Sentences with phrase «widespread calls for reform»

The disaster led to widespread calls for reform of the garment industry.

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The SAT cheating scandal has so far resulted in criminal charges against 20 students, and also sparked calls for widespread reform.

Skelos becomes the second of New York's most powerful political leaders in nine days to be sentenced to prison for public corruption crimes, a double - whammy that has cemented the state government's reputation as an organization plagued by corruption and prompted widespread calls for ethics reforms in Albany.

The goo - goos are again calling for widespread reforms, including creation of a voluntary system of public campaign financing, lowering of the contribution limits and full disclosure of independent expenditures.

In recent years, however, as the true nature of students» and postdocs» future opportunities has become too obvious to ignore, the disparity between what young scientists learn on campus and what they need to know in order to build their own professional futures has also become obvious enough to cause «widespread criticism and calls for reform,» the report says.

In what has been described as the greatest challenge to the communist state in China since its inception in 1949, tens of thousands soon joined in the peaceful protest, angered by widespread governmental corruption and calling for democratic reform.

These opinions have sparked widespread discussion and criticism in the call for reform in the next Copyright Act.