Sentences with phrase «life of a nation»

The law governing the Bank since 1935 says we should «regulate credit and currency in the best interests of the economic life of the nation.»

For me, the life of the nation has disappeared.»

In the political life of every nation, challenges and crises must be met.

God's will was to be made to prevail in the public life of the nation as well as in the personal lives of the citizens.

Readers of Solzhenitsyn's «Repentance and Self - Limitation in the Life of Nations,» which dared to defend as essentially correct the common feature of ordinary speech that depicts nations as capable of guilt, repentance, and a «spiritual life,» will understand why, as will viewers moved by Nelson's Mandela core message in the film Invictus.

Obviously the problem is a complex one, for relational power involves risk taking, and national leaders may legitimately feel that they have no right to take such risks with the life of the nation.

Never mind that for the life of a nation grounded in religious pluralism, our military and its chaplains have served on behalf of the freedom of all Americans, including those who follow a faith that any individual chaplain might consider blasphemous.

Old Testament history recounts events, the lives of great men, prophets, priests and kings, migrations, wars, political decisions — everything affecting the exterior life of the nation, the observable course of her turbulent history.

The «communal tensions» between the groups were «of major importance in the life of the nation,» Herberg added, suggesting that they began non-divisive discussions about the limits of American democracy and allowed all 96 percent of Americans who identified as Protestant, Catholic, or Jew to have some social, political, and cultural recognition in America.

«Those who believed in Christ possessed at every period a twofold being: as individuals in the realm of the person and as participants in the public life of their nations.»

But as is only too obvious, this ideal relationship is not seen in the life of individuals and the life of the nations which they make up.

Also, let us not forget Justice O'Connor argument from Casey about liberating women from their baby making bodies so they can help boost the GDP: «The ability of women to participate equally in the economic and social life of the Nation has been facilitated by their ability to control their reproductive lives.»

I should like to reflect with you on different dimensions of this faith tradition and its relevance to the difficult situation we are facing in the life of the nation.

The life of all nations must be animated by the divine traits of moral responsibility, authenticity or integrity, loyalty or love, and creativity in relation to all of their own members and to other nations as well.

There the life of the nation has been molded by ancestor - worship to a cohesion which has outlived the changes of 5,000 years; and Christianity, when it demands that a man surrender that, demands that he become an outlaw from his own nation.

The German universities expressed less opposition to the growth of Nazism in the 1930's than did the churches and labor unions; their failure at this point has been attributed in large part to their neutral pursuit of truth without concern for the life of the nation.14 By contrast, an example of intellectual responsibility occurred a few years ago when the University of Chicago was building a new cancer research hospital.

If the advance failed, that would «reveal that Protestantism has wasted its magnificent American heritage and is no longer the major spiritual force in the mature life of the nation it brought to birth, cradled in infancy and guided in youth.»

It is one thing for Christians to take a responsible part in the political life of their nation; it is another thing to identify the gospel and its antagonism to the «world» with the «worldly» antagonism of some revolting group.

«I have fallen on my knees with great regularity since that moment — asking God for guidance not just in my personal life and my Christian walk, but in the life of this nation and in the values that hold us together and keep us strong,» he said.

It will have to lead them towards the «slow and difficult construction» of new habits in the temporal life of nations, supportive of «the soul of democracy,» that is, «the law of brotherly love and the spiritual dignity of the person.»

The more authentically Catholic we are in our lives, choices, actions and convictions, the more truly we will contribute to the moral and political life of our nation.

It is this cultural role of the Church for its non-members, for all the Queen's subjects, which gives it such stature in the life of the nation — «woven into the fabric of our nation» as she put it — and which makes her so committed to it.

In truth, however, our travels had been more complicated than that, more full of corners and curves, which is to say, more involved with what had become of the country's culture than with its politics» though with its politics, too, of course, because the political life of this nation is always ultimately indentured to its cultural life.

(Job 23:8 f.) The problem also arises in the life of the nation, most acutely in the sixth century ac when all the characteristic marks of God's presence and favor have been removed; king, temple and land have all been taken away.

Whenever the principles of a country, be it US, Russia, Norway, Greece, are threatened, so is the life of the nation.

