Sentences with phrase «international force»

Also, I've mentioned previously that the long end of the yield curve today is probably being influenced by international forces, as rates are lower overseas.

With international forces due to withdraw, however, the situation remains precarious.

As civil society groups and international forces move in to help, they face huge challenges of no power, security or even water.

Campbell Bannerman said: «I am not talking about loveable but delightfully dodgy Thunderbird puppets, but a serious international force of helicopters, heavy airlift and air, maritime and other freighters able to rush badly needed supplies to emergency zones, such as water, food, tents and clothing.»

UNAMA said aerial strikes killed 69 of the 223 civilian deaths by international forces in the first half of 2010 - a decrease of 64 % from the same period in 2009.

The leaked intelligence documents suggest that hundreds of civilians were killed or injured because of action by international forces rather than the Taliban.

Heavy rain at Watkins Glen International forced the cancellation of qualifying and put Corvette - powered entries on pole position in two classes.

This was given international force in Security Council resolution 2166 (2014) in which the Council demanded «that those responsible for this incident be held to account and that all States cooperate fully with efforts to establish accountability».

However, as dialogues with the Taliban and the withdrawal of international forces from Afghanistan moves forward, there is real danger that the decade of human rights gains — through so much effort and so many sacrifices — may be compromised.

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There certainly were international forces at work, but the key one was the expansionary effect of the rise in the terms of trade.

Kroos was first to go close with an effort from close range that skimmed the bar on four minutes and the German international forced Alves into a flying save with another effort from range midway through the half.

Suggest a «Freedom Corps» that equalizes the pay for forces there and creates a third international force.

The Russian peace - keeping forces should be replaced with genuinely international forces, with the participation of other European and post-Soviet states.

Backbenchers on the Commons» defence committee painted a bleak picture of Afghanistan's future after international forces finally hand over full control to the Afghan National Security Force in 2015.

The Ministry of Defence has hit out against the mass leaking of US military papers, warning they will damage international forces» efforts against the Taliban.

Open predictions of a withdrawal date are likely to relieve domestic political pressure in the short - term, but the ongoing presence of the Taliban could prevent international forces making the quick progress they need.

British forces are likely to be among the last international forces to leave Afghanistan, Liam Fox has said.

The NPP, he added, is drawing its strength from these unnamed international forces and these persons have been pushing them to cause disaffection for the ruling party in an effort to win political power.

Leaks from News International forced police to speed up their plans to arrest the two key suspects in the explosive phone - hacking scandal.

The Security Council meeting is intended to marshal international forces against North Korea, but I don't think that solves the problem.

Charles Saatchi remains a potent international force, and Britain's world status is underlined by the mighty Gagosian Gallery from the US, which is opening a gallery near Cork Street.

Whatever else he was, Joseph Beuys was a charismatic international force in art after World War II.

(03/19/2009) While citizens in western countries have long paid lip service to saving rainforests, Norway has quietly emerged as the largest and most important international force in tropical forest conservation.

The leaked daily intelligence reports suggested that hundreds more civilians had been killed or injured because of action by international forces rather than the Taliban.

Heavy rain at Watkins Glen International forced the cancellation of qualifying and put Corvette Racing on the pole position.

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In 2009, he took command of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan.

To understand why leaders put on these superficial shields and how to breakthrough them, I recently sat down with Gen. Stanley McChrystal, former commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan and of the Joint Special Operations Command.

Obviously, many factors — monetary policy, inflation, international forces, among others — affect U.S. yields, not just U.S. growth and deficits.

Axworthy noted that Canada played an active role at the Security Council urging the Council to remind the Indonesian Government to maintain security in the territory and to accept an international force.

The challenge in assessing the economic outlook at the moment is to weigh up the effects of contrasting domestic and international forces.

But in markets such as ours which are so open, international forces are also a major influence on market developments.

World events: Economies become volatile when regimes change, fuel prices go way up or down, and when the United States» trade is impacted by any number of domestic and international forces.

Founded in 1998, Ashton College has since become a national and international force in the field of education.

There are no credible instruments of international force that can fulfill that duty or see that justice is done.

I am concerned here especially with communism as an international force, and I want to address myself to the relationship of the churches to the Cold War as an ideological conflict.

Earlier I challenged you to do something positive for humanity by praying to stop the international forced sëx trafficking of an estimatated 800,000 people.

Yet, within ten years, Ethiopia's new rulers put the state back on its feet and went from being a marginal regional player to an international force to be reckoned with.

But international forces» failure to tackle the rise in the usage of improvised explosive devices, which were attributed as the main cause of the increase in deaths, appears to have played a part.

Cuts in size based on the insurgency diminishing also worried MPs, given the strong possibility the Taliban will redouble its efforts against Hamid Karzai's government after the departure of international forces.

After that, it is to be hoped that the Malian army can restore order, but it seems more likely that an international force of some kind may be needed to keep the peace.

Israeli foreign ministry spokesperson Mark Regev argued that the offensives were «complimenting the diplomatic role because by cleaning out the area today we're making it easier for the international force and the Lebanese army to do its job tomorrow».

The proliferation of new psychoactive substances is influenced by regional, national and international forces.

«Confirmation «imminent» that Boris Johnson will seek re-election as London Mayor Main David Cameron and Liam Fox welcome General David Petraeus's appointment to lead the international forces in Afghanistan»

His comments reflect a call by Foreign Office minister Kim Howells on Monday for other Nato members to provide more support for the international force attempting to tackle the drugs trade in southern Afghanistan.

Almost half of these deaths have occurred in the past week, including three yesterday, prompting concerns that the international force had been unprepared for the challenge.