Christians are «targeted by
the highest number of governments in the Asia - Pacific region, where 33 countries harassed Christians in 2015,» Pew stated.
They have also demanded a new vote on the budget for next year after the government approved the spending plan by not putting it though parliament, but holding the vote in an nearby chamber, with
a high number of government supporters — something that the country's opposition deemed as «illegal.»
And as we learned from the Ashley Madison incident, there are
a high number of government employees, entrepreneurs and police officers on adult dating sites who can not afford for their public image to be ruined.
Not exact matches
It holds a
number of government contracts, including for the construction
of a
high - speed rail link and for the maintenance
of roads.
Beginning in the 2018 tax year the federal
government introduced a
number of changes to the tax code to curb so - called «income sprinkling», a tactic used by some
higher - income small business owners to shift income to lower - taxed family members.
Within program expenses, major transfers to persons were up $ 1.1 billion, primarily due to
higher old age security payments, reflecting an increase in the
number of recipients and
higher inflation, as benefits are indexed to quarterly changes in the consumer price index, major transfers to other levels
of government were up $ 0.6 billion, reflecting legislative increases; while direct program expenses declined by $ 0.2 billion, as lower «other transfer» payments more than offset increases in departmental / agency operating costs.
It is well known that the Conservative
government is also committed to introducing income splitting for families with children under the age
of eighteen, despite the overwhelming evidence that this change would benefit only a small
number of high - income families.
His experience includes four years with HB Global Advisors Corporation, the international consulting firm
of Heenan Blaikie LLP (2010 to 2013), and almost four decades with the
Government of Canada where he served in a
number of key diplomatic posts, including Ambassador to the People's Republic
of China (2001 to 2005), Ambassador to Japan (2005 to 2008) and
High Commissioner to the Republic
of India (2008 to 2010).
By 2025, the
government has declared that «it will double the
number of high - growth companies in Canada, particularly in the digital, clean technology and health technology sectors from 14,000 to 28,000.»
In no particular order these included: a dysfunctional bankruptcy framework; an immature domestic capital market; withholding taxes on foreign capital; corruption (particularly at the state level — the Modi
government has made progress at the federal level); policy and renegotiation risks (a
number of legacy and
high profile tax eases are yet to be resolved); land acquisition costs (and legal risks); and, the need for tax reforms.
For a
number of years, concerns had been expressed about the underpricing
of risk in a range
of financial instruments and the associated search for yield as investors sought
higher returns in non-standard financial products as the yield on more standard products such as
government bonds was deemed to be inadequate.
Example: Two weeks ago, in response to my column that showed
higher job creation
numbers in the first 32 months under Ralph Klein, when compared with the same length
of time under Rachel Notley,
government MLA Graham Sucha took to Twitter in an attempt to criticize my analysis.
On a trade - weighted basis, the rise in the Australian dollar has also been quite substantial, since the TWI gives a
high weight to a
number of Asian currencies whose
governments have chosen to depreciate with the US dollar.
Record
High Debt The most recent
number for global debt is at $ 233 trillion, and about $ 63 trillion
of that is central
government debt.
Such gaps tend to narrow for a
number of reasons, including
higher marginal productivity on cheaper labor and land costs in lower - tier cities, better economic integration with
government - led redistribution
of infrastructure and public resources from regional hubs to small neighbor cities, and broader penetration
of technology, including smartphones and the internet, according to the Morgan Stanley research.
In response, the Refugee Council said: «With the
number of refugees at a record
high, we urge the
Government to go further and commit to resettling people from around the world, at least at current
numbers, for as long as it is needed.»
We have a president that received no vetting from CNN or those who voted for him and look what we got... a partisan ideologue who has brought the
number of Americans who need food stamps to a record
high, embraced policies that have resulted in 23 million Americans unemployed or under - employed, decreased household incomes by $ 4000 annually, increased the
number of Americans dependent on the federal
government to nearly 50 % and appointed dozens
of «czars» who we know nothing about and who were also never vetted.
Consider a partial list
of developments since just World War II: a broad national decline in denominational loyalty, changes in ethnic identity as hyphenated Americans enter the third and subsequent generations after immigration, the great explosion in the
number of competing secular colleges and universities, the professionalization
of academic disciplines with concomitant professional formation
of faculty members during graduate education, the dramatic rise in the percentage
of the population who seek
higher education, the sharp trend toward seeing education largely in vocational and economic terms, the rise in
government regulation and financing, the great increase in the complexity and cost
of higher education, the development
of a more litigious society, the legal end
of in loco parentis, an exponential and accelerating growth in human knowledge, and so on.
The
number of homeless families living in emergency bed and breakfast accommodation is at its
highest in nearly ten years, according to
government figures published in September 2013.
Jews have been elected to Congress and appointed to
high positions in
government in
numbers far exceeding their percentage
of the population; Jews are arguably America's most affluent ethnic group; Jews have served as commissioners
of Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, and the National Hockey League, as well as presidents
of Princeton, Yale, Harvard, and Columbia; and, as the wedding notices in the Sunday New York Times indicate, Jews have not been reluctant to marry Gentiles, or vice versa.
I'm not sure this is a given, «since taxation is necessary unless you want anarchy...» And I don't think this is either, «what is the role
of government in society to for the
highest well - being
of the greatest
number» You have preconceptions even in your questions, but we all do.
