Sentences with phrase «powerful a country as»

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The Italian crisis — the country's powerful political leader, the comedian Beppe Grillo, would probably call it «commedia dell «arte» — offers plenty of interesting trading opportunities as long as you don't fall for the incongruous idea that this is the end of the euro area.

As state resources from two of Asia's most powerful countries stood -LSB-...]

French President Emmanuel Macron is preparing to take on France's powerful unions as he attempts to overhaul the country's labor code.

By his death, there was a growing and powerful Calvinist presence in France, which can be seen as triggering the wars of religion in that country.

You are making it needlessly hard, or are perhaps just plain too stupid to understand such a simple fact as: there's no point debunking myths that virtually no one and no one at all with any real clout believes in anyway, but MUCH point in debunking myths that large numbers of people, including powerful politicians, believe should be the guiding principles for the country's entire political culture and laws.

Racism and xenophobia remain powerful forces in our country, as does celebrity worship, and white Christians aren't as immune from these influences as they like to think.

Sufi orders have been banned by the government of Turkey, but Sufism continues there as a powerful factor in the Islamic life of the country; both intellectuals and common people study the writings of their famous Sufis and continue their personal Sufi disciplines.

Our vote for Obama must be not be interpreted as a vote for him - but a vote against allowing a satanic priest becoming the president of the most powerful country on earth.

But don't they all have to do with how we relate to each other and to Jesus Christ — whether we relate vertically as child to parent, as serf to free person, as baron to king, as alien to citizen, as tribal member to colonial usurper, as subject - wife to master - husband, as Third World country to powerful nation, as sharecropper to landed gentry, as migrant laborer to union or employer, as novice nun to mother superior, as female to male, as poor parishioner to monsignor - pastor, and on and on; or whether we relate horizontally as the grown - up heir now equal to his father, as world citizen to world citizen, as worker to worker, as minister to minister, as partner wife to partner husband, as sister to sister, and sister to brother?

If we say to Father Gutierrez, «Power to your revolution; power to your people,» he will respond, as he has, that «there can be authentic development for Latin America only if there is liberation from the domination exercised by the great capitalist countries, and especially by the most powerful, the United States of America.»

They're now more powerful and organized than ever and the muslim brother hood hate (they've already codified their hate in anti Israeli legislation) in egypt and other «spring» countries will boil over into another attempted genocide and CNN will be responsible as their prop0g4nda wing.

«Not just in one country but in numerous Muslim countries, I have been able to walk in, head held high, no covert cover story and not only identify passively as a Christian but identify openly, work openly and hold serious talks about faith between Muslims and Christians, and not just at the grassroots level of poverty — people who needed my help — but also with the powerful and influential people who could have, in that moment, had me arrested and had me taken out back.»

It is widely claimed that the globalization of production helps to cut costs, and that (as long as gains are not outweighed by transport costs) everybody benefits; the truth of such claims is also strenuously challenged, and there is strong evidence that the real beneficiaries are powerful, wealthy, western countries, and the transnational companies they support.

When religion is used as a POLITICAL tool to conquer, divide, oppress and subvert a country's own people and / or neighbors, it becomes an evil weapon more powerful than any man made weaponry.

She was, as The Canadian Press put it, «a singer - songwriter from small - town Canada whose powerful voice explored genres from country, to folk, to gospel.»

I really have to tell you: it is very hard getting elected president of the most powerful country on earth when you are as repellant as I am.

As it turns out, they are talking more and more about religious revival, about the rise of new religions, about the worldwide resurgence of fundamentalism, about the enormous impact religion is having on world affairs and, in this country, about the increased prominence of the Religious Right, a movement which may already be the most powerful special interest group in America and which has given ample notice that it doesn't consider its job anywhere near done.

Changes would include a drastic increase in overseas development assistance in the field of communication and under conditions more favourable to recipient parties, the adoption of the UNCTAD Code of Transfer of Technology on the terms proposed by the developing countries, a revision of provisions on the protection of intellectual property in the GATT / TWO multilateral trade accord so as to take the interests of less powerful countries and small producers into account, and the adoption of a multilateral accord on space cooperation and equal benefits.

