Sentences with phrase «abolition leads»

Even if the policy's abolition leads to a sudden baby boom — and demographers say it won't — China's statistics are still stacked against a rise in the birth rate.

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In one memorable paragraph we have the comparison made between a universe without moral laws and led just by human desire, which leads to a dying universe, as indicated by C. S. Lewis in his book The Abolition of Man, and Nagel's view of the universe becoming aware of itself in man, and becoming conscious of truth, beauty and goodness.
Sister Helen Prejean is a Roman Catholic nun and a leading advocate for the abolition of the death penalty.
But despite the real gains in social morality that came in the wake of the abolition of the slave trade, despite the rise in the status of women, despite the benefits that came from the enactment of child - labor laws and the establishment of the welfare state, did not the nineteenth century also bequeath to us those proposed «solutions» to social ills that led to mass starvation in Russia and China, to the utopian nightmares of communism and fascism, to wars unending, and ¯ in those societies that actually managed to abolish most social evils ¯ to a hedonism that is undermining society from within?
In fact, social conservatives in the USA, led by Christian conservatives, have fought or disagreed with religious diversity, religious equality, abolition of slavery, Suffrage, desegregation, integrating the armed forces, Brown v Board of Education, mixed race marriages, respect and equality for Jews (not in MY country club!)
This spirit of Christian brotherhood, joined with Jesus» insight into the worth of every person as a child of God, was bound to create a ferment which led eventually to the abolition of overt slavery throughout the Christian world.
The abolition of the feudal obligations of the peasants and their lords, agricultural reforms, and the introduction of the free alienability of land led to large - scale migrations from the countryside into the cities.
For they entail, in principle at least, the overthrowing — the complete abolition — of any system of heroics that would lead us to experience shame about ourselves.
I would agree with Fr Hayes that the resultant de-naturing of things has led to the «abolition of man».
Just as he spoke no specific word on slavery or slums, but gave an impulse that can let no sensitive Christian be at ease while they exist, so he injected into human history a spirit that must eventually lead to war's abolition.
It is easy to see how the timelessness of God and of his knowledge led to the theological determinism, to the predestinationism of St. Augustine, St. Thomas and Calvin; for the abolition of time and becoming on the divine level eliminates entirely the ambiguity of the future which is uncertain only to our imperfect, time - bound insight, but which is in its completeness timelessly present in the mind of God.
In the early nineteenth century, a group of leading lay evangelicals, as we shall see, 15 who belonged to what was known as the «Clapham sect», led the campaign for the abolition of slavery, which was ended in the British dominions in 1833.
When Luther's views of the gospel and of Christian faith and life as well as his criticisms of the Roman Church took hold of others, the discussion of the issues of the struggle in books, tracts, and pamphlets led to concrete action aimed at the abolition of Roman Catholic orders and practices.
If this happens again in four years time this could coincide with abolition of milk quotas which could lead to constraints, said the director, «This would be a bad place to be,» he added.
When they looked for compassion, who led the abolition of slavery?
ENDS • For more information, please contact Imran Hussain, Head of Policy, on 07816909302 • CPAG is the leading charity campaigning for the abolition of child poverty in the UK and for a better deal for low - income families and children.
Ed rather misses out that his father was a leading left winger in Norfolk Labour politics and passionately campaigned for the abolition of grammar schools.
CPAG is the leading charity campaigning for the abolition of child poverty in the UK and for a better deal for low - income families and children.
[119] Unlike Cameron, Osborne intended to remain an MP and stand for parliament again in 2020, although proposed boundary changes could have led to the abolition of his Tatton constituency.
In May 2008, he was a significant critic of the abolition of the 10p tax rate [8] and this led to Field describing Prime Minister Gordon Brown as «unhappy inside his own body».
But Miller indicated that the review could end up leading to the abolition of civil partnerships once gay marriage becomes legal.
· For details of new figures given by the government, see the parliamentary written answer to question 137238 in column 715W of Hansard, which is linked to here: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmhansrd/cm130115/text/130115w0003.htm · CPAG is the leading charity campaigning for the abolition of child poverty in the UK and for a better deal for low - income families and children.
The ousting of McIntosh was a step that led to the abolition of the GLC and eventually to the creation of the office of mayor of London.
The abolition of proportional representation in 1929 meant that the structure of party politics gave the Ulster Unionist Party a continual sizeable majority in the Parliament of Northern Ireland, leading to fifty years of one - party rule.
The next redistribution of parliamentary constituencies took place under the Representation of the People Act 1948, and this led to the abolition of the Salford South constituency.
Tory MP Priti Patel, who asked the Parliamentary question that led to the publication of the figures, called for the abolition of the Human Rights Act.
She demanded the abolition of the «undemocratic» House of Lords and pledged to put the «backbone and guts» into a Labour government led by Ed Miliband.
Although the abolition of slavery and emancipation laws led to the start of education for all, the descendants of Black slaves are often amongst the poorest classes in Jamaica.
CPAG is the leading charity campaigning for the abolition of child poverty in the UK and for a better deal for low - income families and children.
«Equal access to quality education is the biggest civil rights battle going on, and it's more important than the suffragette movement or integration or abolition, and the movement will look to parents to lead the way.»
Research carried out by Bristol University suggested the abolition of league tables in Wales had led to a drop in standards in the lowest 75 % of schools.
Research carried out by Bristol University suggested the abolition of league tables in Wales in 2001 had led to a drop in standards in the lowest 75 % of schools.
However, examples of poor EYFS assessment practice should no more lead to the abolition of current EYFS assessment than previous recorded abuses of KS2 SATS tests and GCSEs have led to the abolition of these forms of assessment!
A report published in the Netherlands in 2010 at the behest of the government eventually led to the abolition of the country's breed discriminatory law.
It published leading writers» commentary on abolition, education, and other major issues in contemporary political affairs.
On 22 December 2003 MP Austin Mitchell moved the second reading of his private member's House Buyers» Bill, which was to lead to the abolition of the solicitors» conveyancing monopoly.
Ultimately, Posner also predicts that the recent failures of the financial regulatory system (beginning with Enron and Worldcom, and continuing through the banking / mortgage crisis) may lead to wholesale reorganization, with the possible abolition of the SEC.
This has led the Law Commission to recommend the abolition of the entirety of the current law and its replacement with a statutory scheme.
In a ministerial statement in April 2006 the Home Secretary announced, with immediate effect, the abolition of the discretionary scheme and the independent assessor's new approach of discounting under CJA 1988, s 133 (4A) at a higher rate any non-pecuniary awards to reflect the claimant's previous record and conduct leading to his wrongful imprisonment.
The Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation (BAC) has identified as expressed concern that the abolition of CDEP may lead to a depopulation of the Outstations in the region.
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