Sentence examples for several watchdog groups from inspiring English sources

Several watchdog groups said the United Nations was participating in a "bluewash," allowing some of the largest and richest corporations to wrap themselves in the United Nations' blue flag without requiring them to do anything new.

On Thursday, several watchdog groups held a conference call with reporters to urge Mr. DeLay to resign; one, Common Cause, said it would begin a nationwide petition drive calling for his ouster.

Several watchdog groups maintain informative Web sites.

The hot potato is the Bush Administration's practice of asking some appointees to scientific advisory panels about their political affiliations, voting records, and stance on issues within the panel's purview, leading to criticism in the media and from several watchdog groups.

In June, several watchdog groups created a petition urging the government to "halt all legal action against Mr. Risen and to safeguard the freedom of journalists to maintain the confidentiality of their sources".

Given such large projected deficits, several budget watchdog groups criticized the mayor's January tax cut package.

And the commission was recently asked by several government watchdog groups to investigate whether the Paterson administration leaked confidential information about Caroline Kennedy during her Senate candidacy.

Recent counts by Business Week magazine and several environmental watchdog groups tally the trade in offsets at more than $100 million a year and growing blazingly fast.

While several citizens' watchdog groups have called for an ethics investigation into Mr. Ensign's conduct, there are no signs of any active inquiries.

But Mr. Vallone and several budget watchdog groups warned yesterday that Mr. Giuliani's spending plan still threatens to leave the city with large future budget deficits.

Several government watchdog groups expressed concern today about the growing pot of money spent on lobbying, and renewed their calls for changes.