Absolutely, it does make sense to at least 6 billion people on earth including but not limited to professionals and the elite such as Doctors, Scientists, Juries, Judges, Magistrates, Politicians, even by the person who holds the highest position of the most powerful country of the world.

Why can't people for God sake understand the angle the young man was coming from, this is a guy who has come out to suggest what he feel will be of great glory to the team, futbol is about winning trophy not the samba, champaign, tick taka or jambody style Of playwill be accredited to ur cv after retirement, every professional player will wants to be identify with a medal, mind you he have limited years to his career, therefore we should not allow sentment or affections we have for our various teams erode the basic objective of the game.we should also think about their future too, this guys are proffessionals which young lads are looking up to and questions will be ask tomorrow about theirs playing days.can people tell me why pele and some other famous players in the world both present and past are been celebrated today the answer is simply cos they are successful in their career and have trophy to show for it in their respective clubs or countries, why the complain in nigeria?its simply cos our team for quite a while now has not recorded any troph to her glory, fans should learn how to call a spade a spade in order to balance situation and also for better performance of the team.why then did arsene wenger hurridly went to buy more experienced players after the poor outing he had at the beggining of last season?this players know beta cos they are at the centre of it all, we don't have to trash what they say, we fans are only watching from screen, in as much as we beliv in arsen wenger, we should also know that without the boys no arsen wenger, fans should try to reason along with the players too.an hypotetical cases of similar to rvp has been tested by some players and have put them right over the coach and the team.so, whatelse does the fans needs to prove that futbol has gone beyond living in the past.for example, fabrigas and nasri were able to prove their critics wrong.thank God for them, we should always be objective in our submission, how else do we expect players to show their commitment to a team that was in 8 on the log table and later fought their way back to 3rd this boys are commendable and deserve to be encouraged, I think is high time the manager and the mgt board of arsenal futbol team get to know that game of futbol has gone beyond two teams domination, its now like a pendilum which can swing either way only with a powerful insrument called money.you can't eat ur cake and have.

They do not complain - that is not the Army's way - but the book leaves a sense of grievance that such a powerful and wealthy country as ours should deploy a force less than adequate for the safety of our own people.Excellent war reporters and broadcasters are employed only to give snippets and snapshots.

As China rises, as India and other large population countries follow and with the USA already so powerful; so to maintain strength and influence, to defend our interests adequately, nations of our size will cooperate based on proximitAs China rises, as India and other large population countries follow and with the USA already so powerful; so to maintain strength and influence, to defend our interests adequately, nations of our size will cooperate based on proximitas India and other large population countries follow and with the USA already so powerful; so to maintain strength and influence, to defend our interests adequately, nations of our size will cooperate based on proximity.

As one who has reported fromnearly 30 states in the last six months, I can attest that the opportunity tovisit both city slickers and hill country hicks is the only way to begin tograsp the hopes and dreams of the world's most powerful country.

Isn't it, that British Prime Minister David Cameron chose the very moment President Muhammad Buhari was airborne on his way to Cameron's country to remind the world of the very malaise that had crippled a country the same Britain once saw as an emerging powerful nation at independence?

As the CSTO's two most powerful countries, Russia and Kazakhstan, have close diplomatic ties to Azerbaijan, many Armenians have questioned the credibility of CSTO security guarantees.

However, when it came to globally contested serious issues such as the meaning of power, she was equally forthcoming: «I think that we must change the ideology of being powerful... A country with more literate and educated people, a country with more skillful people, a country which has given equal rights to its citizens should be considered the superpower.

What happens in New York can have a powerful impact across the country as well.»

i thought it was one of his best speeches yet - packed with references to everyone from Kennedy (ask not what your country can do for you), to King (we will get to the promised land), via Lincoln, Reagon and even Nixon, as Sunder points out... he demonstrates a powerful generational consciousness, the ability to join the dots between his country's social and political history, and to see his own forthcoming presidency's place in that context.

