Sentences with phrase «political independence as»

Generally appointed by the governor or state legislature, board members of ICBs may not have the same political independence as an institute for higher education or nonprofit organization.

Chair Yellen and other members have recently defended the Fed's political independence as vital to maintaining a strong economy.

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Potentially dangerous political events in the EU — such as the French & German elections and the Catalan independence referendum — were safely navigated.

Andrew Sparrow's rolling coverage of all the day's political developments as they happen, including George Osborne's speech on Scottish independence, all three main UK parties ruling out a currency union with an independent Scotland, and reaction

As a candidate, he promised to erode the Justice Department's independence and prosecute his political enemies.

World Vision subscribes to the humanitarian principles of impartiality and neutrality and therefore rejects any involvement in any political, military or terrorist activities and maintains its independence as a humanitarian aid agency committed to serving the poor, especially children.

As Blumenthal wrote, «the capital elite's independence led to isolation, [and] its haughtiness and presumption led to political ineptitude.»

But first we may note that the very fact that the temple was chosen as the stage for this demonstration made it clear at once that his aims, though he had been acclaimed as a king, were not political; it was the worship of God, not the independence of the Jewish state, that he was concerned with.

Indian Secularism emerged as a basic political ideology in the course of the Indian national struggle for independence.

Frederick Douglass: Race and the Rebirth of American Liberalism by Peter C. Myers University Press of Kansas, 265 pages, $ 34.95 As predictably as the calendar pages turn, each time I taught American political thought, whenever we got to the Declaration of Independence, some student would report..As predictably as the calendar pages turn, each time I taught American political thought, whenever we got to the Declaration of Independence, some student would report..as the calendar pages turn, each time I taught American political thought, whenever we got to the Declaration of Independence, some student would report....

As should be our commitment to the political principle articulated in the Declaration of Independence: «To secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.»

Centuries later, the struggle for freedom still continues, as peoples who only a few years ago lived under colonial rule now struggle for political and economic independence and for a recognized place in the international community.

The council called on the new government to «restore constitutional order and affirm citizens» political, economic and other fundamental rights and freedoms» and to assert «the territorial integrity of Ukraine, whose independence is a gift from God and is valued by our entire nation, which is why we have no right to allow for its separation, as this would be a sin before God and future generations.»

As nation after nation in Asia and Africa gained their independence in the l950s, it became apparent to these newly «free» nations that the old political colonialism had largely been replaced by new economic and information colonialism.

As events at this summer's Republican National Convention in San Diego show, the putative alliance between the religious right and the Republican Party offers little solution; and the truth is that grave dangers exist regardless when the independence of a religious mission is married to a particular political party's agenda.

But they have altered the fundamental fact that the economic system of late industrial America can not be reconciled with the fundamental American ideology of economic independence as the basis of political order.

Indeed, as Mother Teresa recently reminded us in her plea to the Supreme Court to reverse Roe v. Wade, this understanding is at the core of the American political tradition as expressed by our nation's founders in the Declaration of Independence.

By the year 1914 political independence from Western peoples was preserved only in the shrinking, badly weakened Turkish Empire; in Arabia, where encroachments had begun in Aden; in Ethiopia, with a precarious insecurity in its mountain fastnesses; in Persia, partly partitioned in Russian and British spheres of influence; in Afghanistan, a mountain buffer state between the British and Russian empires; in Thailand (Siam as it was then known), relatively safe because the British and the French, eyeing each other from Burma and Indo - China, would not permit either to annex it; in China, technically independent, but in fact occupied by Western powers who fixed the tariffs and whose citizens had extraterritorial status, and partially carved into spheres of influence; and in Japan, and from the 1850's into 1890's the independence of Japan had been compromised by the extraterritorial privileges of Westerners and the lack of full tariff autonomy.

He calls for a Royal Commission on the future of policing, but wants to maintain both «operational independence» and the ability for chief constables to argue contentious and partisan political points, such as the detention of terror suspects for up to 90 days.

Jennings relied on the UN Charter definition of aggression as force used against the territorial integrity or political independence of a state.

There are no protests in Pakistani Kashmir while there are protests everyday in Indian Kashmir, there are no political parties demanding Independence in Pakistani Kashmir where as Hurriyat Conference and others regularly make that demand in Indian Kashmir, there is no Police and Military brutality in Pakistani Kashmir where as World's largest democracy has passed laws to provide legal cover to the occupying forces who commit atrocities and warcrimes.

In short, the continued possibility of independence may frame political debate within in the UK in negative and corrosive terms, with Scotland's interests understood as distinct from, and potentially in tension with, those of the rest of the UK.

The debate over Scotland's future has, especially recently, served up the incongruous (and unromantic) image of a nation of «bean - counters» basing its decision about independence on the expected profitability of either outcome, yet calculating this expectation (on either side) off the back of political and economic assumptions that resemble nothing so much as declarations of blind fear or faith.

