Sentences with phrase «civilised country»

The phrase "civilised country" refers to a nation that is developed, advanced, and displays a high level of culture, organization, and respect for its citizens. It suggests a place where people live in harmony, where laws and order are maintained, and where basic needs like education, healthcare, and infrastructure are adequately provided. Full definition
«He should not treat Nigerians with levity and he should also know what is obtainable in civilised countries.
Britain was generally a more free and civilised country by the time he left office in 1976... My abiding memory is of a man of innate decency and ability.»
Nor was euthanasia universally opposed: a feeling that the old and frail, and especially the mentally ill, lived miserable lives and would be better off dead, was quite widely expressed in many civilised countries.
«In most civilised countries where the national assembly is controlled by one party and with the executive in close working relationship, what they do is to have a pre-budget passing meeting.
The simple flaw in allocating voting power by economic wealth is that it leads to systems of government that have already been tried and rejected by most civilised countries.
Orbih said that the Bill, which was sent to the Assembly on Monday, was also sent to all the lawmakers, adding that the Bill proposed ranches as obtained in civilised countries, instead of cattle colony.
«Cameron should say that the civilised world can not see China as a civilised country if it doesn't change its own behaviour.»
But living in a civilised country I quite like this tension.
«Who wants to think a civilised country would give a woman 71p a day to spend?
People in Romania and Bulgaria are «living like animals» and will want to live in a «civilised country» like the UK instead, Nigel Farage said today.
If an opportunity came up to come to a civilised country with a decent health service that will provide you with housing, give you a chance to get work, what would you do?
But if we really want to call ourselves a civilised country, it's time to put an end to indefinite detention and do what those protesters demand: shut it down.
The judge, Mr Justice Collins, remarked during the hearing on Thursday that America's idea of torture «doesn't appear to coincide with that of most civilised countries».
«In any civilised country to allow people to starve to death is something we shouldn't really contemplate,» Lord Roberts of Llandudno, who organised the open letter, told Politics.co.uk.
Lots of people told me I would never be deported, that no civilised country in the world would ever deport people to a war zone like Somalia.
It can not be right that in a civilised country, a wrongly accused person should be left with only suffering, both in mental and financial hardship terms, from false accusations.
His claim that torture is «beyond discussion in civilised countries» is made without reference to the many democracies that have not only discussed, but also used or been complicit in the use of torture.
Civilised countries have people who are empowered to make that decision; they are called judges, and the decision has been made.
Not only must a civilised country conduct its affairs by the rule of law, but the law must be just in its compilation and just in its application.
But for the bathroom which is an absolute must in civilised countries, only kitchen functions as unmistakably.
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