Sentences with phrase «one's standing in the world»

I felt like a kid standing in the world's greatest video arcade without any quarters, unable to do anything but walk around and watch the other kids play.

But if the independent state of Catalonia will take control of its economy first by adopting blockchain currency, its economic standing in the world, albeit miniscule in terms of dollars and cents, will be cemented.

Hoboken started like a resort, then went through an industrial expansion, and now Hoboken has a firm stand in the world, spreading education and culture worldwide.

Australia's standing in world financial markets was reinforced recently when it was one of the «significant financial centres» invited to join the Financial Stability Forum, a group set up by G7 to monitor the international financial system.

God is the distant God; that means, man stands in the world alone, without God, given over to fate and death like the prodigal son in the strange land.

The dualism which banishes the event into wordlessness, that is meaninglessness, would rob the word of its power to convey meaning as well, for it would then stand in a world without meaning.

And then there's Benghazi... The Amateur has lowered the US» standing in the world immensely.

The «noble» experiment has failed time to return America to its moral standing in the world.

Despite Wales» lowly standing in their World Cup qualifying group, his form has extended to the national side.

It is here where you find where you really stand in the world.»

She said, «The college has made so many great statements [on breast feeding] that have made a huge difference, and [it has] a real standing in the world.»

He added that the most «important thing is to make sure we get the right result from a referendum that's held to avoid the catastrophe to the countries economy and our political standing in the world.

Tired and weary, Logan (Hugh Jackman) finds himself among the last mutants standing in a world that's long forgotten his kind.

Eric Hanushek in «The Seeds of Growth «argues that human capital is crucial to long - term gains in economic productivity and growth - and shows how poor the U.S. standing in the world actually is.

And in 2012, the Council on Foreign Relations» task force on education opined that, «Without a wide base of educated and capable citizens... [our] strengths will fade, and the United States will lose its leading standing in the world.»

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If Carnoy and Rothstein are correct, the conventional wisdom about U. S. standing in the world has been tossed into a cocked hat.

In this drive for perfection, there was a need, once the Revolution was a success, to continue the young country's unique standing in the world by establishing higher institutions of learning and study, including the now very prominent and highly revered, American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

On page 250, Patrick defines art as «whatever stands in the world with no other purpose than to move us.»

It will determine your clan strength and your leaderboard standing in the world.

There was a tendering of respect that counseled restraint and kindness even as it enjoined us not to hold back from asking the question that pierced to the core of someone's argument or his claim to standing in the world of letters.

It is not hard to believe that the west's becoming irreligious will also influence their economic standing in the world.

Hoboken started like a resort, then went through an industrial expansion, and now Hoboken has a firm stand in the world, spreading education and culture worldwide.

Western laissez - faire economics didn't have the standing in the world it once did, he said — and the China - backed AIIB was helping fill the void.

Overall, 44 % of Americans are very concerned and 26 % are moderately concerned that withdrawing from the agreement will hurt the country's standing in the world, with that concern also dividing along party lines.

«It will have a negative impact on America's standing in the world, and on companies» ability to recruit and retain the best talent.»

All this helped Cramer realize the best analogy for where he stands in the world of commentary and finance.

He built his campaign on a promise to «Make America Great Again,» painting a bleak picture of the U.S. economy and the country's standing in the world, dismissing even the leaders of his own party who challenged or criticized him.

«The utter lack of a credible climate policy plan on the part of the Harper government has gone a long way towards undermining Canada's standing in the world, even as a clear majority of Canadian citizens seek action and leadership on climate change.»

This more benign market reaction may be a sign that Australia is improving its standing in world markets as a low inflation country.

Bercier, however, defends the university as the primary narrator of the American story, at least in part, because that story is exceptional, and permits America «to be and stand in the world» as a matter of «right and duty».

This way, love has the run of the house, becomes at home and mature in us, so that we're free of worry on Judgment Day — our standing in the world is identical with Christ's.

In this context, «problematizing» male and female identity — a fundamental point of orientation for every young person trying to figure out where he stands in the world — exacerbates the disintegrating trends that make so much in their lives so liquid.

And maybe one reason orthodox culture has lost its standing in the world's ongoing conversation about how to live well is that it does not affirm this instinct as it should.

Look at our standing in the world and the rise of the ultra-right bible thumpers (Romney being one of them), this process having started with George Bush, a man who claimed god told him what policies to execute.

Without the data, we lose touch of where we stand in the world and what work we need to do.

For the future of our democracy and America's standing in the world, it'd better.

«I was proud to serve alongside her as she fought and delivered for the people of New York, and I was honored to collaborate with her as secretary of state where she worked tirelessly to restore our nation's standing in the world.»

Britain's standing in the world has diminished.

There must be complete faith in the way the investigation is carried out if the public's trust, and Britain's standing in the world, is ever to be restored.

The longer term cost is their country's standing in the world as a responsible international player.»

«What's the point of getting involved in public life if you're not prepared to fight for the things you think are really important to our country and its future, its standing in the world and for jobs and prosperity?»

It was wrong, it undermined our standing in the world, and nothing like that must ever happen again.

Powell, who has largely steered clear of politics since leaving the administration in 2004, noted that the next president will need to work to restore America's standing in the world.

But based on Gupta's standing in the world of finance, his trial could draw more attention — and a potential conviction could resonate farther.