Sentences with phrase «interests of their citizens through»

«Coincidentally, by phasing out coal the UK is not only acting in the best interests of their citizens through improved air quality, but also the financial interests of utility shareholders,» the report states.

By phasing - out coal the UK is not only acting in the best interests of their citizens through improved air quality, but also the financial interests of utility shareholders through avoided value destruction.

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In the case of a foreign citizen already in Chile, companies interested in accessing the Visa Tech system through InvestChile should submit a request for a Certificate of Sponsorship.

Though formulated by some of the toughest minds in the history of modern philosophy — Hobbes, Locke, Flume, and Adam Smith — this tradition gave rise to what would appear to be the most wildly utopian idea in the history of political thought, namely, that a good society can result from the actions of citizens motivated by self - interest alone when those actions are organized through the proper mechanisms.

The two great points of difference between a democracy and a republic are: first, the delegation of the government, in the latter, to a small number of citizens elected by the The effect of the first difference is, on the one hand, to refine and enlarge the public views, by passing them through the medium of a chosen body of citizens, whose wisdom may best discern the true interest of their country, and whose patriotism and love of justice will be least likely to sacrifice it to temporary or partial considerations.

You knew something interesting might happen at this afternoon's Personal Democracy Forum panel on citizen - generated content right from the start — as the crowd gathered, a confrontational flier put together by MoveOn.org circulated through the room, accusing MySpace of censoring site members» words and pictures.

Now, what the paper completely fails to address is how that precondition, that essential public trust, could possibly survive a system under which the security services were empowered by law to routinely trawl through the private communications data of vast numbers of citizens suspected of no crime, simply in order, as Sir David Omand puts it, «to identify patterns of interest for further investigation».

The presence of face to face moments between citizens, or the possibility of those moments, was still considered as crucial for fostering a shared sense of belonging, motivating the pursuit of the common good and securing laws and institutions from turning into mechanisms through which group interests competed.

«Protection of public interest can never be equated with obvious presidential threats to citizens» sovereignty; enshrined and entrenched in Section 14 (2)(a) of the 1999 Constitution; to the effect that sovereignty belongs to the people of Nigeria from whom government through this Constitution derives all its powers and authority.

You knew something interesting might happen at this afternoon's Personal Democracy Forum panel on citizen - generated content right from the start — as the crowd gathered, a confrontational flier put together by MoveOn.org circulated through the room, accusing MySpace of censoring site...

The Citizens» Election Program was Connecticut's landmark effort, passed in 2006, to remove the taint of special - interest money from elections and to level the playing field for candidates through voluntary public financing of political campaigns.

The ordinance was crafted through a team effort involving Councilwoman Karen Hiller, city staff members and a committee of eight citizens who have an interest in animal - related matters.

Each Citizen has their own particular special trait, whether it's being able to sell you items at any time throughout the course of your play through or being able to fast travel you to places from wherever you wish, each citizen is different, and it does help to make the game more interesting, and every Citizen seem a little bit different from one another.

In 2013 he co-founded Some Cities Community Interest Company, a participatory photography organization designed to create opportunities for citizens of Birmingham to chronicle their own experience through photographs.

Through vivid chapters that describe the history and theory of citizen science, detailed examples of brilliant citizen science projects, and a look at the movement's future, Citizen Science is the ideal guide for anyone interested in one of the most important trends in scientific practice.

Through my work, I developed an understanding of: the huge citizen needs and the pressure on self - represented litigants, the critical financial and fed - prov issues, the contribution of PLEI organizations and others, the rigidity and «status - quo» interests of the legal profession, etc..

In the normal course of events, and despite the benefit of world - wide free access to Canadian law facilitated through CanLII, one might not expect Kenyan citizens to take a strong interest in 4 and 8 year old decisions of the Ontario Court of Appeal.

Citizens Advice director of policy Teresa Perchard says it would be in all consumers» best interests for both sides to come to an agreement instead of letting the case drag on through the courts.

Community based networks comprised of a variety of citizens who have an interest in supporting and promoting quality early learning for Pennsylvania's children through outreach to families with engagement and support, partnering around transitions into early learning and school age settings, and acting as a local resource on quality early learning supports.