Sentences with phrase «as older citizens»

As older citizens relinquish their driver's licenses, there's opportunity for driving seniors to places they can no longer take themselves.

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35 years later, as older generations retire, China might not have enough citizens to meet its growing workforce demand.

But the 32 - year - old is more interested in fulfilling his civic duty as a private citizen, BuzzFeed said, citing a source close to Zuckerberg.

In fact, pretty much anybody who cares enough about the borrower's future to help them out can be a cosigner, as long as they are at least 18 years old, a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, and meet the lender's credit and income requirements.

are people so simple they crave the misguided beliefs of others to feel better about themselves or are we triing to understand the lunacy of our citizens to believe something as pathic as a 3000 year old IDEA in order to act properly when voting in those who will run this country for the next 4 years a.k.a. voting in one who using rational thinking and logic to make choices!

«I grew up feeling like a second - class citizen... As I grew older I really felt I didn't belong in Congo even though that's where I was born.»

In rejecting Allan Bloom's The Closing of the American Mind as yet another example of «that old - time [Platonic] Philosophy» which presupposes an objective foundation for an elitist social agenda, Rorty quite properly endorses Dewey's view of the need to develop literacy in all our citizens.

That collective emphasis, that understanding of man as fundamentally social, was derived from the classical conception of the polis as responsible for the education and the virtue of its citizens, from the Old Testament notion of the Covenant between God and a people held collectively responsible for its actions, and from the New Testament notion of a community based on charity or love and expressed in brotherly affection and fellow membership in one common body.

To illustrate, he takes six scribal interpretations of the Old Testament and interprets each in such a way as to show what it really means for the disciple, the citizen of the kingdom, the Christian.

The popularity of Wednesday's post speaks to a growing desire, among both young and old *, for radical change in how we treat one another as Christians and as citizens.

«13 The challenge before India's political system is not much different: how to ensure a minimum of equality in an age of globalization as international business and financial institutions deprive governments of some of their old sovereignty, empower elites with transnational loyalties, and cause ordinary citizens to grow indifferent to politics.

Mindful that even as new principles are proclaimed, old habits die hard and citizens and politicians could tend to entangle government and religion (e.g., «the appointment of chaplains to the two houses of Congress» and «for the army and navy» and «[r] eligious proclamations by the Executive recommending thanksgivings and fasts»), he considered the question whether these actions were «consistent with the Constitution, and with the pure principle of religious freedom» and responded: «In strictness the answer on both points must be in the negative.

I happen to live in Britain where the welfare state, despite its obvious failings and inadequacies (to which reactionaries are always calling attention), has had and still does have as its chief concern the provision to everyone of those absolute necessities that are required if the citizens are to lead better, healthier, and more satisfying lives because they have been delivered from nagging fears and worries about illness and old age and much else that can be so dreadfully threatening to them.

According to Metro via The Times, the Citizens are keen on signing the 21 - year - old defender from the Gunners this summer, as Pablo Zabaleta is expected to leave the Etihad Stadium, and the club have identified Bellerin as a potential candidate.

The 24 - year - old De Bruyne who joined Wolfsburg from Chelsea has put a pen on a six - year deal with Man City is Citizens» fourth summer arrival as Raheem Sterling, Fabian Delph and Nicolas Otamendi joined Manuel Pellegrini's side earlier.

First, the reverse fixture was won; the Citizens» young squad crumbling as 19 year old trainee Carl Madrick bagged the winner, while in the FA Cup, the Terriers took the Mancunians to a second replay before finally succumbing 3 - 0.

Super Mario started the game for the Citizens on Tuesday night and his selection in place of Carlos Tevez was vindicated as the 20 year old Palermo born striker scored a commendable hat trick to silence his critics.

Some of Chicago «s most legendary citizens lived here, and Bob Vila recently brought fame to the area by renovating two houses as part of his PBS program «This Old House.

The Senior Citizens Committee, formed last year as a link to the council, is readying the survey to determine the needs of older residents.

That top five list reflects two characteristics of New York counties with older age profiles: most, such as Delaware and Essex, are both sparsely populated and poor, but some, like Columbia and Warren, have also become retirement havens for relatively affluent senior citizens.

Senior citizens age 50 and older, residing in the Niagara Wheatfield area, are cordially invited as guests of the Rotary.

As the Area Agency on Aging, the Erie County Department of Senior Services convenes a voluntary group of citizens who provide information, guidance, advice, and support to assist in developing, coordinating, and administering services to older persons.

The initiative focuses on areas such as housing, caregiving, community engagement, volunteering, social inclusion and combating isolation among older citizens.

I don't know about traditional, but in most countries whose system derives from the British Parliamentary system (e.g. UK, Canada, Australia) you can stand as an MP if you are eligible to vote - i.e. you must be a citizen and you must be 18 years old.

A poll conducted by ICM for the charity shows over half think the government treats elderly people as second - class citizens, while 59 per cent say they believe the government tends to ignore older people.

The budget also allocates $ 100,000 for the Statewide Action Council Patients» Rights Hotline, $ 86,000 for the Foundation for Senior Citizens Home Sharing and Respite Program and $ 250,000 for the Older Adult Technology Center, which helps seniors better understand today's technology to remain in contact with younger loved ones, such as grandchildren.

