Sentences with phrase «lasting change in countries»

«There are many other retailers involved here and the way that we're going to make lasting change in countries like Bangladesh — and the industry as a whole — is to act as an industry,» he said.

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Over the long run no outside force can ever make great, lasting and beneficial changes in another country's life.»

Cards were mostly responsible for the change as they grabbed a 39.4 percent market share last year compared to 33.4 percent in 2014, mirroring a global trend that has long taken hold in many other countries including Sweden and Britain.

(A Fortune magazine piece last year covered how GoDaddy worked to change the tone of its racy, sometimes sexist, ads in order to better appeal to women, who represent a large swath of the country's small business owners.)

Last year, the figure was 333,000, of which 184,000 came from the E.U. Even if you accept, as most do, that immigration has expanded the tax base and kept the price of both food and services down, the influx — for which there is no end in sight — is changing the face of the country too fast for the population to stomach, and the E.U.'s rules on free movement of labor are an easy target.

Last month's EMS on the Hill event brought together emergency medical services practitioners from around to country to advocate for meaningful change in the industry.

«I thought if ever we were going to do something dramatic and lasting to change Australia's gun laws to prevent the emergence of a more alien gun culture in our country, this was the time to do it.»

This moral disengagement, broken only by the missionaries — mostly of low - church varieties and not intent upon political change — lasted until after World War II, when the decolonization movement emerged as that war's perhaps most important consequence, though it had not been foreseen and had still less been an aim in the developed countries.

My last point and Im out... Throughout our great nations history... we always found a way to fight through national issues and come up with solutions... Giving the problems we have now to people in the 50's and 60's... and they may actually come up with a solution... if you earnestly care about making a change... start at the lowest levels of government... go do something... find out costs... expenses... how to get more health care to people... do things like that... quit waiting on the government to provide all the answers... its not the way this country was founded... and not the way we get through problems... If you or ur family does nt have insurance... get a job that can provide you that... instead of hoping the government will do so... If you or ur family lacks access to education... move to an area that excels at it... education is invaluable... Do something about your problem... and quit waiting for the next big lotto...

Since taking leadership of the country last September, Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who in 2009 said the science behind climate change was «crap», has abolished the independent Climate Commission, the body created by the former Labor government to provide public information on the effects of global warming.

Baylor has the best standard - downs offense in the country, and it didn't appear that was going to change in freshman quarterback Jarrett Stidham's first start last week in place of injured Seth Russell.

Certainly, he had inherited the former Prime Minister's eagerness for America to be involved in other nations» affairs (something which is anathema to the old left who see that country as a bullish, neo-colonial world policeman), saying to an American who queried what was wrong with U.S. disengagement that it was very concerning because only America has the financial resources and will power to cause large, lasting change in the world.

For this year's primary, the deadline for people to change their party affiliation was October 9 last year — the earliest deadline of any state in the country.

Having failed to achieve a change in the voting system for the House of Commons — with the loss of last year's referendum on the alternative vote — Nick Clegg's party is determined to push ahead in order that his party can boast having forced a major constitutional change on the country as a result of being in government.

Last month, with Election Day around the corner, that seemed to change as de Blasio renewed his call for a system that will encourage voting in a state with one of the lowest voter turnout rates in the country.

«The goal of START - UP NY — the game - changing initiative passed with overwhelming bipartisan support last year — is to create new jobs, attract new businesses, and encourage current companies to expand, which is why we are investing the resources necessary to get the word out to companies in New York State and across the country,» Conwall said.

It would speak to the changing demographic landscape of the country — a landscape which, despite last week's result, still favours Labour in the long - term.

Countries in this region consist of Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South - Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zanzibar Needing another seven votes to end Hayatou's long - standing reign in CAF, a key figure in Ahmad's think - tank, who has criss - crossed over 37 countries in the last weeks, campaigning for change in African Countries in this region consist of Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South - Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zanzibar Needing another seven votes to end Hayatou's long - standing reign in CAF, a key figure in Ahmad's think - tank, who has criss - crossed over 37 countries in the last weeks, campaigning for change in African countries in the last weeks, campaigning for change in African football.

«People need to understand that there is a sense of urgency for change in this country,» he told the crowd at Trattoria Lucia on Union Turnpike in Bellerose last Thursday.

