Sentences with phrase «put national interests»

This is particularly true for planet - scale problems like human - driven climate change, in which national governments tend to put national interests ahead of planet - scale interests.

Being a PR person, I can not begin to count the numerous special favours we derived from those great editors who put national interests ahead of the need to publish and be damned at a most tempestuous period in our nation's history.

«Instead, in 2006, the mainstream view is pro-British and pro-European - a hard - headed Europeanism which puts our national interest first but understands that we are stronger by cooperating with our European partners,» he said.

As Liberal Democrats in government, we have put the national interest first.

State GOP Chair Ed Cox accused Cuomo of having «delusions of grandeur» and putting his national interests ahead of the state.

Let's put the national interest first.

«We will continue to put the national interest first and play a constructive role in providing the stable and good government people deserve.

Ed Miliband should put the national interest first and get them to call off this damaging and irresponsible strike

David Laws showed himself to be ready, willing and able to put the national interest first.

You should put national interest ahead of your political interests and stop ducking this.

«We must continue on the path of oneness, putting national interests above ethnicity and self.

We must however continue on the path of oneness, putting national interests above ethnicity and self.

«The executive arm has not done itself any favour in its ability to identify lawmakers who would put national interest over self - interest.

«But we have put the national interest first,» he said, «made the tough choices... and we will make sure that the financial catastrophe that happened under the previous government never ever happens again.»

«It's easier for them to put the national interest before the interest of one manufacturing sector,» he said.

As our top diplomat and global representative on climate, we must make sure he is putting our national interest, human rights and the futures of our children before the industry he's devoted his entire working life to.»

Not exact matches

After that, I stopped into the reception to thank the host of the event, Dimitri Simes, the publisher of the bi-monthly foreign policy magazine, The National Interest, who had done a great job putting everything together.

«We've moved forward in a partnership way right across the country and we've demonstrated that we understand that the national interest involves getting our resources responsibly to new markets but it also involves, for example, putting a price on carbon pollution right across Canada.»

But he nevertheless put his finger on a national interest that needs to be clear: no single group, whether environmental or aboriginal, should be able to stand in the way of the economic prosperity of the country overall.

The amount of debt that is projected under the extended baseline would reduce national saving and income in the long term; increase the government's interest costs, putting more pressure on the rest of the budget; limit lawmakers» ability to respond to unforeseen events; and increase the likelihood of a fiscal crisis, an occurrence in which investors become unwilling to finance a government's borrowing unless they are compensated with very high interest rates.

It is time for the Trudeau Liberals to declare Kinder Morgan's TransMountain pipeline in the national interest, which would put an end to the British Columbia NDP's strategy of «death by delay.»

But «those who decline because they are already certain such a bitumen bubble does not exist, or believe that merely asking such a question amounts to heresy, or puts the «national interest» on trial,» show they are unwilling to «dare, dig in, and do their job.»

But if we put that matter aside, and if our main interest lies in protecting the lives of our people, why do the mavens on national security show no concern for the 1.2 million innocent human lives taken each year in abortion?

In one of those interesting accidents of timing only a few months before Magic Johnson put human sexuality on the national agenda, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) tried to correct this institutional paralysis over sexuality when it considered a study document designed to confront the inadequacy of both an empty moralism and an arrogant secularity.

U.S. officials then put this education into action in a manner that was both in keeping with Islamic customs and in U.S. national interests.

Yet Abbott was more circumspect, despite being under increasing pressure from his National party colleagues to put a stricter test around the definition of the «national interest» and to block the sale of Australian agribusiness GrainCorp to the US multinational Archer Daniel National party colleagues to put a stricter test around the definition of the «national interest» and to block the sale of Australian agribusiness GrainCorp to the US multinational Archer Daniel national interest» and to block the sale of Australian agribusiness GrainCorp to the US multinational Archer Daniel Midland.

If David Cameron and George Osborne fail to do so and put political pride above the national economic interest we face more long - term damage and pain for businesses and families.»

This statement put drones at the centre of national interest.

Putting interest rate - setting decisions into the hands of an independent Bank of England had brought Britain long - term stability, Mr Brown said, while the recent decision to grant the Office for National Statistics independence would add to this.

