Sentences with phrase «even as the nation»

In the last decade, the Bush Administration, seeking a Trojan Horse to privatize Social Security in the United States, applauded Chile's disastrous privatization of pension accounts (turning many over to US financial institutions) even as that nation's voters rejected the Pinochetistas largely out of anger at the vast pension rip - off by high finance.

The market's impressive recovery comes even as nations such as India introduce new restrictions of digital currency trading.

Even as our nation in the period preceding the present war had great power and influence within the world, so church members had great influence within the nation.

Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic seemed to be in a tetchy mood for much of the evening as his nation picked up a point on the road at Austria in their opening Euro 2016 qualifying match, with the PSG man lucky to stay on the pitch after appearing to elbow David Alaba during the first half.

The President also «hopes that all who mourn Senator Okpozo will carry forward his legacy of unwavering dedication to the unity of Nigeria, even as the nation would fondly remember his contributions to peace, development and justice in the Niger Delta.»

Two key House committees began formally drafting a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, even as the nation's largest doctors» group and a coalition of hospitals came out strongly against the Republican plan for replacing the law.

Even as the nation gradually emerges from the depths of the Great Recession, income inequality in New York has gone up in each of the past three years.

Workers are also fighting to get shelter, safe water and sanitation facilities into place even as the nation faces the added threat of a tropical storm later this week.

One of Black Panther's central comic book themes is the resistance of Wakanda to outside influence, even as the nation itself is in turmoil.

Bill Gates, the co-founder of the world's largest philanthropy, last week called on President - elect Barack Obama and the U.S. Congress to expand support for education and make the federal government «a dynamic agent of school reform,» even as the nation struggles through grim economic times.

Even as the nation was at war with itself, President Lincoln had the wisdom to look forward, and he recognized that finding a way to harness the highest caliber scientific advice for the government would serve a whole range of long - term goals for the nation.

Even as our nation is pivoting toward a more sustainable energy future, America's oil and coal corporations are racing to position the country as the planet's dirty - energy dealer — supplying the developing world with cut - rate, high - polluting, climate - damaging fuels.

Even as nations around the world are quietly backing away from the Paris Climate Accord, Pope Francis has called for a prompt and effective response to the «threat posed by climate change» in a message to a Rome summit on water and climate.

And even as nations work to reduce CO2 emissions from fossil fuel consumption, investment in coal, oil and gas production remains high and is expected to hold steady or continue to grow.

As for Virginia's great offshore wind resource, little progress has been made towards harnessing it, even as the nation's first offshore wind project will begin generating electricity this fall in the waters off Rhode Island.

Coal use will rise an estimated 13.5 percent in Germany this year, resulting in at least 14 million metric tons of additional carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, even as the nation continues to

Even as nations battle over the «olive trees,» Friedman says, multinational corporations are making countries interdependent with the integration of capital, technology, and information across national borders.

Not exact matches

The social network's co-founder Dustin Moskovitz pledged to donate $ 20 million to help ensure a Clinton victory because, as he put it, Trump's «proposals are so implausible that the nation is forced to worry that his interest in the presidency might not even extend beyond winning a contest and promoting his personal brand.»

«That's why it was important for us, and personally for me, to show the world that even if we may differ at times, we can and should be united in the effort to become better as people and a nation.»

The materials sector, including the nation's largest steel manufacturers, should also benefit from more protective policies, said Darby, even as factory activity climbs.

Cohn has served as a point man on top White House priorities such as tax reform and rebuilding the nation's infrastructure, but both of those efforts have been muddled by Trump's increasingly combative relationship with Congress, one that was strained even further by his comments on Charlottesville.

And her store climbed the ranks to become one of the top - grossing stores of its kind in the nation — even as her franchisor suffered financial problems at the top and, eventually, new ownership.

President Donald Trump praised Saudi Arabia's defense acquisitions before as he met with the nation's wealthy young crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, at the White House — and pushed for even more.

Not to mention Edison Nation, a Web platform that helps inventors submit ideas in response to company product searches, and even As Seen on TV's own crowdfunding site.

Gore, who formerly served as the entrepreneur - in - residence for the United Nations Foundation, boiled it down even further: «More than skillsets, I worry about time.

Federal grants and the Pentagon's 1033 program accelerated after 9/11, and according to The New York Times, as U.S. forces began to withdraw from Iraq and Afghanistan, police departments across the nation amassed an even greater supply of surplus weapons — tens of thousands of machine guns, 200,000 ammunition magazines, thousands of fatigues and pieces of camouflage, night - vision equipment, and hundreds of silencers, armored cars, and aircraft.

According to Whoriskey, ``... executive compensation at the nation's largest firms has roughly quadrupled in real terms since the 1970s, even as pay for 90 percent of America has stalled...» Setting aside imprecision of language, that suggests a significant disparity — not disparity of outcomes (which are a given, here) but disparity of rate of improvement.

Yoon expects the BOK to raise interest rates in the second half of this year as the nation's financial markets will remain calm even if the Fed raises interest rates.

