Sentences with phrase «from powerful nations»

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Add in stolid First Nations resistance to a proposed pipeline from the tar sands to Kitimat, and all these powerful pressures converge on the aptly named Second Narrows, which already has seen its oil tanker traffic rise precipitously in the past decade.

This latest action from FINMA is further evidence that the entire financial regulatory establishment across some of the most powerful nations on Earth is taking greater notice of token offerings.

«Christendom» not only did not decline from this time, but with its famous doctrine of cuius regio, eius religio, its underlying logic received powerful, official sanction, and it has continued on in the fragmented territorial or «state churches» of the emergent European nation - states.

The Islamic world encounters the face of Christian fundamentalism in the trigger - happy fundamentalist cowboy from Texas who, as president of the most powerful nation on earth, is ready to wage war against any nation that stands in the way of America's economic interests.

Schweitzer's decision to go to Africa as a medical doctor stemmed from a powerful urge to counteract the centuries of rape, pillage, murder and hatred «Christian» Europe had perpetrated against the «colored» nations of the world.

The religious scene in America is quite different from everywhere else, if for no other reason than that we are by far the richest and most powerful nation in the world.

These were the people who had tried to crown him king and who wanted from him a prosperous, powerful, secure, and independent nation in which to live.

Not only is the dark virgin «the single most powerful element in Mexican Catholicism,» but her very darkness has enabled her to symbolize the postcolonial, miscegenized mestizo nation.47 It is not uncommon today for recent immigrants (for example, from the Spanish Civil War) and their children to be targets of discrimination.

In a word, historically the Han has been a weak people, and thus suffered from invasions by more powerful nations.

«26 The problem with this position from the perspective of liberation theology» is that it retains the control of society in the hands of those who have always had control, the powerful individuals and the first - world nations.

Let the all - knowing and all - powerful government do it all so we can sit here and devolve from caring nation to one that expects its butt to be wiped.

If god could do that, why can't god, the all powerful, just do it himself, or send down another jesus, or just appear, I am positive if god just waved down from the sky and spoke to America, the nation would turn to god REAL quick.

However, Ineffabilis Deus says: «All our hope do we repose in the most Blessed Virgin» in the all fair and immaculate one who has crushed the poisonous head of the most cruel serpent and brought salvation to the world: in her who is the glory of the prophets and apostles, the honor of the martyrs, the crown and joy of all the saints; in her who, with her only - begotten Son, is the most powerful Mediatrix and Conciliatrix in the whole world; in her who is the most excellent glory, ornament, impregnable stronghold of the holy Church; in her who has destroyed all heresies and snatched the faithful people and nations from all kinds of direst calamities; in her do we hope who has delivered us from so many threatening dangers.»

ACCUSATIONS that Australia's two grocery giants, Coles and Woolworths, engaged in improper practices to force down prices from suppliers are being investigated by the nation's most powerful competition regulator.

The 20th Winter Games will bring 2,500 athletes from 85 nations — including a powerful U.S. contingent — to Turin, Italy, a city known more for its cars and its shroud than for sports.

The tournament showcases top teams in the nation, along with the most powerful teams from California and its bordering states.

This video features powerful and insightful commentary shared by well - known and highly respected professional and collegiate coaches, as well as expertise from some of the nation's leading youth sports educators.

Powerful junk food companies purchase «sustaining partnerships» from the American Society for Nutrition, gaining access to the nation's leading nutrition researchers at their annual meetings, and in their policy positions.

However, there appears to have been a vacuum created by the absence from Ghana of all three of the nation's most powerful men.

Public Advocate Letitia James Supports Call for Divestment from Assault Weapon Manufacturers As we mourn tragedy after tragedy caused by guns, New York City must take a powerful stand against companies that contribute to carnage and violence across our nation.

But there are powerful reasons for requiring such support, such as preventing constitutional provisions that are strongly opposed by a substantial minority of the country from being enacted, which would undermine the nation's allegiance toward the Constitution.

From a luxury hotel on the edge of the Rocky Mountains, some of the nation's most powerful Republican donors are rebelling against Trump, saying they prefer instead to focus on helping Republicans retain control of the U.S. Senate.

Our nation needs his ministry, as we can all testify from his powerful address this morning.»

«The U.S. is most powerful nation on Earth, period,» Obama said to applause from his Democratic colleagues.

God has done His best for him by bringing him all the way from the village of Otuoke, Bayelsa State, when he even had no shoes to become deputy governor and then governor of Bayelsa State and miraculously lifted higher to become Vice President and then head of state and President of the most powerful black nation on earth within 15 years.

Drawing on evidence from diplomatic correspondence published in 2010, Dr Sealey - Huggins argues that the failure of the international community to adopt this target shows how the interests and preferred approach of powerful industrialised nations «are prioritised in the climate regime at the expense of Caribbean societies.»

I am aware of the growing movement away from physical nations and geographical citizenship, but one of the most important functions of a nation state is to ensure that the poorest and weakest are protected from the worst excesses of the strong and powerful.