«As reflected in the immense improvements recorded in the conduct of the last general elections which were applauded within and outside the country as the most credible elections in Nigeria in recent years, the Jonathan Administration has made tremendous efforts to positively change the political architecture complained about by Prof. Achebe and other Nigerians.

The State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia says there are big changes to the English and Math tests since last year when New York led the country in opt - outs.

Last week, representatives from 85 countries gathered in Busan, South Korea, to approve the formation of the Intergovernmental Science - Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), which will operate much like the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

But explaining that to the public is proving difficult in the wake of recent revelations of errors in the last report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, furor over e-mails apparently stolen from a British climate research unit last fall, and an unusually cold and intense winter in many parts of the country.

In a book entitled It's Time for the World to Change, published last year, she charges the United States and the WHO with conspiring to use H5N1 as a biological weapon against Indonesia and other poor countries.

Nick Sundt of WWF says if turning down White House lights wasn't possible for security reasons, the Administration could highlight climate change impacts around the country in a special event, promote energy - efficiency measures, or generally rally Americans to participate in an event that began with 2.2 million people in Sydney in 2007 and involved millions more last year in 35 countries.

Precarious progress The sharp drop in the overall number of Ebola cases is a testament to the control efforts by the governments of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone; the belated arrival of massive international assistance last autumn; and local populations who changed behaviours and practices to better control infection and spread (see «Cases by country»).

WHILE Australia's new carbon tax, announced last week, is a step in the right direction it is unlikely to change the country's status as the largest per - capita emitter of greenhouse gases in the developed world.

The tendency of the current administration [is] to undermine science in a variety of ways that range from the fiscal to the regulatory and the political, and the session that was sponsored last week was a combination of people providing ideas for relatively small changes and [in] the way we see science — for example, funding more National Science Foundation studentships, to changes in the pattern system — and then five of us were asked to speak fairly broadly about how we can improve science and technology in the country.

Up - to - date figures have to adjust for both this and the changes since the last census, which could be decades in the case of some African countries.

It puts them in opposition to Nordic countries, which last week emphasised their commitment to the Paris Agreement and noted «with grave concern» the rapid pace of change in the Arctic.

Last week, students in Wisconsin and Michigan stepped up to such an opportunity when CFACT Campus, the student arm of a well - known cabal of fossil fuel apologists, hosted climate change denier Willie Soon at several campus events around the country.

And since then Doha, the capital of Qatar, has made great strides ahead, modernizing more and more, and precisely Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned is one of the greatest inspirations for the social and cultural change that has been seen in the country for the last 20 years.

Last year, San Francisco took the top slot for Sugar Daddy density in the country — but the tide has changed.

Last week, gaming developer Rare changed that golden logo we remember so well from Donkey Kong Country and Goldeneye to a new, more «modern» logo in commemoration of its 25th anniversary and its newfound focus on Project Natal.

Jimmy, fresh off an ingenious stadium robbery, slips into the audience just in time to hear her make a last - minute song change, from Rihanna's «Umbrella» to John Denver's «Take Me Home, Country Roads.»

«For the last 33 years, I've done everything in my power to change education in this country for poor children,» said Geoffrey Canada, Ed.M.»

«The whole effort of the last two decades has been toward minority - teacher recruitment, and it's been an unheralded victory, really,» said Ingersoll, who has been researching the changes in the country's teaching corps of nearly 4 million.

When Baker prosed the changes in February last year he acknowledged the move was likely to be «met with great hostility in every school in the country».

No other institution in the country joins these domains of work and depth of expertise under a single roof, enabling UEI to make lasting and significant changes to the quality of American education.

Like the Ford Everest, specifications for the Fortuner are largely unchanged since our last country comparison, so we were interested if it could still hold its own against updated models from both Holden and Isuzu and model - year changes on the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport when tested in an even tougher environment.

But the Liberals announced in their fiscal update last month that they inherited federal books from the Conservatives that will drive the country billions of dollars deeper in the hole than expected, raising doubts they will meet all their fiscal goals without changing some of their plans.

This Top 10 looks pretty similar to my last country post — the main change being a steady increase in US readers.

We have no facts other than our own research conducted across the 7 countries where we train, but we have definitely seen a change in the breed style in the last 20 years.

In Australia, according to Nell Thompson, G2Z coordinator, over the last 5 - 10 years, people have gained a better understanding of the country's companion animal issues, and, dissatisfied with high euthanasia rates, have been demanding change.

