Sentences with phrase «by average citizens»

Although small in number, with only the Affenpinscher being a rarer AKC Toy breed, today the English Toy Spaniel is beloved by average citizens and quite adaptable to most any modern - era living arrangements, town or country.

Although sugars and grains with a high glycemic load now represent a dominant element of the modern urban diet, these foods were rarely or never consumed by average citizens as recently as 200 y ago.

Thus «the economy» is presented as a force working on its own, beyond comprehension by the average person or action by the average citizen.

All candidates are forced to march in lockstep with their respective parties» agendas, no matter how odious some of those positions are perceived by the average citizen.

Her recent series An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar (2007), investigates objects and scenes that are often literally and metaphorically out of visual reach by the average citizen in the United States.

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Benefits — Each family / real estate investor keeps average $ 600 / mo for 2 yrs, real estate in all major metropolitans will have a traded price, increase buying power of low income high credit citizens, stimulate real estate investment by making it easier for investors to cash flow a rental property, reduce home inventory, the increase home values and liquidity provides incentive to put the $ X trillion in capital currently on the sidelines back to work and mortgage prepayments will increase capital availability.

Who can volunteer: Participants must have an undergraduate degree from an accredited college by their first day of training; have a minimum grade point average of 2.5; and be a citizen, legal permanent resident, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient.

One of the major obstacles they must overcome is the seemingly negative perception the public has of Stéphane Dion; they're attempting to do this by asserting him as a decisive and strong political leader, and by showcasing him as an «average citizen,» rather than a politician who has been regarded as a somewhat - distant intellectual.

To make a long story short, the «Hitler's Pope» campaign was highly successful, with the result that the calumny against Pius is now almost universally accepted by the opinion - making elites and by plenty of average citizens as well.

1) Charities spend their income on necessities, such as food and utilities, which ever - so - slightly re-orients our economy toward recession - resistant products, rather than luxuries 2) Charities spend their money quickly, but on independent schedules, making for a smoother stimulus effect on the economy 3) Charities make purchases tax - free, meaning that $ 1 spent by a charity generates a full $ 1 of private economic activity; furthermore, much of those tax revenues are recovered as income tax on the grocery stores, utility companies, etc. that might not have received that income otherwise 4) Charitable giving is by far the most democratic way to improve society; from birth control to bombers, government assuredly spends money on something you don't like, and charitable giving restores your say - so 5) Charitable donations are tax deductible, meaning you keep those tax dollars in your local community 6) Charitable donations provide the funds necessary for volunteers to serve the needy, thus giving «the average citizen» a chance to meet and interact with the needy, breaking down stereotypes

People in countries that provide citizens with a high level of economic security have a higher level of happiness on average, as measured by surveys of national levels of life - satisfaction and happiness... The most important determinant of national happiness is not income level — there is a positive association, but rising income seems to have little effect as wealthy countries grow more wealthier.

Many oil or mineral rich monarchies or authoritarian regimes use nationalized / royalty owned oil and / or mineral wealth to dramatically limit domestic taxation and to fund a welfare state for average citizens, sometimes with straight cash dispersals, sometimes with heavily subsidized prices for certain essentials of life, and sometimes by heavily subsidizing services like health care and education.

Yet the data in the 2008 E-Voter Institute study show that online social networks SHOULD be fertile ground for political organizers: by just about any measure, users of websites such as MySpace, Facebook and LinkedIn are more likely to be politically active than average citizens.

All kinds of normal behavior have been criminalized, to the point that average citizens are constantly being harassed by the police for engaging in harmless behavior.

According to poll results published this week by the Bush Foundation, 83 percent of Minnesotans said «the voice of average citizens has been lost» in the debate over the state budget.

On the right and more so on the left, the majority of bloggers, after all, are average citizens activated by the Internet.

A report released Monday by the good - government group Citizens Union argued the current system for redistricting, dominated by the Democratic majority in the Assembly and Republicans who control the Senate, has led to less - competitive elections, reduced voter turnout and, over the past four election cycles, a 96 percent re-election rate for incumbents — who are returned to office by an average margin of victory of 61 percentage points.

By requiring every individual in America to buy private health insurance that is overpriced and under - regulated, the health care bill takes money out of average citizens» pockets and places it in the hands of insurance companies.

But restraining big money does nothing by itself to empower the average citizen.

Other surveys, such as this one by the Committee on Economic Development demonstrate support for reform is also strong in the business community; 72 percent are in favor of creating a public financing system that would match low - dollar contributions and give average citizens more incentives to contribute to campaigns.

«The former Vice President, is focused on lending his time and best endeavours to the President to ensure that the country turns the corner by overcoming the present ravaging recession and inflation and put food on the table for the average Nigerian citizen.

While former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate leader Dean Skelos were convicted in federal corruption cases, any correspondence they may have had with those seeking official favors in exchange for gifts and payments weren't obtainable by the press or average citizens under current FOIL rules.

«Even if people think objectively and follow rules of statistical inference, richer and poorer people may be led, by the information available to them, to very different conclusions about how wealthy their fellow citizens are, on average, and how wealth is distributed across society.»

