happy with the school's response, they might also complain about the school to other parents, which damages the school's reputation and may cause further problems down the track.

Furthermore, Google is already burdened with many other risks, for instance: (1) increased competition from general purpose search engines and information services (page 7); (2) dependency on remaining competitive and providing value to advertisers (page 7); (3) being subject to increased regulatory scrutiny which may negatively impact business (page 8); (4) being «regularly subject to claims, suits, government investigations, and other proceedings that may result in adverse outcomes» (page 8); (5) «Privacy concerns relating to our technology could damage our reputation and deter current and potential users from using our products and services» (page 12); (6) «Web spam and content farms could decrease our search quality, which could damage our reputation and deter our current and potential users from using our products and services» (page 13); (7) «Internet access providers may be able to restrict, block, degrade, or charge for access to certain of our products and services, which could lead to additional expenses and the loss of users and advertisers» (page 16); (8) «New technologies could block online ads, which would harm our business» (page 16).

It can be a tragic and perhaps fatal mistake, which could damage your reputation as a writer for a very long time.

When it was launched it had a continuous string of software problems which ruined the user experience for many and damaged the reputation of the device.

If Amazon wanted to give Hatchett grief, they could do other painful things more easily, which would do more damage directly without harming Amazon's reputation.

These mistakes can all lead to violative drug residues which diminish consumer confidence in the food we produce and damage your dairy's reputation.

Now, I would by no means go about booking places you're unsure about (it will reflect poorly on your rental history, damaging your reputation which is so important on the community home - sharing site), but if you're pretty sure about something, it'll give you a little added push to go for it all while knowing you're not 100 % out if things fall through.

In which case, it's sometimes best to walk away before you give them the chance to point the finger, or worse — damage your reputation.

In The Point, Catherine Wilson contemplates the United Kingdom's recently instituted immigration policy for artists, which is damaging the country's reputation as a haven for free expression, and essayist Fatima Bhutto, from Karachi, examines how the art practices of three of her peers comment on the dangerous act of simply being a woman artist in Pakistan today.

... Mr. Irving, the author of more than 30 books on World War II and the Holocaust, some of which historians have praised, sued Ms. Lipstadt and her publisher, Penguin Books, saying that the book had severely damaged his reputation as a historian.

We believe their actions constitute civil and possibly criminal offenses for which we plan to pursue charges and collect payment for damages, including damages to our reputation.

We have been trying to find a way to begin to overcome the polarisation on this issue, which as you know has already done great damage to the cause of coping with climate change, as well as to the reputation of science itself.

The Guardian reports that the company «privately made clear it is taken aback by the public protests against the drilling which are threatening to seriously damage its reputation.»

I could have looked the other way since I was well aware that the bad publicity would damage the reputation of a cause to which I was personally sympathetic.