Sentences with phrase «if citizen of your country»

Mr Speaker, if the citizens of this country could see the time and care taken in making these decisions; the carefully - targeted nature of all our interventions; and the strict controls in place to ensure that the law and our democratic values are upheld; and if they could witness the integrity and professionalism of the men and women of the intelligence agencies, who are among the very finest public servants our nation has, then I believe that they would be reassured by how we go about this essential work.

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Citizens of the country have even developed a reputation for having their guns ready in the closet at a moment's notice, which has led some people to wonder if the Swiss are all required to own arms in order to protect their state.

«No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half of its citizens.»

The studies warn, «High inequality can diminish economic growth if it means that the country is not fully using the skills and capabilities of all its citizens or if it undermines social cohesion, leading to increased social tensions.

I have killed men in the performance of my duty and would not hesitate to do so again if our country or citizens were in peril.

If the majority of people fall further and further behind — while others in society become unbelievably rich — the notion that the most important value in a country is its citizens having the ability to select their leaders will lose sway.

«Here it is: If you are a foreign national or citizen of one of these seven countries that were first identified by President Obama in 2015, then you can not come to the United States at this moment.»

If you're from Russia or China or Venezuela or Mali and become a citizen of one of the 28 EU countries, you'll get a country - specific EU passport, which allows you to establish residency and do business anywhere in the EU.

«If this is so, then the implementation of these sanctions by citizens of our country should be an offense.

If Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, and other founders were to time travel to 2016, they would almost surely be troubled by the threat that inequality poses to the well - being of citizens and democratic governance and ask, «What are your policies to make the U.S. what it should be, the most favorable country in the world for persons of industry and frugality, possessed of moderate capital, to inhabit?»

What if you spent a week in a country... and didn't end up meeting a single person who is an actual citizen of the country?

Or if the invading Islam force should feel inclined to do so, they can make you a secondary citizen of their country where they will tax you for not being Muslim.

yet if i am to judge on past choices made by my fellow citizens, well then, i am left depressed with the knowledge of our enablity to make a rational choice concerning the governmentship of this country!

He could also come out against guest worker programs and argue that those we invite to come to our country should be welcomed as future citizens rather than helots to be exploited and discarded if they should face a spell of unemployment.

If Christians / conservatives had been of a mind to force their fellow citizens in this Country to «convert or else», then non-believers would long since have been driven into hiding their non-belief.

We should urgently instigate an inquiry into the resources held abroad by the rich citizens of the peripheral countries and the resultant expropriation, in certain cases, of these resources if they have been gained through means such as theft committed at the expense of the population of the peripheral countries (expropriated wealth should be returned to the people).

Castro himself was rather upfront about the departing citizens: «Those that are leaving from Mariel are the scum of the country... who are welcome to leave Cuba if any country will have them,» he scoffed at a 1980 May Day celebration during the height of the migration.

If we are citizens of that country, we are identified with it.

These Muslims don't give a DAMN about AMERICANS, even if they happen to be citizens of this country.

If you don't like the government protecting your sorry ass and helping you out as a citizen, the get the hell out of my country.

A number of dictatorial countries» including some that Freedom House has ranked among the worst violators of human rights» flatly asserted that individual rights must remain subservient to those of the state, a stipulation that, if accepted, would effectively strip the individual citizen of his rights.

But if such reshaping of national fertility patterns is to be set in motion by government action, there would obviously have to be direct, far - reaching, and even forcible state interventions into the daily lives of the overwhelming majority of the citizens of these two countries — as well as others with similar «targets.»

Here is the often thoughtful Thomas Friedman of the New York Times on the eve of last November's elections: «Let Karl [Rove] know that you think this is a critical election, because you know as a citizen that if the Bush team can behave with the level of deadly incompetence it has exhibited in Iraq — and then get away with it by holding on to the House and the Senate — it means our country has become a banana republic.

Any person on this earth who commits a crime needs to be held accountable, it does not matter if your a police officer, fireman, news broadcaster, famous celebrity, priest, monk, factory worker, or cashier, you are a citizen of a country, each country has rules, each person is answerable to these rules.

This makes sense to you, although it makes no sense at all to me (and I would predict it makes no sense to the other 5 billion of us non Muslims), I would have less problems if it were applied to all citizen of that country, both men and women, those in power and the working class, the rulers and the ruled, but that is not the case.

This view of the world assumes that only a limited amount of energy is available; consequently, if one country's citizens use more, the people of other countries will have less.

I'm not commenting on the Rick Perry issue b / c as a Canadian citizen it is fortunately not my country that will go up in the burning flames of delusions and oppression if Perry gets elected.

On this day, despite what may occur because of this deal, I am proud to be an Israeli citizen, as I know that if a friend, a family member or my son will be enlisted to defend our country, everything will be done to bring them home.

