Sentences with phrase «developing nation states»

The secular Enlightenment sought to reduce the powers acquired by the Church during the Middle Ages, in favour of the rapidly - developing nation states.

Not exact matches

But while Iceland's government has made a concerted effort to ensure pay equity, efforts have stalled in other developed nations, including the United States.

The United States is one of just two developed nations — along with New Guinea — to not provide paid benefits to women on maternity leave, according to the International Labor Organization.

The state government has taken steps to bring Western Australia's broadband network into line with those of leading developed nations following the recent launch of its Statewide Broadband Network Strategy.

In his recent post, he cited data which show that the average amount of hours worked annually has declined in developed nations such as the United States, France, Germany and Singapore.

«More than half say that Canada should focus on developing closer trade ties with the Pacific Rim nations, rather than emphasizing the traditional relationship this country holds with the United States.»

More than half say that Canada should focus on developing closer trade ties with the Pacific Rim nations, rather than emphasising the traditional relationship this country holds with the United States.

Despite both nations» stated desire to move forward where their interests intersect — including on foreign investment, defense partnerships and developing science and technology — the U.S. and India are still stalemated on a number of areas.

@KatMat: your analogy would begin approaching realism if: — during the pledge of allegiance kids were forced to say «one nation under The Orioles» — our nation's currency said «In Dallas Cowboys We Trust» — if millions were slaughtered, tortured and burned to death because they weren't fans of The Pittsburgh Penguins — if NASCAR fans endlessly attempted to have Intelligent Car Driving taught beside Evolution in science class as a possible explanation for how mankind developed — if «the 5 D's» of Dodgeball (Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, Dodge) were constantly attempted to be made into law so everyone would live by the same ridiculous notions, even if those notions knowingly discriminate — if nutters constantly claimed America was founded on the principles of Darts, even though our country SPECIFICALLY calls for a separation between Darts and State because the founders knew the inherent dangers of Darts becoming government instead of staying in the realm of sport where it belongs

As it became clear that the ideas of development advocated by Third World nations in the UN General Assembly involved some shift of power from the industrial nations to developing ones, the United States moved the power to act in this field away from the United Nations to the IMF and the Worlnations in the UN General Assembly involved some shift of power from the industrial nations to developing ones, the United States moved the power to act in this field away from the United Nations to the IMF and the Worlnations to developing ones, the United States moved the power to act in this field away from the United Nations to the IMF and the WorlNations to the IMF and the World Bank.

Information technologies like the telephone have long been considered basic necessities in developed nations, although there are surprisingly large blocks of people even in the United States without telephone access.

She then follows the biblical narrative into the complexities of Israel's coalescence into a «nation»» turning aside to critique the modern (and especially German) critics who often read the Bible as though ancient Israel had developed in the same way modern nation - states develop.

In the United States and other developed nations, we have the means and the freedoms to start our own businesses, put our skills to work and to expect that our ventures will reasonably succeed.

Each nation state is confined to its present territorial limits and expected to develop within them.

The developing nations wanted the basic liberalizing principles that have been forced on them to be applied also to the developed nations, including the United States.

The United States remains the only developed nation that does not require its television industry to provide programs for children.

With the emergence of the nation state, monetary systems and policies were developed based on the notion of a scarce money supply linked to gold and silver, the value of which was controlled by the nation.

By l970, the l6th General Assembly of UNESCO had defined the concept of a New International Economic Order which stated that the emerging nations would not be able to develop until they decreased their economic dependence on the First World.

The Chinese, brilliantly cynical, and joined by India and a number of African states, have hit upon a perfect non-starter: The climate problem was created by the West, the industrialized nations, so they should fix it, cutting their emissions to forty percent below 1990 levels, until the developing nations have had a chance to catch up.

But theology also involves reflection on the productive task of mission activity that locates and circulates religio - cultural resources of such minorities for developing more pluralistic frames of collective living in the nation - state.

Builders, based in Aledo, Texas, whose expressed goal is «to exert a positive influence in government, education, and the family by 1) educating the nation concerning the Godly foundation of our country; 2) providing information to federal, state and local officials as they develop public policies which reflect Biblical values; and 3) encouraging Christians to get involved in the civic arena.

In an ambitious project to assess the correctness of Talcott Parsons» theory of evolutionary universals, Gary Buck accumulated masses of data for 115 contemporary nation - states from every part of the world.7 He developed elaborate indices (as of 1960 wherever possible) of the ten variables Parsons discussed: (1) communication, (2) kinship organization, (3) religion, (4) technology, (5) stratification, (6) cultural legitimation, (7) bureaucratic organization, (8) money and market complex, (9) generalized universalistic norms, and (10) democratic association.8 Information was taken from such sources as the United Nations Statistical Yearbook, the Yearbook of Labor Statistics, and UNESCO's World Survey of Education.

Nevertheless the analysis makes several broad assumptions: regarding the time order of variables, regarding the meaning of «social complexity» (soon to be specified) found among present - day developing societies, and regarding the equating of contemporary nation - states with what in theory are «societies.»

This is certainly obvious in terms of widening the area of human co-operation — in uniting families into peaceful communities with equitable distribution of responsibilities and privileges, and then creating from these the larger communities of states and nations, and finally developing from these a world society dedicated to the fullest realization of every member of the human family.

