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.
According to him,
we see corruption as a normal act in the country so we give blind eyes to the unlawful act.
A new Siena College poll said 92 percent of voters
see corruption as a serious problem here.
Most citizens are morally corrupt and such people
see corruption as usual practices.
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.