Goldman Sachs even originally considered including the nation as a BRIC, but then removed it due to finding it «too developed».

In his letter, Dimon defended Mexico as well as NAFTA and even refuted some of the President's arguments regarding illegal immigration into the U.S. «Mexico is a long - standing peaceful neighbor, and it is wholly in our country's interest that Mexico be a prosperous nation,» Dimon wrote, noting that J.P. Morgan has business in Mexico worth $ 400 million in sales.

The conventional wisdom in the economics community is that the labor force participation rate would have continued to decline even if the great recession never occurred, because as the nation ages the share of retired workers would grow.

Fossil fuel prices are squeezing budgets in several states that rely heavily on severance taxes, such as Alaska, North Dakota, Wyoming and Oklahoma — even as OPEC nations consider cutting production to boost prices.

And even as the social media wunderkind improves his public speaking skills, many would say he still doesn't have the charisma to lead an entire nation.

Even in the worst of times, Georgia performs relatively well in our rankings due to advantages that were in place well before the governor took office: a top - notch infrastructure with the world's busiest airport and one of the nation's most important ports, as well as a large workforce in a right - to - work state.

As to the increase in numbers, a little reflection should persuade even those Jews who, like Professor Namier, think of numbers as dangerous («to a nation rooted in its own soil... they mean strength and security, but for us, outside Palestine, they have always constituted a danger») that the danger here is more apparent than reaAs to the increase in numbers, a little reflection should persuade even those Jews who, like Professor Namier, think of numbers as dangerous («to a nation rooted in its own soil... they mean strength and security, but for us, outside Palestine, they have always constituted a danger») that the danger here is more apparent than reaas dangerous («to a nation rooted in its own soil... they mean strength and security, but for us, outside Palestine, they have always constituted a danger») that the danger here is more apparent than real.

Stock / commodity prices are dropping steadily, while bond returns in the US and even such «spendthrift» nations as France remain historically low.

The reason fairness would require that this ratio be equal to one is that, as argued by the Italian economist Luigi Pasinetti in his 1981 book, Structural Change and Economic Growth: A Theoretical Essay on the Dynamics of the Wealth of Nations, a fair interest rate is such that the purchasing power of one hour of labour stays constant through time even when its monetary equivalent is lent or borrowed.

After the first announcement, the European Union, Germany, Canada and other nations threatened retaliation against the U.S. (Canada was later exempted, as was the EU — at least temporarily), and even the World Trade Organization voiced concern.

As even the news this week affirms, America and other western nations are grappling with one financial crisis after another.

WASHINGTON — Even as Apple became the nation's most profitable technology company, it avoided billions in taxes in the United States and around the world through a web of subsidiaries so complex it spanned continents and went beyond anything most experts had ever seen, Congressional investigators disclosed on Monday.

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on CBS» «Face the Nation» that he didn't expect the tariffs to have a «meaningful impact on the economy» even as he left the door open for disruption.

* To the point, where counterfeit money was often accepted as real, even though it was known to be counterfeit (Stephn Mihm, A Nation of Counterfeiters: Capitalists, Con Men, and the Making of the United States, Harvard University Press, 2009).

As long as Group of Seven nation bond yields remain generally lower than similar - maturity Treasuries, it's just one more reason why yields on U.S. bonds are likely to stay lower for even longeAs long as Group of Seven nation bond yields remain generally lower than similar - maturity Treasuries, it's just one more reason why yields on U.S. bonds are likely to stay lower for even longeas Group of Seven nation bond yields remain generally lower than similar - maturity Treasuries, it's just one more reason why yields on U.S. bonds are likely to stay lower for even longer.

Even health issues more commonly associated with the West, such as obesity, type - 2 diabetes and heart disease, are rising fast in developing nations — faster than their health systems can handle them.

Other recent research, moreover, indicates that executive compensation at the nation's largest firms has roughly quadrupled in real terms since the 1970s, even as pay for 90 percent of America has stalled.

• The character and integrity of those with whom you are doing business • Changing technology as it impacts industries (including the banking industry) • Future changes in the law or even how the law might be interpreted differently 10 years from now • Deteriorating international competiveness (as what happened to our tax code) • Emerging competitive threats • Changes in industrial structure; e.g., new sources of competition • Political influence and unexpected litigation • Public sector fiscal challenges, demographic changes and challenges managing the nation's healthcare resources

Of major global assets, developing - nation stocks stood out as gaining — but even they fell in both February and March.

At stake is a relationship between the three nations whose annual trade in goods totals about US$ 1 trillion — and even the business models of companies such as Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. that have adapted their supply chains to take advantage of the trade zone.

Even so, economic growth in the third quarter outpaced the bank's expectations, partly as a result of higher oil prices and improved growth in developing nations.

Details of the inaugural sale of the two - year notes Jan. 29 will be announced tomorrow even as legislation on the nation's borrowing limit causes the Treasury to scale back on bill sales and as dealers reduce activity in the repurchase agreement market.