Sentences with phrase «people in these countries agreed»

The problem of our current campaign financing system is outlined in Lessig's MayDay campaign video: Over 90 percent of the people in the country agree that the our government is broken and campaign finance has allowed Congress to answer not to the people but to the elite few that finance them.

«People in these countries agreed on the purpose of school: School existed to help students master complex academic material.

Not exact matches

Lyman Stone put it bluntly in an article for The Federalist: «Most reasonable people would agree that banning people who have never been associated with any terrorist attack in our country (say, Bhutanese Hindus) doesn't make much sense.»

Meeting in Lough Erne in Northern Ireland on 17 - 18 June 2013, the Group of Eight (G8) finance ministers discussed the themes of «Tax, Trade and Transparency» and agreed to make sure the world's poorest people benefit from the natural resources of their various countries by improving the transparency of their extractive industries and land rights.

In the survey, we asked people whether they think human rights should be the Canadian government's top priority in its relationship with China, and whether they agree that Canada, in considering its trade relations, should not engage with a communist country with different values and cultureIn the survey, we asked people whether they think human rights should be the Canadian government's top priority in its relationship with China, and whether they agree that Canada, in considering its trade relations, should not engage with a communist country with different values and culturein its relationship with China, and whether they agree that Canada, in considering its trade relations, should not engage with a communist country with different values and culturein considering its trade relations, should not engage with a communist country with different values and cultures.

@Morrison: I couldn't agree more and such people wouldn't stand a chance of being elected in most other western countries.

I agree that we have worrisome scientific ignorance in this country and most of his article is pretty obviously true to people with some college education (or even a decent high school education).

I agree, EVERY time people in a country overreact we should just go over and go to war with them.

People of good will agreed, after World War II, that there was too much poverty in these countries and that an increase of goods and services was needed.

Furthermore, I think that most people would agree that with 50 percent of marriages ending in divorce in this country, divorce is a much greater threat to the «sanctity» of marriage than gay marriage.

Until we as a people in this wonderful country agree to truly take religion out of the political fray we will continue to be subjected to the kind of nonsense in this article and following blog entries.

While the authors of the new assessment agreed that people break down some of the bisphenol A they absorb, they said since so many plastics and other products containing it are in use that «virtually everybody» in developed countries has chronic, low - level exposure to the chemical and measurable amounts of its biologically active version.

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Charlotte Osei, has said that various political groupings in the country must agree on a feasible system that will not place minor parties at a disadvantage before the Representation of the People Amendment Law (ROPAL) can be implemented.

The more theoretical answer is that, to live in a country, the people in that country have to agree to a set of governing principles (e.g. the American Constitution), and the political landscape of the entire world is too diverse to support a consensus necessary to create a single government.

According to Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister, Hannah Tetteh, Government has agreed to provide humanitarian assistance to persons from Syria following the crisis in that country.

«I completely agree with her sentiments about opportunity and giving people better life chances and clearly now we have a massive opportunity in this country to make a great success of our new relationship with Europe and with the world, and I'm very excited to be asked to play a part in that.»

Further, British people agree 51 % to 31 % with the statement «Britain's national interest depends on us working closely with other countries and playing a full part in the wider world» over «Britain's national interest would be best served if we worried less about our role in the world and what other countries think or want.»

Most people dissecting Romney's comments agree on two things: first, that the «47 %» sentiment points to some truth — nearly half of the country does not, in fact, pay income taxes — and second, that Romney got it wrong regarding the demographic makeup of that 47 %.

Beyond the shared repugnant experiences of these Miss Ghana Beauty Queens, every reasonable person in Ghana would agree that, asking young vulnerable women to move from one office to another begging for 10,000 dollars or 10,000 GHS each month in a country where «men at the top» are extensively sexually exploitative clearly suggests one thing — which is, money has always been placed ahead of the interest of these young girls by those requiring them to do so.

