Sentences with phrase «equal chance in life»

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But if you and I decide that the quality of life of a quadraplegic does not make life worth living, then we in essence contribute to taking away that person's hope — because we don't do anything that may be in our power to give that person some equal chances at tomorrow.

I don't want some sort of homogenous economy where we're all «equal» in all things, we need to understand, and work towards, the principle of Comparative Advantage, and ensure everyone gets the chance to make a living doing what they're best at.

He voted against equal pay for women every chance he got in the Assembly and opposes a woman's right to choose even in cases of rape or if her life or health are in danger.

We give thanks for our troops and our veterans — and their families — who give of themselves to protect the values we cherish; for the first responders, teachers and engaged Americans who serve their communities; and for the chance to live in a country founded on the belief that all of us are created equal. . . .

On policy, the English commitment to democracy, to equal life chances and to challenging corporate excess can be seen in widespread support for an elected Lords, free school meals and the «Robin Hood» tax.

Investing in the first five years of a child's life has been proven as critical in providing all children an equal chance at success, no matter who they are or where they are born».

The underwhelming state of graduation rates, especially for disadvantaged students, has been the single largest indicator that America's schools are failing to give every student an equal chance at success in life.

This practice, diametrically opposed to that in Singapore, which outperforms the United States in reading in English in spite of the fact that nearly everyone in that city - state speaks a different language at home, has no chance of narrowing the gap in academic literacy with native English speakers; instead it will exacerbate it, to be followed by more civil rights pressure on our universities to lower their academic standards still further in an attempt to achieve equal outcomes, in a vicious cycle that will continue the degradation of America's civil and academic life.

Sharing boundless drive and self - discipline, and an equal commitment to proving that a child's past is not her or his predetermined destination, Moskowitz and Kenny take justified pride in being mission - driven realists who, along with their handpicked colleagues, have radically recast the life chances of their students.

All Maine students deserve an equal chance of success whether they live in Cape Elizabeth or Fort Kent.

Needless to say, the «null hypothesis that the observed and model mean trends are equal,» is rejected: statistically, there is but a 1 in 500 chance these GCMs are actually looking at the same planet we live on.

There's a chance it could live a long, fruitful life, but there's probably an equal chance it'll kick the bucket in the first year one way or another — these phones aren't designed to be nearly as robust as more expensive phone will be so they're more fragile.

You know, at the moment United Kingdom is, I'm afraid, an unfair place for many that come from a low social economic background and anything we can all do to help those kids have an equal chance in education and in life, how could you not go to that.

And I hope that a new National Indigenous Representative Body will operate in such a way as to inspire and support our people, while also holding governments accountable for their efforts, so we may ultimately enjoy equal life chances to all other Australians.

And I hope that a representative body will operate in such a way as to inspire and support our people, while also holding governments accountable for their efforts, so we may ultimately enjoy equal life chances to all other Australians.

Subsequent speeches will address issues ranging from the very serious problem of a lack of engagement with Indigenous peoples in policy making and significant failures in the whole of government machinery currently in operation federally; to the Northern Territory intervention and child abuse issues; to a positive vision for our communities such as by closing the gap in life expectancy, and creating an equal life chance for Indigenous children.

[8] The Prime Minister recognises the importance of education in achieving equal life chances.

Speeches in the coming months will address the Northern Territory intervention and child abuse issues; the importance of land and culture in creating economic development; as well as speeches outlining a positive vision for our communities such as by closing the gap in life expectancy and health status, and creating an equal life chance for Indigenous children.

It sets out a vision of the substantial contribution that we hope the new National Representative Body will play over the next generation in order to ensure that our cultures and our human rights are respected and protected, and so that our children can truly enjoy equal life chances to all other Australians.