Sentences with phrase «more vast country»

One thing that sets the Riviera Maya apart from many other notable names in the Caribbean is that it is connected to a much more vast country featuring an interior that is as diverse as you might expect.

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Few countries still have this system; the vast majority have opted for the more democratic system of proportional representation.

In recent years, oil and gas majors like Chevron and Royal Dutch Shell have invested billions of dollars into LNG projects in countries like Australia and Qatar, while further vast sums have been spent on plants that turn LNG back into gas in consuming countries, all in the belief the world's need for the fuel would rise rapidly — especially as countries, particularly in Asia, sought to move away from more polluting -LSB-...]

More broadly, there is the vast «cultic» activity surrounding saints, giving rise to assessments of Mexico as the leading Catholic country in Latin America.

The vast majority of Pentecostals (more than 80 percent in each country) believe in «the rapture of the church,» a teaching that in the end times the faithful will be lifted into heaven.

And once governments have surrendered power to agencies whose function is to encourage trade, the vast majority of people in all the countries involved will find it ever more difficult to influence the policies that shape their lives.

But we need to pay more attention to the vast majority of Muslim - majority countries, which lie in Asia and Africa, to acquire an accurate picture of the world's fastest - growing religion.

The evidence is irrefutable that Nigeria's immense endowments have not benefited the vast majority of its people - more than 70 % of the population is poor; over 30 % are unemployed; more than 40 % of the youths have no jobs; 30 % of our people remain illiterate; life expectancy is just 52 years; and the country exhibits poor human development with HDI of just 0.514.

WASHINGTON (CNN)- A new national poll suggests Americans are becoming slightly more positive about the condition of the country, but the vast majority still say things in the nation are going badly.

Unless you're a native of a country on the U.S. government's list of terrorist states, you may even find the process a bit more user - friendly than it was before the attacks, because, as part of the government's effort to prove that the terrorists failed to shut down the U.S. economy, INS remains open for business, adjudicating the vast majority of immigration visas as fast, if not faster, than before 11 September.

The Summit weather station in Greenland sits more than 3000 metres up atop the country's vast ice sheet.

The vast majority of those deaths — more than 80 percent — occur in low - and middle - income countries.

Talks likely to continue, but slowly Japan, meanwhile, focused on ways to curb more emissions by midcentury instead of by 2020; Saudi Arabia, like India, insisted that the burden of doing more to cut emissions falls squarely on the shoulders of industrialized countries — which, within the world of U.N. climate talks, does not include Saudi Arabia, despite its wealth and vast oil resources; and Qatar, which is hosting the next major climate conference but which has historically played a quiet role in the talks, did not offer a submission.

Most serve a specific part of the vast biological and medical research community, estimated to be at least two million scientists in Europe across more than 1000 institutions from more than 36 ESFRI Member States and Associated Countries

The burning of Indonesia's tropical peatlands contributed more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere than the vast majority of countries did from fossil fuels in 2015.

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that over sixteen million deaths occur worldwide each year due to cardiovascular disease, and more than half of those deaths occur in developing countries where plant - based diets high in legumes and starches are eaten by the vast majority of the people.

Active in over 80 countries and available in more than 25 languages, this dating service has a vast network to draw from and more than enough black singles enrolled.

Match is also available in more than 25 countries and eight languages, which contributes to their vast user base.

With more than 2 million members from countries around the globe, Single Muslim provides a vast venue for Muslims everywhere to meet potential marriage partners.

It is a country that is known for its its vast, untouched landscapes and lush nature — everything from mountains to lakes to prairies to snow caps to beaches and more are all common within the Canadian climate.

For a country small in size, Scotland more than compensates with its vast natural beauty, distinct culture and world - leading gastronomy.

However, given that the subject is, to say the least, touchy, the fact that this film was even made is worthy of at least some kudos to Maher for having the guts to potentially offend the vast majority of people in the country, and perhaps the world, with his expression of doubt in their beliefs and his own belief that, though many individuals have found great benefit from the ancient scriptures, religion ultimately does more harm than good when looking at it in its totality from a global historical scale.

What is surprising, however, is that there are those who - despite all the news, documentaries, journalism, research and literature today openly available to anyone interested to learn more - believe that Finland is a «completely socialist country» where its children are educated by the State rather than parents, that the vast majority of children don't get enough school education their parents (if they can afford it) have to buy proper education for their children, that resources are not distributed equitably to all, and that all schools are unionized.

The gap between official statistics and the perceptions of the profession seems vast; school leaders across the country report that they are struggling to fill vacancies with suitably qualified permanent staff, right at the time when they face increasing numbers of pupils, higher accountability standards and more demands on subject specialisms.

She added: «There are more than 170 free schools across the country and the vast majority are performing well - in recent weeks three have been rated «outstanding» and six have been rated «good», despite only opening 18 months ago.»

