Sentences with phrase «raising the standard of living for»

We should not fear but rather embrace upward wage pressures as a positive development that raises the standard of living for Canadians.

That's because it increases jobs, brings in higher wages and raises the standard of living for residents.

As former Nixon economics adviser Herbert Stein observed, President Bush has made economic growth the acid test by which every other policy is to be judged, believing that such growth will permit progress on other fronts, including raising the standard of living for the poor.

What of Tomasi's second claim, that capitalism has raised the standard of living for workers and even the (relatively) poor?

Shobowale attempted to convince the council that the adminsitration agrees with the premise of raising the standard of living for the working poor.

Between 2010 and 2015, Syracuse ranked 100th in economic growth, 80th in prosperity and 83rd in inclusion, a measure indicating whether economic growth raises standards of living for all people, according to the report.

«Going forward our legislative agenda seeks reform across American life, with a focus on jobs and raising the standard of living for all.

«But that doesn't mean China isn't doing a great job of using its science and technology to create jobs and raise the standard of living for its people.

On a local level, Fabio Rosa is an example of an Ashoka fellow who raised the standard of living for those in poverty.

But that phrase applies to innovation throughout history, describing how lowering the cost of living has continuously raised the standard of living for humanity.

At the shareholders meeting, Tillerson pointed out that fossil energy raises the standard of living for people and asked, «What good is it to save the planet if humanity suffers in the process?»

Instead, it is squeamishness about what our shopping habits do to forests that drives the argument for international regulatory frameworks, and it is hard to see how focusing on land, trees and cows will raise the standard of living for people whose labour and lives are cheap.

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Studies show that when a girl has enough to eat, a safe environment and an education, she'll work to raise the standard of living for herself and her family, according to Plan International, a charity focused on third - world issues since 1937.

Not exact matches

«The key point here is that this investment then supports transfers of technology (as well as intangible benefits such as transfers of knowledge, know - how, management techniques, et cetera), which raises productivity and allows for a sustainable rise in incomes and living standards.»

Workers need a big pay raise to catch up for a period where their standard of living has lagged, and the economy benefits from their increased purchasing power, says Paul Meinema, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada, with 100,000 members in Ontario.

The same applies to the husband's awareness of the unique self - esteem problems of women faced with changing sex roles, the continuing dual - standard in many areas, the increasing period of life after the children are raised and the problem of finding significance therein, and the preparation for creative widowhood which faces the vast majority of women in our culture.

Such services would be seen as raising living standards today (albeit in ways whose benefits are not easily computed), and might even improve prospects for material progress by augmenting society's stock of «human capital.»

Labour should stick to the facts on immigration; that it overall contributes to raising living standards and point out the Tories and UKIP whip up scape - goating to distract attention from those responsible for cost of living crisis — the banks and government.

It has inspired 70 years of prosperity, raising living standards for hundreds of millions of people right across the globe.

«I am coming to work for the people to raise the standard of living by helping to provide basic social amenities, education and health» she lamented.

As a working teamster running for governor, I believe that state government ought to raise the living standards of working New Yorkers, especially in struggling upstate cities like Rochester and my home town of Syracuse.

The five pledges are: secure the recovery; raise family living standards; build a hi - tech economy; protect frontline investment in policing, schools, childcare and the NHS — with a new guarantee of cancer test results within a week; and strengthen fairness in communities through controlled immigration, guarantees of education, apprenticeships and jobs for young people and a crackdown on antisocial behaviour.

His achievements are impressive, but Añel acknowledges that he is failing to keep up his standards in one aspect of his life: raising bonsai trees, which he does for a hobby.

Per capita income in those nations has skyrocketed, raising the standard of living to unprecedented heights but creating ravenous new demand for energy and natural resources.

Shkreli's defiant decision to raise the price of Daraprim, a drug that dates to the 1950s and is the standard treatment for a life - threatening parasitic infection, from $ 13.50 to $ 750 per tablet overnight, helped spark more than a year of public outrage and political fulminating against high drug prices.

I was raised strictly Mormon (even by Mormon standards, my parents were a bit extreme) and then lived in Utah for several years, so 95 % of the people in my life (despite having left that religion five years ago) are Mormon.

She became the first Ambassador of Hope for FINCA, an international village banking microfinance program providing small loans and savings programs to the world's poorest families so they may create their own jobs, raise household incomes, and improve their standard of living thereby reducing poverty worldwide.

ICPS created the Cartagena Dialogue as its main vehicle for these exchanges to strengthen peace and security throughout the Americas and in the Caribbean region by raising standards of living to include adequate nutrition, shelter, healthcare, career / livelihood development.

Raising the standard for a motorcoach's durability, in the event of a crash, is critical to saving the lives of the passengers inside,» said FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro.

They have to know that if they moved operations to somewhere like Arkansas, or Tennessee, they'd hugely lower their overhead while raising profits and also raising the standard of living of those who work for them (pay of say 50 000 bucks in New York is close to poverty level as I understand it, but in some other states that would be a pretty good living).

I am grateful for the opportunity to help to prolong and improve a patient's quality of life with surgery, as well as through both owner education and the ability to conduct clinical research in an effort continually raise the bar on our standard of care.

We believe in the benefits of developing culture, raising our overall standard of living, building world - class institutions for our visitors.

She was appointed Messenger Lecturer 2015 at Cornell University, an honor bestowed on authors who contribute to the «Evolution of Civilization for the special purpose of raising the moral standard of our political, business, and social life.»

One option is to support and promote alternative economic prospects that will raise standards of living and decrease the need for the illegal logging.

EPA's war on coal has already claimed thousands of jobs, raised electricity costs for millions of businesses and families, and adversely affected living standards, health and welfare for millions of families.

If those people rely heavily on fossil fuels such as coal to expand the economy and raise their living standards to the level people in the rich world have enjoyed for the last 50 years, the result will be a climate catastrophe regardless of anything the United States or even China does to decrease its emissions.

Yet as cruel as coal mining could be, over time it helped liberate humans from agricultural drudgery, increase productivity, raise living standards, and, at least in developed nations, reduce reliance on wood for fuel, allowing reforestation and the return of wildlife.

My point is that if you believe that CO2 is the cause of global warming, [er, climate change] AND you believe that the best course for humanity is to raise the overall standard of living (education, health, income) of anyone left behind then capping CO2 is probably not the best policy.

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Looking for the job of a Youth Hostel Manager where I will get the opportunity to work for improving the facilities of the hostel in the stipulated budget and work on improving the discipline and raising the living standard of the hostel.

She also noted that better education for girls and improving the status of women in developing countries are essential in reducing birthrates and raising living standards.

While noting the information provided by the delegation of the State party on a number of programmes to raise health standards for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and the State party's intention to start a two - year anti-racism campaign, the Committee is nonetheless concerned about the special problems still faced by Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders, as well as by children of non-English-speaking backgrounds, with regard to their enjoyment of the same standards of living and levels of services, particularly in education and health.