Sentences with phrase «leading citizen in»

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Citizens of the country have even developed a reputation for having their guns ready in the closet at a moment's notice, which has led some people to wonder if the Swiss are all required to own arms in order to protect their state.

Other newspapers, including the middle - market tabloid The Daily Mail preferred to lead with the fact that British citizens are not included in the ban.

The Omani - based company leads many different initiatives in a variety of sectors, ranging from higher education to solar energy to core testing for oil and gas, and even trying to build a «smart city» which may enable citizens to pay utility bills automatically, amongst other things.

(In India alone more than 600 million citizens don't have access to toilets or latrines, and open defecation leads to contaminated water and chronic — sometimes deadly — health issues, like diarrhea.)

He has received recognition for his commitment to pro bono legal services, including his work as one of the lead attorneys in a successful federal civil rights lawsuit protecting the voting rights of Georgia citizens.

It also doesn't help that Texas continues to stubbornly lead the nation in the percentage of people without health insurance, or that its citizens lack basic antidiscrimination protections.

Russian nationals identified in a Justice Department indictment released Friday used cryptocurrency exchanges as part of an alleged scheme to mislead U.S. citizens leading up to the 2016 presidential election.

As one of Michigan's leading corporate citizens, DTE Energy is a force for growth and prosperity in the 450 Michigan communities it serves in a variety of ways, including philanthropy, volunteerism and economic progress.

As part of an aggressive new voter - targeting operation, Cambridge Analytica — financially supported by reclusive hedge fund magnate and leading Republican donor Robert Mercer — is now using so - called «psychographic profiles» of US citizens in order to help win Cruz votes, despite earlier concerns and red flags from potential survey - takers.

So, as more women - led businesses are supported by regular citizens through crowdfunding, more will in turn receive financing from the more traditional investors.

«We are pleased to see the Obama administration will not cause harm to citizens and states by shutting these businesses down, and hope this will lead to an expansion of sensible policies related to marijuana, such as allowing these businesses access to banking, and taxing them at a fair rate,» said Aaron Smith, executive director of the National Cannabis Industry Association, a Washington, D.C. - based trade group that represents what it says are the thousands of firms involved in marijuana production and sales.

Still reeling from the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, Broward County law enforcement agencies are leading the state by far in using sweeping new powers to take away guns from dozens of citizens they claim are dangerous.

In this 53 year old historical piece, he points out that through history citizens have been led to believe that they should trade their freedom for security, something that inevitably will always link itself to higher taxation by the state.

At the behest of a couple of fanatical Frenchmen, leading politicians suggest that the government of the U.S. should punish a French citizen for something he did in France fifty - three years ago.

However, as we see daily, this leads not to any real emancipation but to a deepening crisis and misery reflected in the broken hearts, minds and lives of somany of our fellow - citizens in our culture.

Thanks to the breaking of social bonds in our families and communities, and the lack of self - control that a culture of indulgence promotes, we will continue to become more bureaucratic and inefficient in our governance, while at the same time creating the conditions whereby citizens become less capable of leading their own lives.

In that year Jerusalem was burned and its temple destroyed, the king was exiled, the leading citizens were deported and public life ended.

This leads to the negation of the earlier concepts of education as laid down in the Constitution of India which put priority to «promote with special care the educational and economic interests of the weaker sections of the people» and to the development of «scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform» in every citizen.

Suppose you hear in one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you that some worthless rabble among you have led their fellow citizens astray by encouraging them to worship foreign gods.

In one are seven artes liberales characteristics of the orators» tradition:» (1) Training citizen - orators to lead society (2) requires identifying true virtues, (3) the commitment to which (4) will elevate the student and (5) the source for which is great texts, whose authority lies in (6) the dogmatic premise that they relate the true virtues, (7) which are embraced for their own sake.&raquIn one are seven artes liberales characteristics of the orators» tradition:» (1) Training citizen - orators to lead society (2) requires identifying true virtues, (3) the commitment to which (4) will elevate the student and (5) the source for which is great texts, whose authority lies in (6) the dogmatic premise that they relate the true virtues, (7) which are embraced for their own sake.&raquin (6) the dogmatic premise that they relate the true virtues, (7) which are embraced for their own sake.»

The widespread success of Olympian religion, in leading the Greeks into axial existence, made possible a new form of government in which the masses of free citizens participated in basic political decisions.

The facts and process of science have enabled the United States to lead the world in technology and provide good health for an unprecedented number of our citizens.

The conclusion: given relatively unlimited availability, heroin users will voluntarily stabilize or reduce their dosage and some will even choose abstinence; long - addicted users can lead relatively normal, stable lives if provided legal access to their drug of choice, and with few side effects; and ordinary citizens (in Switzerland at least) will support such initiatives.

In 1947 a group of American blacks led by W. E. B. Du Bois, under the auspices of the NAACP, had appealed to the UN to redress «the denial of human rights to minorities in the case of citizens of Negro descent in the United States of America.&raquIn 1947 a group of American blacks led by W. E. B. Du Bois, under the auspices of the NAACP, had appealed to the UN to redress «the denial of human rights to minorities in the case of citizens of Negro descent in the United States of America.&raquin the case of citizens of Negro descent in the United States of America.&raquin the United States of America.»

Should not Christians in their roles as citizens and voters take the lead in creating the political possibility for income redistribution?