And while some Trinidadians look to Europe or the States as somewhere more credible, the vast majority of Trinidadians are fiercely passionate about their country.

Here Becker is more candid still, reporting from all over the country: from the tiny, crowded homes of the swollen megalopolises of the southeast rim to a vast, secret network of thousands of defense bunkers in the northwest.

Home to more than 15 percent of the world's population, the country has grown to become an economic power, and yet vast numbers of its inhabitants have little to show for its prosperity.

For the more active traveler eager to get away from the crowds and into some of our country's most vast and remote wilderness, Washington State's Olympic National Park may be a better option.

Road tripping in Chile and Argentina gets you into the wild hearts of both countries — with jaw - dropping mountain landscapes, vast glassy lakes, and thrilling off - road terrain More

Here are 6 incredible rail journeys to really appreciate this vast, wild and beautiful country More

In June 2013, EVA became a Star Alliance member, giving our passengers access to a vast network of nearly 1,400 destinations in more than 190 countries and providing seamless global services.

Hi Michela, enjoyed ready how and why you travelled to Australia and how you fell in love with this vast beautiful land, You have great distances to get here but at the same time their are significant distance to travel between major cities, and if you go country and outback well there's a lot more kilometres to travel which can take days before you reach your destination.

The lofty mountains, the vast oceans, the meandering rivers and the green lush landscapes make this country absolutely a must - travel destination for many across Read More...

The gameplay more than makes up for any misdeeds, though, a compelling sandbox of shooting and stealth set in a vast country.

Respectively sited in YSP's historic landscape — the formal Lower Park and more rugged Country Park — these vast metallic and stone sculptures demand a physical trek across the landscape that is extended further uphill through the former hunting ground of the Bretton Estate to Longside Gallery.

Markonish: Getting to see that much art along with that much of a country was a vast learning experience — in some ways I feel like I know Canada better than the US since I have seen more of it.

While Africa is vast and multifarious, and a place where functioning democracies coexist with more authoritarian regimes, political and social instability continues to run rife in many countries.

So what do you do when you have 250 more years» worth of a convenient, cheap fuel in the ground (at current rates of use) and scientists are saying big climate impacts await from continued use here and in China and other countries with vast reserves?

Polls by Pew Research show the vast majority of people (70 — 80 %) in most countries accept climate science and want more to be done to reduce emissions.

While the United States and Europe are responsible for the vast majority of the carbon dioxide added to the atmosphere through the industrial era, the International Energy Agency foresees more than 90 percent of the growth in such emissions coming from developing countries, led by China.

In fact, war in the Congo has directly resulted in crisis level food insecurity (= increased demand for meat from killing forest animals including bonobos), countless numbers of displaced people who pose added burdens on demand for food, rife levels of corruption and mismanagement, immeasurable but vast numbers of weapons and munitions distributed across the country, large - scale break down of traditional taboos that may have locally protected some populations of bonobos, and much, much more.

Mauer, who worked on the North Slope for the Fish and Wildlife Service for more than two decades, describes his first exposure to a vast migrating caribou herd, which reminded him of early accounts from bison country.

The Midwest does not have the highest solar potential in the country (that is found in the Southwest), but its potential is nonetheless vast, with some parts of the Midwest having as good a solar resource as Florida.75 More than one - quarter of national installed wind energy capacity, one - third of biodiesel capacity, and more than two - thirds of ethanol production are located in the Midwest (see alsoMore than one - quarter of national installed wind energy capacity, one - third of biodiesel capacity, and more than two - thirds of ethanol production are located in the Midwest (see alsomore than two - thirds of ethanol production are located in the Midwest (see also Ch.

The country has vast tracts of pasture and agricultural land that are being underutilized or have been abandoned, but rapidly appreciating land prices, coupled with poor governance and inconsistent enforcement of environmental laws, means that it is often more profitable to clear new forest land than to rehabilitate pasture.

Kenya, a country of vast beauty and natural resources, is plagued by water and power shortages and is headed for ecological disaster as a result of greed and corruption, asserts... Read More

Google: crop yield optimization climate soil: the literature is vast, but is not something that most people in developed countries know very well any more.

Add to those the huge potential of distributed PV, plus the onshore wind energy resources of the rest of the country, plus the vast offshore wind energy resource, and our «problem» becomes having more electricity than we know what to do with.

More than 15,000 scientists from 184 countries endorsed the caution, which comes on the 25th anniversary of a letter released by the Union of Concerned Scientists in 1992, advising that «a great change in our stewardship of the earth and the life on it is required, if vast human misery is to be avoided.»

Russian antivirus firm Kaspersky Lab said it had detected more than 45,000 infections in 74 countries, the vast majority of them in Russia.