Sentences with phrase «few countries in the world»

Only a very few countries in the world had the privilege to use it.

«There are few countries in the world where you can go, in one generation, from immigrant to parliamentarian.

As for housing, there's very few countries in the world which can genuinely claim to be too densely populated... and the same's true for housing.

His yardstick for measuring democracy, however, is primarily one of national election, Western - style, while China «remains one of the very few countries in the world today that does not even pretend to choose its leaders by popular election» (p. xi).

There are few countries in the world cranking out films with the consistency of quality of South Korea.

«Despite its enormous size, Australia is one of the few countries in the world which does not have a full - service regional telecommunications infrastructure — a feature which has led to under - servicing of the regional markets.

Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie said Australia is one of the few countries in the world to accept foreign political donations.

This is one of the few countries in the world where breastfeeding is not considered fashionable after six to twelve months of age.

And while the U.S. is still one of the few countries in the world that doesn't guarantee paid maternity leave, there are many encouraging signs that things are looking up for working moms.

It is indeed important that we do, as the UK remains one of the few countries in the world capable of influencing US politics.

It's absurd that we are one of the few countries in the world that has a non-elected upper house.

Marriage should be recognised: «I also think it's wrong that we're one of the few countries in the world that doesn't properly recognise marriage in the tax system — and I want to see that change.

Madagascar is one of the few countries in the world still hard hit by plague, which decimated Europe's population during the Black Death in the Middle Ages.

Brazil is one of the few countries in the world with unexplored frontiers.

«China is one of a few countries in the world that has signed the Antarctic Treaty but failed to enact a compatible domestic law,» Lin told the Global Times on Monday.

The Central American nation of Costa Rica is one of the few countries in the world that does not possess a standing military.

South Korea is one of the few countries in the world where, until recently, Hollywood productions did not enjoy a dominant share of the domestic market and with movies such as A Tale Of Two Sisters, Oldboy and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, Western audiences continue to be equally delighted and perplexed.

The entire US publishing industry is salivating at the opportunity to get their books sold in Cuba They are doing it with good reason, Cuba is one of the few countries in the world that has a 100 % literacy rate.

Japan is one of the few countries in the world where Google isn't the number one search engine, with Yahoo Japan (a SoftBank - owned separate company to the US Yahoo) having held the top spot for several years.

Few countries in the world have this degree of natural beauty: Andean peaks, Caribbean coastline, idyllic islands, grasslands teeming with wildlife, the steamy Orinoco Delta and the world's highest waterfall, Angel Falls.

For its 10th Adventure Travel World Summit, the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) has selected Namibia — one of the few countries in the world with conservation and environmental management mandated in its Constitution — to host the 2013 Adventure Travel World Summit (ATWS) set for 26 - 31 October in Swakopmund and Windhoek, the first time the ATTA has placed its global gathering in Africa.

Few countries in the world are as naturally and culturally diverse as Mexico.

We are one of the few countries in the world to have met and beaten our first round of Kyoto targets and to be on track to meet and beat our second round of Kyoto targets.

It leaves Canada as one of the few countries in the world without a single, national act regulating securities.

A recent research note by Citi notes that Kenya is among the few countries in the world with highest per capita holding of Bitcoin.

Japan is one of the few countries in the world that recognizes cryptocurrencies as financial assets, which means overseas transfers should be reported.

In case you've been living under a rock, Zimbabwe is one of the few countries in the world that doesn't have a currency of its own.