Sentence examples for faced a crackdown from inspiring English sources

In some places, such as Italy, anti-vaccination movements have at times received a boost from top officials, rather than faced a crackdown.

Addressing the protesters who for more than four months have faced a crackdown by Mr. Assad's government, Mr. Zawahri tried to link his network to their popular movement, and Mr. Assad to the United States.

Due to the credit crunch, City financiers are facing a crackdown on expenses.

BRITAIN'S "cold-call kings", who hold details of up to 50m consumers, face a crackdown this week over nuisance calls.

Mr. Maliki had urged demonstrators to stop or face a crackdown, saying they were being manipulated by groups intent on harming national unity.

Betting firms face a crackdown on breaches of advertising rules and consumer law in a drive to ensure fairer treatment for gamblers.

Otherwise, why would we be in the position we're in, facing a crackdown?" The weeks leading up to my meeting with Gopal had been the hardest Greenpeace India had ever faced.

After a weekend of negotiations which continued through Sunday night, the Treasury announced a wide-ranging rescue plan under which bank bosses face a crackdown on pay and bonuses, and shareholder dividends will be axed.

Britain's £520 billion-a-year lending industry faces a crackdown starting today aimed at protecting borrowers from extortionate interest rates, unfair contracts and mis-selling on everything from mortgages to back-street loans.

Private equity plowed into the housing market after big banks and regional lenders, facing a crackdown from federal regulators for wrongful foreclosure practices, pulled back in the aftermath of the crisis.

Last week Duncan Smith told the Mail (again) that those who make benefits their "lifestyle choice" face a crackdown with "no hiding place", to be sent to "full-time mandatory attendance centres" to spend 35 hours a week applying for jobs.