If you are so religious and such a good Christian (Derp and other commentors) why would you do business with a company who then turns around and gives a part of that money to a hate group that has openly stated they would prefer the government take certain citizens of this country out and SHOOT them.

Wait a minute, since you and your bigoted friends aren't really talking about taking away citizenship from our gay brothers and sisters (it would be a civil war if you tried, I'm not gay and I would fight against you), how could you take away any of their «God» given rights as a citizen, you know the same «God» given rights that you and your patriotic friends enjoy (I am assuming that you and everyone else that feels like you have served our great country in uniform just like me and my gay brothers and sister have done, are doing and will do).

Not sure what muslim countries your talking about, but culturally most of them do have sharia law in one form or another, which is why most of them consider christians second class citizens & if they ever step out of line by offending muslims there will be rioting and murder of christian families.

I'm frankly sick and tired of the political preachers across this country telling me as a citizen that if I want to be a moral person, I must believe in «A,» «B,» «C» and «D.» Just who do they think they are?

If Brian McLaren, Tony Jones, Doug Pagitt, Rachel Held Evans, and the rest don't like it (Free Speech)... they're free to leave and become citizens of countries that have ZERO Free Speech Rights.

If a person is a member of the military but finally concludes that its mission to subdue and subject the citizens of its target country is morally wrong, then it would only make sense for him to resign.

If the US would keep its nose out of the Mideast and other locations, where it doesn't belong, and take care of the citizens of the US, there would be plenty of money to allow all to obtain a basic need and to rebuild the crumbling infrastructure of this country.

If we are guided by the well - being of American citizens, then I believe Republicans and Democrats can work together to achieve an outcome that has eluded our country for decades.

These are essentially questions of public policy, and if real solutions are going to be found to the problems of disadvantaged children, these questions will need to be addressed, in a creative and committed way, by public officials at all levels — by school superintendents, school - board members, mayors, governors, and cabinet secretaries — as well as by individual citizens, community groups, and philanthropists across the country.

If a proposed idea reaches a certain number of up - votes then all citizens of a country are able to directly cast their votes and if the majority of citizens agree with the proposed bill, then it becomes a laIf a proposed idea reaches a certain number of up - votes then all citizens of a country are able to directly cast their votes and if the majority of citizens agree with the proposed bill, then it becomes a laif the majority of citizens agree with the proposed bill, then it becomes a law.

If, say, a non-Muslim was caught proseltyzing in the transit area, or if an underage person was caught drinking, would the laws of the country apply, or would it be the laws of the country of which the person is a citizeIf, say, a non-Muslim was caught proseltyzing in the transit area, or if an underage person was caught drinking, would the laws of the country apply, or would it be the laws of the country of which the person is a citizeif an underage person was caught drinking, would the laws of the country apply, or would it be the laws of the country of which the person is a citizen?

My interest in this whole issue comes from the fact that if our law courts especially the highest court in Ghana, Supreme Court that is supposed to be final place in the country to deliver justice to all manner of persons regardless of one's political affiliation, religious beliefs, ethnic background etc in a just and fair manner is now seen to be turning into a place where citizens of Ghana who may belong to certain political affiliations do not feel confident or have trust in their handling of critical national issues in view of some of these «partisan» pronouncements on the part of some justices, then where would we be heading towards as a country?

Specifically, citizens of any country with a parent or grandparent who qualifies for Scottish citizenship will themselves be eligible for Scottish citizenship (if they can provide documentation of this link).

Douglas - Scott and Vidmar appear to disagree centrally on the status of Scottish citizens living in other EU countries if Scotland were to fail to secure EU membership.

«If you are a law - abiding citizen of this country going about your business and your personal life you have nothing to fear — nothing to fear about the British state or intelligence agencies listening to the contents of your phone calls or anything like that.

The EU and Romania would both like to avoid Moldova turning into another island of instability in Europe's neighbourhood and this perhaps explains their desire to support the most powerful political parties and leaders within the country, even if this comes at the expense of citizens.

If Nana Akufo - Addo could not hold his party, a relatively small institution together, how could he hold our country of almost thirty million citizens intact?

If we look at what is happening with the West today and the Muslim - majority countries, the great majority of citizens are caught between two populisms.

How else you can tell the citizens of your country that you support A if everyone knows you voted for B.

However, if cocaine were to be made legal in a different country that's a major consumer, say the US, citizens of that country will start undercutting FARC.

@Avi: Yes, it could be considered somewhat discrimination on the basis of race, depending on the circumstances (if we excluded all Asian country citizens from immigrating, could you say it is completely non-racist?).

Finally, Nick Hurd, the Cabinet Office MInister, spoke for the Government at the end of the debate: I really believe that we have barely scratched the surface of what can be achieved in this country if we strike a more effective and balanced partnership between government, business and civil society, including active citizens in our communities who want to get more involved.