Sentences with phrase «while turning a blind eye»

Sullivan went on to suggest that Chaput is using a double standard in the 2008 election by criticizing Catholic supporters of Barack Obama, while turning a blind eye to John McCain's support for embryonic stem cell research.

It condemned the hypocrisy and logically fallacious claim that Golden Rice opposition is a crime against humanity while turning a blind eye to the ecological havoc and thousands of farmers driven landlessness and suicide as a result of past decades of GMO commercialization of GM Soya in Argentina, BT Cotton in India and GM Corn in The Philippines.

PDP can not claim to be upholding the Nigerian constitution if PDP lawmakers defects en - mass to the opposition party while turning blind eyes to the defection from opposition parties to PDP.

Connolly tries to have it both ways by striking a deal with Bulger that turned the latter into an informant in order to take down their common enemy, the Italian mafia, while turning a blind eye to Bulger's own criminal activities.

In the good old days, your dog just did his business in the great outdoors whenever natured called while you turned a blind eye.

At best, one might rush through them, merely as a shortcut, trying to avoid the pungent smell of waste, while turning a blind eye to rats scurrying away.

Soon after Christy's testimony, Roger Pielke Jr. and Steve McIntyre weighed in by attacking the largely correct testimony from Christopher Field, while turning blind eye to Christy's grossly misleading testimony that contained myths regarding extreme weather events.

Eurocrats look concerned while turning a blind eye, focusing instead on protecting their own interests in the ongoing — long - term — budget process.

Seriously, I think too much emphasis is being placed on the various meat grinders being able to turn out such similar results while turning a blind eye to the problems in the temperature record, which with some effort, could actually be fixed.

The decision to shine an industrial - strength spotlight on CO2's risks while turning a blind eye to its benefits profoundly warped the scientific discussion.

It would be perverse if we were to continue prosecuting people who illegally sell cigarettes or booze while turning a blind eye to pot traffickers.

Quite aside from the fines that can be imposed, taking disciplinary action against some employees who contravene the no smoking ban while turning a blind eye to others would almost certainly be unfair.

They rallied around its provision to defund Planned Parenthood while turning a blind eye to the fact that this will lead mothers and their children, people with disabilities, and many more towards death or devastation.

I like how you said that you take the time to enjoy what you have already done to a room that you love, while turning a blind eye to the things that you don't love.

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Hitler's problem with the Pope was that, while the Pope himself agreed not to help the Jews, he turned a blind eye to priests who were doing so.

While you are harping on Romney and the whole money thing let's just turn a blind eye to the man who supports killing babies cause after all they aren't babies until they're born so this justifies murder.

turn a blind eye to the fact that most of their practicioners will be pregnant and have diseases that are preventible while using contreceptives.

While official rules forbade this practice, teachers and administrators turned a blind eye in the belief that it promoted order and also was healthy for young men who needed to learn endurance.

i say this «not enough made of priests were moved around considering there are kids involved while people turn a blind eye»

But I am also a realist and can turn a blind eye to certain «evils» once in a while (provided the kids aren't actually allergic).

Thus while the word of the law might (and does) say that citizens need certification and approval and ongoing supervision to establish an orphanage, local officials widely turn a blind eye to these legal requirements, provided an «illegal» orphanage is seen as «legitimate» (socially and politically).

For years we have been turning a blind eye to these idiots while they hijack demos and it will keep happening until legitimate peaceful protesters stand up to the idiots, co operate with the police and route out the troublemakers.

The Post's interviews with parents and staffers at JHS / MS 80, as well as public documents, painted a picture of a school where students are allowed to shirk their studies, hurt each other and play on computers in rat - infested buildings, while administrators turned a blind eye and even discouraged staffers from reporting violence.

Her suggestion that we should turn a blind eye while the system fails another generation of children is unconscionable.»

The campaign group New Fathers 4 Justice piped up to accuse the police of «disgracefully using out of date gender stereotypes» and «living in the dark ages [while] turning a blind eye to modern life».

He also accused the administration of focusing too heavily on building the city as a luxury brand while turning a «blind eye» to small manufacturers, especially in the outer boroughs.

