Sentences with phrase «supported by the nation»

Martin Ellis, housing economist from Halifax, said in a statement that while prices will be supported by the nation's evergreen problem of a lack of housing supply and cheap credit, demand will be dampened because people are struggling to truly afford buying a property (emphasis ours):

Likewise, a special investigation conducted by the Washington Post found serious problems with the voucher schools in DC, including: «One of those schools was run out of a soot - stained storefront on Georgia Avenue; another unaccredited school was supported by the Nation of Islam and was run out of a rowhouse in Deanwood where the bathroom had a floor blackened with dirt, a sink coated in grime and a bathtub filled with paint cans and cleaning supplies.»

This child safe kit is endorsed and supported by the nation's leading law enforcement union.

Not exact matches

He also relies heavily on claims made by human rights groups and the United Nations in supporting his case against the Assad regime — claims that some skeptics have said are made with zero verification.

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

«I want to compliment the Chinese for the changes they've made in the last three months, they've supported both of the resolutions passed by the United Nations Security Council and I believe they're working hard to enforce the sanctions,» he said.

He was not only vice-chairman at CIBC, but had also been tapped by Enbridge to garner First Nations support for the Northern Gateway pipeline.

Whatever the case, Britain's attempt to reduce the nation's deficit by 8 % of GDP by 2015 could eventually lose public support.

In November, the International Energy Agency, a Paris - based think - tank supported by energy - consuming developed nations, predicted the U.S. would surpass Saudi Arabia as the world's largest oil producer before 2020, and be self - sufficient in energy by 2035.

«We will consider terrorist content to be material posted by or in support of organizations included on the Consolidated United Nations Security Council Sanctions List that depicts graphic violence, encourages violent action, endorses a terrorist organization or its acts, or encourages people to join such groups,» the blog post said.

In an appearance on CBS's «Face the Nation» on Earth Day, Bloomberg said he would give $ 4.5 million of his personal fortune towards the U.S.'s pledge of up to $ 3 billion by 2020 to support climate change initiatives.

During the visit, Chen mentioned distributed ledger technology as one of the key components to the «development and application of fintech,» and highlighted that he and Xing Yujing, the head of the People's Bank of China Shenzhen Central Sub-Branch, agreed that mainland China should reinforce a solid relationship with the Hong Kong and Shenzhen financial sectors by engaging in «pilot schemes» in order to support «the process of the nation's reform and opening - up.»

Hosted by China's Ministry of Commerce and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, with support from the World Trade Organization and the United Nations, the event aims to promote trade liberalization and economic globalization, and actively open the Chinese market to the world.

Last week: March 24th was an inspiring day, joined by 800,000 fellow Americans, who journeyed to our nation's capital to support Marjory Stoneman Douglas students.

The upshot is that developers use one set of statistics and logic to calculate their «total returns» on their properties, but support a different logic for use by government statisticians and Congressional authors of the nation's tax laws, whose support from the FIRE sector depends largely on their not understanding its essential dynamics.

Supported by a team of more than 2,800 talented employees throughout the nation, the firm uses a client - centered approach that enables it to successfully and effectively achieve each client's objectives.

Now, however, investor exuberance is being supported by proposed fiscal policy such as lower corporate taxes, deregulation and historically large budget cuts to help finance the rebuilding of the nation's infrastructure and military.

We are supported by 14 Regional Partner Organizations (RPOs), which administer and process certifications throughout the nation, and provide regional programs, events and training for women - owned businesses.

Most churches have supported the wars waged by their nations.

We thus find the typical ancient picture of a domed canopy over the sky, supported by pillars, with a flat earth below floating on a watery abyss, with sun, moon and stars moving in the heavens relative to the earth, and with the world axis intersecting the sacred center of one's nation.

Yet A Nation On Trial was marred by its curious, indeed bizarre, insistence on linking Goldhagen and his allies with support for Zionism and the State of Israel.

It is comparable to the arrogance of the Supreme Court in the 1992 Casey decision, when it declared that not the Court but the character of the nation is being «tested» by whether or not it follows the Court's five - to - four edict in support of the abortion license.

From this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime.»

One irony is that some member nations actually sense that their status is enhanced by supporting the inflation of the UN's claims to govern.

Greider, a senior journalist at the Nation, and Wight, an economist at the University of Richmond, understand that capitalism is more than a technical economic system and that it is supported by more than rational argument.

«Internationally the Government must take a lead in its role on the UN Security Council to support calls from the United Nation's own committees for the creation of a «safe zone» in Iraq, enforced by UN peacekeepers, to protect the country's minorities.

The platform planks for «32 embodied a number of Century concerns: U.S. adherence to the World Court protocol; U.S. entry into the League of Nations, provided that its covenant be amended to eliminate military sanctions; U.S. recognition of the Soviet Union (which was granted a year later); the safeguarding of the rights of conscientious objectors (including those denied citizenship, such as Canadian - born theologian D. C. Macintosh of Yale Divinity School); the abolition of compulsory military training in state - supported educational institutions other than military and naval academies; emergency measures for relief and public - works employment; the securing of constitutional rights for minorities; the reduction of gross inequality of income by steeply progressive rates of taxation on large incomes; «progressive socialization of the ownership and control of natural resources, public utilities and basic industries»; «the nationalization of our entire banking system»; and so on (June 8, 1932).