(Austin, TX) Be the Change 4 Animals Blue Dog Rescue (Austin, TX) Brazos Animal Shelter (Bryan, TX) Carol's Ferals * (Grand Rapids, MI) Cat Guardians * (Lombard, IL) Central Texas Feline Rescue (Round Rock, TX) Central Texas SPCA (Barktoberfest) Chequamegon Humane Association (Ashland, WI) Companion Connection (Elgin, TX) Crash's Landing Cat Rescue & Placement Center * (MI) Dirk's Fund Golden Retriever Rescue (St. Louis, MO) Dog Saving Network (Chicago, IL) Dogtoberfest Austin Elgin Humane Society (Elgin, TX) Forever Home Feline Ranch * (IL) Friends of Town Lake Animal Center (Austin, TX) Greyhound Pets of America (Nashville, TN) Guardian Pit Bull Rescue (The Woodlands, TX) Harmony House for Cats (Chicago, IL) Help Joey Hill Country Cat Control * (TX) Humane Society of Berks County (Reading, PA) Humane Society of New York (New York, NY) Iams Home 4 The Holidays Indy Pit Crew (Indianapolis, IN) Lake Superior Paws for Love (Washburn, WI) Last Chance Forever: The Bird of Prey Conservancy (San Antonio, TX) Love - A-Bull (Austin, TX) Lucky Dog Animal Rescue (Washington, D.C.) Lucky Mutts (Austin, TX) MidAmerica Boston Terrier Rescue Mostly Mutts Animal Rescue (Atlanta, GA) Never Shock a Puppy Okey's Promise * (Canton, OH) Our Companions Domestic Animal Sanctuary (Bloomfield, CT) PAWS of Michigan * Pedigree Foundation Petfinder PetSafe Ethos Fund (Knoxville, TN) Pets Alive Westchester (New York, NY) PetSmart Charities Rescue Ink * Richmond Animal League (Richmond, VA) Save This Pup Spay / Neuter Society of the South (GA) Spay the Strays, Fix the Ferals (Chaska, MN) SPCA of Hancock County * (Trenton, ME) Star's Rat Rescue (Winner, SD) St. Louis Senior Dog Project (St. Louis, MO) Teeny's Friends (Austin, TX) Texas Hearing & Service Dogs TwitterACritter * Wake County Animal Shelter * (Raleigh, NC) Wag & Walk 4 Life Winter Park Lost Pets (Winter Park, FL) Wishcuit Yolo County SPCA (Davis, CA) Young - Williams Animal Center * (Knoxville, TN)

Besides, the prices went up in Europe last year as well... Nothing changed... I find it weird that people are expecting changes when it's only 2 countries that are affected.

Thankfully, in the last fifteen years the country has seen big changes developed by the left - wing government in the areas of culture, economy and education.

«The Oroqen's history is reflective of the vast changes that have happened across China over the last few decades, as the country has moved from a largely agrarian nation to an industrial powerhouse drawing in numerous ethnic groupings to present an image of a diverse and harmonious society.

Last week, the White House released a report that found that climate change is already creating changes in the United States by threatening the Southwest with heat waves, the Atlantic Coast with dangerous hurricanes and the middle of the country with flooding.

Edward Lendner, who was director of climate issues in a previous White House administration, wrote last week: «In what would be the single most important contingency that could impact civil society in the United States and other nations around the world, there is no agreed upon plan for how to deal with a collapsing world in the distant future if climate change and global warming get out of control and mass migrations northward create chaos in both wealthy and poor countries.&raquin a previous White House administration, wrote last week: «In what would be the single most important contingency that could impact civil society in the United States and other nations around the world, there is no agreed upon plan for how to deal with a collapsing world in the distant future if climate change and global warming get out of control and mass migrations northward create chaos in both wealthy and poor countries.&raquIn what would be the single most important contingency that could impact civil society in the United States and other nations around the world, there is no agreed upon plan for how to deal with a collapsing world in the distant future if climate change and global warming get out of control and mass migrations northward create chaos in both wealthy and poor countries.&raquin the United States and other nations around the world, there is no agreed upon plan for how to deal with a collapsing world in the distant future if climate change and global warming get out of control and mass migrations northward create chaos in both wealthy and poor countries.&raquin the distant future if climate change and global warming get out of control and mass migrations northward create chaos in both wealthy and poor countries.&raquin both wealthy and poor countries.»