Sentences with phrase «government listened to calls»

«Not only has its government listened to calls to protect the Belize Barrier Reef, which only last year was under threat from seismic oil exploration, it has stepped up to become a world leader in ocean protection by ending all oil activity in its waters.»

We hope the Government listens to this call.»

Not exact matches

But there are Muslim thinkers — usually and somewhat misleadingly called moderates — who believe that such a form of government is possible, and we should be listening to them.

Listen I keep seeing bumper stickers like «you can't be both Catholic and pro-choice» these are not reflective of my faith, theser are slogans made for propaganda, I have 2 beautiful children and I have never been on a position where abortion could even play a part, but it is a legal option to the public at large; this being said even the bible calls for us to be good citizens, and to obey the law, I believe that this is a matter that belongs with the family and not the state; no matter how we criminalize abortion, they will not stop, but people will go under - ground and more fatalities will occur, I rather see the government placing incentives on more conseling for these expectant mothers and more outreach done at church levels, to reduce the debate to a single slogan is dangerous and will not accomplish the ultimately goal of preventing abortions my two humble cents

Pendergrass, 59, believes that Nixon would listen to her as a woman, more than she felt the men in government have, calling the candidate «approachable» and «a breath of fresh air.»

With the coalition keen to promote its agenda for economic growth this month, it should listen to calls by SMEs for a bit more Vince (Cable) and a little less George (Osborne) as we approach the busiest time of the year for retailers — and to ensure the government's messages about the economy are more relevant to Joe Public than Hooray Henry.

A former Minister of Education and co-convener of Bring Back Our Girls campaign group, Oby Ezekwesili, has called on the Federal government to listen to the voice of the masses crying out their pains.

Haters of truth and sentimentalists will call for Oshekomes head, byt will foolishly turn blind eyes to the fact that he have outlaid a child who depends on the father or relative being the invigilator to pass exams will always fail the exam on the day his father or relation is not in the exams hall, that is the case of the EFCC and the FGN, they relied on the judiciary to help them rubbish their opposition or faces they do not like, and have always lost cases because their candidates in the judiciary were not assigned their cases and that is the same head of EFCC Magu that the president keep nominating for confirmation, even when reports indicted him, this recent looses have to confirm to doubting Thomas that Magu is just the best because he can do the dirty work for the APC and Buhari, not because he is the best in corruption fight, I wish there is a listening and discerning government in place back there in Nigeria, they would have known that there is a vacuum as far as EFCC is concerned and use the time to shop for a head that will deliver, it also confirms the fact that the «So called fight against corruption» Is a BIG lie and propaganda, just a wipe to flog opposition into their line, shame on the clapping members and the O yes members who will never hear any criticisms concerning Buhari or anything he does good or bad, bitter or sweet dem go swallow like that shaaaaa.

Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell said Labour would not attack the Government if the plans were reversed «fairly», calling for Mr Osborne to «listen to reason».

«SSOPEC commends NDA for listening to the call of elders and leaders of the South - south geopolitical zone by its declaration of cessation of hostilities with the Federal Government.

He called on the government to beat a retreat and listen to saner counsel adding that, rather than frittering the state heritage in loose living, the government should champion their protection.

With all due respect to the so - called good - government groups, who are often more of a hindrance than a help, I would rather listen to the real - world job creators of New York.

The NSA may not be allowed by law to listen to your call to a friend, but the government can collect information about how many times you called that friend, how long the calls lasted and on which dates.

She called on NAHT members to respond to the consultation, and claimed her party would listen to headteachers, something she claimed the current government has failed to do.

I don't know where you get your info, but conservatives are the ones trying to tell you what you can read, listen to, watch, and who you can get married to... They are the ones inviting companies and government agencies to monitor your phone calls and read your email.

I respectfully urge the Korean government and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to listen to its dedicated citizens» and activists» call to put an end to the cruel dog and cat meat trade.

The good news is that it is not too late to act and we believe that if the world's travel industry calls on the Scottish Government to protect the best of our mountain landscapes then it will listen.

We call on you to listen to the European Parliament, to align yourself with those governments fighting for greater ambition on behalf of populations already feeling the impact, and not with President Trump and the same Big Oil, Gas and Coal corporations who are profiting from destroying the climate.

Does he know that the so - called «Arab Spring» protests in Egypt that triggered all the shouts about democracy among liberals, were actually food riots caused by governments listening to alternate fuel advocates like IPS?

Only this time, it's due to fears that foreign spies are roaming the streets of Washington, DC, to potentially listen in on government employees» phone calls.

There was also a call for government to listen to communities and fund programs designed by them to address their individual needs.

The report went on to suggest that the Federal Government had, «failed to listen or act on the recommendations of the Close the Gap Steering Committee» and listed 15 recommendations, including a call for a national summit this year between federal, state and territory politicians and community leaders.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights advocacy organisation ANTaR today called on government to engage more and listen to First Peoples to develop a better understanding of culture, connection to land, and health and wellbeing.

And when the newspaper called me for comment, while it was at first tempting to let fly with everything that had gone wrong between us (which is what the paper was after, I'm sure), I realized that the reason Bill was running for mayor is that he believed in local government as a voice for the people, and that the current administration wasn't listening to its constituents, and that his campaign was meant to bring attention to that.