Sentences with phrase «suffering of other countries»

Why do Americans expand multi-national corporations abroad and exploit the poor and suffering of other countries?

Not exact matches

We can call out lots of reasons why this nation suffers from a record of gun tragedies that no other country on earth experiences — and we can conjure up other theories until we forget the urgency of Parkland and Las Vegas and Newtown and move on to something else.

In the late 2000s, it suffered from such mind - boggling hyperinflation — at its height in 2008, a can of Coca - Cola that cost ZIM$ 50 billion in the morning would cost ZIM$ 150 billion at the close of business on the same day — that it abandoned its own currency in 2009 in favor of currency from other, more stable countries.

«With every statistic we see out of Asia, ex-China, whether it's Taiwan, whether it's Hong Kong and other Asian countries, they're suffering slowdowns from their sensitivity and exposure to China,» said Peter Boockvar, managing director of Washington - based economic advisory firm The Lindsey Group.

As did other Rust Belt states, however, it suffered a devastating decline beginning in the 1970s, when manufacturers moved to the U.S. South, Mexico and other foreign countries to take advantage of cheaper labor, lower taxes and fewer regulations.

A key sign: Prices for government bonds of other heavily indebted eurozone countries — such as Spain and Italy — are not suffering in sync with Greek bonds, as they did before.

that minimizes the historical suffering of women and minority groups in this country, 2) an overwrought persecution complex that confuses sharing civil rights with others with being persecuted by them, and 3) a persistent fear of the perceived «other» — Muslims, LGBT people, immigrants, refugees, etc. — that results in culture wars meant to «take back» the public square.

Farmers, fisherfolk and indigenous people, especially women producers of food and other primary products suffer from the globalization in most Asian countries.

It carries on mission work in most of the countries of the world, has hospitals, colleges, and other schools in many lands, and has done much for the amelioration of human suffering as well as for the propagation of its faith.

For decades Americans felt safe from the problems and dangers of other countries, often while being oblivious to the suffering that we caused in the world.

Some argue that strict enforcement of immigration laws constitutes an immoral response to those who are suffering in other countries.

He also said that America stands with the millions of people in Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, North Korea, and other countries that are suffering religious persecution under repressive and brutal regimes.

Apply the Bible's many passages about the suffering of children to the real - world horrors facing the youth of the Congo, Uganda, Brazil or other countries that before too long will be among the world's largest Christian countries.

as for «branding ourselves a suffering minority»... while its true that religious freedom in America has made life a lot easier here for atheists than in many other countries around the globe, pause to think... 80 % of Americans say they believe in God.

That this House: (1) notes with concern the impact on the Dairy Industry of the Coles milk pricing strategy and that: (a) dairy farmers around the country are today seriously questioning their future having suffered through one of the worst decades in memory including droughts, floods, price cuts and rising cost of inputs such as energy and feed; (b) unsustainable retail milk prices will, over time, compel processors to renegotiate contracts with dairy farmers and the prospect that these contracts will be below the cost of production may force many to leave the industry; (c) the fact that supermarkets are now selling milk cheaper than many varieties of bottled water will be the straw that finally breaks the camel's back for many dairy farmers; and (d) the risk of other potential impacts includes: (i) decreased competition as name brands are forced from the shelves; and (ii) the possible loss of fresh milk supplies to some parts of the country as local fresh milk industries become unviable; and (2) calls on the Government to: (a) ask the ACCC to immediately examine the big supermarkets and milk wholesalers after recent price cuts to ensure they do not have too much market power and are not anti-competitive in their behaviour; and (b) support the new Senate inquiry into the ongoing milk price war between the country's major supermarket chains».

The first centered on the rumors of what had happened to him: a) he was suffering from burnout, hardly uncommon at Yale, where stress, expectation and ambition sometimes alchemized to disastrous effect; b) he had gone to Europe in pursuit of a love interest or a band («We heard he was roadying for Smashing Pumpkins,» says teammate Josh Woodruff); c) in a bit of typical college overreaching, others theorized that the country had just sworn in the first Democratic president (Bill Clinton) since we were in the fourth grade, and Blake's walkabout was a manifestation of a new, free - spirited ethos.

