Sentences with phrase «rather than the country»

There are many remarkable aspects to SpaceX: for instance, the way it has challenged accepted rocket manufacture by making rockets for a fraction of the cost; the way it has become the first private entity — rather than a country — to successfully launch spacecraft into orbit and then return; the way it went from an idea in Musk's head to a company that resupplies the International Space Station and that hopes to soon ferry astronauts back and forth.

As such, any stimulus measures should be largely earmarked to these provinces rather than the country as a whole.

Southeast Asia's largest economy would rather use fintech platforms for their financial needs rather than the country's more well - established banking institutions with regulations being proposed to safeguard investors and borrowers alike, Indonesia's fintech industry is set to expand even further.

As it is, Russia is a strong state with a country, rather than a country with a strong state.

The 33 - year - old later apologised, saying he was criticising French football rather than the country itself.

poor Wenger, he should rather go for Mahrez rather than his country man Lemar.

Interestingly, this protest movement does not seem to be drawing inspiration from a purely left - wing or right - wing agenda; although it is the «founding fathers» of the Israeli right that are frequently quoted and praised (perhaps nostalgically) rather than the country's socialist founders.

But then again, consistent with much else that this government does, maybe Tory MPs rather than the country as a whole were Hammond's intended target audience for this particular set - piece announcement.

Mostly, the lobbying is about competing interests within a country rather than a country's interests as a whole (think the interest of an industry manufacturing an expensive something vs. lower prices for everybody).

What continues to infuriate many party members today is that New Labour felt like «politics as usual» rather than a radical force: that it changed the party rather than the country.

So, we think about what the mentality of a key city looks like rather than a country.»

Polish dating sites may have more singles in cities rather than the country, so keep this in ind when you search for members!

Working in Washington gives Marr the opportunity to examine USAID's work from a regional perspective, rather than country - specific, as well as engage government agencies, committees, and education panels — even Congress.

This means that students are given a random country that they can research rather than a country that they may already know about.

Rather than a country of extremes, Canada's results show a very high average, with relatively little difference between advantaged and disadvantaged students.

Dante places Brutus and Cassius in the lowest circle of Hell because they had chosen to betray their friend Julius Caesar rather than their country Rome.

While we're not exactly clamouring to go back to Moldova, we do recognize things could have changed, and our dislike could have been from our crappy hostel and our general tired - and - burnt - out attitude, rather than the country itself.

My advice: slow down, pick a smaller amount of space to cover, focus on a region rather than a country.

The worst I'd probably say Vietnam but probably more to do with my experience rather than the country itself.

That being said, I am going to continue traveling as much as I did last year but I'll emphasize in new cities rather than countries.

Second, most buyers rely on product brands rather than country names in making their choice decision.

I want this blog to appeal to a worldwide audience and so I will focus on firearms and shooting rather than country specific politics.

When it came to looking at houses, though, I liked the idea of a new build rather than a country cottage, as it wouldn't need as much repair work or decorating doing to it.»

The kitchen gives a nod to Shaker style with its simple, pared - back design, but the owners have gone for white rather than country cream to give the look a modern edge.

Not exact matches

Andy Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants, the parent company of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's, has found it easier to set up shop in countries like Brazil and China rather than contend with U.S. government regul...

Lowe's has dispatched by Tuesday 700 trucks from warehouses around the country that can get goods to Texas in two days or less, diverting many directly to stores rather than distribution centers.

«What if a Chinese enterprise listed Alaska or Hawaii as an independent country rather than a state of the United States?»

Why have venture capital investments become ever more concentrated along a single stretch of Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley, rather than diffusing out across the country as the industry has grown?

CHICAGO, Feb 16 - U.S. agricultural merchants are scrambling to register themselves as cooperatives after a blunder in the country's new tax law gave farmers a tax break for selling grains to co-ops rather than private firms.

Rather than decoding the obvious biases of CEOs, perhaps we should be more worried about deciphering the bizarre agendas of the country's academic community.

In order for our country to prosper, our businesses should be allowed to focus on their customers rather than worry that regulations and costs will be posed on them retroactively.

Rosling encourages people to use this framework, rather than use labels like «developed» and «developing,» because, as Gates explains, «It's hard to pick up on progress if you divide the world into rich countries and poor countries.

Three facets of today's U.S. civic discourse would worry the Framers, said Eisgruber: «mistrust of institutions,» which they considered crucial to forming a republic; the «geographic sorting» that finds people of like - minded views grouping together rather than being more evenly distributed throughout the country; and the rise of technologies (read: Facebook) that are keeping people from reading facts and views that give them proper «civic understanding.»

Much the year - end maneuvering noted by the Rockefeller Institute involved the country's millionaires and billionaires rearranging their finances to maximize the portion of their income that would be taxed in 2012, at lower rates, rather than in 2013, at potentially higher rates.

But rather than politics, Darby, in a Dec. 3 report, wrote it's the country's monetary policy — the Bank of Thailand surprised analysts with an interest rate cut last month to boost growth — that «ought to be setting the alarm bells ringing in investors ears.»

Rather than battle over Black Friday leftovers in overcrowded department stores, here is a selection of a few of the more interesting pop up shops around the country.

Macron has said he hopes to pool liability for various kinds of debt: a completed banking union would ensure bailout costs for individual financial institutions would be distributed across the continent rather than borne by individual countries, and the so - called Eurobonds would allow national governments to borrow money against a joint continental credit rating.

India will predictably apply fresh restrictions (e.g. protocols, new net worth norms) after it experienced some pain (after some scam or loss as in the Vodafone case), thus making the country a follower rather than a leader in this space.

In addition to launching the digital coin - trading platform, Byrne said he is in contact with two countries about launching an overseas trading platform for coins that are considered «utility» tokens rather than «securities.»

And rather than continue to waste their dwindling political capital ramming through a massive cut in health coverage that an equally massive chunk of the country says it doesn't want, they would effectively stage a vote on an unpassable bill, blame everyone (but themselves), and then move on to what they really care about: corporate tax reform.

Currently the global steel industry is facing difficult times and over capacity, and countries need to work together to address the problem rather than resorting to protectionist measures, the Ministry statement said.

Since Europe is so small, when a cellphone user from one country enters another, rather than pay high roaming rates, they just slip in a SIM card from the new country and take advantage of local rates.

In the decades since the Holocaust, many Germans have made a concerted effort to memorialize the country's crimes — rather than ignore them — and Deutsche Bahn seems to have meant well in this case.

Buffett's remarks were perfectly timed to the country's third quarter report, which showed a 2.9 % growth rather than the anticipated 2.6 %.

With some provinces whining that the funding is inadequate, private, often for - profit, health - care options will increasingly become a necessity for the country rather than a political choice.

Put another way, countries that see the price of imports go up may simply choose to export elsewhere rather than to the US and also decide not to accept as many US exports.

But that dynamic is likely on account of growth - minded economic policy in those countries rather than a specifically detrimental economic policy in the U.S.. Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have not made this argument.

Part of the implication for other parts of the country is that there may be ways to implement successful policies if they build on the strengths unique to those regions, rather than try to imitate New York City.

Uber drivers in the richest countries also generally fall into this category but, as owners rather than employees, they are relatively better off than those in countries like Pakistan and India.

States like Alabama have built a presence in the global supply chain in direct competition with the country's Midwestern industrial heartland, and even if Trump coaxes jobs back to the United States they may well head south rather than north.