Sentences with phrase «see corruption as»

Most citizens are morally corrupt and such people see corruption as usual practices.

A new Siena College poll said 92 percent of voters see corruption as a serious problem here.

According to him, we see corruption as a normal act in the country so we give blind eyes to the unlawful act.

It is uncalled for and any government that sees corruption as a means to revive the nation's economy should be made to face the wrath of the law that forbids it.

Not exact matches

The region in recent years has seen investor sentiment rattled by developments such as the drop in oil prices, the war in Syria and a sudden corruption purge from Riyadh.

And in a turn that is likely to be most significant for his campaign, in 2014 he was indicted for corruption, on charges stemming from his veto of a $ 7.5 million appropriation for a public integrity unit, seen as a bid to pressure a district attorney to step down.

The arrests follow a purge that has seen more than 80 executives at PDVSA and its suppliers jailed for alleged corruption as the state firm's new chief, Major General Manuel Quevedo, has sought to stamp his authority on the sector - the financial lifeblood of Venezuela's unraveling socialist government.

A political rival named Sun Zhengcai, once seen as a possible successor to Xi, was enveloped in a corruption investigation and was booted out of the party in September.

The roundup was described as a sweeping corruption investigation but widely seen as an effort to consolidate power by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a son and the top adviser of King Salman, who succeeded his half brother and became king of Saudi Arabia in January 2015.

As to the news about the Church of England — given the amount of corruption seen throughout Christendom, and indeed among many professors of Christ, it does make one wonder how soon the Rapture could actually be.

Whereas we once saw Western civilization as an expression of Christian influence, we now see its dominant forms and expressions as distortions and corruptions of that influence, and as operating on assumptions that are not acceptable to Christians.

In his confession, as in Dunham's, there is no judgment and no redemption — only an exploration of his inner self, and exposure of his outer self, in an attempt to see and justify what he «truly» was prior to the corruptions visited on him by society.

As we saw, the temple is here a symbol for a way of religion and a community embodying it, and the saying is a veiled forecast of the emergence of a new Israel out of the corruption of contemporary Judaism.

Catholic bishops, among other religious leaders, see Buhari as «a man of integrity and decency who can fight corruption and Boko Haram,» John Bakeni, secretary of the Catholic diocese in Maiduguri, told RNS.

I do not see giving in to greed and corruption, or any form of facism (by the RR) as a possibility, and I do not see giving our country away to illegal immigrants as a requirement.

It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest most uninteresting person you can talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship, or else a horror and a corruption such as you now meet, if at all, only in a nightmare.

Both groups would immediately see such syncretism as a corruption of both communities and a violation of their most central claims, and they would be appropriately outraged.

But there also is a stream of corruption; there is that as well, it is true... The «gay lobby» is mentioned, and it is true, it is there... We need to see what we can do....»

But it does throw some light upon the dark side of the human story if we see human cruelties and destructiveness as corruptions of the power to love, and thus as belonging not to the norm of human nature but to its pathology.

It is clear that this pope sees the corruption that has infiltrated his administration as inspired by the evil one: and now, in consecrating the Vatican to the Holy Archangel's protection and in asking him «to defend us from the evil one and banish him», he has invoked, on the entire process of Curial reform, the archangel's active and by no means necessarily peaceable help.

From the mid-fourteenth through the mid-sixteenth centuries saw a succession of Moslem conquests, divisions and corruptions in the Catholic Church, healings through an ecumenical council and corruption in the papacy as well as outside Rome.

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lastly (and this is even more feelingsball than the first two points), I think a lot of the people involved here (coaches, players, media) don't really see this as corruption in the traditional sense.

Although I've lived quite extensively in South America and seen first - hand the political corruption there so I have no problem believing that political corruption is a universal problem (probably having something to do with politicians being humans as opposed to being chimpanzees).

The people who see Navalny as a pseudo journalist are probably the people that would rather not believe that the level of corruption is what it is.

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If, seeing all these statistics, some people want to deny the corruption that is happening right now in the Premier League, and the fact that for years, Arsenal has been robbed by referees, well there's none so blind as those who will not see.

It is striking that, although public sector corruption is generally seen as a greater problem in the developing world, there are some significant exceptions - this year, Hong Kong, Barbados, Bahamas, Chile and Qatar are ranked higher than the US and France.

