Sentences with phrase «years abusing the powers»

While some feel that he spent years abusing the powers he was given, it is his private life that many have found to be most interesting.

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Some venture capitalists» abuse of power has come to light in recent years.

For anyone trying to grapple with the complicated issue of sexual harassment and abuses of male power and privilege, the 44 - year - old Lewinsky's recent essay in Vanity Fair magazine comes at the perfect time...

The ensuing years were instead better defined by arrogance, entitlement and abuses of power.

For years and years the Church abused the power they had.They screwed over my Ancestors who were not Christians, forced people to convert, burned people at the stake, tortured people, stole lands, and who knows what else.

Back then, I couldn't find ANY Christian books on spiritual abuse — the first main ones (like * The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse * and * Toxic Faith *) wouldn't even be published until a dozen years labuse — the first main ones (like * The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse * and * Toxic Faith *) wouldn't even be published until a dozen years lAbuse * and * Toxic Faith *) wouldn't even be published until a dozen years later.

That time was exactly 20 years ago when the person abusing his power was the Democratic President, Bill Clinton.

In recent years, the Church has been blighted by financial misdemeanours, abuses of power and sex scandals.

As well as money and sex, the abuse of power and authority has been a significant issue for churches and Christian ministries in recent years.

Some humanitarian organizations, such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, have undoubtedly done good over the years, drawing needed attention to startling abuses of power in renegade regimes from Asia to the Americas.

While the rhetoric to justify enhanced surveillance has focused on portraying terrorists as the principal enemies to fight against, we should not forget that the human rights regime was established more than 60 years ago with the main aim to keep in check the power of the state and to prevent abuses against ordinary citizens.

By SLF Co-Chair Naomi Smith If the allegations against Lord Rennard are found to be true, it could mean that a serious abuse of power pervaded our Party for many years.

A Manhattan federal judge sentenced Seminerio to six years in prison Feb. 4 for abusing his power as a lawmaker and extorting money out of hospitals, nonprofits and other groups in exchange for lobbying state officials on their behalf.

Like the victims and survivors of Child Sexual Abuse, ignored for years by people in positions of power, now on the long road to the truth.

For all of us way too familiar with the dysfunction and abuse of power over the years and watched community participation dwindle (even our own), it is refreshening to see people like McCarthy and Lower East Side Dwellers stand up for themselves, and two MBP administrations stand up to CB3.

We must put Ghana First by equalizing the disadvantages of the political parties in opposition to ensure that they have a fair and even chance against any abuse of incumbency by this Government which is definitely very desperate to remain in power after eight years.

«There seems to be a preponderance of the People Democratic Party members standing trial because they had been in power for 16 years, they had access to the public treasury and abused the trust reposed in them.

«Year after year after year, Sheldon Silver was on the take... he abused the power he had as leader of the New York State Assembly to get rich,» Cohen sYear after year after year, Sheldon Silver was on the take... he abused the power he had as leader of the New York State Assembly to get rich,» Cohen syear after year, Sheldon Silver was on the take... he abused the power he had as leader of the New York State Assembly to get rich,» Cohen syear, Sheldon Silver was on the take... he abused the power he had as leader of the New York State Assembly to get rich,» Cohen said.

The African continent has come under focus over the years because of issues of poverty, lack of education and seeming powerful leaders some of whom abuse their power.

«I have been an elected official in various capacities for over 30 - years, it disgusts me to continue to see people in power abuse their influence for personal and political gain.

«There has been a dark cloud hovering over government for several years now as a result of federal investigations into abuse of power and corruption,» said the county executive, in an indirect reference to the corruption convictions of former Suffolk police Chief James Burke and former Suffolk Conservative Party chairman Edward Walsh.

Meanwhile, heeding Minto's advice to «do as much good as we can» while governing Java, Raffles reformed the colonial administration of the island, limiting the powers of the great landowners over their tenants and ameliorating the worst abuses of slavery while banning the importation of slaves under fourteen years of age.

(In July, Liu received a death sentence, with a 2 - year reprieve, after he was convicted of graft and abuse of power by a Beijing court.)

Alison taught me about the power of mindful eating and enjoying stress - free meals and also showed me how to help my digestive system after years of «abusing» it.

Depardieu's performance in Jacques Attali's «The Gates of Heaven» won bravos, but a lot of people walked out, finding the play — about love, death, power and Francois Mitterrand — too long and even a bit boring... President Clinton, whose childhood was troubled by alcohol - fueled abuse, asked Lions Gate for a print of «Affliction,» the acclaimed Nick Nolte movie about a man coping with the results of early years spent with an abusive, alcoholic dad.

What results is a situation where a talk show host must deliver a knockout blow to a world class debater and notorious manipulator, with only his reputation and the financial future of many riding on getting something out of Nixon no hardnosed journalist had been able to get in years of covering the Watergate scandal — admission of guilt in abusing the power of office.

«The Black Power Mixtape: 1967 - 1975» sounds like a rap album, but it's really a rap sheet on the U.S., summarizing the abuses and prejudices heaped on African Americans during those years as described by African Americans and chronicled / interpreted by Swedish journalist - filmmakers.

«I want, tonight, to express gratitude to all the women who have endured years of abuse and assault because, like my mother, they had bills to pay and dreams to pursue,» Winfrey said, telling the story of Recy Taylor, and declaring that «time is up» for those who use their positions of power to abuse others.

But in what could be viewed as providential, Silver was charged — the day after Cuomo's fiery talk — with lining his pockets with nearly $ 4 million in bribes and kickbacks in a massive abuse of power dating back at least 15 years.

I did 20 years of research for this book and women — as a general rule — have psychological power over men they very often abuse... and also cause violence.

To pressure publishers over the past 11 years, Amazon has abused that immense market power.

From Shepard Fairey's «How I'm Taking on Abuse of Power and Political Corruption» in The Daily Beast to a behind - the - scenes look at Daniel Heidkamp's studio process in ARTNews Habitat, it's been a big year in news for Pace Prints artists.

Though now, more than thirty years later, her depictions of the male figure in various states of acting out in unscrupulous ways could not be more relevant to our contemporary dialogue on the abuses of power that we are experiencing and witnessing first hand.

Warmists don't have a rational argument, with the assistance of a thug media complex that shares their voting record they had power and have exercised it for the past 50 years in particular.Once again Dr. Curry, you give them cover while pointing out their abuses.

This may sound like an ad hominem, but we have seen, over and over, how science gets abused these past few years by those in power.

Leading up to the Super Bowl Sunday spots, Audi created a series of PSAs offering guidelines against «napkin abuse to save a billion pounds of paper from landfills each year and urging «Mother Nature haters» to save 1,000 pounds of CO2 by unplugging electronics from power strips.

Madonsela stepped down from her role this October, having spent seven years leading countless investigations into alleged abuses of power and corruption within the South African government and administration.

Chris has over 10 years» experience in all aspects of competition law including antitrust investigations, cartels, abuse of market power and merger control.

The landmark Bribery Act introduced clarity to corruption laws that had been in place for over 100 years and established far wider - ranging powers for criminalising the abuse of power in foreign jurisdictions by both corporate institutions and public officials.

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It's not unusual to see two or three bank failures a year, either from fraud or abuse of power or something less criminal, like mismanagement of funds.