Sentences with phrase «by ordinary citizens»

And it calls for action not just by policymakers themselves, but also by ordinary citizens and through public - private partnerships.

He is especially interested in the way historical events are perceived and remembered by ordinary citizens versus how they are officially presented by public agencies and the media.

Granted, that is not always possible, but the incredible uptake of sustainable generation by ordinary citizens and the tiny share of traditional utilities tell an important story.

The hope behind the Citizens» Assembly is that a recommendation made by ordinary citizens rather than professional politicians or political elites would produce a more fair electoral system and also be accepted as more legitimate by British Columbians.

Whereas the WJP's flagship WJP Rule of Law Index ® offers aggregate rule of law scores, the two new reports present disaggregated question - level data as a series of thematic briefs to highlight different facets of the rule of law as it is experienced by ordinary citizens in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

¶ 10 To those who would argue that this position is too restrictive of the rights and privileges of the Judge, we echo the Kentucky opinion JE 119, wherein it is stated «A Judge must accept restrictions on the Judge's conduct that might be viewed as burdensome by the ordinary citizen and should do so freely and willingly.»

He published his National Post column in the aftermath of Brexit — a democratic revolt by ordinary citizens against an unaccountable elite.

As we renew the promise of our nations to make them stronger at home — in the words of President Reagan as the «sleeping giant stirs» — so let us renew the relationship that can lead the world towards the promise of freedom and prosperity marked out in parchment by those ordinary citizens 240 years ago.

Lee said the students wanted to show that «these compounds which you think are only accessible to these large, large - scale companies are actually able to be accessed and produced by ordinary citizens».

At para 6 of the decision he declared that Pt 36 should be interpreted «in a way that would be understood by ordinary citizens».

They are noe taking stringent measures to cease crypto - related transactions conducted by ordinary citizens

But the dissenting judge in the case, Stephen Reinhardt, says the ruling «threatens to criminalize all sorts of innocuous conduct engaged in daily by ordinary citizens.»

The hidden information showed that less than 5 percent of requests were from criminals and high - level public figures (lower than expected), with 95 percent of them made by ordinary citizens, according to Julia Powles, a researcher at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Law who specializes in the law and policy of data sharing and privacy.

A judge must expect to be the subject of constant public scrutiny and accept freely and willingly restrictions that might be viewed as burdensome by the ordinary citizen.

Perhaps «probing deeper» by ordinary citizens would not be such a good idea after all.

On its blog, the group, which calls itself Tar Sands Blockade, takes pains to point out that the protest was staged not by professional activists, but by ordinary citizens.