In a recent book, the distinguished American political scientist Robert A. Dahl offers an optimistic vision in which «an increasing awareness that the dominant culture of competitive consumerism does not lead to greater happiness gives way to a culture of citizenship that strongly encourages movement toward greater political equality among American citizens.&raquIn a recent book, the distinguished American political scientist Robert A. Dahl offers an optimistic vision in which «an increasing awareness that the dominant culture of competitive consumerism does not lead to greater happiness gives way to a culture of citizenship that strongly encourages movement toward greater political equality among American citizens.&raquin which «an increasing awareness that the dominant culture of competitive consumerism does not lead to greater happiness gives way to a culture of citizenship that strongly encourages movement toward greater political equality among American citizens.»

With all due respect to In»N Out, Chick - Fil - A and Tyson, I don't need you to state your «morals» to know what you stand for — poisoning our country through your disgusting fat foods which makes our citizens obese and leads to a significantly higher risk to many deadly diseases.

But a republic will have republican customs — public participation in the exercise of power, the political equality of the citizens, a wide distribution of small and medium property with few very rich or very poor — customs that will lead to a public spiritedness, a willingness of the citizen to sacrifice his own interests for the common good, that is, to a citizen motivated by republican virtue.

In the great cities the leading ministers... are among the first citizens, and exercise an influence often wider and more powerful than that of any layman....

«The only kind of friendship the state has a proper interest in recognising and regulating is heterosexual marriage, because that's what leads to children - new citizens - and gives them the best start in life.»

According to the biblical writers, they were punished for this by the destruction of the northern state of Israel in 722 BCE and by the destruction of Jerusalem in 593 BCE, which was followed by the exile in Babylon of the leading citizens of Judah.

I happen to live in Britain where the welfare state, despite its obvious failings and inadequacies (to which reactionaries are always calling attention), has had and still does have as its chief concern the provision to everyone of those absolute necessities that are required if the citizens are to lead better, healthier, and more satisfying lives because they have been delivered from nagging fears and worries about illness and old age and much else that can be so dreadfully threatening to them.

But after falling behind 2 - 1 in the first half Raheem Sterling willed the team to a win in the final 10 minutes of regulation to take a 3 - 2 Citizens lead that — combined with Juventus» upset loss to Sevilla — eventually led to a 4 - 2 lead and the win, elevating them to a seeded position in the Champions League.

Actually their positions in society may well have led them to be better citizens not worse as their higher visibility made any mistakes more likely to be noticed..

CURFEW Sirs: Your mention of the city of Saskatoon in the article on Gordie Howe (March 16) may lead our police force to indulge in some wishful thinking about «all our citizens disappearing at 10 p.m.» However, we enjoyed the rest of the article, especially the cover picture by Bernie Fuchs.

This added to the recent match in which the Sky Blues relinquished a two goal lead to draw with relegation strugglers Burnley has lead to some doubting the Citizens» title credential.

They are now in a position of strength in the table to challenge the Citizens and overhaul the 7 points lead they have on them and overtake them within the next 6 BPL games they will both play.

But save if a miracle happens in the game to the favour of the Cherries, it doesn't look like Jack can lead the Cherries to deny the Citizens the 2nd spot tonight.

With Real Madrid striker Gareth Bale set to lead the La Liga giants against Man City in the Champions League this coming week — with or without Cristiano Ronaldo — he could easily end the impressive run by the Citizens in its tracks in Spain this week.

For Arsenal's sake, Jack Wilshere SHOULD try by all possible means to lead the Cherries to deny the Citizens a chance from going to second in the table tonight.

Citizens into a lead in the 21st minute of the game has brought Aguero.

Sterling has since evolved into a vital player in the Citizens lineup, and he is presently the club's leading scorer with seven goals alongside Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus.

David Silva's neat finish in the second half, put the Citizens into the lead.

It is, however, a fixture the Citizens came unstuck in last season, losing 2 - 1 despite dominating the opening 45 minutes and taking a deserved 1 - 0 lead into the interval.

The Citizens have been leading at half time in all but four of their home games this season so a Man City / Man City half time / full - time bet isn't without its appeal.

In the second fixture Manchester City faced off against a newly rejuvenated Everton side as Ronald Koeman's side did good in first half denying any breakthrough for Guardiola's men after taking the lead but the Citizens despite being a man down fought back and found the back of the net in dying moment's of the match and managed to hold of the Toffees for a points eacIn the second fixture Manchester City faced off against a newly rejuvenated Everton side as Ronald Koeman's side did good in first half denying any breakthrough for Guardiola's men after taking the lead but the Citizens despite being a man down fought back and found the back of the net in dying moment's of the match and managed to hold of the Toffees for a points eacin first half denying any breakthrough for Guardiola's men after taking the lead but the Citizens despite being a man down fought back and found the back of the net in dying moment's of the match and managed to hold of the Toffees for a points eacin dying moment's of the match and managed to hold of the Toffees for a points each.

ROSELLE — The issue of a swimming pool for Lake Park High School was brought to the Roselle Park District board Wednesday night as local citizens, led by Barb Layer, sought to determine if there was any Park District interest in seeing that one be built.

Led by Dr. Chuck Knapp, vice president of conservation research at Shedd Aquarium, the team of citizen scientists explored several cays on Andros Island in search of adult and juvenile iguanas for the aquarium's mark - recapture studies.

The lefty duo's final argument: Now that Cuomo has succeeded in leading the nation on gun control, he could do so again on this issue, being the first to act in a significant way to counter the power of big money in politics since the US Supreme Court's January 2010 Citizens United decision.

The Mahama - led government has failed the people of Ghana in terms of the security of the country and of its citizens.