Sentences with phrase «in affluent countries»

For those in affluent countries, it means moving down the food chain.

Asthma rates, for example, in some affluent countries such as the UK and New Zealand are, quite frankly, ridiculously high.

But juxtaposing the 100 - percent scenarios that promise a permanent high - energy economy with critiques showing such projects to be futile should lead us to a different vision altogether: that, at least in affluent countries, it would be better simply to transform society so that it operates on far less end - use energy while assuring sufficiency for all.

Under our very noses, in affluent countries, kids are being deprived of their grandparents prematurely.

Dr. Margaret Chan, WHO Director - General, stated that «From past experience, we also know that influenza may cause mild disease in affluent countries, but more severe disease, with higher mortality, in developing countries.»

But nutritionists say most people in affluent countries don't get enough omega - 3 acids, the most beneficial kind.

His focus is to raise awarness of the structural reasons why hunger persists in affluent countries like Australia and the United States, and why it is unacceptable to continue tolerating this reality.

Christians in affluent countries in the twentieth century have grown used to such a fast pace of life and to such constant changes in the material environment that we tend to think that our problems are unique, that the past is worthless as a source of wisdom for modern times, and that our ancestors in the faith have little in common with us.

Unless the majority of us in affluent countries change our greedy lifestyles of enormous consumption and waste, the children of the human family will have an impoverished planet within a few decades.

Those in the affluent countries who are in a position to appreciate the whole picture and respond positively are often blinded to the consequences of their countries» policies because everything around them seems to be in good heart.

By word and sign we must witness to the principalities and powers in the affluent countries that unjust economic structures are an abomination to the Lord of the universe.

This ideology is the basis for a mode of production, especially in the affluent countries, whose thirst for profit and for irrational expansion has not only promoted the pauperization of the majority of the planet's human population but has also led to the plundering and pollution of nature.

Not exact matches

And local efforts at changing that are not at all helped by businesspeople from affluent countries — with supposedly sophisticated markets and best - in - class business practices — show up with briefcases full of cash.

Alarmed that the U.S. is the most dangerous affluent country in which to give birth, state and local lawmakers around the country are adopting a flurry of bipartisan bills aimed at reforming how maternal deaths are identified and investigated.

As the world's largest sourcing and logistics company, Li & Fung plays matchmaker between poor countries» factories and affluent countries» vendors, finding the lowest - cost workers, haggling over prices and handling the logistics for roughly a third of the retailers found in the typical American shopping mall, including Sears, Macy's, JCPenney and Kohl's.

Wine consumption worldwide is on the rise, especially in newly affluent countries such as China.

Consider the companies that own names like Wynn, Crown Royal, Marlboro and other recognizable labels to which status - conscious consumers in newly affluent countries will gravitate.

Sinha's findings, as we've seen, are drawn from some of the most educated and affluent people in the country.

A recent report by the Academy of Finland warned that some schools in the country's large cities were becoming more skewed by race and class as affluent, white Finns choose schools with fewer poor, immigrant populations.

The country's former prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad, has taken to his blog repeatedly to criticize the project — and the administration of current Prime Minister Najib Razak — for allegedly selling land, residency and other benefits to relatively affluent mainland Chinese and bringing little economic benefit to locals in return.

It has now spread across the country with several affluent individuals showing the risk appetite for investing in startups and as newer platforms such as Lead Angels and LetsVenture emerged.

Affluent people in countries such as China and India have traditionally kept a chunk of their wealth in gold.

A married corporate executive who lived in an affluent suburb of a different country, the United Arab Emirates» Dubai, he had much to lose materially by participating in the protests.

In this matter of famine relief, one of the most vital facts to be considered is not the resources available in the affluent donor countries, but rather the foreseeable consequences of indiscriminate sharinIn this matter of famine relief, one of the most vital facts to be considered is not the resources available in the affluent donor countries, but rather the foreseeable consequences of indiscriminate sharinin the affluent donor countries, but rather the foreseeable consequences of indiscriminate sharing.

The gap in wealth between the affluent and the poor in each country has greatly increased.