Anti-abortionists see pro-choice advocates as highly dangerous; extreme religious practitioners regard secularism as highly dangerous; liberals see corruption and nepotism as socially dangerous.

Plus, Bronx voters have seen their share of elected officials charged with bilking the taxpayers in corruption scandals (former Sen. Guy Velella comes to mind, as does NYC Councilman Larry Seabrook and ex-Sen.

Ursula Owusu's demand for evidence has seen Mr. Agyapong run off, tail in between legs, even as he recanted that he had not accused Ursula of corruption.

This snub was seen by Ghanaian news sources as a criticism of corruption in several of Ghana's recent administrations, as well as a reaction to allegations of a flourishing cocaine trade in Ghana.

In the United Kingdom, thanks to the powerful influence of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, we tend to see public ethics primarily in positive terms: as standards to be upheld not as criminal corruption to be prevented.

As seen in the Democratic Republic of Congo, difficulties providing soldiers with adequate resources may result in deteriorating discipline, corruption, defection, and human rights abuses.

Meanwhile Justice Moro — so far largely seen as an impartial individual heading up a serious and comprehensive operation exposing corruption practices of mainstream politicians and powerful business figures — had made a critical move when he decided to make public the contents of a series of tapped phone calls intercepted by the police while investigating Lula.

Reyes noted that «Until a career in the state legislature is seen as a public service, instead of a license to steal, we will continue to be plagued by political corruption.»

In it, Martins pledges to battle corruption in a county that has seen its fair share of that particular problem, most recently in connection with the outgoing Republican executive, Ed Mangano, who declined to seek reelection as a result.

This snub was seen by Ghanaian news sources as a criticism of corruption in several of Ghana's recent administrations, as well as a reaction to allegations of a flourishing cocaine trade in Ghana» (Daniel Runde).

Dick Dadey, Executive Director of Citizens Union, said: «Public leaders» meetings on ethics reform are so necessary to ensure that big effective solutions are considered, negotiated, and agreed to, as New Yorkers wait to see how our state's political leaders propose preventing the growing problem of corruption.»

DeFrancisco, 71, immediately emphasized what he sees as the governor's vulnerabilities: several economic development projects in upstate New York that have sputtered, chronic delays in the New York City subway system and a corruption trial involving the 60 - year - old governor's close confidant Joe Percoco — the first of six trials this year involving state figures.

Saladino has sought to portray his administration as a break from past scandals that saw Venditto and other former town officials and vendors arrested on corruption charges.

Despite the delays and prolonged negotiation, Mr. Cuomo hailed the deal as an extraordinary breakthrough in a legislative session that saw the previous leaders of both the Assembly and State Senate step down from their posts amid federal corruption charges, and Mr. Heastie and Mr. Flanagan rise to succeed them.

The trial also raised questions about the structure of Albany and what some good - government advocates see as a culture of corruption at the Capitol.

«Let us not allow corruption in the system any longer, especially when during the campaign he was seen as incorruptible, whereas the other candidate was seen sitting down with a brother bribing somebody, giving cars and cash to tarnish the reputation of the opponent,» he said.

'' It is also clear, as has been shown so far by the outcome of the panel probing past arms deals, that the purchase of substandard weapons apparently resulted from the massive corruption that enveloped the deals, the kind of horrifying graft that saw the purchase of refurbished choppers that lacked rotors, or fighter jets that could not be deployed to the theatre of war because they were not up to par.

He said, «Corruption is not an ethnic thing, there is an equal representation in the stealing as no one operates with his or her ethnic group alone, the culprits are in every case seen so far, united by greed to steal and not by ethnic or religious interest.»

Critics see it as a culture - of - corruption breeder that turns public servants into Pez dispensers and gives the competitive edge to those willing to curry political favor by any means necessary.

As the battle over convening a convention heats up, with corruption trails upcoming and with a wobbly administration in Washington, we'll see if New Yorkers have changed their minds.

DeFrancisco — a 23 - year Senate veteran praised by Democrats and Republicans alike for intelligence and toughness but seen by some as disengaged — decided to seek Skelos» job after it became clear Friday that Skelos and his son, Adam, faced arrest as soon as Monday on public corruption charges after a long investigation by US Attorney Preet Bharara.