Sentences with phrase «of citizens of this great country»

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The citizens of the host country expunge all cynicism and find their eyes filling with tears; television viewers around the globe are inspired by a new generation of fresh - faced athletes, many of them competing in events which would draw almost zero interest in any other context; the networks and sponsors breathe a great sigh of relief knowing that their massive investment was sound; and the folks in Lausanne smile a secret smile.

I remember being a little embarrassed; I heard echoes of the Pharisee's prayer in the temple (Luke 18:10 - 14), a sort of litany of privilege which sounded to me like: «Thank you that we are citizens of this great country.

Another one of our presidents, John Quincy Adams, said, «So great is my veneration for the Bible that the earlier my children begin to read it the more confident will be my hope that they will prove useful citizens of their country and respectable members of society.

Some people in our country like to call us the greatest country in the world, but our lack of care for our fellow citizens does not bring us that honor.

They are some of the greatest citizens of our country.

Having in view the question of national security, this contribution to the practice of freedom of conscience can be made only because the great majority of citizens are willing to bear arms in defense of their country.

The deterioration of neighborhoods in our inner cities, the decline of elemental safety — never mind education — in many of our schools, the burgeoning of jail populations (to the point that we have the highest percentage of incarcerated citizens of any country in the industrial world), the great strains on the family, the general slackening of discipline, which a consumerist and media - driven society relentlessly encourages, and a huge transfer of wealth In the 1980s and «90s (during this period, the upper 1 percent of Americans more than doubled its wealth, while the lowest 20 percent suffered an actual decline)-- all these changes signal a community at risk.

But for the future we require a dream of a world - citizen who, without denying or betraying his native land asks not how his country can become greater in power and prestige but how it can serve and be served by the total world community for the sake of the mutual survival and fulfillment of all.

The nearest I ever came to engaging in a deliberate act of civil disobedience was about a decade ago when I read The Great Treasury Raid by Philip M. Stern.1 This book tells how the tax laws of this country have been manipulated by wealthy people and huge corporations for their own interests and to the disadvantage of the large majority of less privileged citizens.

Wait a minute, since you and your bigoted friends aren't really talking about taking away citizenship from our gay brothers and sisters (it would be a civil war if you tried, I'm not gay and I would fight against you), how could you take away any of their «God» given rights as a citizen, you know the same «God» given rights that you and your patriotic friends enjoy (I am assuming that you and everyone else that feels like you have served our great country in uniform just like me and my gay brothers and sister have done, are doing and will do).

Not only has science made great strides in improving the lives of those with physical challenges, but our fellow citizens are also taught to be more kind and tolerant than most people in other countries and other centuries.

It was absolutely fascinating to see the ways various countries involved in the Great War aimed to convince their citizens to donate to the war cause, enlist, or even be cautious of spies in their midst.

The two great points of difference between a democracy and a republic are: first, the delegation of the government, in the latter, to a small number of citizens elected by the The effect of the first difference is, on the one hand, to refine and enlarge the public views, by passing them through the medium of a chosen body of citizens, whose wisdom may best discern the true interest of their country, and whose patriotism and love of justice will be least likely to sacrifice it to temporary or partial considerations.

We pay our dues not only as residents but as residents / citizens of this great country by assisting our relatives back home monthly some weekly.

It is no coincidence that the citizens of Arab countries with limited fossil fuel reserves have enjoyed greater freedom over the years than their oil - rich neighbours.

If we look at what is happening with the West today and the Muslim - majority countries, the great majority of citizens are caught between two populisms.

The Defence Spokesman also urged the «community and traditional rulers and patriotic citizens to cooperate with us in our efforts to get rid of criminals in our great country».

«We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and restore its promise for all of our people,» Trump told a crowd of hundreds of thousands in his sixteen minutes, twelve seconds» speech at National Mall.

As patriotic citizens of this great country, we owe you a religious and moral duty to continue to beseech Almighty God in prayers to ceaselessly grant you good health and long life to continue to pilot the affairs of our long - suffering nation to prosperity.

«My plan is to enjoy this great parade put on by some wonderful citizens of this great city and great country,» Fossella said.

«I have been so honored to be able to have served my country in the United States Army, my state as a member of the New York State Police, to serve my county as the elected Cayuga County Sheriff and to be able to serve the citizens of this great community,» Gould said in the letter.

Don't mess with medicare, stop moving the country backwards, and quit pretending you love america when all you do is push legislation that denies people their basic rights as citizens of this great country!

«For us to build the country of our dreams, for us to make Nigeria a truly great nation, a nation that is able to feed and house its citizens, a nation with a stable currency, we must embrace science and technology.

