Sentences with phrase «decisions about our nation»

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About 40 countries, including the United States, have indicated officially that they expect China to abide by the ruling, by Poling's count, so China would presumably lose political capital with those nations if it continued to act in opposition to any tribunal decisions.

«The overall economic impact of the CPTPP would be significantly further eroded if Canada, which is a Group of Seven nation, decides to postpone its decision about joining,» said Rajiv Biswas, Asia - Pacific chief economist at IHS Markit.

This would be the equivalent of his make - lemonade - from - lemons decision to brag, frequently, about how the United Nations didn't deserve Canada on its Security Council.

Aetna is one of the nation's leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving an estimated 44.6 million, at September 30, 2017, people with information and resources to help them make better informed decisions about their health care.

Very clear KM is concerned about First Nations decisions and rights in law.

«As the nation's leader in women's business development, our annual NCBF is the best place for attendees to forge new connections, learn about industry trends, and meet key decision makers.»

Faced with dwindling numbers and an ageing infrastructure, especially in the traditionally strong Catholic bastions of the nation's largest cities, painful decisions must be made about how best to continue the mission of proclaiming the Gospel in a dramatically different cultural setting.

One must make a reasoned decision about these truths, and in that sense the United Nations Charter and the Declaration reaffirm «faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, and in the equal rights of men and women.»

Those with wealth, who are closely tied to the banking community, govern capital accumulation and, with it, decisions about employment technology, income distribution, work organization, consumption patterns, and even our relations with other nations.

And that comment is NOT for Ollivant, who put his life on the line for the sake of serving our nation's democratically - arrived - at decision, a decision he surely had reservations about, to try Regime Change.

when it comes to the future of our nation, who cares about their actual beliefs but instead how they themselves will let their beliefs affect thier decisions, which affect us all not just thier religous congregation.

However, for the sake of promoting the globalization of the economy, the United States government has led in founding institutions that can overrule decisions about these matters made within the nation.

Any man who can not make a rational decision about something before he asks, «God» first... doesn't deserve to be in control of an entire nation!

They believe that Liverpool are still unsure about Joel Matip's eligibility to play in wake of his decision not to represent Cameroon at the African Cup of Nation's.

I think its time to do something about this, over the 2 legs, ireland were clearly the better side, that notwithstanding this particular french team is the worst i've seen in decades, and they have no bussines going to the world cup.It is time for replays to be reviewed in some cases and goaline technology to be applied in other cases, i think we human being have come of age to realise that we humans are not perfect, no matter how hard we try, so for sepp blatter to keep resisting replays and goal line technology is quite baffling to me, i can't really understand why 3 socalled officials could make a decision, a decision in which the whole world saw to be a foul, and its allowed to stand, and a nation is left, heartbroken, cheated and bitter, i am an african, but as a fan of football, i felt terrible seeing this, and i beg the question, if someone other than the team is not benefiting from this, why can't the officials be allowed to take a look at the replays in order to officiate the game better?

-LSB-...] Ultimately, if the point of WIC is to improve the health of low income mothers and babies and if the goal of the CDC is to increase breastfeeding rates in order to improve the health of the nation, all decisions about how WIC's support to moms and infants is provided should be done with a view to supporting breastfeeding first and foremost, with formula as an option only available upon specific request.

Some barriers include the negative attitudes of women and their partners and family members, as well as health care professionals, toward breastfeeding, whereas the main reasons that women do not start or give up breastfeeding are reported to be poor family and social support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding rates.

The debate over Scotland's future has, especially recently, served up the incongruous (and unromantic) image of a nation of «bean - counters» basing its decision about independence on the expected profitability of either outcome, yet calculating this expectation (on either side) off the back of political and economic assumptions that resemble nothing so much as declarations of blind fear or faith.

Ross also asked the governor about how he thinks history will view him once out of office and that other topic captivating New York and the nation: LeBron James's decision to go to Miami Heat and not the Knicks.

I represent a constituency with Manchester airport partially in it; I understand all about the local pressures — but you've got to as a nation be able to overcome those and make a sensible decision about where that extra runway capacity in the South East should go.»

Two congressional Democrats are demanding more information about President Trump's potential conflicts of interest stemming from his part ownership of the nation's largest federally subsidized housing complex, Starrett City, which they say could benefit financially from decisions made by HUD.

Mr Speaker, if the citizens of this country could see the time and care taken in making these decisions; the carefully - targeted nature of all our interventions; and the strict controls in place to ensure that the law and our democratic values are upheld; and if they could witness the integrity and professionalism of the men and women of the intelligence agencies, who are among the very finest public servants our nation has, then I believe that they would be reassured by how we go about this essential work.

On the introduction of the N50 stamp duty charge, Emefiele explained that the decision was taken to support the government in its bid to generate more revenue due to the drop in oil prices, adding that the nation's external reserves currently stood at about $ 28bn.

The groups said the United States should make the conservation, restoration and sustainable management of forests in developing nations a central goal of federal climate legislation, as tropical deforestation and other land - use decisions account for about 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

«If a near - Earth object is approaching Earth and we are in great peril, then the U.N. Security Council can make its own decisions about what to do,» says Hans Haubold, a senior officer with the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs in Vienna, who has co-authored several papers with Remo.

