Sentences with phrase «of national purpose»

«The lesson of the Olympics is that if we approach major long - term infrastructure projects by building a cross-party sense of national purpose then we can deliver,» stated the shadow chancellor, which raised intriguing questions about just who Balls can imagine himself working with - Nick Clegg?

Instead, Brown has appealed above politics, across party, to a unity of national purpose.

Moreover, if the citizen happens to be a Christian his faith will directly condition his choice of national purposes and the manner in which he relates himself to their realization.

Thus throughout a lengthy period the line was drawn between the «patriots» who defended such U.S. actions in the name of national purpose and those who, believing the national purpose was being violated, were forced by their protests to be «unpatriots.»

As a myth of national purpose and as a program for individual conduct, the simple life has been a perennial dream and a rhetorical challenge, displaying an indestructible vitality even in the face of repeated defeats.

Described by President Akufo - Addo as a church of national purpose, the design features a series of chapels, a 5,000 - seat two - level auditorium, a grand central hall, music school, art gallery, shop and multi-use spaces.

Among these pathologies are the decline of the family, the open display of sexual perversity, crime and juvenile delinquency, and a general disintegration of morality and any sense of national purpose.

We act as though our government is headed by King George III, a foreign power, not an instrument of national purpose.

As Prime Minister, Mr Brown has appealed above politics, across party, to a unity of national purpose.

A special feature was the images of notable Washington personalities — statesmen, spies, soldiers and nurses — who gave the city a sense of national purpose, glamour and intrigue during four years of war.