«This latest report shows once again that Trump will always put his own business interest ahead of the national interest - and has no trouble lying about it,» the Clinton campaign said in a statement.

Putting a foreign intelligence officer on trial in an open court is going to be disastrous to external national security interests.

«Multiculturalism has had its day,» Britain's chief rabbi argued today, as he issued a warning that ethnic and religious groups risk «putting our people's interest [ahead] of the national interest.»

Mohammed said that the present administration owes it a duty to put the record straight, especially because the issues raised by the former President are of public interest and borders on national security.

I'm surprised really because Boris Johnson in the past has written a lot about the importance of staying in the European Union and if he is actually thinking about putting his personal leadership ambitions above the national interest I don't think it's going to do him any good.

Applying the spirit of our national Constitution, this ethical rule can be interpreted to include the situation where a political office holder under Article 55 or a public officer under Article 284 of the 1992 Constitution puts himself in a situation where his personal interest in telling untruths, half - truth and out - right lies is in conflict with the functions of his office to the party and the public to speak the truth at all times.

Speaking on the book launch, the Turaki Adamawa said «It is amazing, and speaks volumes of his intellect, focus and dedication, that he found time, amidst all that was going on — merger negotiations, campaigns, elections, ministerial confirmation, and soon — to put together this book; a book that tries to chronicle and put on record the very difficult journey of a number of disparate but progressive and determined opposition political parties to come together in the interest of the country and our people to present a viable alternative to Nigerians in the last national elections.»

Putting May's personal fortunes aside for one moment, would having an election be in the national interest?

«I think for once it would be good for politicians to put their party politics in the bin and actually focus on the national interest where there is consensus.

With 53 per cent of small business owners saying that they spend between one and six hours per week chasing late payments, firms can take control by: Making sure there is a contract in place which confirms payment times and then penalties if payment is late — such as interest charges Offering a discount for prompt payment, dependent on the relationship with the purchaser Asking for payment up - front, or a deposit before work begins Talking to the purchaser before shipment to make sure that all sides know payment terms John Walker, National Chairman, Federation of Small Businesses, said: «There are always going to be companies that pay late, but there are steps that businesses can put in place to make sure that they don't fall foul of the issue.

He says put politics before the national interest.»

The scale and shocking manner of the defeat is what has prompted the national executive of the party to put in place the Kwesi Botchwey committee to investigate and find out from members and all interested parties the causes and reasons why we lost the election the way we did.»

It is a non-partisan movement which seeks to represent the voice of the masses on key national issues by putting the interest of t he nation first.

«Nick Clegg and I are both political leaders who want to put aside party differences and work hard for the common good and for the national interest.

With so many of the nation's elected officials deeply enthralled by lavish contributions from the National Rifle Association, those who gathered across the country are all but spitting in the faces of officials who put their campaign coffers ahead of the interests of Americans trying to protect themselves and their children.

The secretive bilateral trade deal between the EU and US has been criticised for apparently putting corporate interests above national sovereignty.

He said: «If there is a point at which we have to put party loyalty on one side and national interest and our own convictions on the other, then the national interest is going to win.»

Calls on the Commission, by the end of 2013, to submit a legislative proposal establishing an effective and comprehensive European whistleblower protection programme in the public and in the private sector to protect those who detect inefficient management and irregularities and report cases of national and cross-border corruption relating to EU financial interests and to protect witnesses, informers, and those who cooperate with the courts, and in particular witnesses testifying against mafia - type and other criminal organisations, with a view to resolving the difficult conditions under which they have to live (from risks of retaliation to the breakdown of family ties or from being uprooted from their home territory to social and professional exclusion); calls also on the Member States to put in place appropriate and effective protection for whistleblowers.

«Nick Clegg and I are both political leaders who want to put aside party differences and work hard for the common good and the national interest,» he said after arriving from Buckingham Palace in Downing Street.

Just because he puts party interest before the national interest, there is no reason others should do the same.

And if at the National they gave him the control of Northeast, definitely he would want to put his interest particularly in Borno, which is the problem we are going to have with him,» a stakeholder of the APC in Borno told DAILY POST.