Sentences with phrase «dwindling number of nations»

The United States is one of a dwindling number of nations unenthusiastic about the application of world law when applied to its own conduct, but for reasons supplied by the author, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is still a tool for people of conscience to use in the struggle for a world more respectful of human dignity.

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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.

The growing cost of sponsoring championships and the dwindling number of veterans and posts are pressuring remaining posts to continue what has been the nation's oldest organized youth baseball league, which has spawned such greats as Ted Williams and Johnny Bench.

The report also warned that Britain's stocks of cod — a key component of the nation's beloved fish and chips — will dwindle, but should be replaced by more plentiful numbers of fish such as plaice and sole.

With the majority of Asian nations attempting to regulate cryptocurrency exchanges, the number of those declining to clamp down is dwindling.