Like Goodwin, Hayward has been extraordinarily deaf to the public outrage over the BP spill.
Mr Osborne, who represents a seat in Cheshire, is not deaf to such concerns.
Yet, Israel, seemingly deaf to this logic, is once again embarked on such action.
Are Americans deaf to the qualms that have caused other advanced countries to abandon the death penalty?
Gates, said insiders, was "intelligent, forceful and, above all, passionate, " but regulators were deaf to his entreaties.
They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity.
The risk, however, is that powerful international carers become deaf to local voices.
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The European Union, which has two 1, 500-strong battlegroups ready to deploy within days, has been deaf to appeals for intervention.
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The charge that his approach was aloof, impractical and deaf to realities of wealth and power did not shake him.
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The failure of farmers in poor countries to respond to price signals does not mean they are deaf to them.
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But a stake has not yet been driven through the misconceived scheme's heart -- either remarkably obtuse or tone deaf to the larger public issues, the Jets failed to get the message.
However, there also were those who appeared to be tone deaf to the issue, or had already taken a great deal of money just as the wheels were about to fall off of the wagon.
With state governments now in charge of doling out federal block grants, some mayors complain that governors and state legislatures are deaf to the needs of cities, and are hesitant to direct funds towards urban programmes.
Akbar had been deaf to political evil, and when he dies searching for his missing daughter, a probable victim of religious zealotry, Ismaiel realises that he has relied on his father as much as the impaired man depended on him.
It turns out to be a dilapidated mansion run by an enthusiastic young man who is tone deaf to the culture shock his guests experience over everything from plumbing malfunctions and spicy food, to the chaotic city of Jaipur, where the film was shot.
Then, there were so many warning bells ringing you would have had to be deaf not to hear them.
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He thanked MPs for their backing, but went on to accuse them of being "deaf" to Italians' call for change.
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When it comes to diagnosing illness, doctors may turn a deaf ear to some of the most critical information: what the patient has to say.
So persuasive is cloud computing that companies have been known to plunge into it with gusto while turning a deaf ear to warnings from information security officers, who see gaping holes in the corporate data security fabric where business managers see agility and economic benefit.
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Yes, some people whowere born deaf want to stay that way because of their culture.
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Then, there was Obama's equally tone-deaf decision to name Janet Napolitano to head the Homeland Security Department.
It is deaf also to the fact that modern citizens' freedoms are often limited by big social forces beyond their control.
The Democrats should turn a deaf ear to his pleas for mercy on his record as a businessman and tax shelterer.
The new director general, Tony Hall, said the organisation "could not be tone-deaf" to what the public have said about large pay-offs.
Factory management turned a deaf ear to complaints about these conflicts and took no corrective measures, resulting in a work stoppage by quality control inspectors.
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Adam Greenfield has been a Citibank customer for 15 years, but he has grown frustrated with what he calls its poor service and "tone deaf" efforts to sell him new products.
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And Benitez's preparation for the Anfield clash included suspending Albert Riera after the Spaniard, desperate to play in the World Cup, accused his boss of having something "personal" against him and "turning a deaf ear" to players.
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