Sentences with phrase «nation saw the president»

It was filled with a daily flood of newsworthy events, close - up meetings with the president, and access to behind - the - scenes color that informed the way the nation saw the president and his administration.

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With epic cinematography, «Amazing China» — produced by China Central Television and the state - owned China Film Group Co. Ltd. — articulates a message of how China would like to be seen as it pursues President Xi Jinping's vision of a globally resurgent nation, against a reality that doesn't always measure up.

The legendary B.C. development family saw their president of nearly 10 years, David Negrin, leave the company for a new opportunity — building and managing residential projects on the billion dollars» worth of land owned by the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil - Waututh First Nations.

I recently saw Zia Khan, the Rockefeller Foundation's Vice President of Initiatives and Strategy, speak at the New York Academy of Science's Summit on United Nations Strategic Goals.

And while it remains to be seen whether the unprecedented summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un will actually take place, it is clear that North Korea, the only nation to have tested nuclear weapons this century, has been very busy perfecting its missile arsenal.

Some of the nation's largest hospital networks saw their shares soar in Monday trading after House Speaker Paul Ryan and Republican leadership pulled the AHCA at the behest of President Donald Trump.

«When we see malicious cyberattacks, whether from the Kremlin or other nation - state actors, we are going to push back,» Rob Joyce, a special assistant to the president and the cybersecurity coordinator for the National Security Council, said in joint conference call with journalists by senior officials in Washington and London.

Whereas the previous 13 presidents — Democrats and Republicans, alike — have viewed trade as a mutually beneficial, win - win proposition that fosters economic growth and good relations among nations, Trump sees trade as a zero sum game with distinct winners and losers.

He opposed President George W. Bush's troop surge in Iraq, seeing it as a costly nation - building endeavor.

Evan Mawarire had been a strident critic of former President Robert Mugabe and was jailed by the statesman's government after his This Flag movement saw thousands of people protest in the African nation.

(CNN)-- Billy Graham, the dean of American evangelists, has once again broken his usual silence on hot - button issues, defending the president of the Chick - fil - A restaurant chain for his opposition to same - sex marriage days after issuing a letter decrying what he sees as the nation's moral decay.

This moral superiority of the liberalized Western nation over «third - world» nations and their ability to self - govern was seen this weekend when President Obama lectured the president of Kenya on gaPresident Obama lectured the president of Kenya on gapresident of Kenya on gay rights.

A war led by an American Christian president against a Muslim nation — even if most Muslim nations dislike that nation's regime — would he seen as a crusade against Islam.

«We've shrunk the amount of doughnut variety, and we're seeing a lift in those markets instantly,» the U.S. and Canada brand president of Dunkin' Donuts, David Hoffmann, told Nations's Restaurant News.

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President Muhammadu Buhari is set to depart New York where he has been attending the United Nations General Assembly for London today, Thursday, to see his medical doctors.

Isn't it, that British Prime Minister David Cameron chose the very moment President Muhammad Buhari was airborne on his way to Cameron's country to remind the world of the very malaise that had crippled a country the same Britain once saw as an emerging powerful nation at independence?

We have also said to president Abbas that we would like to see language in the resolution which does not prejudge any deliberations by the United Nations security council, and for it to be clear that the resolution does not apply retrospectively.

The war between the president and the nation's law enforcement apparatus is unlike anything America has seen in modern times.

Malawian President Peter Mutharika has promised to fight the corruption that has seen donors withdraw their support for his impoverished nation.

«I went there because I wanted a proof of the fact that the site was just fenced and there was a heap of sand there as Nana Addo was claiming... I went there with the MP of Salaga, with the Regional Minister and with the Police Department that was escorting the Regional Minister and we filmed the whole place and that is the story we put out for people to know and for Nana Addo to know that if they are relying on information by his propagandists then he is threading on dangerous grounds; because what we saw there was an exact opposite of what he sought to portray in his true state of the nation's address and what we saw vindicated the President's assertion that there was a 60 - bed hospital construction in Salaga.»

«President Mahama believes strongly that for investors to bring in the investments that can make our society better create jobs and lead to the sustainable developments we need, they [investors] want to see stable, secure and democratic nations,» said Mr. Malor.

He said the last movie he saw was «Lincoln» — the 2012 film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Daniel Day - Lewis as the nation's 16th president.

He said it was wrong to call President Mahama a thief when he is outside the country representing the whole nation on an international assignment, and that he would not want to see President Nana Akufo Addo being described in similar manner when he becomes President.

After the 2012 elections which saw former President John Dramani Mahama become the leader of the nation, President Nana Akufo - Addo, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia and former Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, the late Jake Obetsebi Lamptey disputed the results and took the issue to the Supreme Court for the declaration to be overturned due to irregularities.

