Sentences with phrase «economic pressure against»
How can one exert economic pressure against a repressive system without becoming equally repressive?
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WASHINGTON — Seeking to intensify pressure on Russia, President Barack Obama on Thursday expanded U.S. economic sanctions against Moscow over its actions in Ukraine, targeting President Vladimir Putin's chief of staff and 19 other individuals as well as a Russian bank that provides them support.
The sanctions are the latest against third - country companies and individuals in an effort to exert greater economic pressure on Kim Jong Un's regime, which has conducted regular missile and nuclear tests in defiance of United Nations resolutions and has developed weapons that may be capable of hitting the continental U.S.
It's unfortunate for those who lament the rising costs of property in Greater Vancouver that the pressures of the capitalist economic system also weigh in against slowing down the accelerated growth and demand.
The retail sector is under increased pressure from rising e-commerce threat which has caused many large brick and mortar stores to down shutters.However, Realty Income is quite insulated from this risk as 97 % of its total portfolio is protected against retail e-commerce threats and economic downturns.
A few dollar - denominated commodities moved higher on Friday in response to a weaker U.S. Dollar, a drop in U.S. Treasury yields and softer - than - expected U.S. economic data.The dollar was pressured against a basket of currencies after the initial reading on first - quarter gross domestic product came in at 2.3 percent.
• Finally, as previously discussed, «military pressure» from the contras was the principal means by which the United States waged economic war against the people of Nicaragua.
If we are to understand the peculiar links between religious commitment and economic justice in American society, therefore, we must also locate the cultural pressures that work against taking responsibility for the poor — some of which are also reinforced by religious commitments.
In a situation of social pressure due to economic shortages and unemployment, there may be the tendency for social forces to raise issues of religion and target as in India against the Muslims and in Indonesia this year against the ethnic Chinese, many of whom were Christians and considered allied to the Suharto establishment.
Apart from the argument that we have a moral duty to help those who wish to come to this country (which you may or may not accept), there is an economic case in favour of immigration in that the economy benefits from the availability of cheap labour, and there is a case against in that growth in population especially in the crowded South - East creates a lot of pressure on infrastructure such as housing, transport, hospitals, and schools (and the growth in population is largely due to immigration).
A coalition of liberal groups will start a pressure campaign designed to warn against providing tax benefits and other inducements to Amazon as state economic development officials seek to bring the online retailer's next headquarters to New York.
To insulate the city against negative pressures from international markets and the widely foreseen economic slowdown, the mayor added more funds to existing city reserves.
Campaigners against the welfare reforms, led by the centre - left pressure Compass and unions including Unison and the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), said: «Many of the plans were unacceptable when they were first published and the worsening economic situation should lead to a fundamental rethink.»
Given these economic pressures, one might think it impossible to compete against e-tailers and hobbyists, and sometimes it is.
That said, with the increasing economic pressure for even SP games to be online (to protect against piracy), I am beginning to suspect the oft - recurring memes of the Episodic SP game, and the game - world - as - platform are finally going to arrive.
The effective struggle against global warming will only be possible with a responsible collective answer, that goes beyond particular interests and behavior and is developed free of political and economic pressures.
Nevertheless, insurance is one of the few sectors which have shown remarkable resilience against global economic pressures.
It's unfortunate for those who lament the rising costs of property in Greater Vancouver that the pressures of the capitalist economic system also weigh in against slowing down the accelerated growth and demand.