However, more affluent muslim countries have on average the same amount of children as most in the modern western world... that is, 2.

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Two such schools of thought have been North American process theology based on the philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead and liberation theology which originated in the struggles of Third World peoples for economic, political, and social independence but now has broadened to include the aspiration of minority groups (e.g., women and blacks) even within affluent First World countries.

For evidence, one need only note how the diet of those living in poor countries saves them from many of the diseases that plague affluent Americans.

I grew up in an affluent family in a country where I had rights and many opportunities.

Protein - energy malnutrition, anemia and blindness from vitamin A deficiency are very closely associated with poverty, only rarely occurring in the affluent population — even in developing countries.

There are nine Del Frisco's Grilles in the country's most exciting cities such as New York, Santa Monica, Washington DC and Dallas — and a tenth Del Frisco's Grille will soon open in Chestnut Hill, an affluent Boston suburb.

We also partner with our sister organizations through the IBFAN network to promote breastfeeding in less affluent countries.

I am a mother raising children in a relatively affluent part of the country (while being non-affluent), and this post resonated with me.

While many studies have observed that breast feeding protects against diarrhoea, few have explored the variability of this effect.6 — 8 Our study is the first to show that breast feeding may confer greater protection against diarrhoea in deprived rather than affluent areas or households within a developed country.

The constituency is one of the most affluent in the country and for most of the 20th century, it was held by the Conservatives.

«Plans to hand free school meals to the under - 8s across the country were mired in chaos last night after senior Tories denounced the proposal to pay for the lunches of affluent children... London Mayor Boris Johnson rejected the plans, saying that better - off families should pay for their children's food.

For other Europeans, the UK serves to illustrate the inequality effect, and what happens when the laws of a country are changed in favour of the affluent because they have become so rich that they can effectively buy the interest of political parties — often through obtaining media support — and hence politicians, and then, by getting the laws they want, they control the judiciary.

For example, more light is emitted by affluent regions in Albania than by similar regions in Liberia, which means that differences between countries have to be taken into account.

Pay - for - performance — reimbursing health care providers based on the results they achieved with their patients as a way to improve quality and efficiency — has become a major component of health reforms in the United States, the United Kingdom, and other affluent countries.

With the exception of a few highly affluent states in the Persian Gulf, these dryland countries face severe and intensifying challenges, including frequent and deadly droughts, encroaching deserts, burgeoning populations and extreme poverty.

Between 1970 and 2010, female deaths in this age group from cardiovascular disease and diabetes fell on average by 66 % in 11 affluent countries: Chile, France, Germany, Greece, Japan, New Zealand, Mexico, Poland, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, the study showed.

Air quality in cities is of increasing concern to China's stability - obsessed leaders, anxious to douse potential unrest as more affluent citizens turn against a growth - at - all - costs economic model that has polluted much of the country's air, water and soil.

Air quality in cities is of increasing concern to China's stability - obsessed leaders, anxious to douse potential unrest as a more affluent urban population turns against a growth - at - all - costs economic model that has besmirched much of the country's air, water and soil.

In fact, the National Institutes of Health concluded that «the vast majority of people in both affluent and emerging industrialized countries do not reach even 75 percent of the RDAs for numerous trace minerals.&raquIn fact, the National Institutes of Health concluded that «the vast majority of people in both affluent and emerging industrialized countries do not reach even 75 percent of the RDAs for numerous trace minerals.&raquin both affluent and emerging industrialized countries do not reach even 75 percent of the RDAs for numerous trace minerals.»

Individuals in affluent westernized countries may consume up to 28 g NSP / day.

Sugar daddies are present in country clubs, golf courses, bars and other more affluent places.

In this affluent community where Dent owns his own investment company and a $ 4.5 million home on a private cul - de-sac, news travels fast in the country club circleIn this affluent community where Dent owns his own investment company and a $ 4.5 million home on a private cul - de-sac, news travels fast in the country club circlein the country club circles.

While many affluent suburban districts have lower achievement than we might expect, some districts are producing very high achievement even when compared with that of students in other developed countries.

U.S. students from both affluent and low - income homes underperform their peers in other countries