It was the inspired, visionary leadership of this great scholar and nationalist, who was described in his lifetime as the Doyen of Gold Coast politics, that enabled the Ghanaian people to reject the original decision of the colonial government that a single university be established in Ibadan, in Nigeria, for British West Africa, and get it to agree to the establishment of a separate university for our country.

They were in good spirits - laughing and dancing and chanting phrases many people in this country would agree with.

So, fundamentally the problem was not about many people being against Obamacare, it's purely a failure to get to an agreement to move the country in a new direction that necessarily requires a large fraction of the country to agree to disagree and work constructively toward implementation.

Although 54 % of voters in south eastern England agree that «the Conservative Party understands and speaks for people in my part of the country as much as any other part of Britain» the number falls to 37 % for people in the north and just 29 % in Scotland.

Re-elected Green Party MP Caroline Lucas agreed, saying «The political system in this country is broken -LSB-...] It's ever clearer tonight that the time for electoral reform is long overdue, and it's only proportional representation that will deliver a Parliament that is truly legitimate and better reflects the people it is meant to represent.»

Kevin McCaffrey (R - Lindenhurst) agreed: «We're the 11th largest police department in the country and it is imperative, after everything we've been through, that we get the right person who is the most qualified and most experienced.

However, the survey also revealed consistently more sympathetic attitudes to the HIV / AIDS pandemic in developing world countries than in the UK, for example, almost seven out of ten (69 %) agree that rich countries should ensure that drugs to treat HIV / AIDS are cheap and available to all people in poor countries.

BRUSSELS — Swiss scientists could be the first to feel the effects of a referendum in which Swiss people agreed to cap the entry of migrants into their country.

They found that almost 80 % of people in Norway, which pays the highest benefits of the 18 countries, agreed with the statement.

I agree that so many people are ignorant to the inequality that still persists in every country — first world or not.

«People are so divided in our country right now that they don't even want to start a relationship with someone who they don't agree with politically.

Their transformation seems abrupt and not wholly convincing, but this feel - good movie has an exceptional, mostly young cast, some of whom may agree with psychologists who say that people in their twenties are overall the most troubled in our country.

«As people of faith in the United States, we experience vast differences in what we believe and how we practice those beliefs; however, I am convinced that what we can agree on is that there are too many children in this country who live in poverty, and one of the ways to right that is through learning, growth and achievement,» says Scott.

As a person who works closely with teachers locally, and who has spent the last five years working closely with teachers across the country — from both district and charter settings — I can tell you first hand that you will be hard pressed to find anyone working in a school today who agrees our public schools are «flush with cash.»

MAYOR: Look, I think it's understandable — and probably is more of a specific political thing than anything — I think it's understandable that people who opposed what was going on for many years in this city and this state and this country, and certainly, people who I agreed with on so many levels, including in opposition to the approaches in No Child Left Behind under George Bush, that they would want to continue to act on those concerns.

I went their to purchase a car in my husbands place because he is in the Army serving our country to protect people like them and Mario lied to me and... told me running my credit with them was a soft inquiry after we both agreed it wasn't possible for it to go in my name, then I call and had the chance to speak with Mark the sales manager and he basically told me you wrote your social down so that gave us the right even if you told him not too, and he hung up in my face because he knew they were wrong told me he don't know any answers to my questions because he wasn't there when it happened, they are not professional in any type of way, especially to the wife of a soldier who serves and protect their very own country

Since animals can not speak for themselves, most people agree that it is up to people, law enforcement and the ASPCA to ensure that animals are cared for properly in this country.

I wonder if those people who seem to agree with the premise that an animal is better off dead than in a less than perfect home are among those of the world who would argue that it is better a bloated - bellied child die of starvation in a disadvantaged country than be adopted by a family without a swimming pool, two - car garage and money for summer camp.

While I agree with much of his theories, I believe the problem we face with domestic pets in this country is mutli - leveled, as I explained: Not enough RESPONSIBLE homes (just because there are 17 million people looking for pets, if we accept that number, doesn't mean they will all be responsible pet owners or even keep their pets for a lifetime).