Christian theology can tap into these and offer them up as resources for the community life of the nation - state as living alternatives to the vision of Hindu nationalism.

For many conversion to Christianity is offensive, a betrayal of India's national heritage, an alienation harmful to the life of the nation, a disturbance having undesirable political and economic implications.

Jesus came and thrust aside all the requirements of the national life; it was not that he set them apart and relegated them to their separate sphere in the life of the nation: he ignored them completely; in their stead he set up nothing but an ethico - religious system bound up with his conception of the Godhead.

We can see clearly what ought to be done to bring order and peace into the lives of the nations; but we do not have the strength to do what we ought.

Or perhaps we would say that the life of a nation in its history experiences self - alienation and reconciliation.

It shows us how «righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people,» and that this is true of great and small, of the life of the Nations as of individuals.

It would indeed be startling if Jews were seeking to inject religion into the public life of the nation when for American Jewry as a whole religion has less significance than ever.

Firstly, if the phrase was to be interpreted that way by the executive, why not construct it in a narrower sense, such as the human rights committee's «public emergency threatening the life of the nation»?

In time of war or other public emergency threatening the life of the nation any High Contracting Party may take measures derogating from its obligations under this Convention to the extent strictly required by the exigencies of the situation, provided that such measures are not inconsistent with its other obligations under international law.

«The New Year 2018 is strategic and critical in the political life of the nation because activities in the year will determine the success or otherwise of 2019,» he said.

The former Vice President, while maintaining that the future of the country is bright in view of anticipated changes in all aspects of the life of the nation, appealed to groups «that are aggrieved in one way or the other and espousing separatist sentiments, to drop their agitation and take advantage of the improving political climate in the country, to seek accommodation in the larger united national community that is fast unfolding.»

The Democratic Party supports the full inclusion of all families in the life of our nation, with equal respect, responsibility, and protection under the law, including the freedom to marry.

«The Atiku Media Office restates that what is of paramount importance to Atiku Abubakar (presently in Saudi Arabia to perform the lesser Hajj), at this critical stage of the life of our nation is party unity, unconditional support for the Acting President and prayers for the recovery and return of the President.

Since the power - price ratio of microchips continues to double every two years, it is likely that technology will play a ubiquitous role in as - yet unimagined ways throughout the lives of our nation's children and teachers.

Almost from the beginning of the American republic, African - Americans have struggled for the right of self - determination and of full participation in the political, social, and economic life of the nation.

Just as no pharmaceutical would be brought to market without first being tested for effectiveness and for adverse reactions, neither should a practice with the potential to profoundly impact the lives of the nation's students and their teachers.

The funding will help National CASA release an annual publication of best practices for policymakers and child welfare practitioners, with the goal of improving the lives of the nation's most vulnerable youth.

I hope all of you will take the time this July 4th holiday to reflect on what is important in your lives and crucial to the life of this nation.

Yet with a laser - focused commitment to closing achievement gaps, raising high school graduation rates, and providing effective interventions for struggling students, we can make a difference in the lives of our nation's children.

In its exploration of this pivotal period in Johnson's life - and in the life of the nation - The Passage of Power is not only the story of how he surmounted unprecedented obstacles in order to fulfill the highest purpose of the presidency but is, as well, a revelation of both the pragmatic potential in the presidency and what can be accomplished when the chief executive has the vision and determination to move beyond the pragmatic and initiate programs designed to transform a nation.

I see also that you were previously a book buyer at Easons, a company known for playing a role in the literary life of the nation.

«It's clear that cats are not an issue — and that misinformation is being heavily promoted,» says Becky Robinson, president and co-founder of Alley Cat Allies, a group «dedicated to protecting and improving the lives of our nation's cats.»

Becky Robinson is President and Founder of Alley Cat Allies, an organization dedicated to protecting and improving the lives of our nation's cats.

Its vision is of a creative Wales where the arts are central to the life of the nation and to ensure that the contribution of the arts is recognised, valued and celebrated.

«As the home of 500 years of British art, Tate Britain has a unique and fascinating position in the cultural life of the nation.