Citizens Union rated Republican candidate Nicole Malliotakis, a 36 - uear - old Staten Island Assemblywoman, as an «earnest» challenger with a «promising future» but said she needs more experience.

«That's why I set up the Young Adult Trust and why I want to see a national community programme for all 16 - year - olds that stresses their responsibilities as adult citizens.

The FBI said they were investigating the possible radical Islamic «leanings» of the suspect, identified by US media as 29 - year - old Omar Mateen, a US citizen of Afghan descent.

The Democratic Dashboard was conceptualised as one way to help replace those old forms of election communication and provide information to citizens through the devices they use the most: their mobile phones, tablets, and laptops.

It would be wise to incorporate the ideas of groups such as Compass and London Citizens because, as pluralists, they are seeking to reconnect Labour with an older and deeper tradition of mutualism, reciprocity and association.

My goals as town supervisor are to balance a shrinking budget with growing infrastructure needs, rising costs of insurance and other expenses while continuing to have programs to support citizens young and old.

Do they wish to go down an old and trodden path with Supervisor Gromack that has taken the town to the second highest property taxes in the United States where senior citizens were to be sold out to protect the Town's reserve fund and its bond street rating, where the properety values of citizens living in the Town of Clarkstown would not be protected by implementation of a Ward System, where consolidation of purchasing functions with the County would not occur, and where systemic corruption would continue to grow as revealed by several arrests of individuals receiving compensation from the Town?

He forged a path as a citizen scientist in 1980, when he was 33 years old, after making a fortune melting and refining metals.

Hanford sitewide tours accept only American citizens 18 and older, for example, but B Reactor tours welcome non-citizens as well as ages 12 and up.

As a writer, activist, public speaker and global citizen, 14 - year old Hannah Alper has found power in using her voice to inspire, motivate and empower people of all ages to identify...

As a writer, activist, public speaker and global citizen, 14 - year old Hannah Alper has found power in using her voice to inspire, motivate and empower people of all ages to identify their passion and take action.

Now, we may have the answer... It turns out that senior citizens who run several times a week expend about the same amount of energy walking as a 20 - year old...

In harrowing depictions, Haitian writer / director Raoul Peck just shows how the tragedy affected one man, Augustin Muganza (Idris Elba, of HBO's «The Wire»), and his family during the hundred days in the spring of 1994 where the Tutsis were being viciously slaughtered with guns and machetes by the extremist Hutu military, as well as Hutu citizens spurned on by the urgings of the radio to «stomp on the cockroaches», fueling the fans of decades old resentment among the Hutu majority.

Even John Fiedler (most recognizable as the voice of Piglet) returns to voice an old citizen who gets the name Rudy.

Jordan is Guy Montag, a rising star «fireman» who acts as judge, jury and human torch, finding citizens who are hiding forbidden literature, and making them examples on the Nine, a new government - run internet that seems to operate on old Facebook code.

The deleted / extended bits are as follows: Andy Samberg (4:12) on Bob Dylan, Aziz Ansari (1:42) on acting and Twitter, alternate Reggie banter (0:39), Medi - Ship complications (1:06), Fabrice Fabrice (4:21) performing a poem on a lost city, Anna Kendrick (1:47) recalling her Tony nomination as a 12 - year - old and eating a cat's liver, Rodney Waber (5:34) dishes more Harrison Ford gossip, dances, and reveals a senior citizen ticket price trick, David Cross (2:49) talks talking animals and white toilets, Senator Dewhurst (3:14) confesses strange sex dreams about his aunt and his plan to drive drunk, Zoe Saldana (2:03) answers questions about movies and acts out a Jerry Maguire reboot, «Garry Marshall» (1:19) explains why he's done with movies, Gillian Jacobs (1:38) discusses the ghost of Christopher Marlowe and the conflict in Nebraska, Chef Emeril Lugosi (0:34) endures a pun about sun - dried tomatoes, Andy Richter (4:59) delivers a kid - friendly version of «The Aristocrats» joke, pulls a gun after not answering a fart question (a task handled by Andy Samberg on the show itself), and responds to the 1990s TV movie The Shining, Tom Perdy (0:44) shows off a couple of additional cartoons.

This isn't just any small town, this is a small town in South Carolina, where the citizens have images to uphold for one another, especially as gossiping is one of the land's oldest traditions.

Vinson, now the mother of 2 - year - old Wilder and baby Laken (born in October), relishes this unique opportunity to raise her children as global citizens.

Currently, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) estimates that 40 000 Australian 15 - year - olds have reading levels below the minimum standard required to participate adequately in the workforce and to contribute as productive citizens in the 21st century.

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It's as if the Democrats have created a privileged class of Americans — akin to the old Soviet nomenklatura — consisting of public employees who are insulated from the normal perils and pains to which ordinary citizens are exposed.

But our formal educational institutions stand out as the places where our future citizens spend the most hours, and where they encounter powerful role models — teachers, staff, older students — who impact how they think and how they behave.

The suspect in the crime, 21 - year - old Dylann Storm Roof, is a white man who was known to be heavily influenced by online white supremacist hate speech, most notably from the Council of Conservative Citizens, a group that now functions primarily as an Internet clearinghouse for racial fear - mongering «news» stories.

In 2005, Governor Mike Easely named her as the recipient of the Old North State Award «for dedication and service beyond expectation and excellence to the Great State of North Carolina on behalf of the citizens of the State.»