Sentences with phrase «enormous number of resources»

This behavior is often lumped under the umbrella - phrase of «consumption», but really includes an enormous number of resource extraction, production and consumptive decisions that occur around the clock, at a world - wide scale of 7.4 billion people.

Not exact matches

«His intervention in the discourse with the view to defend his record has opened up a number of issues... the truth is that he presided over an administration that did enormous damage to the fortunes of this country; and it was not just that he presided over it; and I regret to say this, he was an active participant in depriving this country of precious resources; indeed he was an active participant in the abuse of resources of the state entrusted into his care as President...

Those precious resources were spent developing the EngageNY curriculum materials that schools and teachers in other states have eagerly downloaded in enormous numbers; rigorous exams that reflect real - world standards of proficiency in math and reading; and teacher certification standards that are now among the highest in the nation.

While these numbers are not verifiable (there is very little data available on the fashion industry's global footprint), we do know how that the amount of resources required to produce clothes on the scale that they're currently made is enormous.