In other words, obstetricians are faced with a population that suffers poorer health than other developed countries, yet manage to save the lives of the babies under their care at a comparatively higher rate.

«We are all only too conscious of the tragedy of Sudan's past: over fifty years of suffering, more than two million people dead and many millions displaced, not only in the South but also in Darfur, where conflict continues; and in eastern Sudan and other marginalised areas of the country.

I recognise the division felt by many in our country over the war and in particular I feel deeply and sincerely — in a way that no words can properly convey — the grief and suffering of those who lost ones they loved in Iraq, whether the members of our armed forces, the armed forces of other nations, or Iraqis.

I've written in a bit more detail elsewhere about just some of the important differences that exist (and this post builds on and overlaps somewhat with my earlier post), even within the Western world, between countries like the U.S., where the newspaper industry has suffered greatly in recent years, and then other countries like Germany or the Nordic Countries, where developments have been much less dramatic — though these countries have levels of internet penetration and use that are as high as or higher than in countries like the U.S., where the newspaper industry has suffered greatly in recent years, and then other countries like Germany or the Nordic Countries, where developments have been much less dramatic — though these countries have levels of internet penetration and use that are as high as or higher than in countries like Germany or the Nordic Countries, where developments have been much less dramatic — though these countries have levels of internet penetration and use that are as high as or higher than in Countries, where developments have been much less dramatic — though these countries have levels of internet penetration and use that are as high as or higher than in countries have levels of internet penetration and use that are as high as or higher than in the U.S..

And please don't misunderstand me, I'm not saying we shouldn't check corruption, but if we come to office and to power — I've been preaching for 40 years in this country and I've seen governments come and go, from CPP, my father's government, and NDC and NPP, they are here, I've seen them over the 40 years — and this thing where we come into office with vindictiveness and bitterness because of the way we've been mishandled and mistreated, and we target people to go after them, settle scores, I pray that during the reign of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo, because of the fight and the betrayals and the suffering and the pain he went through to become president, he will not allow his presidency to be used by people who have problems with others and their opponents to settle scores, but that during his watch and his reign, that vicious cycle would be broken in the name of Jesus; that every Ghanaian, irrespective of your political party, if you're doing the right thing, you'll prosper», the founder of Action Chapel International (ACI) told his congregation on Sunday, 22 April.

«One in three of their descendents suffers from serious illness — figures supported by studies in other countries, including France.

He further stated, «a country that has not suffered war and has seen a certain consistent growth would not have the same space to grow as higher percentage like one that has suffered a decline because of war, so there is opportunity to invest in many other areas that were doing well previously which has just gone in... France that he was speaking at has not collapsed because its growing at one percent or 1.5 %.

Of course there are a lot of political and humanitarian elements involved, so even if one nation wipes out the armies of the other, they might suffer political consequences from other countries if they don't take responsibility for the destruction that they've causeOf course there are a lot of political and humanitarian elements involved, so even if one nation wipes out the armies of the other, they might suffer political consequences from other countries if they don't take responsibility for the destruction that they've causeof political and humanitarian elements involved, so even if one nation wipes out the armies of the other, they might suffer political consequences from other countries if they don't take responsibility for the destruction that they've causeof the other, they might suffer political consequences from other countries if they don't take responsibility for the destruction that they've caused.

Other countries facing economic troubles like Venezuela right now, would still suffer from being a petrostate in a world of $ 50 / barrel crude even if they had no debt at all.

Other countries, like the Netherlands — IPV - using countries — when they suffered an outbreak due to importation of the virus, they used OPV to stop transmission of the disease.

Several of the most significant of those proposals concentrate on increasing the numbers and percentages of Americans getting scientific degrees, both of which have suffered recently compared to other countries.

A study of Germany and 11 other European countries shows that older people who assess themselves as poor get sick more often (38 per cent) and suffer more from health setbacks (48 per cent) than those who do not.

People in India, other countries in south Asia and impoverished parts of Latin America all suffer from significant rates of chronic disease, in part from a withering trinity of cheap high - calorie food, tobacco and alcohol, he says.

The continent has suffered more than a quarter of all recent mammal extinctions, and many other native species survive only as small populations on one or more of the country's thousands of islands.