I do think some people with house sitting opportunities want you to actually be in the country before they agree to use you to ensure you come through for them.

Fairtrade is based on people in richer countries buying goods from suppliers who have agreed to trade fairly with producers in developing countries.

I would agree that the other countries are unlikely to switch to more expensive energy just to satisfy people in other countries.

Even if poor and rich countries agree, magically, to meet in the middle — at, say, 10 tons of carbon dioxide per person per year (about Europe's emissions rate)-- that produces a world well on the way to centuries of warming and coastal retreats, even at the low end of estimates of carbon dioxide's heat - trapping power.

oit is with indignation that we are speaking othis document is not acceptable • Bolivia owe have learned about this document through the media, not through you onow we are given 60 minutes to accept something already agreed upon by other states owe are seeing actions in a dictatorial way othis is unacceptable and anti-democratic owe say to the people of the world: they shall judge upon it othe rights of our people are not being respected owe are not going to decide about so many lives in only 60 minutes othis is s group of a small number of countries oAPPLAUS • Cuba o4 hours ago Obama announced an agreement which is non-existant owe is behaving like an emperor owe have seen version being discussed by secretive groups in the last hours and days oCuba will not accept your draft declaration oat this conference, there is no consensus on this document oI associate my voice to Tuvalu, Venezuela, Bolivia othe target of 2 degrees is unacceptable o... • Costa Rica ofor the reasons that we have heard, this document can not be considered the work of the AWG - LCA and can not be considered by the COP othis can only be an INF doc, it's just for information oadditional question: in an earlier version, a CP.15 - decision, para. 1: there was a reference to a legally binding instrument to be adopted by the COP onow: we have a new version, but the reference to legally binding instrument disappeared • USA o [wants to speak, but point of order by Nicaragua] • Nicaragua othere is already a precedent where we have not been given the right to speech onow that you have mentioned we finally want to speak • Pres. [moving on] oUS does not appear on my list any more, so next one is Sudan • Sudan othere must be something horribly wrong here oI pushed the button when I saw Nicaragua raising their sign in order to support them • Nicaragua othis is a deterioration of the democratic system oand this happens at the most important conference of the UN for many years owe have draft decisions about how to carry forward the process ostates (lists names) have written a submission: • this has not followed the basic principles of the UN • inclusion • bottom up processes • democratic participation • equality of states oduring this consequence, many states expressed their position against such approaches othe only agreement we recognize is??

Moreover, grid electricity prices in Georgia are among the cheapest in the country, so getting people to agree to pay a higher rate — no matter how slight — might be a challenge.

If we get that, then people can stop fighting about wealth transfers and leakage and just worry about getting the policies in place to meet the agreed - upon emissions price in their own country.

Measures that reduce damage and destruction to the world's forests are co-ordinated by a UN-backed scheme called REDD + (Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation), through which governments and companies agree to pay people in developing countries not to cut or burn down their trees.

Yesterday's climate summit in New York was a historic moment with 400 000 people demanding climate justice on the streets outside, more than 2 800 events organised by citizens in 166 countries worldwide, and 120 heads of state agreeing to action on climate change.

I was too harsh on the good people of Adelaide though, they are the most water-wise in the country, they only use 5 % of the Murray River's water, are implementing sensible and forward thinking strategies to reduce water use and to use it more efficiently, and the state of South Australia apparently agreed to stop over-allocating their share way earlier than other states (see here).

So you not only have to * first * convince those who think there is no problem, which comprise a significant amount of people in this country, but * second * even among those who agree about the nature of the problem (or about the limits of temperature variance, concentrations of CO2, the total carbon budget, etc.), there is no will to implement a singular solution that will cause significant adjustment in their mentality.

The package of measures adopted will make it easier for people and companies to manage their paperwork online in their home country or when working, living or doing business in another EU country and it will help ensure that commonly agreed EU rules are respected.