In addition to the above answers, there is the question of Jerusalem: both Israelis and Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their capitol, and both sides adamantly oppose the political division of the city, creating an impasse in any declaration of Palestinian independence.

Arguably, issues of democracy and self - government gain currency when they are tied to a compelling ideological vision, as happened with the recent independence referendum in Scotland that mobilised thousands of people, including a large a swathe of new voters, in support of political autonomy not as an end in itself, but to create a more just and equal society.

The U.S. Declaration of Independence says that «all men are created equal,» and the most serious political fights in the history of the United States have been over who qualifies as fully human.

Absolutely central to the contemporary civic republican program is the conception of political liberty as non-domination or independence from arbitrary power, and so it makes good sense to begin with an explication of this idea.

As the «Yes camp gained ground in the polls last week, Murdoch said a vote for independence would be a «huge black eye for whole political establishment» and then added: «Everything [is] up for grabs».

[4] This genocide of the people of Western Cameroon has never been acknowledged by French political leaders and stories of the independence movement have been transformed in the Cameroonian popular political imagination as «trouble making maquisards».

Since the formation of the Coalition Government in 2010 the SLF has consistently stated that the Liberal Democrats must maintain independence as a political party, and develop policies that are distinctive, radical and progressive.

The Independence party leader, finance minister Bjarni Benediktsson, whose name also appeared in the leaked documents in connection with a Seychelles - based company of which he once owned a third, was holding talks with Grímsson, who flew back early from the US to sound out all of Iceland's parliamentary party representatives as the island's political crisis deepened on Tuesday.

«Bawumia's father joined virtually every political party that existed after independence, from the Northern Peoples Party, then when the minority parties came together to form the United Party (UP), he joined that party as well.

«And in the hall today we also have unions who are just as proud of their party political independence.

Nevertheless, the idea of a historic break — a political switch - it - off - and - on - again - plays a massive role in the debate on Scottish independence, as our report this week discovered.

The Independence Party has come under scrutiny in recent years for the power it wields as an endorsement line and the confusion for some voters who wrongly believe they are registering as independents and not in an actual political party.

«As has been indicated, Oscar has never been convicted of a crime, Oscar has never hurt anybody, he was never involved in any action that hurt anybody, he strictly believed in independence of Puerto Rico, and he was jailed for his political beliefs.»

Candidates on the Independence line do not have to take marching orders from political party bosses or follow tooth and nail a restrictive party platform insofar as policy positions and social issues are concerned, instead they are free to make conscious and pragmatic decisions as to what is best for their constituency.

«Our nation has recently celebrated 55 years of political independence and continues to remain as one indivisible entity despite several grievous challenges.

After failing to make it on the ballot as the Independence Party candidate, entrepreneur Martin Babinec has decided to launch a new political party in his bid for the NY - 22 seat — the Upstate Jobs Party.

«Britain has a policing model much admired around the world and the police's political independence is as important as that of the courts,» civil liberties group Liberty's director of policy Isabella Sankey said.

«As law and order has moved up the political agenda, so the pressures on the police service and its independence have increased,» Ms Chakrabarti is expected to say.

Maragos, who declined to be interviewed for this story, issued a statement defending the loans as proof of his political independence.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — After failing to make it on the ballot as the Independence Party candidate, entrepreneur Martin Babinec has decided to launch a new political party in his bid for the 22nd Congressional District seat..

The same position that only two years ago County Legislator and Minority Leader Frank Sparaco referred to in a series of Rockland County Times articles as being a no - show job paid off as political patronage to former Chair of the Independence Party Marsha Coopersmith, is now going to the law firm of Sparaco's close friend and lawyer Jay Savino, albeit at about half the price and on an annual per diem basis.

Esquerra Republicana is a Catalan political left - wing party defined as social democratic, in favour of the independence of the Catalan Countries, including Catalonia, Valencia, and Balearic and Pityusic Islands.

The New York State Democratic Committee (controlled by the governor), Senate Republicans, Senate Democrats, New York State Republicans, New York State Conservatives, and New York State Independence Party all use housekeeping money to pay for high - priced political consultants and campaign - related advertising, as do many county - level party committees.

He has done this despite the default of the labor movement of which he is an active part as a Teamster; New York unions by and large have have rejected political independence and have chosen the path of least resistance, endorsing «winners» like Andrew Cuomo for governor, in the hopes of picking up a few fallen crumbs off the bargaining table.

One key tactic to do this as effectively as possible in 2015 is to intervene in the Bernie Sanders campaign with proposals that point towards movement - building, political independence and a profile for socialist activists.

The Independence Party can keep its status as a legally recognized political party only if its gubernatorial candidate receives at least 50,000 votes in November.

In the 2014 European elections, Euroscepticism was primarily associated with success of far - right populist political parties such as the UK Independence Party (UKIP), Golden Dawn, Jobbik and Front National.