«In addition to ensuring the quality of the products themselves, we want to make sure there is no child labor being used, as well as to support female work forces in developing nations,» he states.

«It is my desire and my purpose to further the education of the people of Texas and elsewhere in wildlife conservation, in the knowledge of the breeding and living habits of our wild creatures and in the relationship of wildlife to domesticated livestock on our ranches and farms; to afford students and others interested in wildlife betterment and propagation and in the raising of wildlife along with domesticated animals a place for research and an opportunity for the study thereof; and to develop scientifically methods of increasing the wildlife population of the state and nation for the benefit of future generations... who may not have the opportunity to know and appreciate our wildlife, as I have, unless methods of increasing and conserving our wildlife are scientifically developed.

The United States as a nation need to continue developing talent and having more kids grow up playing soccer to become a world power it someday should.

Moreover, at Penn State, he has developed quarterback Trace McSorley and running back Saquon Barkley into two of the nations most dangerous offensive weapons.

We dedicate only a small fraction of the public money we spend on children to the earliest years; in one recent international ranking, the United States placed 31st out of a group of 32 developed nations in the proportion of total public spending on social services that goes to early childhood.

The United States ranks 31st out of 32 developed nations in the proportion of public spending that goes to early childhood.

The United States has some of the lowest rates of breastfeeding in the world among developed nations, and when you look at the rates of exclusive breastfeeding it becomes especially dismal.

the U.S. stated that the intent was to remove «a regime that developed and used weapons of mass destruction, that harbored and supported terrorists, committed outrageous human rights abuses, and defied the just demands of the United Nations and the world»

«Whereas Iraq has consistently breached its cease - fire agreement between Iraq and the United States, entered into on March 3, 1991, by failing to dismantle its weapons of mass destruction program, and refusing to permit monitoring and verification by United Nations inspections; Whereas Iraq has developed weapons of mass destruction, including chemical and biological capabilities, and has made positive progress toward developing nuclear weapons capabilities» — From a joint resolution submitted by Tom Harkin and Arlen Specter on July 18, 2002

The bill, which is in recognition of Article 33 of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption encourages state parties, seeks to develop legal frameworks for whistle - blowing and the protection of whistleblowers.

«One of the key reasons why Biafra should be allowed to hold a referendum is because the principle of self - determination has, since World War 11 become a part of the United Nations Charter, which states in Article 1 (2), that one of the purposes of the UN is «to develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self - determination of Nations Charter, which states in Article 1 (2), that one of the purposes of the UN is «to develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self - determination of nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self - determination of people.

«New York ranks consistently as one of the nation's worst in terms of voter participation, driven by state laws that create obstacles to voting,» said Megan Ahearn, program director for the New York Public Interest Research Group, «Much of the rest of the nation has developed practices that improve voter turnout.

[268] Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, writing in The Observer, stated that the riots were not caused by a broken society, but due to a group of young, alienated, disaffected youth who are outside the social mainstream and who live in a culture at odds with any canons of proper behaviour; he added that this is found in virtually every developed nation.

The New York State Senate today announced full availability of its mobile application, «NYSenate Mobile,» the first mobile application in the nation developed by a legislative body.

In a state - of - the - nation drama, where a number of different ideas already jostle for attention, each plotline could be more meaningfully developed with less singing.

The Syracuse region will host the conference, in part, because New York state is investing $ 250 million to develop an air traffic management system for drones so they can be safely integrated into the nation's commercial airspace.

If the region receives $ 500 million over five years under the initiative, $ 250 million, or half the state aid, would be invested to develop, among other things, an air traffic management system for unmanned aerial vehicles so they can be safely integrated into the nation's commercial airspace, members of the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council said.

«New York is one of only two states in that nation that has failed to recognize what science and research have confirmed; 16 - and 17 - year - olds are still developing and can not be prosecuted the same way as adults.

«If any state or any nation is going to develop, it must be private sector - driven; it must be in active support of the private sector.

That includes developing 2.4 gigawatts of offshore wind, he said in his State of the State address this month, by far the nation's highest target, equaling the capacity of the Niagara Falls generating station.

In his recent State of the Nation address, Mr. Akufo - Addo called the agriculture industry the «backbone» of his development agenda and said that factories like Mr. Poku's have been the «takeoff point for industrialization in most developed societies.»

«The US has witnessed some improvements among youth under 20 and seniors over 55, but overall the nation and some of our states are falling behind other, less developed countries,» said Dr. Ali Mokdad, who, with Murray, wrote the study.

At the same time, a peaceful world can never be achieved if too many regions remain impoverished, which is why the State Department, often through its Agency for International Development, has worked to bolster the science and engineering capacity of developing nations.

The authors discuss how debate on human cloning, held during the United Nations General Assembly between 2000 and 2004, divided the United States and the United Kingdom, but sparked a coalition of developing world states with the Bush AdministrStates and the United Kingdom, but sparked a coalition of developing world states with the Bush Administrstates with the Bush Administration.

BUT: In 1997 Kerry joined 94 other senators in support of a nonbinding resolution that undercut the Kyoto Protocol by insisting that developing nations agree to emissions reductions in the same time frame as the United States.

The Senate bill would not allow rainforest offset credits to be counted unless tropical nations already have a national or state - level deforestation cap in place — systems which would likely take years to develop.