Sentences with phrase «successor states of»

Successor states of the old Soviet Union are trying to fill the vacuum left by the demise of the Soviet academy of sciences.

Not exact matches

Australia was one of 11 nations that signed on to the successor to the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal in Chile last night, just more than a year after the United States pulled out of the original deal.

Russian website The Bell, known for a generally critical stance towards President Vladimir Putin and the corruption under his rule, reported Monday that Konstantin Kozlovsky had testified to carrying out attacks at the request of state intelligence organs, notably the FSB (the KGB - successor for which Putin himself had worked in Soviet times).

WASHINGTON — Stephen Harper has expressed alarm over his successor's handling of NAFTA negotiations with the United States, with the former prime minister declaring the negotiations in real peril in a memo titled, «Napping on NAFTA.»

Approval ratings remain high for the Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ, Successor of the Prince of the Apostles, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, Primate of Italy, Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province, Sovereign of the Vatican City State, Servant of the servants of God, according to Pew:

During his homily at the Mass pro eligendo Romano Pontifice [for the election of the Roman Pontiff] on April 18, 2005, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger cautioned his fellow - cardinals that John Paul II's successor would have to deal with an emerging «dictatorship of relativism» throughout the western world: the use of coercive state power to impose an agenda of dramatic moral deconstruction on all of society.

But soon after the death of Muhammad political questions relating to his rightful successor were raised, and with them arose certain theological questions concerning the nature of the true Imam (Muslim head of state), the meaning of faith, sin, infidelity, punishment in the Future World, and so on.

Throughout Francis's pontificate, the former pope has remained remarkably silent on the subject of his successor and the current state of the Church.

It eventually reached the point where Charles VIII and his successor Louis XII of France rebelled, sparking the Holy League defence of Italy from 1510 (this is, of course, a gross generalisation as it hides the chaotic influence of an almost anarchic set of Italian states portrayed by Machiavelli).

For most of European history from the emperor Constantine's embrace of Christianity onwards there has been a strong tendency to identify worship of God with loyalty to and reverence for the tradition and authorities that constitute the Holy Roman Empire, or its competing fragments in the Middle Ages, or their successor nation states, or one's home town and its familiar «way of life.»

However, his successor's policies in regard to state hospitals prompted many of the best hospital personnel to leave the state as though it were plague - infested.

Axial individuality could be overcome by rejecting consciousness in favor of unconsciousness and thus relapsing into a preaxial state, but it could also be removed — or rendered ineffectual — by dissociation of each momentary occasion from its connection with its predecessors and successors.

What this means is that, in favorable cases (suitable chemical composition of the system and of the surroundings), there is a closed set of states such that the existence of one brings about another, and then the successor states, so that the system eventually returns to a state which is the same as the starting state.3 (As James Joyce put it, «Finagin.»)

He has always stated that if given the full financial backing of the Board Wenger would have performed much better in recent years, and even now he respects that Wenger should be given the opportunity to prepare his successor before he leaves.

Ferguson was initially blamed for his choice of David Moyes as his successor, an appointment that went as disastrously as predicted; but as time has gone by, the state he left the squad in has also been questioned.

The Brian Kelly tree loves some bend - don't - break defense, and Martin — Kelly's defensive coordinator and successor at Grand Valley State, then his offensive coordinator at Notre Dame — has a couple of different branches.

Wenger is leaving at the end of the season and Gazidis, the 53 - year - old Cambridge graduate who helped launch Major League Soccer in the United States, is the man who will identify and appoint his successor.

Hiddink stated his apology for not being able to give the best results during his second spell while wishing the best of luck for his successor.

Ferguson often stated that he wished he had signed the giant Dutchman long before he arrived at the club in 2005, a move which instantly solved the longstanding quandary of finding a successor to Peter Schmeichel.

Reacting, yesterday, through its state Publicity Secretary, Mr Godwin Erhahon, the APC said: «We are very sure that Oshiomhole appreciates the unalloyed loyalty of his deputy, Dr. Odubu, and as such has no hands in such plot even when they differ on who succeeds him or how such successor should emerge.

Absolutely, Obama should definitely dismantle his robust reelection machine and drop all of his challenges in the lap of his Secretary of State — whom he defeated in the 2008 primaries — and crown her as his Chosen Successor.

But Larkin also has a potential successor from his own party from Tom Basile, a former state GOP executive director and the host of a satellite radio show.

The United States considers itself a natural leader for deep space exploration in part because of Strategic Culture: the «Frontier Spirit,» which was at the core of the U.S. westward expansion in the 18th and 19th centuries has an outer space successor, the «High Frontier.»

Then in 1917, Finland became independent from Russia and, as a successor state to Russia in the Finnish territory, it inherited the obligation to uphold the Treaty of Fredikshavn.

Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino, a former Republican state assemblyman who has criticized his Democratic successor for tens of thousands of dollars in tax liens against her, also had an outstanding tax lien against him — at least until Tuesday.

Johnson was once seen as the likeliest successor to Cameron, but that was at a time when the Conservatives» electoral prospects were unpredictable and the state of the economy precarious.

In her first few weeks, «there was a change in leadership in the senate,» she said, referring to the indictment of state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and the selection of state Sen. John Flanagan as his successor.

There's a chance more GOP challengers join Ward, including Reps. David SchweikertDavid SchweikertRepublican candidate favored in Arizona special House election Ryan leaves legacy of tax cuts and deficits Paul Ryan's successor must embrace the House Freedom Caucus MORE and Paul GosarPaul Anthony GosarOvernight Defense: Over 500 amendments proposed for defense bill Measures address transgender troops, Yemen war Trump taps acting VA chief as permanent secretary Arizona GOP tinkers with election rules with an eye on McCain's seat Some doubt McCarthy or Scalise will ever lead House GOP MORE, or state Treasurer Jeff DeWit, a Trump ally who served as his campaign's operating officer.

His successor in the state Senate, Rob Ortt, was charged with three felonies too, but Lynch dismissed those charges for a lack of evidence in June.

The President's brother and his current information minister stated Chief's case as one of the reasons your rightful successor lost the 2008 election.

Republican leadership (from key Senators to primary candidates) stated their firm opposition to an Obama nomination, arguing that the winner of the presidential election ought to pick his successor.

Your rightful successor has appointed his daughter into his administration with the rest of the children controlling state oil business all over.

The nature of Schneiderman's collapse, amid revelations of physical violence with intimate partners that they say was not consensual, has prompted calls for state lawmakers tasked with choosing his successor to appoint a woman to the post.

The State Education Department today is expected to present the Board of Regents with regulations to conform with the Every Student Succeeds Act, the successor to No Child Left Behind, under which the vast majority of NYC's transfer schools would be designated as «in need of improvement» and could be at risk of being closed.

The timetable places the burden of actually closing the complex on the mayor's successor, and the plan does not have a schematic for locating the replacement jails bordering the criminal court buildings in each of the five boroughs, as called for in a report former state Court of Appeals Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman co-authored earlier this year.

When then leader William Hague departed, his successor Iain Duncan Smith appointed May as shadow Secretary of State for transport.

The Minister of Transportation and immediate past Governor of Rivers State Rotimi Amaechi has maintained that his successor, Nyesom Wike has no damaging evidence of corruption...

The chieftains, whom among were Senator Iyabo Anisulowo, Bolaji Aretola and Mrs. Funmilayo Adeniran, specifically advised the governor to choose the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Suraj Adekunbi, as his successor.

But his support started to crumble with his messy public process to select a U.S. Senate successor to Hillary Rodham Clinton, who left to become secretary of state.

Maziarz's successor, State Senator Robert Ortt, was recently cleared of public corruption charges.

The immediate past Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, on Saturday endorsed his successor, Dr, Ifeanyi Okowa, for a second term in office.

The Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha on Saturday explained that his decision to throw his weight behind having his Chief of Staff, Uche Nwosu, as successor in 2019 was informed by age and the need for a governor who can move Imo state beyond his achievements.

The Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha on Saturday explained that his decision to throw his weight behind having his Chief of Staff, Uche Nwosu, as successor...

Peter Mandelson is planning to introduce changes to the Digital Economy Bill now in Parliament to give the Secretary of State power to amend copyright law by statutory instrument, effectively allowing he and his successors to do anything, without parliamentary approval or debate, provided it is done in the name of protecting copyright.

State Senator Adriano Espaillat, one of several aspiring successors to retiring Congressman Charles Rangel, ripped the 85 - year - old lawmaker today for having «lied to» the small Bronx portion of his upper Manhattan - based district.

The town's Democratic committee is looking for a successor to Gerard Terry, who resigned last week as party chairman after Newsday reported he had collected $ 1.4 million in federal and state tax debts while receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in public work.

The immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has urged his successor, Ayodele Fayose, to study the handover notes before passing unfavourable comments on...

An aide to a top ally of State Senator Adriano Espaillat — one of several aspiring successors to retiring Congressman Charles Rangel — is challenging one of his main rivals for the House, Assemblyman Guillermo Linares, for his job in Albany.

The bill provides that the NNPC Act will stand repealed upon the vesting of all the assets and liabilities of the NNPC in the successor entities,» it states.

As a matter of fact, eligible citizens of the state will on Saturday file out to elect a successor to the outgoing governor, who is on the last lap of his constitutionally - allowed two terms of four years each.