This is almost exactly equal to the
number of Afrikaners spread all over the country but concentrated in the Orange Free State and the Transvaal, the
high veldt
of the northeast, the center for mining, finance, and
government administration.
Food manufacturers are struggling to tackle deforestation because
of failures by
governments both at home and overseas, according to candid interviews with a
number of high - profile firms.
Diamond: «If members
of the
government were told our rates were
high relative to others and took that to mean we couldn't fund - and in fact we were funding well - and it was clear a
number of firms posting had emergency loans or were being nationalised and we were posting
highest level, we would question whether other institutions could get funds... the implication...» Tyrie interrupts, reading from the Barclays statement quoting Tucker.
In terms
of productivity improvements, it simply says that the Scottish
government has some good policy ideas, and here is a
number for the
higher productivity growth that these could generate.
Consequently, in July 2017 Hon Justice Hadiza Rabiu Shagari following a Freedom
of Information suit
number: FHC / CS / 964 / 2016 ordered the Nigerian
government to widely disseminate including on a dedicated website information about the names
of high ranking public officials from whom public funds were recovered since May 2015 and to disclose the circumstances under which funds were returned.»
But as the
Government has trebled tuition fees, the
number of people applying
higher education in the creative arts at university fallen by 16 per cent.
Among the signatories to the joint letter are former Archbishop
of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams, Humanists UK Chief Executive Andrew Copson, President
of the Accord Coalition for Inclusive Education Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain OBE, former
government integration tsar Ted Cantle CBE, the General Secretaries
of the National Education Union Dr Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney, as well as a
number of high - profile authors, academics, and entertainers.
Relative to population, that's not especially
high, and there's no correlation between the
number of local
governments and the burden
of property taxes in different states.
The current
government by this
number has the
highest list
of ministers and deputies to serve in any
government since the start
of the Fourth Republic.
The Southwest Sewer District, a pocket
of the county with a
high number of sewers, was funded through
government subsidies which are no longer available.
And to make matters worse, the
government has given no assurance that the
number of future closures will not be
higher than the 2,500 they announced.
Nonetheless, there have been a
number of high profile clashes between the
Government and the courts over several criminal justice and immigration measures since the HRA came into force.
Conservative MPs are currently rebelling less often than Labour MPs (in around 11 %
of divisions in the first three sessions
of the 2005 parliament, less than half the rate on the
government benches) and they are doing so in smaller
numbers; although a slightly larger proportion
of Conservative parliamentarians has rebelled compared to Labour, few have cast more than a handful
of dissenting votes, and even the most rebellious would not find themselves
high up the PLP's league table
of troublemakers.
The trial also offered testimony that a lobbyist conducted
government business with a
number of high - ranking Administration officials through private emails — not through
government email addresses — in an apparent attempt to avoid the state's openness laws celebrated during Sunshine Week.
A spokesman stressed that the
government's strategy on crime «is making a difference», telling politics.co.uk that the
number of people entering and staying in treatment was
higher than ever before, and insisting drug - related crime was falling.
Budget experts disagree with Cuomo's link
of high property taxes to the
number of local
governments and taxing districts, saying much
of the cost is driven by state - sponsored mandates.
«The
number of programs and proposals is likely to grow because free - tuition programs meet several policy priorities
of governments, including increasing
higher education participation rates to cultivate a trained workforce while maintaining affordability,» the report found.
Whilst all four countries are experiencing
high levels
of fuel poverty the Monitor identifies a
number of particular difficulties being faced by vulnerable households in the individual countries calling on the need for
Government to provide a more concise and effective plan to tackle the problem.
This unfortunate development is widely believed to have been caused by congestion in our Senior
High Schools due to the large
numbers of students admitted after
government rolled out the Free SHS scheme.
According to Mr Hamid, with the current state
of the economy and the enormous task ahead
of the
government, there was the need for more hands to help fulfil the President's promises and hence the
high number of ministers.
The commander listed Owerri North, Owerri West, Ahiazu Mbaise, Mbaitoli, Ikeduru and Okigwe as the local
government areas in the state with
highest number of arrested drug dealers.
With youth unemployment hitting a record
high and the total
number of people out
of work the
highest since the Tories were last in office, the Public and Commercial Services union says the
government must take urgent action to reverse the damage it is doing to our economy.
The
high number of appointments has caused a huge public outcry with many describing it as being in sharp contrast with President Akufo - Addo's promise
of lean
government and protection for the public purse.
It is also worth noting that in the erstwhile National Democratic Congress (NDC)
government, a good
number of native Nzemas served in ministerial, ambassadorial and other
high level positions.
Citi News earlier reported that, students were sitting on cement blocks due to the lack
of furniture, following the increase in the
number of students under the
government's Free Senior
High School programme.
But these very
high numbers for the end
of the last
government's term
of office are why under the last
government, we saw a worrying collapse in public confidence in our ability to control inward migration.
According to him, «from 2009 till date, this
government has employed 78, 000 teachers — unprecedented — the
highest number in the history
of the country.
Lowey: «With the
number of children with food allergies so
high and the risks so great, it was time for our federal
government to act.»
The
government has announced that as part
of its educational reform initiatives, it is investing in the expansion
of tertiary institutions to absorb the
high numbers of entrants that are likely to emerge from second - cycle institutions following the introduction
of the Free SHS policy.