Not exact matches
Some
nations were better poised than others to take advantage
of innovation — England in
particular, because it had a relatively open
society with more scope for entrepreneurship; strong institutions
of political liberty; a commitment to the scientific method exemplified by Newton; lots
of seaports and colonies; a relative isolation that reduced the risk
of invasion; and lots and lots
of coal.
As a
society, we owe a
particular debt
of gratitude to people who voluntarily offer a helping hand to the needy and that includes our
nation's homeless animals.
Opening: «DE / CONSTRUCTING CHINA: Selections from the Asia
Society Museum Collection» at Asia
Society Museum China has eclipsed the U.S. as the world's largest trading
nation, and this exhibition looks back on the way this success has affected — and how it will alter — the physical and social landscape
of the country (in
particular, the socioeconomic divide between urban and rural areas).
The United
Nations General Assembly emphasises that persons belonging to minorities have the right to participate effectively in cultural, religious, social, economic and public life; [29] as does the Vienna Declaration and Plan
of Action calling on states to «ensure the full and free participation
of indigenous people in all aspects
of society, in
particular in matters
of concern to them».