Sentences with phrase «several generations of people»

The Residential Schools What distinguishes residential schools for Aboriginal children is that they were part of a policy of assimilation that was sustained for many decades: the residential school experience influenced the lives of several generations of people.

Now, several generations of people later, its powers are greatly reduced, and successively more toxic classes of antibiotics have been created.

As it moved from one country to another, it wiped out the wealth accumulated by several generations of people.

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«We're going to be the generation that takes down the gun lobby,» Marisa Pyle, 20, said through a red megaphone to a group of several hundred people gathered in front of the Dahlonega Gold Museum.

The stories in Genesis predate its author, Moses, by several generations, these stories were passed on by word of mouth by a primitive people for years and years before they were put down in writing.

After all, these were a people just emerging from several generations of slavery.

With years of economic recession, several bailouts and a generation of young people forced to leave their countries in search for jobs, it is hard not to question the ability of past Spanish, Greek, Italian and Portuguese governments.

report, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «It is shameful indictment of the economic and social policies of the last five years, being continued by the Government, that young people have the worst economic prospects for several generations.

If the current rate of species loss continues, people will lose several biodiversity benefits within three generations.

As someone who's always been a bit frugal and was raised by several generations of the most frugal of people, it was hard for me to make the decision to actively spend more money.

It was that exact attitude that many of the most influential people of the last several generations refused to give in to, allowing them to do many great things in their lives.

That movie's development alone spans several generations of cis America's relationship with trans people.

Likewise, when she and a new boyfriend go to Coney Island on a date, we remember the exalted importance that that beach and that amusement park held for working - class people of several generations.

Most of those powerplants were so egregiously bad that they managed to turn people away from diesel technology for several generations.

Across several generations, people regard Polaroid as one of the most trusted, well - respected and recognizable brands when it comes to technology.

Verdict: 4 - Stars Spanning several generations and evolving over the course of some of the worst times in recent history for the Jewish people, I Am Forbidden (Hogarth) is Markovits» haunting account of what happens to a people who are so at odds with both the world and their own spirituality.

In the books featured in this article, poets represent the struggle of enslaved peoples for freedom, the fight of citizens for equal rights, and the search for personal and political identity, all across the span of several generations, cultural groups, and geographic locales.

Spanning several generations and evolving over the course of some of the worst times in recent history for the Jewish people, I Am Forbidden (Hogarth) is Markovits» haunting account of what happens to a people who are so at odds with both the world and their own spirituality.

Don't get me wrong, the Kobo Aura HD is a nice ebook reader that offers a lot of features and is a good buy for many people for several reasons, but I personally can't help but be disappointed with all of the inconsistencies in ebook formatting and what feels like a step down from earlier generations with the bulky design and slick plastic exterior.

* has spent a number of years studying and learning about their breed * is active in one or more breed clubs or similar groups and thus is in regular contact with other people in the breed * knows their breeding stock inside and out for several generations back * has an «eye for a dog» and has developed a detailed picture of the type of dog they're breeding toward * almost always compete in some in some sort of activity with their dogs (conformation, working activities, obedience etc.) so as to have a realistic idea of how their dogs compare to others of the same the breed * is knowledgable about the hereditary problems that occur in their breed and has the appropriate tests done prior to breeding in order to decrease the likelihood of their occurance in their pups * considers temperament important * is knowledgable about the mating and whelping of dogs in general, so as to minimize the chances of injury or death to the breeding dogs * is extremely concerned with the quality of the homes that their puppies are destinied for, to the point of not performing a breeding if they don't feel good homes will be available for the pups * never has more dogs of their own than they are properly able to care for * is willing and able to educate and build a relationship with their puppy buyers * is honest * uses spay / neuter contracts and / or limited registration to prevent the casual breeding of their puppies * is ALWAYS willing to take back a dog of their breeding if a puppy buyer can not keep it for any reason.

While exclusives don't generally mean console success — if we take a look at the PS3 and its lineup of exclusives — Sony's has made them matter in this generation, people are buying PS4s to play Uncharted and to play Horizon Zero Dawn, having exclusives that sell consoles is huge and while generally each company has one or two, Sony has made strides to ensure that it has several excellent first party titles that will sell units.

Currently in Early Access on Steam, Bedlam is heading to PlayStation 4 this August, replete with fruity language and genre - hopping gameplay, as you battle through multiple worlds that mash together several generations of first person shooter.

With recent protests by professional football players in mind, the young Chicago - based artist Samuel Levi Jones has curated this group show, which brings together several artists from different generations whose work meditates on the relationship between power structures and persons of color in America.

Gilbert & George Artforum International; January 1, 2007; Gilligan, Melanie; 312 words LONDON Gilbert & George TATE MODERN February 15 - May 7 Curated by Jan Debbaut Gilbert & George claim that «Most people who saw our last retrospective [in the UK] are dead,» but their influence on several generations of younger British artists is clear.

Spanning 11,000 square kilometers in area, the island is home to several species of endangered plants and animals, as well as tribes of Mangyan people who have lived sustainably from the island's natural resources for generations.

The problem with getting masses of people on board with reducing atmospheric CO2 concentration is that the benefits, under the assumptions made and according to all the model predictions made to date, will not occur until several generations in front of us.

She argues that it will probably take several generations for Indigenous people's health to approximate that of non-Indigenous Australians: «Rather than specify an unrealistic time line for aspirational goals, it would be better to focus on shorter - term process measures.»

We currently have 30 SBT working in banks in North West NSW, in towns like Moree, Dubbo, Quirindi and Gunnedah in places where the culture of welfare with Aboriginal people goes back several generations.