Sentences with phrase «states and the nation as»

I will rejoice that day along with the rest of the county, state and nation as we mark an accomplishment that has been years in the making.

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Mattingly's election simulations can't rewrite history, but he hopes they will help to support democracy in the future — in his state and the nation as a whole.

The 2012 edition presents updated scores and letter grades, for the states and the nation as a whole, in five of six areas...

While in most states and the nation as a whole, average primary mortgage debt fell by some amount in the past five years, 12 states actually experienced an increase in average mortgage debt.

«Touches on relevant legal issues impacting our community, state and nation as well as topics that resonate with our clients.»

It is a great tool to use to look at where other states and the nation as a whole has seen improvements and can serve as a guide for which policies we can consider modeling to further improve child well - being in Nebraska.

Casey's Race for Results Index provided a powerful tool to compare and contrast opportunity for children by race within a state and the nation as a whole.

In Rhode Island, elected officials and community leaders use both the national Kids Count Data Book, so they can see how RI compares to the other states and the nation as a whole, and the annual Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook, to see how Rhode Island is doing state - wide and throughout its 39 cities and towns.

Not exact matches

With epic cinematography, «Amazing China» — produced by China Central Television and the state - owned China Film Group Co. Ltd. — articulates a message of how China would like to be seen as it pursues President Xi Jinping's vision of a globally resurgent nation, against a reality that doesn't always measure up.

He's now being urged to declare a nation - wide «state of emergency» over the issue by a White House commission, as part of a wide - ranging list of recommendations which also encourages easier access to heroin antidotes and mental health treatment.

Though Democrats have historically been viewed as the strongest supporters of renewable energy, utility - scale wind farms and solar installations are found throughout the nation — including in Republican - leaning states like Arizona, North Carolina, Oklahoma and North Dakota — and enjoy bipartisan support among Americans.

Catalans, he said in an interview with The Associated Press, need to claim their sovereignty as a nation from a Spanish state he insists has little respect for Catalonia and is an enthusiastic participant in a global capitalist economy he labels as «a war machine that robs, kills and lies.»

He brushed off claims that Catalonia would have a rough ride trying to turn itself into a nation and described Spain as a failed state.

Since taking office in 2009, Mr. Najib has drawn his country closer to the United States and has used his annual United Nations trips to promote Malaysia as a moderate Muslim partner in the fight against terrorism and as a strategic Asian counterforce to China.

These two institutions — and the significant shared sovereignty they imply - are seen as stepping stones toward an original political union of confederated nation states.

Continued erosion in manufacturing industries in the United States and other nations, coupled with the rise in service industries in those countries, have changed the workplace, as has the decline in union representation in many industries (these two trends, in fact, are commonly viewed as interrelated).

The problems facing us, many of them are global, like rogue nuclear states, like climate change, and other forms of environmental threats, like terrorists, like maximizing global wealth and prosperity, and none of these are going to be solved if we think of the international arena as one of each nation striving for its individual greatness.

And when attempting to adopt his eldest daughter from China as a Canadian living in the States, he had enough endurance to successfully fight the three nations that said it couldn't happen.

More than an engrossing collection of historical true - crime stories, though, the book functions as an unlikely financial history of the young United States, as it grew «from a patchwork of largely self - governing colonies to a loosely assembled union of states and, finally, to a single nation under firm federal control.&States, as it grew «from a patchwork of largely self - governing colonies to a loosely assembled union of states and, finally, to a single nation under firm federal control.&states and, finally, to a single nation under firm federal control.»

Indeed it is as unimaginable for many of us to perceive the world without our industrial economies and nation states at the nexus as it must have been for medieval peasants to contemplate a world without the Church of Rome.

Prosecutors began to uncover a string of corruption scandals in 2014 and 2015, involving both private and state - controlled companies, like Petrobras, the nation's oil and gas champion, as well as current and former elected officials — namely, the former president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Abigail Bozarth, a spokeswoman for AstraZeneca, said «AstraZeneca believes it is important to engage with policymakers, key partners, and the public — across all states in the United States — about the very challenging issues we face as we all work to strengthen our nation's health care system.&states in the United States — about the very challenging issues we face as we all work to strengthen our nation's health care system.&States — about the very challenging issues we face as we all work to strengthen our nation's health care system.»

And those negotiations have to be led by a secretary of State, contended Richardson, who formerly served as ambassador to the United Nations and as Energy Secretary under former President Bill ClintAnd those negotiations have to be led by a secretary of State, contended Richardson, who formerly served as ambassador to the United Nations and as Energy Secretary under former President Bill Clintand as Energy Secretary under former President Bill Clinton.

Fossil fuel prices are squeezing budgets in several states that rely heavily on severance taxes, such as Alaska, North Dakota, Wyoming and Oklahoma — even as OPEC nations consider cutting production to boost prices.

