Sentence examples for measures hurt from inspiring English sources

Critics said that these measures hurt racial minorities and homeless people.

One nice example is the veterinarian Alice Villalobos's "Pawspice" program, which directs pet owners to assess their pet on a 1-to-10 scale on seven measures — hurt, hunger, hydration, hygiene, happiness, mobility and "more good days than bad" — with the lowest number being the worst.

Opponents claim that estate taxes, like most other tax measures, hurt the economy.

In international affairs, he supported Toussaint L'Ouverture's black government in Haiti after the revolt that overthrew French control, as he had supported aid to the slaveowners in 1791 both measures hurt France.

"Ironically the measure hurts European business and consumers the most," it said.

But opposition parties led by the Social Democrats have said that they will not endorse further austerity measures because such measures would hurt elderly people and other vulnerable members of society, and could risk further delaying Portugal's return to economic growth.

(29 June) The Greek parliament took a crucial step towards a third bailout by approving the economic measures required by its lenders, even though the prime minister himself admitted many of the "harsh" measures would hurt the Greek economy.

You may be more interested in whether the government is going to undertake redistributive measures that will boost your income, like raising the minimum wage or entitlement benefits, even if those measures do hurt growth.

The courts said their measures illegally hurt local governments, poor schoolchildren and prisoners.

Former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke warned lawmakers several times that austerity measures would hurt the economy, but they largely ignored his warnings.

2.44pm GMT We're running a poll asking if readers think George Osborne has increased the Conservative's chances of re-election with today's measures, or hurt them.