The Wiemar Republic in Germany in the 1920s and Zimbabwee in the 2000s are great examples of how printing money created paralyzing and destabilizing inflation that was terrible for the citizens in those countries.

«Nigerian Army would like to once more call on all citizens and all well - meaning residents of our country to continue to be more vigilant and security conscious to enable us rid our great nation of the menace of terrorism and insurgency.

We see that many small countries struggle with it, but the ones that don't have rules and laws in place, and probably a great degree of transparency to the citizens, as well.

Zephyr will be a strong and persuasive voice for moving the country toward greater equality in earnings for women and the 99 %, increasing the minimum wage, and helping more citizens engage in electoral politics by supporting public funding of elections.

Now that it has pleased God to choose a minority man to rule, why not give him a chance if we are all equal citizens of our great country.

How can you not proud to be a citizen of this great country where everyone else desperately wants to move to?

Many European countries enjoy great social welfare, i.e. their governments really look after citizens very well with all kinds of benefits.

To review «I Am Not Your Negro,» then, is to urge you to see an extraordinary document; it's a great work of cinema, yes, but it also addresses the past and the present and the future of this country in a way that every citizen worthy of the name should experience, reflect and discuss.

The responsibility of each citizen and community to ensure meaningful decision - making that is based on the twin principles of ecological integrity and socio - economic equity, conditioned in the interim by a «common but differentiated responsibility» in which those currently rich within the country take on a greater role and / or are incentivised or forced to to give up their excessively consumptive lifestyles in order for the poor to have adequate levels of human security.

It presents 12 key findings which focus on four main citizen requests: immediate and faster climate action by national leaders; greater finance for climate action; building more progress in line with the different capacities of countries; strengthening the role of citizen participation in the UN climate negotiations.

When we limit opportunities, we limit our citizens from being able to contribute to the greater good of our community and country.

By studying and living in the United Kingdom (or any other country), you'll get a greater understanding of the political and social structure and how everyday citizens feel about it.

In his own country of the United States, Social Security was created in the wake of the great depression of the 1930s, motivated in part to intentionally discourage saving and coax so - called «job hoggers» into retirement: in effect, paying citizens to be unproductive.

Citizens of the United States, Canada, Great Britain, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia do not require visas to enter Peru as tourists - only valid passports (your passport should be valid at least 6 months beyond your departure date from Peru, contact the embassy or consulate in your home country for more information.

There is growing international awareness that more transparency in the management of oil and mining revenues is needed so that citizens of countries rich in such natural resources can have greater oversight over the revenues and ensure that this wealth is used wisely and fairly.

it is foul and leaves a very bad taste in our mouths, we expect our government and elected officials to do what is right and what is best for the citizens who live in this great country of Canada.

President Obama got it exactly right last night at the beginning of his State of the Union address when he said it is the hard - working citizens of our great nation that make the state of our Union strong, and that the United States is the best positioned country in the world to succeed in the 21st Century.

Confronted by the grave warnings thus issuing from courts of great pan-European authority, citizens of countries whose Muslim population is increasing very rapidly by immigration and a relatively high birthrate may ask themselves whether it is prudent, or just to the children and grandchildren of everyone in their country, to permit any further migratory increase in that population, or even to accept the presence of immigrant non-citizen Muslims without deliberating seriously about a possible reversal — humane and financially compensated for and incentivised — of the inflow.

Citizens of happy countries have higher suicide rates than citizens of unhappy countries, because they look at the smiling faces around them and the contrast is toCitizens of happy countries have higher suicide rates than citizens of unhappy countries, because they look at the smiling faces around them and the contrast is tocitizens of unhappy countries, because they look at the smiling faces around them and the contrast is too great.

It is useful because it is honest; because it leaves not even the most obscure and friendless citizen without means of obtaining justice from a neighbouring State; because it obviates occasions of quarrels between States on account of the claims of their respective citizens; because it recognizes and strongly rests on this great moral truth that justice is the same whether due from one man or a million, or from a million to one man; because it teaches and greatly appreciates the value of our free republican national government, which places all our citizens on an equal footing, and enables each and every of them to obtain justice without any danger of being overborne by the weight and number of their opponents; and because it brings into action and enforces this great and glorious principle — that the people are the sovereign of this country, and consequently that fellow citizens and joint sovereigns can not be degraded by appearing with each other in their own courts to have their controversies determined.

With medical insurance via Obamacare being mandatory for U.S. citizens and residents, this country invests a great deal of money in research and development.

If the country follows this path of development, bitcoin will be in even greater demand, as the entire purpose of the cryptocurrency is to provide a permissionless system for finance; one which would become increasingly utilized if a national cryptocurrency was to be wielded as a weapon to prevent citizens from accessing certain services.