But the nations of the world, he said, turned a deaf ear and a blind eye.
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In the past, some felt that executives were turning a deaf ear and a loud mouth to employees and shareholders.
The Democrats should turn a deaf ear to his pleas for mercy on his record as a businessman and tax shelterer.
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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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.
They may need that deaf ear for their own constituents in the coming days as senior citizens and their advocates lament the second consecutive annual denial of a social security cost-of-living increase.
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.
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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The Afghan interpreter suffered shrapnel wounds to the head, neck, arms and chest and was deaf in one ear for over a year.
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The husband of the second Chinese couple was deaf in one ear, so his wife had to retell the joke loudly and in Chinese, and then he laughed, too.
She will also receive a cochlear implant to restore hearing to her left ear, in which she is currently deaf.
The study, by Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School, looked at mice which were completely deaf and had virtually no hairs remaining in their ears.
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