In the decades since, the environmental justice movement has grown from a scrappy army of the poor and disenfranchised into a powerful coalition that united the mostly white and college - educated traditional environmentalists, trade unionists, blue - collar workers and residents of some of the nation's most contaminated neighborhoods.

What it means: Island states, African nations and other vulnerable countries are pushing for a system that provides funding to help them recover from disasters made worse by climate change, such as rising seas or powerful storms.

From these subtle yet powerful opening scenes (it's the poor and the disenfranchised who fight for the wealthy and powerful), The Manchurian Candidate explores a multitude of political «issues» to a lesser or greater extent: the ill that is committed under the guise of defending a nation; the behind - the - scenes machinations of any country's political process; the unpalatable relationship between entertainment, money and politics, and most specifically, the enormous influence big business has on politics and politicians.

Situated atop a bedrock of all - powerful vibranium, Wakanda has developed technology that positions it far ahead of the rest of Earth — flying cars and everything — but to protect its people from colonial predations, the country's rulers have cloaked their cities and marvels behind invisible shields, the better to pose as «just another» Third World nation.

Upon being crowned he must defend his nation — an isolated, technologically superior place that houses a secret stockpile of the powerful metal vibranium — from an interloper played by Michael B. Jordan.

Little Boy Blue (US Exclusive Premiere) Based on a true story that shocked a nation, this powerful four - part factual drama, from BAFTA winning writer and executive producer Jeff Pope (The Moorside, Philomena), centers on the devastating impact on a city of an innocent child's murder amid a wave of gang violence.

In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about american history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta - Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation's history and current crisis.

There, long - lasting relationships were built with powerful women filmmakers such as Merata Mita (Ngati Pikiao / Ngai te Rangi) from New Zealand, Rachel Perkins (Arrernte and Kalkadoon Nations) from Australia, and Alanis Obomsawin (Abenaki Nation) from Canada.

As I've traveled around the country, I've seen powerful examples of schools that have gone from being among our nation's worst to among our nation's best.

The reform movement received scant support... from the powerful professional organizations that represent the managers of the nation's schools and school systems.

First, the idea for charter schools came from one of the most powerful teachers» unions in the nation, the American Federation of Teachers.

A new report from a group of the nation's boldest state and district education leaders finds that improving curriculum is a powerful, but underutilized strategy for school improvement.

Statewide access to Algebra Nation is made possible by funding from the Michigan legislature, which sought a powerful, proven resource to combat the state's persistently low math achievement.

The panel stressed that «the most powerful system of indicators will start from the perspective of what consumers and the public expect and need from education» understanding that «the people of the United States also clearly expect the nation's schools and colleges to advance certain national values above and beyond the benefits education provides to individual students.»

The Lastinger Center for Learning launches Algebra Nation, a powerful, Web - based tutoring resource that within its first year would support a quarter - million algebra students from 900 schools in all 67 Florida counties.

The 50 stories gathered here, along with hundreds of others, were submitted as part of the Rethink Learning Now campaign, a national grassroots effort to change the tenor of our national conversation about schooling by shifting it from a culture of testing, in which we overvalue basic - skills reading and math scores and undervalue just about everything else, to a culture of learning, in which we restore our collective focus on the core conditions of a powerful learning environment, and work backwards from there to decide how best to evaluate and improve our schools, our educators, and the progress of our nation's schoolchildren.

A State - By - State Comparison,» the Fordham Institute notes that 19 of the nation's 20 most powerful state teacher unions receive agency fees from non-union educators.

While it is true that failing to endorse Malloy could have led to Malloy banning the union leadership from the «rooms of power,» not endorsing Malloy would have sent a powerful message to elected officials, in Connecticut and around the nation, that walking away from the values and constituencies of the Democratic Party has real and severe consequences.

So after returning from Tasmania, we decided to put three of the fastest production cars ever made in Australia — including the nation's most powerful ever six - cylinder, the XR6 Sprint — to the test, to see which is the quickest and most powerful once and for all.

Emotionally powerful and irresistibly page - turning, Escape from the Land of Snows is simultaneously a portrait of the inhabitants of a spiritual nation forced to take up arms in defense of their ideals, and the saga of an initially childlike ruler who at first wore his monk's robes uncomfortably but was ultimately transformed by his escape into the towering figure the world knows today — a charismatic champion of free thinking and universal compassion.

Emotionally powerful and irresistibly page - turning, Escape from the Land of Snows is simultaneously a portrait of the inhabitants of a spiritual nation forced to take up arms in defense of their ideals, and the saga of an initially childlike ruler who was ultimately transformed into the towering figure the world knows today.

As usual, it's all about the money: who has it, who's lost it, and who's ultimately going to pay, as clandestine agents emerge from the shadows and powerful nations seek to control information and bury secrets, whatever the cost.

Are the current account surplus nations willing to consume from the rest of the world and flip around to deficit conditions, letting their currencies appreciate, and killing their politically powerful export industries?