I used to be a repub till congress was taken over by the tea party and Romney as our candidate.I can not support a man who is a draft dodger and a tax evader.The repub congress has done nothing for vets, nothing for the middleclass.All of the good repubs have gone or have been forced out by the extremists that care nothing for the average joe or veterans like myself.Until we get real candidates that care for the middleclass and vets I will not vote for the repubs.Honor and respect, and caring for this nation is what the repubs used to stand for, now we have wackjobs from the tea party holding america hostage and thats as un patriotic as it gets, it is hurting many americans, our economy and soldiers who are looking for work.

It is evident in his irresponsible treatment of affairs of state: his public corvee of Israel's free men; his extravagant court supported at the expense of the nation; his administrative division of the land in disregard of traditional tribal bounds; and his whole ingrown life in a court that defied the realities of Israel's basic peasant economy and spent its days in the grand style, with feasting, royal processions, and dilettante scholarship in a setting of magnificent architecture, erected by Israel's peasants, and with women enough for all and to spare.

However, only a tiny, tiny, tiny percentage of «Muslims» are actually terrorists, which is supported by the fact that most of the terrorist acts are done by the same few organizations, and ALSO supported by the fact that the 57 Islamic nations in the world are NOT run by al - Qaeda, and ALSO supported by the fact that the US still exists (if a big chunk of Muslims were terrorists, the US would not exist).

The second view, supported primarily by the new Third World nations, questions this de facto dominance of communication by the West, and calls for a «balanced flow,» which means that laws would establish a greater balance between the interests of the First World and Third World.

One view, supported primarily by the United States, Great Britain, and most of the European nations, calls for a «free flow» of information, that is, virtually no governmental restrictions except technical ones; in effect communication flow exists for those who are willing and able to pay for it, and who claim it first.

Antagonism against the USA is further perpetrated by the leadership of the USA in Gulf War, military involvement in Somalia [both Muslim nations], and, as mentioned above, the continued economic blockade against Iraq and support and supply of weapons to the Israeli army (which has been used predominantly against the «intifada» [uprising] of the Palestinian youth beginning in 1987).

Many of them do not understand that the threat of catastrophic judgment is brought on by their nation as nation and by its vested interests: neglect of the least privileged in this country and beyond, economic exploitation, popular media saturated in violence, the support of repressive client regimes, military buildup and the corporate destruction of the environment.

After an armistice was signed in the summer of 1953 the Century indicated its support of the United Nations action in Korea by asserting that «now that aggression has been restrained at great cost in life and material, it is to be hoped that communist expansionists have been taught a lesson and that no other test of like character will be demanded of United Nation members» (August 5).

The charity which is supported financially by the government and various United Nations agencies, has denied its staff sexually exploited Haiti earthquake survivors.

Western nations led by the U.S. favored a united church front to protect a purportedly Christian civilization from the communist threat (think, for example, of the ecumenical activities of John Foster Dulles, secretary of state under Eisenhower), while countries under Soviet control supported the participation of their chiefly Orthodox churches in the ecumenical movement as an Eastern counterpoise.

Israel, surrounded by Arab nations that interpret Scripture in quite a different fashion from Jews or Christians, would lean on the weakest possible support if its claim to its 1967 border were to rest even partially on Scripture.

These were supported by the great Bretton Woods Institutions, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund and the structural adjustment they imposed on debtor nations all over the world.

our support for you animals is the exact reason that our nation was attached by your damn arab cousins back in 2001.

The mission and purpose of Protestant congregations was related to their reputation for undergirding the morals of the nation by supporting the family unit.

You know that I am descended from the most Christian emperors of the German nation, from the Catholic kings of Spain, the Archdukes of Austria and the dukes of Burgundy... After death they left us by natural right and heritage these holy Catholic observances, to live according to them and to die according to their example... I am determined to support everything that these predecessors and I myself have kept... It is certain that a single friar errs in his opinion which is against all of Christendom and according to which all of Christianity will be and will always have been in error both in the past thousand years and even more in the present... I am absolutely determined to stake on this cause my kingdoms and seignories, my friends, my body and blood, my life and soul.

Sommeliers Larry Stone, Raj Parr and Jeff Kellogg will lead tasting panels supported by over 30 of the nation's top Sommeliers in attendance.

French's is increasing these efforts by supporting Feeding America ® — a nationwide network of food banks that leads the nation in the fight against hunger — and providing 1 million meals * to families in need during the 2015 holiday season.

5 May 2016 Media Statement Australian beverages industry responds to the Federal Budget 2016 Following this week's Budget announcement by Treasurer Scott Morrison, the Beverages Council has praised the Turnbull Government for delivering a budget that supports small and medium businesses in Australia as being at the nation's heart of future prosperity.

DuPont actively supports the SAVE FOOD initiative instituted by Messe Düsseldorf GmbH and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, which helps fight global food loss and waste.

SAN FRANCISCO — Nine California wineries, recently certified by the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA), will support efforts to end childhood hunger at Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation event in San Francisco at AT&T Park on Thursday April 29.

The Australian Government's Export and Regional Wine Support Package is an exciting, one — off allocation of $ 50 million, which aims to grow the Australian wine sector by showcasing the nation's wine tourism offering and driving demand for Australian wine exports.

Further, although Australia has high food safety standards when compared to many Asian export markets, it was only ranked 14th out of 17 OECD countries, outscored by competitor nations within Europe and North America.86 Industry interviews suggested this was largely due to poor R&D support from government, the patchwork of auditors and poor information flow across the country.

Nine California wineries, recently certified by the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA), will support efforts to end childhood hunger at Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation event in San Francisco at AT&T Park on Thursday April 29.