Sentences with phrase «political willpower»

Although many critics have attributed these lack of protections to the country's ultra-conservative religious views, I've noted here in 2009 that legislative authority exists in the executive branch, even in countries like Saudi Arabia, to provide these protections if the political willpower existed to do so.

So, provided we can muster the political willpower — for that's the stumbling block here — we can realize a net savings of $ 1.0 trillion dollars.

It takes a certain amount of political willpower, and that takes time.

(Planet Earth currently lacks the political willpower, though somehow I don't think that was what Heartland had in mind.)

Most munis can indeed fund at better rates than private entities, but PPP is a useful strategy when the muni either lacks the political willpower to increase the size of its balance sheet, or lacks willpower / expertise to get projects done on time and on budget.

That, the authors say, might explain a lack of political willpower on the issue of tax evasion.

Not exact matches

My story in the magazine describes how political pressure and technological innovation are feeding into each other, producing a virtuous cycle of affordable green energy and stronger willpower to reduce emissions.

What it took was the political and cultural willpower to start the transition and encouraging the transition through significant financial support.