Sentences with phrase «much of the nation»

South Korea's decision to invest in heavy industry — including shipbuilding, automobiles, steel, and electronics — and to put much of the nation's productivity under the control of large industrial groups, or chaebol, reflected government policies that mimicked Japan's zaibatsu — similar groups that controlled much of its economy through the end of World War II.

«During this recession, the housing sector contributed less volatility to the regional economy than it did in much of the nation,» Mr. Dudley added.

The temperature may be frigid across much of the nation, but home prices are sizzling and sellers are in the hot seat.

The temperature may be frigid across much of the nation, yet home prices are sizzling and sellers are in the hot seat.

Clearly, much of the nation's job growth is tied to the ability of small businesses to create new jobs.

The housing rebound may have lifted home prices across much of the nation.

The March 2011 report confirmed a double - dip in home prices across much of the nation.

Europe, the thought is, can be held together by shared values and interests that would allow for the withering away of at least much of the nation - state.

Warren Buffett Versus the Three - Tier Drinks System In Texas, as in much of the nation, alcohol is regulated under the so - called «three - tier system,» which requires alcohol manufacturers, distributors and retailers to be separate and independent from each other...

Znachki are so ubiquitous that in 1974 the Communist Party newspaper Pravda even complained that pin production in the U.S.S.R. was «growing catastrophically» and using up too much of the nation's scarce raw materials.

Obama is still an unfamiliar face and character to much of the nation.

The UB men's basketball team had the week of its life, taking Buffalo fans, an adoring Boise crowd and much of the nation along for the ride.

Overflowing sewers, runoff from chemical plants and seepage from toxic waste sites have created a hazardous stew in the waters covering much of the nation's fourth largest city, and officials are just beginning to grapple with the health problems looming.

«The State takes too much of the nation's income; its share must be steadily reduced.

«Local authorities are the principal agents in much of the nation's infrastructure development and must be ready to rediscover the skills and techniques that can enable self - determined capital investment,» NLGN director Chris Leslie said.

Missouri because it's a bellweather for much of the nation.

By 1977 one of the poorest farming regions in the country had been transformed into one of the wealthiest, raising much of the nation's agricultural exports and fattening 40 percent of its grain - fed beef.

China's roughly 5,300 home - grown journals have been a receptacle for much of the nation's research that has resulted from misconduct

Desertification is happening today around the world, most notably in northern China, home to much of that nation's 1.2 billion citizens.

Although it is not a national standard, much of the nation's furniture contains flame retardants to comply with it.

On the other hand, their prevalence means that much of the nation's wheat could be susceptible to a single devastating pest or disease.

But with much of the nation suffering from a fierce drought as well as record high temperatures, Boxer apparently decided the time was right to shine a spotlight on the issue.

The Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology will consolidate much of the nation's ocean research and host 10,000 researchers and support staff, making it one of the largest national labs in the world.

Despite the incredible advances being made in medical science, so much of our nation's health still depends on effective planning: not just choosing the «correct» vaccine for mass production, but getting it to the right people at the right time.

Searing heat is the signature of climate change, and the scorching summer temperatures blanketing much of the nation this week are exactly what we should expect in an ever warming world.

I've bought a couple in past seasons, though have always plumped for an oversized style to avoid revealing too much of the nation's nans favourite pet hate... the midriff.

Realtors report that across much of the nation, would - be buyers are beginning to outpace the supply of homes.

When a cyber criminal and his team crash much of the nation's infrastructure for greed and revenge, old school cop John McClane joins forces with a talented young hacker, saving America and his estranged daughter in the process.

The new tension on education's labor front, brought on in large part by the economic recession hitting much of the nation, is seen by many as potentially jeopardizing school reforms fostered by the long era of peace.

The Character Education Partnership (CEP) and The Virtues Project are joining much of the nation in standing up against bullying by offering a free open screening of the movie Bully in Bethesda, MD..

With so much of the nation's attention caught up in partisan and intra-partisan arguing and brinksmanship, it is rare these days to find widely shared agreement on any national issue.

Photo courtesy of Reed MagazineThe snowstorms that have wreaked havoc across much of the nation have undoubtedly presented a challenge to school facilities, but Reed College in Portland, Ore., sustained unexpected damage when two students built...

(District of Columbia) Much of the nation is engaged in some new form of teacher evaluation, encouraged by billions of dollars in grant money from the Race to the Top competition or by the promise of a waiver from key mandates imposed under the No Child left Behind Act.

Hawaii lags much of the nation in spending on state - funded preschool.

(Wash.) Two decades after much of the nation began offering parents the option of sending their children to publicly - financed charter schools, officials in the state of Washington are engaged in aggressive catch - up, hoping to have their first schools opened in the fall.

This has been an outgrowth of a general sense of shock among much of the nation's white population that their assumed normalcy and social / political status was under threat due to Mr. Obama's Presidency and demographic projections of a dwindling white population in coming decades.

Here's what we shared with @ 60Minutes, which of course they didn't show you: Michigan, like much of the nation, isn't doing well enough to prepare students.

For the first time this year, state officials are asking Indiana kindergarteners to meet the same academic standards as kindergartners across much of the nation, from Hawaii to Kentucky.

Plans are in motion to begin holding students to the same set of academic standards across much of the nation, including Indiana.

It's a Thursday morning in January, and the temperature in Scottsdale, Arizona, is a relatively balmy 70 degrees, a far cry from the frigid winter weather that's been gripping much of the nation.

Given falling property values in much of the nation, this year's loan limits are likely to be lower in many areas as last year's formula for calculating maximum FHA loan amounts was based on «real estate bubble» prices that are expected to be significantly lower this year.

In much of the nation, social security plus an additional $ 10000 per year income (with adjustments that match inflation) is sufficient.

As CEO of Cat Haven, the only open - admission animal shelter and the largest cat welfare organization in Western Australia, a state that covers a third of the country, Robinson says the prevailing attitude toward cats is typical of much of the nation.

Flooding throughout much of the nation during the first half of 2003 led to increased risk of exposure and mosquito - transmitted infection.

While there is certainly nothing wrong with spending some time relaxing on the beach with a cocktail on hand, some travelers as well as those who live in the country, prefer to explore as much of the nation as possible.

While much of the nation (and the world) is in the midst of a cold, harsh winter, the desert oasis of Palm Springs, California is sitting pretty... Read More

While much of the nation was baking in triple digit heat this week, at PIER 39 in San Francisco, folks boarding a sightseeing boat, called the Kitty Kat, bundled up in layers in preparation for the windy, cold and wet conditions they would soon experience at sea.

Much of the nations in the Middle East are still developing their tourism industries and it can be a bit more work for budget travelers to find information and get around but it's hardly impossible.

«The Agriculture Department, Interior Department, Energy Department, Transportation Department and the Department of Housing and Urban Development control much of the nation's vast infrastructure.»

When sculptor and art patron Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney chose to leave her Fifth Avenue mansion to work in a former 19th - century stable in 1907, much of the nation's high society guffawed; the Topeka Daily Capital even wrote, «Daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt Will Live in Dingy New York Alley.»