Sentences with phrase «by rich societies»

«Carbon offsetting is used by rich societies to carry on polluting but without the guilt.

A brilliant school of scholars (backed by a rich society to finance a few well - planned tests) might succeed in pushing any fantastic programme ahead, or, alternatively, if so inclined, in overthrowing any arbitrarily chosen pillar of «established knowledge».

Not exact matches

When you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don't protect you against them, but protect them against you — when you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self - sacrifice — you may know that your society is doomed.

Buffett agreed that capitalism is brutal to capital, but said that, «a rich society can actually... take care of [those left behind by the economy].»

That's why Jesus always ridiculed the self - righteous pompous people like Fox news and the rich, but chose to be with the sick, the Gentiles and those who were put away by society.

Governments must create a more equal society by prioritizing ordinary workers and small - scale food producers instead of the rich and powerful.

«Thus an environmentally enlightened development process necessarily demands a new culture, which will be: egalitarian, with reduced disparities between rich and poor and power equally shared by men and women; resource - sharing; participatory; frugal, when compared to the current consumption patterns of the rich; humble, with a respect for the multiplicity of the world's cultures and lifestyles; and, it will aim at greater self - reliance at all levels of society.»

This is very far from being a new analysis: Family and Youth Concern, still battling away, was doing pioneering work over 30 years ago (for which its founder, Valerie Riches, was deservedly made a papal dame), pointing out how disastrous for society the undermining of the traditional family based on marriage - not least by successive governments - really was.

Latest was explosions in India marked as «Islamic Jihadists» and another in Pakistan although I was surprised that it was not marked as «Hindu Jihadists»... That would have had both Great Countries confront each other serving the purpose of other competing nations over the Rich Indian Peninsular... Believe me no nation fall back unless people of her own are traitors to it's nations principals and beliefs for the reason of Hate, Envy, Revenge, or Greeds towards material wealth even if by selling their Dignity and integrity or their family, tribe, community, the nation and the country it wouldn't mean much to them... and those can be found among every level of the one Society...

Although her family was prosperous, as a descendent of slaves she was expected to make her way in society by becoming available as a «mistress» to rich white men.

As the feminine emerges, so does a much richer and more healing global society, one characterized by interrelatedness, interdependency, synergistic mutual enhancement, persuasion, and so forth.

Where else can one be completely useless to society and get all of their needs met by the rich taxpayers, oops, I mean the benevolent government.

Ours certainly would be a spiritually richer, happier, healthier society if his analysis were adopted by Americans generally.

What does it mean that American society is by far the richest culture in the history of the world?

Religion, according to Jung, can help us balance the overpowering influence of objective «reason» and external reality by keeping us in touch with the rich, nonrational side of reality, and giving us a point of reference that transcends society and all the statistical generalizations on which scientific rationalism focuses.

But it must be realized that although the long history of Islam has bequeathed to modern times a rich legacy, no society can meet the needs of our times by drawing on its inner resources alone.

^ Shouldn't our government at least look to tackle this by legislation, the gap between the richest and poorest is growing so as a society we could stand up to those mega rich and just say no!

The problems in rich societies such as most of those in Europe is not, heretical as this is to say, caused by these societies somehow not being wealthy enough (and therefore requiring more GDP growth, and the associated promotion and veneration of «wealth creators» and establishing ideological divisions within society between «shirkers and strivers» etc.).

The wide disbursement of capital can not only help to correct the undue political influence of giant corporations and the rich, but it can also create a society in which there are more Amy's Pup - in - the - Tubs and more people have enough to make their own way in the world without being dependent simply on labor income or constrained by the circumstances of birth.

We intend to pursue this goal of building a society of equal opportunity responsibly, by protecting our natural endowments and, at the same time, adding value to the exploitation of these rich resources under our custody.

And in her Tory conference speech, she said: «To make Britain a great meritocracy, we must move beyond this agenda and deliver real social reform across every layer of society so that those whom the system would currently miss — those just above the threshold for help today yet those who are by no means rich or well off — are given the help they need.

«It punishes the poor for being poor, it punishes the middle class for living in a society that does not protect them and it rewards those who already have it made by either growing up white, growing rich, or growing up in a state that protects only those who are in the top quintile or in some cases the top one percent of income earners.»

The deputy prime minister said it was right there should be a «time - limited contribution» from the richest in society as Osborne draws up plans for an extra # 10bn in welfare cuts by 2016.

The intervention by Clegg, who is calling for a «time limited contribution» from the richest in society beyond the party's current policy for a mansion tax, came as the deputy prime minister marked his return to Britain after a two - week family holiday in Spain.

The study also postulates some explanations for the ostensible weakness of the EITI: the EITI's limited and its voluntary nature, resistance by the public and corporate sector, and the absence of a strong civil society in many resource - rich countries.

«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.»

In a sense this echoes the accumulation of resources by the super rich, or 1 per cent, in our societies.

By excavating the houses of both rich and poor, we have found that provincial society was far more complex than previously thought.

Phosphorus was first discovered by people looking for riches in urine, explains a video by the American Chemical Society's Reactions series.