California's Congressional delegation, the largest and most influential in the nation, is undergoing a major upheaval, the result of reapportionment and retirements, threatening the state's influence in Washington next year and forcing members to scramble to withstand what is emerging as a generational wave.

As Henry Kissinger emphasizes in his new book World Order, the fundamental building block of all American and international engagement over the past hundred years — namely, the nation state and the Westphalian system in which states are embedded — is particularly weak in the Middle East due to fragile national roots and competing local and universalist identities, including pan-Arabic movements and messianic religious calls from the likes of Iran's ayatollahs and ISIS.

This capture of international sales is due to Beijing's geopolitical ambitions, along with a willingness to sell arms to nations that other countries may not feel comfortable dealing with — sanctioned states and human rights abusers such as Iran, Angola, and Sudan.

For now, the best response is that a program such as the above — applied when necessary beyond Iraq, Syria, and ISIS to other challenges against the international order — would buy the Middle East time for the modernization and internal transformation needed to anchor the nation - state principle and provide homegrown disincentives to violence and upheaval.

Nestler says that as the march has grown — more than 200,000 people are expected to travel to the nation's capital for it — he and his team have been in contact with many of the organizers of the 53 state chapters to give them the tools and information they need to help transport as many participants as possible.

«Before his conviction, Mr. Libby had rendered more than a decade of honorable service to the Nation as a public servant at the Department of State, the Department of Defense, and the White House.

There is a fascinating battle under way over states» rights and taxation, with federal Treasurer Peter Costello wielding his new - found power as chieftain of the biggest pot of gold the nation has ever seen — the GST.

Even in the worst of times, Georgia performs relatively well in our rankings due to advantages that were in place well before the governor took office: a top - notch infrastructure with the world's busiest airport and one of the nation's most important ports, as well as a large workforce in a right - to - work state.

«In Utah, we take very seriously our goal to lead the nation as the best performing economy and our reputation as the most business - friendly state.

Earlier this week, Clinton spoke out against the Trans - Pacific Partnership, the 12 - nation trade pact that she boosted as secretary of state and that liberals in the Democratic Party have vehemently opposed.

The United States stations 28,500 troops in South Korea as a legacy of the Cold War conflict, which pitted the South, the United States and United Nations forces against the communist North, backed by China and Russia.

For Inc.'s 30th anniversary, we decided to bring these two business thinkers together for a conversation that would serve as a kind of state - of - the - entrepreneurial nation — examining where we have been, where we are, where we are headed, and what it will take to succeed once we get there.

The top U.S. diplomat said Washington would carry out «stabilization initiatives» such as clearing landmines and restoring basic utilities in areas no longer under Islamic State control, while making clear that» «stabilization» is not a synonym for open - ended nation - building or a synonym for reconstruction.

In his recent post, he cited data which show that the average amount of hours worked annually has declined in developed nations such as the United States, France, Germany and Singapore.

Alabama defensive coach Kirby Smart is the top target, SB Nation's Steven Godfrey is reporting, and Mississippi State head coach Dan Mullen and Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher are also named as early potential candidates.

Rather than repeat this approach, both the federal government and state governments should write contracts to ensure that economic incentives focus on reducing recidivism and improving outcomes for the nation's inmates, not just warehousing as many people as possible.

Last year Site Selection magazine named Georgia the best for business and, more recently, tapped our state as the most competitive in the nation.

President Donald Trump on Thursday questioned why the United States would want to have immigrants from Haiti and African nations, referring to some as «shithole countries,» according to two sources familiar with the comments.

Cyber security software firm Tanium has raised $ 120 million from investment firms as more U.S. federal agencies rely on its technology to fend off attacks from nation - states and hackers, the company announced Wednesday.

The concept is now incorporated into a United Nation resolution, and heralded by Chinese state media as an alternative to Donald Trump's «America First» policy.

Nation - state hackers are widely viewed as possessing more advanced capabilities than criminal groups, a perception that could benefit Yahoo as it works to minimize fallout from the breach and complete its sale to Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ.N)

A recent U.S. State Department report estimated that as much as 90 percent of all cocaine consumed in this country comes from Mexico — $ 37 billion worth each year, according to the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime.

WASHINGTON — Even as Apple became the nation's most profitable technology company, it avoided billions in taxes in the United States and around the world through a web of subsidiaries so complex it spanned continents and went beyond anything most experts had ever seen, Congressional investigators disclosed on Monday.

However, in competitor nations such as the United States and Britain, Angel investors or investor networks are more widespread and more experienced than in Canada.

Mr. Page, a former Merrill Lynch banker who founded an investment company in New York, Global Energy Capital, drew attention during the summer for a speech in which he criticized the United States and other Western nations for a «hypocritical focus on ideas such as democratization, inequality, corruption and regime change» in Russia and other parts of the former Soviet Union.