Sentences with phrase «been a citizen for»

In the field of education, where they are putting much emphasis, the key player is Citizens for Excellence in Education.

But we also want to get different — we want to embrace core competencies, give attention to emerging areas like coding and robotics, and have more students prepared to be citizens for an ever - changing world.

An E111 renewal was originally used in order to prove that you were a citizen for a European country, granting them access to medical treatment when travelling abroad.

Not exact matches

One potential solution to help mitigate all this job loss could be universal basic income — a government - provided monthly stipend for each citizen.

It wasn't all plain sailing for the moustache though; back home British citizens were looking on it as a sign of their boys «going native» and it was nearly stamped out completely.

For poor nations, providing fuel to their citizens at below - market prices is a crippling trap — any attempt to change them can cost a politician an election or cause riots.

DACA recipients» fears are not unfounded — the same fear surfaced several years ago after the Obama administration in 2014 attempted to expand DACA and implement a program known as Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents, which sought to shield from deportation the parents of American citizens or lawful permanent residents.

GDPR will codify data protection rules for all companies that collect data from EU citizens while greatly expanding individuals» control over how and when their personal data is collected and used.

Citizens of the country have even developed a reputation for having their guns ready in the closet at a moment's notice, which has led some people to wonder if the Swiss are all required to own arms in order to protect their state.

One potential idea for counteracting a future that involves massive job losses is universal basic income, a government - provided monthly or yearly stipend given to each citizen.

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

Hainan Island, known as the «Hawaii of China,» is a popular holiday destination for Chinese citizens.

As for the horrors of the battle, many German citizens — including children — were forced to defend the city.

Operating on a simple drag and drop basis, its intuitive user interface means it should be a hit with everyone from pre-schoolers right up to senior citizens, but it should also be a great help for the small business owner or manager.

But the idea of a central place where ordinary citizens can submit news has been overtaken by the social web — that's effectively the way millions of people already use Twitter, for example.

EU citizens living in Britain will worry for their futures until their right to remain is guaranteed.

It's wonderful,» said Frankel, who has been using her social media to urge companies to join her efforts and says that private companies and citizens are really pulling through for the island where government has fallen short.

The measures are designed to cut off one of the few remaining avenues for Chinese citizens to buy digital assets.

As a company and for all business in general, it is critical that we help develop rational, intelligent policies to help expand opportunities for all of our citizens.

But a poll conducted by Abacus Data on behalf of Maclean's for the Canada Project shows the country's citizens are getting more and more comfortable carrying large amounts of debt — with more of that money coming from family and friends.

Nationals senator and Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Matt Canavan has resigned from cabinet after discovering he was an Italian citizen, but he is refusing to quit Parliament.

Last year Calgary's superstar mayor Naheed Nenshi suggested to Maclean's last year that municipal government is the most crucial level for most citizens, and it seems that with startups it's the absence of city engagement that causes problems.

Indeed, citizens» satisfaction is related to what they get for their tax dollars, Sachs tells CNBC Make It: «They are happy because these societies are not only prosperous but also with high equality, social trust and honesty of government.

Through cells for volunteer foot patrols, the Gang Violence Task Force and the Portland Police Bureau, many citizens and city workers are using Celly as well.

«It is easy to blame the politicians for inaction but we as citizens still have to give them permission to spend what is ultimately our money,» Sheldrick said.

The African nation of Zambia, for instance, has only enough food available to provide its population with 1,870 calories on average, per day, according to a striking global map in the October issue of National Geographic — and in truth, in much of the world, such calorie counts offer an inflated view of what's actually accessible to most citizens, due to widespread poverty, civil unrest, natural disasters, corruption, government mismanagement, food - distribution failures, and other issues.

In various forms, governments across the world, including those in Singapore, Japan, and India, are trying to determine how dramatically they can transform themselves into digital entities in order to cut budgets and streamline services (and for some, keep closer tabs on citizens).

Barnier also vowed that it is the EU's main priority to ensure that European citizens living in the U.K. will be able to keep their current rights for their lifetimes.

The lack of progress is prolonging the period of uncertainty for both citizens and businesses in the U.K.

«It is time for scientists, science enthusiasts, and concerned citizens to come together to make ourselves heard!»

«In my opinion, what we need to do is not to introduce now a new system for EU citizens living in Britain and then a new status for U.K. citizens living on the continent.

Besides, for the hundreds of millions of rural peasants who have already migrated to cities — supplying factories with an endless supply of cheap labour — life in cities like Shanghai, Beijing or Shenzhen means being treated like second - class citizens, since their access to social services and education for their children is tightly limited.

For example, pedestrians could access it from all corners, which communicated the idea that «every citizen was equally important,» L'Enfant biographer Scott Berg told Smithsonian.

It's this forbidding territory that Exxon (xom), under Tillerson, has turned into one of Russia's most lucrative oil provinces, affording Russia a crucial entry into the fast - growing oil markets of Asia, generating nearly $ 5 billion in tax dollars and other revenue for the government to date, and generally being, by Moscow's lights, a good corporate citizen.

The initial focus for Brexit talks have been on agreeing the Irish border, citizens» rights and an exit bill before discussing future trade arrangements and a transition period.

«I pledge to be president for every citizen of our land, and this is very important to me.»

This has led police officers to speculate that numbers are down because more citizens are at home and on the lookout for trouble.

«We are hopeful that the premier's efforts to allow the voices of his citizens to be listened to will be successful, because it is very much in common with our citizens,» Inslee said, adding that residents in his state recently rejected proposals for both coal and oil ports.

Adding to the tension in Wakanda is that the citizens are brilliant — renowned for their advanced technologies.

Profits realized by government can and often are spent on its citizens, but for anti-government zealots like U.S. presidential contender Ron Paul, that's reason enough to get rid of the Fed.

Hardly a Congressional hearing goes by without some lawmaker, Democrat or Republican, reporting complaints from the home constituency about credit - worthy citizens being turned down when applying for a mortgage.

Even if these families had the means, suing wouldn't be worth the legal fees because state legislators passed a law barring citizens from winning compensation for damages related to health, quality of life, enjoyment of property, or lost income caused by factory farms.

Genesis International is one of a handful of businesses that is overseen by Omani entrepreneur Qais Al Khonji, a businessman who is well known in his country for helping citizens overcome the hardships of starting their own businesses.

I'm a dual US / UK citizen, so I qualify for NHS treatment.

When Tala met a woman who got married in Italy and learned that it was the easiest European country for British citizens to wed, it seemed like a no - brainer.

John Zelinsky, a member of the Stamford Board of Representatives, said he's confident a proposed cell - phone crosswalk ban will be adopted and that once text - happy citizens see cops issuing citations — right now the idea is for the fine to be $ 30 per violation — «they will think twice.»

In peer countries like Canada, some citizens are taxed at higher rates throughout the year, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development notes, but they get a lot more from their government in terms of social services, including health care.

Attorneys who safeguard privacy issues for citizens should look into how California's Department of Developmental Services is violating individual service provider's rights by demanding unnannounced visits to their homes.

«We have set aside the resources to get the deficit under control and, we hope, in fact, we're counting on some kind of benefit for citizens from a tax point of view,» he said.

Cryptocurrencies have been drawing significant interest over the last several months, according to Charles Bovaird, a financial writer and consultant who has worked for State Street, Moody's and Citizens Commercial Banking.