Sentences with phrase «small handful of countries»

Although the full Conference of the Parties refused to formally adopt the Copenhagen Accord, owing to the hard opposition of a small handful of countries, the next year's meeting in Cancun adopted a fleshed out, 30 - page version of the Accord.

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Since a high - profile visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories nearly a year - and - a-half ago, he's gone only to a handful of small countries not far from Rome - racking up nothing like the number of air miles logged by his predecessor, Pope John Paul II.

There is a handful of small opposition parties and a coalition of the disaffected called the United Democratic Front in this overwhelmingly one - party country.

We tried to go cross country skiing but it was too warm and slushy, so we went into Thomas to hang out on their main drag — a small street with a handful of businesses running along it.

He worked out long ago that in a one - country - one - vote system a handful of votes from the smallest nations anywhere in the world cancel out the votes of the European footballing powerhouses.

A handful of scientists struggle to prevent the destruction of a small town — and possibly the entire country — in this suspense drama.

Although online learning makes it possible for the best online teachers to live in any state of their choosing and simultaneously serve students across the entire country, the requirements for gaining additional state licensures often limit them to teaching only in the state where they physically reside — or, at most, in a small handful of states for which they have completed the licensure transfer process.

It is one of the smallest states in the country and has a population of about 1.3 million residents, many who live in a handful of large cities in the state.

A handful of respondents believe the move would have no overall impact, while 10 % think there would be a small benefit to the country's coffers.

It is one of the smallest states in the country and has a population of about 1.3 million residents, many who live in a handful of large cities in the state.

Facebook's Free Basics program is operating in 63 countries and municipalities across Africa, Asia, and Latin America — and with that, people get free access to Facebook and a small handful of websites that partner with Facebook, though they can't access other sites or email.

It's still off to an early start for the year 2014, but it seems like there's already lots to look forward to from a handful of China's Internet companies that are escalating their efforts in Southeast Asia's smallest country, Singapore.