Sentences with phrase «largest nation on earth»

If Jokowi prevails in the neck - and - neck race against his opponent, former military general Prabowo Subianto, he'll be leading the fourth largest nation on Earth.

Not exact matches

When we Americans talk about war and its justice, we're not Swedes or Malaysians, we're Americans; we're the most powerful nation on earth, with the largest military, the single nation in the world today most likely to threaten and use military force.

Before 2011, Japan was considered to be the best prepared nation on earth to withstand a large tsunami on its coasts, with structures specifically designed to afford sufficient protection to coastal settlements and critical infrastructure.

Hopefully, the lessons of collaboration the station brought will encourage emerging countries and nations that are currently still going it alone to reach out, and the mechanisms that made ISS and other large scientific projects a success can be applied to other domains elsewhere on Earth, and follow us beyond, as we continue to push the frontier of our search and travels.

Vertigo Sea has as its narrative spine two remarkable books: Herman Melville's Moby - Dick (1851) and Heathcote Williams» epic poem Whale Nation (1988), a harrowing and inspiring work which charts the history, intelligence and majesty of the largest mammal on earth.

While Scorched Earth takes on enormous topics such as the AIDS crisis, the 1992 Los Angeles riots, and the charged political atmosphere of the early 1990s, Bradford maintains focus by examining the spectrum between the macro (the nation at large) and the micro (the individual body).

Shot on the Isle of Skye, the Faroe Islands and the Northern regions of Norway, with the BBC's Bristol based Natural History Unit, Vertigo Sea draws upon two remarkable books: Herman Melville's Moby Dick (1851) and Heathcote Williams» epic poem Whale Nation (1988), a harrowing and inspiring work which charts the history, intelligence and majesty of the largest mammal on earth.

The United States is one of the richest nations on Earth, much richer per capita than any other large one.