Now these so - called public - private partnerships (PPPs) are constructing models designed to better understand the factors that influence developing nations» decisions about whether or not to adopt new vaccines.

On joining the forum's Neurology Project's Steering Committee, Dr. Barrett said, «It is a great honor to work with people knowledgeable about care and how decisions about care can have an economic impact for the nation.»

Universities and Science Minister Jo Johnson released a statement about the decision, saying: «The public provided some truly inspirational and creative names, and while it was a difficult decision I'm delighted that our state - of - the - art polar research ship will be named after one of the nation's most cherished broadcasters and natural scientists.»

It's also a real film about the choices nations make, and the consequences those decisions have on their citizens.

The on - going consultations and gathering of information about the post-2015 development gears towards a decision point in a few months, stakeholders including governments, civil societies, academicians and The United Nations are now realizing that to lift some of the 1.1 billion from extreme poverty there is need to link extreme poverty alleviation efforts with sustainable peace.

«NSBA can serve as a bridge between the entrepreneurial community and the nation's decision - makers by highlighting innovative solutions designed to inspire and ignite district discussions that challenge how they think about their traditional way of doing things.»

The Connecticut Parents Union, on the other hand, is as fierce a foe of the AFT and the NEA as they come; but its president (and Dropout Nation Contributing Editor) Gwen Samuel is skeptical of the propensity of some reformers to be as disdainful as traditionalists about the role families (especially those from poor and minority households) should play in education decision - making.

A study released yesterday by Mathematica Policy Research (and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education) titled «Teachers with High «Value Added» Can Boost Test Scores in Low - Performing Schools» implies that, yet again, value - added estimates are the key statistical indicators we as a nation should be using, above all else, to make pragmatic and policy decisions about America's public school teachers.

As House and Senate negotiators work in conference committee to reconcile competing overhauls of our federal education law, let's not forget that our nation needs quality testing data to make well - informed decisions about how well all public schools are working for our children.

Duncan used the bus trip, which ran from Sept. 7 - 9, to spread his gospel and passion about education reform in a harsh economic climate; to amplify his oft - stated belief that America's schools are failing as other nations» improve; and to stump for his recent decision to waive components of NCLB in exchange for favored reforms.

Often with warm and fuzzy forgetfulness about the warfare it took to break away in our colonial era, we've continued to see the United Kingdom not only as a diplomatic and economic ally but also as a nation of signal intelligence, of constancy, of decisions made on shared values and right - headed clarity.

Given the sluggish nature of the American economic recovering, the ongoing and contentious debate in the nation about escalating healthcare costs, and continued high unemployment, many young people are making the decision to skip college altogether.

The purpose of this study is to provide the default rates for schools throughout the nation so students and their families can make more educated decisions about which school to attend.

Bankruptcy Attorney Nation looks to offer anyone thinking about filing bankruptcy, the information he or she needs to make an informed decision.

Although I write these blog articles mainly discussing my own financial concerns and decisions, occasionally I worry about other people, and the nation too.

Basing the decision about which dog to adopt on a sensational storyline designed to sell newspapers or their digital equivalent results in a disproportionate number of dogs with a certain look dying in our nation's shelters.

The Americans for the Arts Action Fund will use the funds to educate the US Congress and other decision makers about the value of the arts and arts education to all Americans in every part of our nation and urge them to fully fund the NEA for fiscal year 2018, plus all the other federal cultural agencies and efforts such as the Artist Museum Partnership Act which would allow artists the same tax benefits for donations of their own art as a collector currently gets when gifting a similar work to a museum or educational institution.»

The extent of these threats to environment journalists makes a mockery of the 20 - year old commitment by almost all nations on Earth to ensure that the public has access to adequate information about the environment and can participate in decision - making about how it is managed.

The IPCC was chartered in 1988 under the United Nations to provide governments with an assessment of climate science every six or seven years to inform policy decisions about the climate threats facing the world.

This analytical report describes how United Nations organizations use the information provided by space - based technologies to monitor the Earth's climate system and support decision - making about climate change adaptation, prediction and mitigation, including addressing the needs identified under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Some of the gaps in Chapter 3 on ethical issues raised by climate change policy - making include: (1) ethics of decision - making in the face of scientific uncertainty, (2) whether action or non-action of other nations affects a nation's responsibility for climate change, (3) how to spend limited funds on climate change adaptation, (4) when politicians may rely on their own uninformed opinion about climate change science, and (5) who is responsible to for climate refugees and what are their responsibilities.

And perhaps (notwithstanding the IPCC's firmly closed deliberations doors, and obviously unbeknownst to the movers and shakers behind this report) this is why — according to Olav Kjørven, Assistant Secretary General and Director of the Bureau for Development Policy at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)-- «the era of making decisions about global issues behind closed doors with little citizen involvement was coming to an end.»

When nations or organizations make profound, reboot decisions about the future (such as when they amend their constitutions), they typically require a super-majority in the neighborhood of two - thirds to 75 %.

How would you feel about it if a decision you made for selfish reasons adversely affected the nation's greenhouse gas production rates?

After months of delayed and rescheduled meetings on the topic, the administration has suggested it will make its official decision this week about whether or not to stay in the global pact, which encourages almost 200 nations to cut their climate - change causing emissions.