Sentences with phrase «of the nation as»

The New York Times cited anonymous sources involved with The Birth of a Nation as saying that Fox Searchlight does not plan to change course on its promotion of the film, which includes plans to have Parker tour U.S. universities and churches as the public face of the movie.

In spite of the fact that the purposes behind the late rally are misty, investigators point to an upsurge in bitcoin exchanging in China as one explanation behind the developing force, saying the surge may reflect endeavors to move cash out of the nation as the economy moderates and monetary markets vacillate.

As it stands, there is a church / state entanglement that may eventually lead to theocracy and the death of our nation as we know it.

God's will was to be made to prevail in the public life of the nation as well as in the personal lives of the citizens.

There is a big disconnect with your position and reality as well as the warning that Jesus gave in Matthew 25 regarding His Judgment of the Nations as sheep and goats.

Since Obama took office and declared this nation is not Christian has allowed the destruction of our Nation as it is.

And to paint nearly half of the nation as racists is pure foolishness.

The painful experiences of nations as disparate as Czechoslovakia, Nicaragua, South Africa, and the Philippines attest to this fact.

So the Psalmists spoke of the gods of the nations as idols, and unambiguously proclaimed that the LORD their God was quite unlike the gods of other peoples.

It means that only as we recognize that God is a God above all tribal deities, a God above all national interests, a God who is the Father of all men and who loves the people of all nations as his children, only so can God lead us in the way of peace and justice.

Nevertheless, many of them recognize that the health of the nation as a whole is important for their future well being.

Fifty years ago, the former could be more or less taken for granted in the sense that most Americans recognized that, at least for purposes of social policy, they should be concerned for the people of the nation as a whole and that, for purposes of international policy, they should be concerned for the world as a whole.

The difference between the relation of Native Americans to the common good of the nation as a whole and that of other groups can be strongly affirmed.

But all «churches», «groups», «gatherings» secular or nonsecular have influence on the morality of the nation as a whole.

One may construe The Wealth of Nations as containing, and possibly even as being shaped by, a quasi-Augustinian account of the way in which God responds to human sin by using the consequences of sin both as a punishment and as a remedy.

The pitting of nation as ultimate against nation is presently our most terrifying sin.

And whereas, it is the duty of nations as as well as of men, to owe their dependence upon the overruling power of God, to confess their sins and transgressions, in humble sorrow, yet with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon; and to recognize the sublime truth, announced in the Holy Scriptures and proven by all history, that those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord: And, in so much as we know that, by His divine law, nations, like individuals, are subjected to punishments and chastisements in this world, may we not justly fear that the awful calamity of civil war, which now desolates the land, may be but a punishment inflicted upon us for our presumptuous sins, to the needful end of our national reformation as a whole People?

From his perspective, the woman's sphere was as essential to the well - being of the nation as the contribution of man.

He judges the sin of individuals and he judges the sin of nations as a whole.

It shows us how «righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people,» and that this is true of great and small, of the life of the Nations as of individuals.

These factions must work together to ensure the health of our students today, and the long - term health of our nation as a whole.

Trading Standards officers have access to a central database of cases and could decide to take action for the good of the nation as a whole.

The idea of plurinationalism implies an ethno - cultural conception of nation (s) that prevails over the idea of the nation as a political community founded on the principle of liberal citizenship.

In other words, plurinationalism challenges the equation of state and nation, moving beyond notions of the nation as an identitarian, territorial and institutional superstructure that organizes and complements the state.

President - elect, Nana Akufo Addo, will received an interim report from his side of the transition Team on the current state of the nation as he to take moves into office as President.

Karbo, since he was exposed plotting to import mercenaries into the country to disturb the peace of the nation as defeat stares NPP in the face, has been in hiding in his father's palace, in Lawra.

It warned the changes «will potentially have a very significant impact on our ability to serve the people of the nation as we always have done».

However, this does not take into account the mood of the nation as indicated by the growing agitations for self - determination, restructuring and many other similar demands.»

«Your engagement is critical because of your role in the security architecture of the nation as the communities you are leading are a veritable source of information.

«The Nigerian Army once again stated its total commitment in protecting the sovereignty of the nation as well as carrying out its constitutional roles according to the constitution,» he said.

I absolutely share Tim's encouragement to learn to prepare meals from whole, local foods as a way of not only supporting health, but supporting the future of our nation as well.

After I ran my first Mainly Marathons series in spring of 2013, I targeted Center of the Nation as one I absolutely wanted to do.

In addition to melding conventional setups with high grain inserts and smash zooms that tell the ninety - seven year history of motion pictures (using, ironically, D.W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation as the starting point), Mr. Tarantino remains faithful to the medium of film.

A free scenario system — a hallmark of the SaGa series — enables the player to take command of a variety of protagonists along the line of imperial succession and experience the history of a nation as it grows and changes.

It appears like Carol and Spotlight will be duking it out for most of the top honors here, with Beasts of No Nation as a potential spoiler.

Its protagonist, King T'Challa — who fights in defense of his nation as the Black Panther, equipped with a bulletproof suit and imbued with enhanced strength, speed, and agility — is played with both regal confidence and real vulnerability by the versatile Chadwick Boseman.

It is a ceremonial regalia that is given to the chieftain of the Wakanda Panther Cult, the highest position in Wakanda, as that Chieftain must also serve as the King of the nation as well.

Americans tend to think their local elementary and middle schools are much better than those of the nation as a whole.

In the meantime, states are implementing the common core standards because they are convinced that it is in their best interest, and in the interest of the nation as a whole, for young people to develop the knowledge and skills the standards embody.

Americans assign far higher grades to the public schools in their local community than to the public schools of the nation as a whole.

«Our educational thinkers in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries saw the schools as the central and main hope for the preservation of democratic ideals and the endurance of the nation as a republic,» writes Hirsch.

They show how urban district averages are getting closer to those of the nation as a whole.

While this intricate balance of growth is maintained, there will be a continuous rise in progress in all quarters of life, whether that be personal growth, or development of the nation as an entity.

When Gallup, NBC and the Wall Street Journal, and the Associated Press used the same language to ask Americans about the direction of the nation as a whole while our survey was in the field, less than one - quarter reported that it is on the right track (Q. 5).

Due to a variety of factors — some influenced by government, some not — neighborhoods in our communities do not reflect the diversity of our Nation as a whole.

Peterson added a caution: The Education Next sample was drawn to be representative of the nation as a whole, not any state.

First seen before the broadcast of Nation as a part of NT Live, this film features interviews with author Terry Pratchett, director Melly Stills and members of the cast and crew.

In the first five years after the 1993 introduction of CompStat, the number of homicides in New York City fell from 1,946 to 629 — a rate of decrease three times that of the nation as a whole.

The national reading tests are taken every two years by samples of students selected as representative of the nation as a whole and of the states and other participating jurisdictions.

Christodoulou, who used to be head of assessment at Ark Schools before moving to her new post this summer, said the purpose of the tests was to give teachers a way to measure the «absolute» progress of their individual pupils over the year — rather than be stuck with their «relative» progress against the rest of the nation as shown by the government's headline progress measures.