Sentences with phrase «country the culture of»

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As Mandel - Campbell wrote in her book: «Language is only window dressing without a solid understanding of a country's culture and history.»

«That was just the tip of the iceberg,» says Kelts, a University of Tokyo professor and author of Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the U.S. «I mean, [look at] the fact that sushi is available in mainstream supermarkets around the country; the fact that Japanese style, design and architecture are appearing in major cities around the country; [and] the popularity of manga and anime in bookstores and Wal - Mart and Target.»

Awwad Alawwad, Saudi's minister of culture and information, attended the Riyadh premiere and told Associated Press films screened in the country need to strike a balance for Saudi audiences.

Despite some changes, the country has preserved much of its traditional Buddhist culture, a big draw for the tourists who come from around the world to explore its majestic mountains and centuries - old monasteries.

The sliver of pop culture we've slid under the media microscope bears little relation to what's sampled by the rest of the country.

The 1948 declaration which established the modern state of Israel pledges that the country will «ensure complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of religion, race or sex,» and that it «it will guarantee freedom of religion, conscience, language, education, and culture.»

The tech company's dominant position in the country of 90 million people boils down to a fortuitous intersection of three factors: demographics, culture, and distribution.

This will allow it to take full control of 1,300 cafes in the world's most populous country, where it sees a nascent coffee culture becoming a huge market.

The majority of expats in Austria said their work - life balance (71 percent) and work culture (62 percent) was better than in their native country.

One of the main appeals for expats is the country's work culture; 71 percent of expats said they experience an improvement in their working environment compared to their home country.

No, but jokes apart, I think the most important thing about the country is the culture, and there is an element of Nordic culture in what we do.

Given the state of the country, «Far Cry 5» feels like something made for an alternate reality where mass shootings aren't common, where there isn't a raging culture war between so - called Red and Blue states, where there isn't yet another misinformed scapegoating of violent video games unfolding.

He's a truly global leader — a Brazilian native running a Belgian - headquartered company out of New York — who has sought to bring a unified culture to the 150,000 employees in 24 countries who now work at AB InBev.

The research argues that this swath of the country is not a demographic, but a culture.

As Confederate statues and memorials are being removed across the U.S. following the violence at a weekend rally by white nationalists in Charlottesville, Va., President Donald Trump took to Twitter Thursday morning to complain about the actions, calling it «sad» and saying the «culture of our great country [is] being ripped apart.»

With uncertainty and investor caution defining the global economy, public companies have found reassurance in Canada's stability, its strong equity culture and the expertise of this country's capital market participants.

Sad to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart with the removal of our beautiful statues and monuments.

A woman alone behind the desk, with the microphone in front of her and a posse of the best writers in the country behind her, is in one of the most significant positions of influence in American popular culture.

- Despite the rise of mixed martial arts — and subsequent talk about the decline of boxing in mainstream culture — six boxers led their countries in earnings, and four of them made in excess of $ 20 million last year.

Every year, the firm's Democracy Index provides a snapshot of global democracy by scoring countries on five categories: electoral process and pluralism; civil liberties; the functioning of government; political participation; and political culture.

In the U.S., a variety of ethnicities migrate here from other countries and cultures, bringing with them their localized web browsing habits.

I have a decent understanding of the country and its culture and everything about it fascinates me.

Beyond being an incredible song, its chorus became a rallying cry of protesters in the United States — «a kind of comfort that people of color and other oppressed communities desperately need all too often: the hope — the feeling — that despite tensions in this country growing worse and worse, in the long run, we're all gon» be all right,» as Slate culture writer Aisha Harris put it.

A flawed democracy is a country with free elections but weighed down by weak governance, an underdeveloped political culture and low levels of political participation, according to the EIU.

After all, Starbucks is responsible for re-introducing the culture of coffee in the United States and for establishing it in countries where the café culture never before existed.

Each country has its own set of laws, fiscal policy and even purchase culture.

But as the #MeToo movement has swept the country — exposing badly behaving bosses and out - of - control corporate cultures — that harsh reality has become all the more apparent.

So when they go back to their countries I think they have a sense of confidence, I think they have a sense of what their expectations should be of themselves and, also in some cultures, to face their limitations.»

But Canada is a country that is an accumulation of diverse cultures, and maybe that is what makes it unique.

And that's one of the great things about the space station, it's an international space station — different countries, cultures, languages.

These women were independent, savvy, and successful, changing the culture of New York and the rest of the country.

Culture is a complex thing, but we do know a few things about how to characterize the cultures of different countries.

(«We are proud of our corporate culture and the good work that our employees do every day, bringing families across the country together over delicious, home - cooked meals,» the company told BuzzFeed at that time.)

South Koreans are justifiably proud of the ways in which the country's growth reflects its own culture and history.

Linda Henman, president of Henman Performance Group in Town and Country, Mo., says a company's culture can be defined by how its leaders make decisions, which should be compared with candidates» traits.

The dating culture there has loads of differences, and even though our countries share a common tongue (no pun intended) and a lot of history, these distinctions just might surprise you.

A graduate of the Schulich School of Business at York University, Melissa is the outgoing chair of Point of View, the country's premiere magazine about documentary culture.

We must also work together to create a culture in our country that embraces the dignity of life that creates deep and meaningful human connections and that turns classmates and colleagues into friends and neighbors.

Unlike other smash hit shows that preceded it, The Rap of China (中国有嘻哈) takes on a culture that used to be largely underground in the country.

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Canada does not have the culture of anchor companies that has been so effective in driving some Asian countries to speedy industrial development and global market leaderships.

Moving yourself out of your home country to a completely new and different culture... and language... certainly qualifies as a big and complicated task.

«The hyper - masculine culture of these work camps contributes to the crisis of murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls that currently grips this country,» Chamberlin said.

It would be wonderful if we could leave the children in their country to be part of their culture.

All I know is the season is synonymous with the group from Hawthorne, California, which only featured one surfer, but epitomized the west coast beach culture that not only permeated our country, but made us all want to gravitate to California and become a part of.

The Literary Review of Canada is the country's leading forum for discussion and debate about books, culture, politics and ideas.

But watching and even participating in politics from the vantage point of another country and culture lends a huge sense of perspective.

Our country and our entrepreneurial culture is one of second and third chances.

The move comes as part of the company's efforts to follow the country's push towards a «work smart» culture, and will see meetings end after one or -LSB-...]

The rules are interpreted differently from country to country depending on the language, culture and mores of Facebook users.