Sentences with phrase «supported by a foreign government»

So to the Chinese, Christianity appeared as a foreign religion, protected and supported by a foreign government.

It's long been known that Somali rebels will kidnap children and force them to fight, but apparently the government — which is armed and supported by foreign governments, including the United States — is using child soldiers too.

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The motion, a broadly worded declaration of support for foreign policy, received 158 votes in favor, below the necessary majority of 160 votes and was followed by a chorus of opposition calls for the government to «quit, quit, quit».

Traditionally, most attention in Canadian government support has been given to technology and product readiness, with scant attention being paid to the fact that without proper commercialization strengths a large number of Canadian start - ups have died or have been acquired for a pittance by foreign businesses which then proceeded to harvest the economic benefits for the innovations initially developed by Canadian companies.

This test can ensure, for example, that a technology developed in Canada with government support and with important security applications does not fall under the indirect control of a foreign government, or that foreign investors do not compromise the security of Canadians, say, by gaining access to critical infrastructure.

Instead of sending Indians to the target country, the Indian government encourages foreign buyers, trade representatives, and journalists to visit trade fairs, exhibitions, and companies in India by providing financial support.

Submitted by the Richmond Chamber of Commerce and co-sponsored by the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade and others, the resolution recommended the federal government support the continuous flow of commerce to and from foreign markets and ensure the sustainability of marine transportation resources, such as the Lower Fraser River.

All we can ask is for our governments and security agencies is to deal with them judiciously — say, by not appointing a foreign minister with strong historical family ties to a foreign government supported by fascist sympathizers engaged in a civil war with their fellow citizens.

The Treasury department is also supporting a bill to modernize reviews carried out by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, an inter-agency government committee that evaluates sales of US businesses to foreign entities to determine the impact on national seForeign Investment in the United States, an inter-agency government committee that evaluates sales of US businesses to foreign entities to determine the impact on national seforeign entities to determine the impact on national security.

By restricting the activities of foreign organizations and what are seen as non-Russian forms of religious belief, the Russian government has consolidated its religious support and made an intentional (and enforceable) display of Russian cultural unity in the face of the external pressures of consumerism, individualism, and secularism.

I would remind you that in comparison on the U.S. State Department list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations 90 % of the list is comprised of Islamic terrorist organizations supported by Muslim clerics and Islamic governments.

It seems the resurgence has more to do with the limited government and isolationist elements of American conservatism, a group that Walter Russell Mead labels as Jeffersonian, and which is more sceptical of the grand foreign policy visions supported by the Bush administration.

The second one would be an additional point in favor of the Russian implication claim, as it would benefit Putin (reinforcing his image as a strongman and as a rallying point to ask to support a government attacked by foreign countries claims).

At the time, it was part of a civil rights agenda being set by the then Labour opposition, which included such things as the Human Right Act, and a (failed) «Ethical Foreign Policy» and was in stark contrast to the authoritarian approach of the then Conservative Government; Michael Howard's support for ID cards and Ken Clarke using PII Cetificates in the Matrix Churchill case spring to mind.

[247] As leader of the main party both in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic, he supported the new government led by his former Minister of Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni, also a Democrat.

Even the usually super-loyal shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry declared in the Commons that there was «prima facie evidence» against Russia, and supported all the measures announced by the government in response to it.

It outlined its plans to repair the military covenant by increasing government support for «overstretched» forces ahead of tonight's second prime ministerial debate which will focus on foreign policy and defence.

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has urged the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, not to join the Federal Government in ruining Nigeria by supporting President Muhammadu Buhari's request for $ 29.96 bn foreign loan.

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The statement signed by its Ranking Member on Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, further said «The loud silence of Ghana's Foreign Minister, Ms. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey and the Government led by President Akufo - Addo especially in the face of some reprehensible support from sections of the NPP led by its Acting Chairman Freddie Blay, is most troubling as it has the tendency to convey a tacit approval of the egregious sins of their chief diplomat in South Africa.»

Thus far, the loud silence of Ghana's Foreign Minister, Hon.. Ms. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey and the Government led by President Akufo - Addo especially in the face of some reprehensible support from sections of the NPP led by its Acting Chairman Freddie Blay is most troubling as it has the tendency to convey a tacit approval of the egregious sins of their chief diplomat in South Africa.

Since then, things have changed thanks to a huge surge of financial support from foreign governments and smart licensing deals by pharmaceutical companies.

But in the last decade, the Japanese government has sought to counter this by internationalizing the country through a series of administrative innovations, alliances with foreign government agencies, financial support for foreign scholars, and programs that bolster top universities» international recruitment efforts.

All are affiliated with and financially supported by Hanban, the executive arm of the Chinese Language Council International, which in turn consists of representatives of a dozen government ministries, including foreign affairs, commerce and the «State Council Information Office» which is responsible for, among other things, internet censorship.

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Nina added that the award was also part of the airline's commitment to support the government in improving the country's tourism sector, particularly to achieve the target of attracting 20 million foreign tourists by 2019.

I was part of the team that discovered government support for fracking, and our research has been extensively reported and validated by the New York Times, Associated Press and a powerful new book by Foreign Affairs editor, Jonathan Tepperman called The Fix.

The Survey is supported by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, and receives contributions from the governments of Belgium, Canada, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

Furthermore, Ms. Sandy has been engaged by several Government of Ontario bodies to design and deliver Career Management training sessions and seminars in order to educate public sector employment services staff on how to best the support and facilitate the needs of Internationally Educated Professionals and Foreign - Trained Skilled Workers.

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