Sentences with phrase «stand as an observer»

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Among the issues Canada will need to address as chair, one stands out the most: deciding whether non-Arctic states should be admitted into the Council as official observers.

Yet most of those same observers, when pressed for an opinion as to where the vital juices are flowing in contemporary American religion, will call our attention not only to born - again conservative evangelicalism, but also to movements and tendencies that stand in a direct line of succession to the liberal traditions.

Conventional observers saw this behavior as a betrayal of all the civilizing virtues for which their society stood.

Although Arsenal had been expected to sign Shkodran Mustafi for a number of weeks, their move for Deportivo de La Coruna's Lucas Perez came as a surprise to long standing observers of the Gunners.

Technically speaking, the pope IS a secular ruler of a country that holds an observer status at the UN, and as far as I'm aware, has a standing military (Swiss guard mercenaries).

Such institutional changes are tectonic to many observers as they will recalibrate the internal political forces, making the two bodies operate under the authority of the party «s Politburo and its standing committee.

But observers were slightly taken aback by comments from David Cameron yesterday, when he insisted that AV would allow politicians to not stand by their manifesto commitments - a comment many took as criticism of the deputy prime minister.

Kumail and Emily's nearinstant recognition of each other as bright, slightly sarcastic observers of life feels just as organic and true as Kumail's competitive banter with his fellow stand - up strivers (Bo Burnham, Aidy Bryant, Kurt Braunohler), which feels just as on - point as his dissembling with his mother and father (Zenobia Shroff and Anupam Kher) and the awkward first impression he makes with Emily's parents, played with dazed concern and brittle rage by Ray Romano and Holly Hunter.

While half of the teams are building the towers, have the other half of the students stand around them in a circular «fishbowl» as silent observers.

Although gubernatorial candidates regarded as having strong records and stands on education fared well over all in last week's elections, observers said the poll results also carried a warning that voters are likely to balk at costly education reforms.

As custom stands, observers indulge themselves in every pleasure imaginable before the Lenten Season begins.

Despite being born into slavery and lacking any training or supplies, Traylor completed as many as 2,000 original artworks, solidifying his standing in art history as one of the keenest observers of human nature.

Jim Shaw's shadowy untitled figure (resting)(2013) stands as a distant observer and there are pale skeletons cut from left - over plastic milk bottles by Tami Demaree.

A human observer with normal vision, if standing on Mars, could easily see Earth and the moon as two distinct, bright «evening stars.»

«Neil Miller is recognised for his long - standing experience on Islamic finance, with market observers crediting him as a «thought leader» in this space.»