More than 29 million people suffer from diabetes across the country, and 86 million have prediabetes, which increases both the risk of developing diabetes as well as other chronic diseases, according to the CDC.

«General estimates from other countries suggest that about 40 percent of all women will suffer from both prolapse and incontinence in their lives,» says Magali.

As card - carrying members of the Cuarón fan club («Y Tu Mama Tambien» was a blistering revitalization of his career; «Prisoner of Azkaban «was the best Harry Potter film by a country mile; and «Children of Men» is one of the finest films of its decade), we've been following the tortuous progress of «Gravity» for what feels like forever, as Cuarón had a bitch of a time financing this 3D - shot, effects - driven film, and suffered several casting knock backs as A-listers signed on and then off the project (Robert Downey Jr., Angelina Jolie, among others).

In other words, schools in poor urban and rural areas of the country might not suffer from a shortage of teachers in general, but they lack for the quality teachers that Kopp's organization provides.

Which is really too bad because we have an urgent problem in America: our maternal mortality rate is among THE HIGHEST in the industrialized world (depending on the index you look at), our infant mortality rates are unacceptable, the inequalities in the way women of color and poor women are treated is literally a human right crisis, our new moms suffer from postpartum depression mores than so many other countries, and in many ways we have taken the joy and awe out of childbirth and infancy.

David has been homeless for a number of years and suffers PTS and other disabilities he received while serving his country.

HSUS is directly responsible for the ii 2007 legislation that stopped humane horse euthanasia, resulting in horrible suffering and inhumane death for thousands of American horses trucked to other countries every year.

When that 8 - year - old Sofia Legreca of Las Vegas, NV heard about animals who might be suffering in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, she decided, from all the way on the other side of the country, to hold a bake sale at her school to support North Shore Animal League America in their continued rescue efforts — and she raised $ 1,000 in one day!

«While these dogs are now on the road to recovery hundreds of thousands of others are suffering in equally horrific facilities across the country,» said Rebecca Aldworth, director of animal programs for HSI Canada.

GAR was founded in 1989 and works to alleviate the suffering of animals in Greece by supporting a number of animal shelters, sterilising as many dogs & cats as funds allow and finding homes for the lucky few in the UK and several other EU countries.

Northwest Washington summers might not be as hot and intense as other parts of the country, but our pets are still susceptible to suffering from heat - related issues.

Speaking at the press conference earlier today deputy undersecretary at Turkish Ministry of Culture, Ozgur Ozaslan, said: «Turkey, which ranks 7th in the world tourist arrivals according to the World Tourism Organisation, has not suffered any reduction in its tourism arrivals in the past two years unlike most other countries.

«Luckily, tourists will not suffer because there will be none as they will be going to other countries that had the foresight to use other forms of energy.»

Some countries, such as China and the United States of America, are in a win - win position of achieving economic growth through fossil fuel use with few consequences from the resulting climate change, while many other, mostly Island and African, countries suffer low economic growth and severe, negative climate change impacts (see Supplementary Table S4 online).

The poor people of Bhutan therefore are suffering because of the selfishly greedy people of the USA who, per capita, produce far more greenhouse gasses than any other country on Earth and refuse to do anything significant to curb their emissions.

They understand that smaller adverse events suffered by a few can be paid out of the community rating pool and that at the global level, large adverse events in one country can be reinsured with other countries who remain unaffected.

But a very real danger exists that this ruling might inform other actions by the judiciary in the Phillipines, and that has direct implications for «Golden Rice», a species of rice modified to include beta carotene, which could help supply vitamin A to the 190 million children and 19 million pregnant women in 122 countries who suffer vitamin A deficiency (VAD), a type of malnutrition that kills 1 — 2 million people a year and causes 500,000 cases of irreversible blindness.

In this conference, they're going to try to take our money and send it to third - world countries because of, since we spend so much oil and these other countries have suffered, then were going to give our money to these third - world countries.

On many occasions, we were pressured by developed countries and other groups to give way on our positions regarding a) loss and damage (i.e. compensation for developing countries suffering from the effects of climate change) and a b) 1.5 °C cap on global temperature.

This means that many of the developing countries will suffer starvation and other issues.