So how does the world bank report vindicate president John Mahama and expose Nana Addo, Bawumia and the npp??? Well, they claim the massive infrastructural development we are seeing nationwide under president Mahama is of no essence to building our nation but the infrastructural development we see around us is the secret behind Ghana being the best place to do business in West Africa.

It is against this background that, we the Northern Progressive Youth Group and stakeholders of Tamale South Constituency wants the constituency to be divided as stated by the Electoral Commission of Ghana for a speedy development of the constituency and we therefore appeal to His Excellency the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, the man destined to change Ghana, the man who listens, the man who has so far done very well for our dear nation to give us an ear and see to the split of the constituency and Metropolis for the betterment of our dear Tamale South Constituency.

«Nigerians were moved and their hope of a peaceful great nation was rekindled when they saw former president Shehu Shagari, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida and Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar come together.

About 100 people whooped, whistled, and gave Tom Steyer a standing ovation when he walked into an Arlington, Va., hotel meeting room Tuesday evening as he continued the launch of an anticipated 30 «town hall» events scheduled across the nation to meet citizens who are eager to see more momentum on Capitol Hill for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.

As Gamei (Gas), we see a consent of government to the former President's demand as a fall of the first domino which will knock down other dominoes to the detriment of the stability and growth of the Ga nation whichis already under serious threat.

«The former Vice President identifies nation - building as the greatest challenge facing the country at this present time because Nigerians still need to improve the way they relate to one another, adding that there is the urgent need for the people to begin to see themselves first as Nigerians, rather than one ethnic group or the other.

Taking all this in account you can easily see the shift coinciding with the appointment of the new President and his policies which seem to accomplish stability for his nation in a «not so democratic» way in the long run.

Please see: President Mahama converts Polytechnics into Technical Universities Also see the 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 State of the Nation Adresses for further confirmation.

The nation has seen Corker, a reliable Republican senator from Tennessee, stunningly undermining his president.

Speaking at the ceremony, Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang - Manu said «the nation is indeed grateful» to former President Mills and John Dramani Mahama who both «initiated and actually saw to the construction of the first phase of the hospital.»

KINGSTON, N.Y. >> U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and about 450 people who came to see her at George Washington Elementary School on Saturday were largely on the same political page, concluding that President Donald Trump is a danger to the nation and that the Democratic party needs to find a way to meet the needs of its citizens.

«The fact is that Nigerians overrated President Buhari in 2015 but they have now seen that he never possessed the capacity and the required aptitude to effectively govern our great nation and pilot a healthy economy.

Cuomo continued with phrase upon devastating phrase, asking the president to consider those left behind, pleading with the American people to see the poor and the disenfranchised not as failures and losers, but fellow citizens of the same city, of one city and a single nation.

ECOWAS, the AU and the United Nations (UN) have committed to ensuring the former President of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, is able to return to his country following the political crisis that saw him leave on Saturday.

The President of the National House Chiefs and Paramount Chief of Asogli Traditional Area, Togbui Afede XIV, says US President, Donald Trump's description of African nations as «shithole countries» is a manifestation of the level of corruption and under - development seen in African countries.

Now that the nation's 45th president is on the job, scientists will be listening closely to see whether those words are a harbinger of his science policy.

«It is inspiring to see the innovative work being done by these scientists and engineers as they ramp up their careers — careers that I know will be not only personally rewarding but also invaluable to the Nation,» President Barack Obama said.

Either way, we love his work and will be very curious to see what he brings to the table in the film that will chronicle Abe Lincoln's youth, and focus on the two women who put him on the path to becoming one of the nation's greatest presidents.

However, the nation may be undervaluing tomorrow's teachers, argues Peter Temin, if we seek the high - caliber workforce of K — 12 professionals that the late Albert Shanker envisioned during his decades as president of the American Federation of Teachers (see Richard Kahlenberg's thoughtful retrospective on Shanker's contributions to American education).

«It is inspiring to see the innovative work being done by these scientists and engineers as they ramp up their careers — careers that I know will be not only personally rewarding but also invaluable to the Nation,» President Obama said.

«Across the nation, we see first - hand the thoughtful and thorough policy improvements states are implementing to increase student outcomes and prepare our children for the next workforce of America,» stated Jeremy Anderson, president of Education Commission of the States.

When those of us who work on behalf of educators first saw the outline of President Trump's proposed budget two months ago, we expressed our concern that as a nation we would undermine the support teachers and principals need to help students achieve success in school and beyond.

CHICAGO — Seeing the need for urgent action to combat cuts in school library funding, staffing and programming, American Library Association (ALA) President Jim Neal will host a summit in Chicago on May 23, at ALA Headquarters, 50 E. Huron, to work with our nation's library leaders to craft a strategy to advocate for our nation's school libraries.

While the rate was left unchanged last month — and it's too early to see how President Donald Trump's fiscal policies will affect the nation's economic outlook — Harker cautioned that he didn't want to «get behind the curve» when it comes to setting interest rates.