It is distorted if remnants from feudalism, such as primogeniture or entail, obstruct the free circulation of property, or if special privileges are granted to powerful groups, such as the «merchants and manufacturer» who try to influence legislation and present their own advantage as the general good of the country.

Israeli diplomacy faces a challenge: on the one hand, it has to project an image of Israel as a powerful country; on the other, it has to project an image of Israel as a vulnerable country.

Just as we can't force countries to trade with us, we can't force others to like us, respect us, fear us or think we're powerful when we're not.

Our city has long struggled on the federal terrain — urban issues just aren't sexy to Republican congressmen from the Ozarks — but with Mr. Schumer as one of the most powerful elected officials in the country, we're bound to do a little bit better.

Prof. Mills said he saw in his former student as «someone who will work for the ordinary people of this country, not the powerful with a high sense of social justice, fairness, and above all truthfulness.

But there are powerful reasons for requiring such support, such as preventing constitutional provisions that are strongly opposed by a substantial minority of the country from being enacted, which would undermine the nation's allegiance toward the Constitution.

In many countries here in Europe raising defense expenditure is one of the few things that governments would love to do, to make good friends with the USA as well as projecting a more powerful image, but they're really afraid of potential voters backlash.

Mandelson today also discussed his position as «the most powerful gay man in the country» when he was first secretary of state and effectively No 2 in Brown's administration.

«As promised, House Minority Leader John Boehner, along with Reps. Aaron Schock (R - IL) and Peter Roskam (R - IL), huddled this morning with representatives of the most powerful conservative business and trade groups in the country to field policy ideas and build a legislative agenda ahead of the November elections, when Republicans could retake the House.

Accordingly, «the principle that all decisions about Scotland should be taken in Scotland» was the most powerful overarching reason for a Yes vote, ahead of the idea that «Scotland's future looked brighter as an independent country» or that «independence would mean no more Conservative governments».

Whereas, Martin Luther King, Jr. was a social activist and leader whose ideas impacted a generation and transformed the social, political, and cultural landscape of our nation; his impassioned «I Have A Dream» speech delivered at the historic March on Washington in August of 1963 was heard in homes across the country and is recognized as one of the most powerful and profound orations in American history

«When an entity is as powerful as America, such entity needs to be very careful about every major decision it takes because of other countries.

Bharara's recent convictions of two of New York's three most powerful political leaders isn't so much about the misgivings of Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos, but rather the culture of abuse and entitlement that has plagued our capital, as well as our state and country.

The leader of the country's biggest trade union said «powerful interests» were behind the «attempted political lynching» as he confirmed Unite «would stand by Jeremy».

Even as explosive allegations in Hollywood and media have taken down powerful figures like producer Harvey Weinstein, actor Kevin Spacey, comedian Louis C.K. and political journalist Mark Halperin, on Capitol Hill, it's not clear that a similar a day of reckoning is soon coming to one of the country's most important institutions.

He follows the likes of Denis Thatcher, Norma Major, Cherie Blair, Sarah Brown and Samantha Cameron as the other half of the most powerful politician in the country.

Li says other countries need not feel left in the shadows as the world's most powerful laser turns on, because the SEL will operate as an international user facility.

It is also set to be merged with the Science and Technology Agency as a part of a governmentwide effort to rein in the country's powerful bureaucracy.

Today, with deforestation accounting for a substantial portion of human - induced carbon emissions, the researchers describe the payment program they studied as «a cost - effective way to avert deforestation in developing countries — and hence a powerful tool to mitigate climate change.»

But the benefits of increasingly powerful data centers come at a steep cost in energy usage: as much as 61 billion kilowatt - hours in the U.S. alone — 1.5 percent of the country's entire electricity consumption.

What it means: Island states, African nations and other vulnerable countries are pushing for a system that provides funding to help them recover from disasters made worse by climate change, such as rising seas or powerful storms.

Most urinary tract infections are easily cured with standard antibiotics, but in some parts of the country as many as 20 % only respond to a combination of powerful drugs.