«A society in which some people are idolized for being fabulously rich sets a standard of success that is unattainable and leads us to try to approach it by working more and spending more,» Tatzel said.

The proper way to take in minerals is through mineral - rich water; through nutrient - dense foods and beverages; through mineral - rich bone broths in which all of the macrominerals — sodium, chloride, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and sulphur — are available in ready - to - use ionized form as a true electrolyte solution; through the use of unrefined sea salt; and by adding small amounts of fine clay or mud as a supplement to water or food, a practice found in many traditional societies throughout the world.

A medical study by the «Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition» found Ubiquinol (electron - rich form of CoQ10) supplementation enhances peak energy production in athletes.

They all believe that chronic illnesses, including obesity, plaguing modern Western society, are generally caused by an unhealthy diet and lifestyle, and that improved health comes from regular exercise and by eating less food generally, consuming fewer animal protein products and having a diet rich in plant foods.

Healthy non-industrialized societies didn't go out of their way to eat fiber, but they did go to great lengths to nourish their intestinal flora by eating fermented foods rich in healthy bacteria.

Gold rings, due to the rising gold prices worldwide, are usually worn by the upper class, rich people in society.

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE — June 12 — The Money Talks PR stunt of the week goes to... the Society of Single Professionals for a speech by dating expert Rich Gosse, the Marin PR guy who you may remember ran for governor on the singles platform.

Being a rich woman in 21st century is undoubtedly something rather challenging, and even though our society is improving and changing by the minute, that's not something overly common.

In conclusion, there are melodramatic spells, as well as some focal unevenness, spawned from hurrying past certain plot aspects that really aren't all that needed in the first place, being not much more than supplements to the rather repetitious bloating that makes this overambitious effort too overblown for its own good, though not to the point of completely dismissing its engagement value, as there is enough sharpness to the production designs, cinematography and score work to provide striking style, as well as enough story value, brought to life by inspired writing, direction and acting, - particularly by leading lady Halle Berry - to make «Alex Haley's Queen» a rewarding near - epic study on the struggles faced by the mulattoes who struggled to fit into a post-slavery society that was rich with racial tension and plenty of other life challenges.

When the Boxtrolls are targeted by villainous pest exterminator Archibald Snatcher, who is bent on eradicating them as his ticket to Cheesebridge society, the kindhearted band of tinkerers must turn to their adopted charge and adventurous rich girl Winnie to bridge two worlds amidst the winds of change — and cheese.

Special Features Audio commentary from 2002 featuring director Robert Altman and producer David Foster New making - of documentary, featuring members of the Cast and Crew New conversation about the film and Altman's career between film historians Cari Beauchamp and Rick Jewell Featurette from the film's 1970 production Art Directors Guild Film Society Q&A from 1999 with production designer Leon Ericksen Excerpts from archival interviews with cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond Gallery of stills from the set by photographer Steve Schapiro Excerpts from two 1971 episodes of The Dick Cavett Show featuring Altman and film critic Pauline Kael Trailer PLUS: An essay by novelist and critic Nathaniel Rich

When the Boxtrolls are targeted by villainous pest exterminator Archibald Snatcher (Mr. Kingsley), who is bent on eradicating them as his ticket to Cheesebridge society, the kindhearted band of tinkerers must turn to their adopted charge and adventurous rich girl Winnie (Ms. Fanning) to bridge two worlds amidst the winds of change — and cheese.»

The resulting, exquisitely shot tale of guilt, infidelity, and blackmail reveals the wide gap between the rich and the poor in Spain, and surveys the corrupt ethics of a society seduced by decadence.

Intelligence is one of the most divine gift to all human whether he / she is poor or rich which itself a self - responsibility to protect the same by respecting interdependency.The fragmentation of societies and nations has not brought us isolation from the troubles of others.

Because both public and private schooling have been deeply embedded in society for the past three centuries, educational technology (by which I mean the various communication and information devices and processes that administrators and teachers use to make schooling efficient and effective) also has a rich history (e.g., textbooks, chalkboard, film, radio, computers).

The Starboard Sea by Amber Dermont «The privileged and insular society of an Eastern prep school in the 1980s is unveiled and brought vividly to life in Amber Dermont's emotionally rich debut novel.»

What they found is that equality and inequality are infectious: the more economically equal a society, the happier, healthier and more sane and peaceful it becomes - not just for the most fortunate, but for everyone:»... we are affected very differently by the income differences within our own society from the way we are affected by the differences in average income between one rich society and another.»

My point is that right now, we're funnelling free money to the richest sections of society by supporting asset markets and spreading this impact over the rest of society via the small inflation created.

Sergeant Rich Weiner says the investigation was started after an earlier investigation by the Capital Area Humane Society.

Always rich in colour and technique, de Balincourt's work is a bountiful confluence of reality and fantasy, where references to society, politics, or popular culture are never less than equalled by free association and painterly invention.

In this figure Shonibare re-imagines a reconstruction of the trappings of power, bringing into sharp focus the contradiction faced by all societies which aspire to do well and «get rich»; where the process of creating vast amounts of wealth relies on the hardships of a labour class.