While we don't turn a blind eye to any nutrition viewpoint and are always scanning the latest information, Onnit is a place where movements like Paleo, low - carb, and the ketogenic diet intersect.

The goal isn't to eat perfectly all week then have your conscience turn a blind eye while you clear the buffet table on Saturday night.

While Bulger «informed» the bureau of his enemy's dealings, the FBI, and agent John Connolly (Joel Edgerton) in particular, almost turned a blind - eye to the horrific criminal activities that he was undertaking, which included racketeering, money laundering, extortion, and multiple murders.

While many policymakers, education administrators and even the organizations responsible for protecting and promoting public education have turned a blind eye or engaged in the politics of appeasement, Wendy Lecker has continued to speak the truth and promote the notion that a just society strengthens not undermines its commitment to a comprehensive public education system.

The campaign money from charter school advocates has been flowing into Malloy's political operation at record levels while Malloy's administration has been turning a blind eye to the fact that charter schools are violating Connecticut laws, regulations and policies.

There are teachers today who do next to nothing in class and, all the while, parents can do nothing to change the situation for their children as long as administrators turn a blind eye to it.

The K900 is also equipped with multiple driver assistance systems (ADAS), including the Surround View Monitor, which utilizes four cameras to provide a 360 - degree top - down view of the car and its surroundings, while turn - signal activated blind - spot monitoring keeps an eye on adjacent lanes and shows up in the instrument panel.

In the brilliant «North Country,» a woman wonders if she can survive the frigid bleakness for the two years her postdoctoral fellowship requires, and in «Bone Density,» a writer turns a blind eye to her respected husband's many affairs while meeting her own lover in a cabin in the woods.

The frustrating part is that Random House has drastically increased prices to libraries, under the guise of maintaining a relationship with libraries, while seemingly turning a blind eye to the pirating of ebooks.

While it's troubling that the CSA appears unfazed by Canadians having less choice over who helps them manage their financial futures, what's even more worrisome is that our regulators are turning a blind eye to overwhelming evidence that many households could lose access to advice altogether.

However Paul McCarnty is vegetarian not vegan... I personally feel that this turns blind eye on the suffering of the dairy industry and attacks one evil while saying another is ok?

And when you make friends at any level, be it at work, in politics, religion, or any aspect of society that involves people supporting each other, while not being at direct odds, there is always the risk of someone wanting to turn a blind eye to the obvious.

While Valve doesn't directly participate in this grey industry, a pending lawsuit accuses the company of turning a blind eye to the business and facilitating the corruption of minors by allowing these third - party sites to use Steam's data.

At the time, Disney Infinity was the first giant to fall in the toys - to - life community, and while the writing was all over the walls, most of us wanted to turn a blind eye to it, keeping hopeful that things would turn around.

Now, while we're a PlayStation - focused site, that doesn't mean we're going to turn a blind eye when it comes to game announcements and whatnot.

But the carnage continues while the national media turns a blind eye.

And to make matters worse, trucking companies may turn a blind eye to truckers who are driving while fatigued.

A little while back, I posted about how California is investigating John Hancock for turning a blind eye to when life insurance policyholders pass away, thus escaping the duty to pay the death benefit.

While the nature of this privacy breach is such that only the social media company in question may be held responsible for it, users can no longer turn a blind eye to the fact that without taking personal responsibility to set up stronger cyber firewalls, we are leaving ourselves vulnerable to cyber intrusions in one form or the other.

Not only did Cambridge Analytica (CA) scrape Facebook user data without permission, all while Facebook turned a blind eye; the company has...

Not only did Cambridge Analytica (CA) scrape Facebook user data without permission, all while Facebook turned a blind eye; the company has also been tied to another analytics firm that allegedly left its code flapping on the laundry line.

Some choose to «turn a blind eye» while others are prevented from doing the right thing.

The administration does absolutely nothing about these groups or this issue but turn a blind eye as they and their «monitors» sit and watch by the sidelines while these groups of thugs blatantly bully students in the lunch room hallways and common areas.