A limitation of the study, noted by the authors, is that Audubon members and the MTurk population as a whole believe more strongly in the occurrence of climate change and its human causes than the average U.S. citizen.

Gary Cohen, president and founder of the Massachusetts - based nonprofit Health Care Without Harm, said in a telephone interview that the risks of climate change to both the health of U.S. citizens and the U.S. health care delivery system is profound, particularly in urban areas, where warming average temperatures are exacerbated by the heat island effect and high concentrations of other air pollution like ozone and particulate matter.

Even if the average U.K. citizen were to fall in line with dietary guidelines set forth by the World Health Organization (which most do not), the study estimates there would be a 17 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

All told, the average rural Chinese citizen consumes 12 grams of salt daily, according to the 2010 Global Burden of Disease study; the average American takes in 9 grams, while the daily maximum recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) is 5 grams.

The average Western citizen, and by extension the average acne patient, is nowhere near fulfilling the classic «five a day» mantra.

A citizens» panel appointed by Gov. Toney Anaya of New Mexico has recommended boosting teachers» starting salaries from the current average of $ 14,800 to $ 25,000 by 1989, in order to make teaching competitive with business occupations and other higher - paying professions.

For example, the average citizen is unlikely to know that the term «current expenditures per ADA» means «operating expenditures per pupil as measured by average daily attendance.»

«To improve the quality of education; make health and safety improvements; modernize / construct classrooms, restrooms and school facilities: and improve P.E. fields and facilities; shall Laton Joint Unified School District issue $ 7,000,000 of bonds at legal rates, averaging $ 421,000 annually as long as bands are outstanding at a rate of approximately 6 cents per $ 100 assessed value, with annual audits, an independent citizens» oversight committee, no money for salaries, and funding that can not be taken by the State?»

Average citizens defeated a Bridgeport charter revision proposal backed by a veritable who's who of well - endowed corporate education reformers.

The threshold on the average citizen should be higher than that on an elected official, who by their pursuit of elected office should be expected to be more versed in the regulatory aspects of the process.

The new State of Our Cities report, released today at a mayors» roundtable at the Bush Center, is an explanatory and comparative tool prepared by the George W. Bush Institute to help leaders (and average citizens, for that matter) make sense of city level education data.

I'm not the gambling type but I'm willing to bet librarians are much more concerned for authors» and copyright holders» rights than the average citizen; despite having been continually burned by publishers.

In fact, Citizens Bank reports that its average customer saves $ 132 per month by refinancing!

The table provided by the Quartz Media LLC shows that the average citizen of the USA hasn't gotten a raise since the 1970s, and the gap between those who get high and low salary has been growing wider and wider over the last decades.

According to 2007 estimates compiled by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), Californians spent an average of $ 800 for auto insurance premiums — just $ 5 more than the average U.S. citizen spent ($ 795).

By providing free spays and neuters to the citizen's animals living in our service area beginning July 2000; this had a direct effect in reducing the average number of animals coming into the Shelter each year from 1,500 to 700.

WCRAS impounds an average of 13,000 animals annually either brought in by citizens or picked up by field staff.

Third is its implementation; by making the list available for review without imposing any kind of confrontation requirement, they provide valuable information to the general public without turning average citizens into deputized law - enforcement officers.

Nearly every citizen of Belize, from average citizens to fishermen and dive operators were positively affected by Prime Minister Dean Barrow's decision to deny access to the waters of Belize.

Controlling average citizens ravaged by war, you must rally your characters and help them see the end of this conflict.

One of the many things that puzzle me as non scientific citizen of average scientific knowledge in trying to follow the debate concerning AGW is understanding how, given the many «low» levels of uncertainty admitted by most experts, can anyone claim to «know» such a complex question?

Citizens Climate Lobby is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, grassroots organization dedicated to addressing climate change from fossil fuels, and doing so by teaching average citizens how to make themselves heard by their elected leaders in efficient, effectiCitizens Climate Lobby is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, grassroots organization dedicated to addressing climate change from fossil fuels, and doing so by teaching average citizens how to make themselves heard by their elected leaders in efficient, effecticitizens how to make themselves heard by their elected leaders in efficient, effective ways.

The idea is, if we allow oil and gas corporations to exploit our land and water to extract fossil fuels, it will benefit the average citizen by lowering energy prices and reducing dependence of «foreign» energy supplies.

Demonstrate how the accusation, led by a particular small clique of enviro - activists, potentially strayed into libel / slander territory with the intent to hoodwink the public, and you instead have a potentially monstrous courtroom drama backfire situation that any average citizen can understand.

Going by plane would have churned out almost 10 tonnes more CO2, an entire years worth of emissions of the average UK citizen.

It is no wonder average citizens have difficulty seeing through the smoke of industry obfuscation and exaggeration spewed by some environmentalists.

Yes, Australia only produces about 1 1/2 per cent of the world's emissions, but Australia has only about 0.3 per cent of the world's population, therefore the average Australian is responsible for (1 1/2 divided by 0.3 = 5) five times as much greenhouse gas as the average global citizen.