Sentences with phrase «than an ordinary citizen»

So almost by definition, low - tier asset purchases by the ECB and Bank of Japan act as publicly - funded subsidies for bondholders, rather than ordinary citizens.

Statistical significance aside, these teachers turned out at higher rates than ordinary citizens in 12 of 18 elections, but in 5 they actually turned out at lower rates.

A corollary issue is whether teachers who live in a district where they don't work vote at higher rates than ordinary citizens do.

In every district with available data, and for all three sets of elections, other district employees who live and work in their districts vote at substantially higher rates than ordinary citizens do — rates that, on average, are just a shade lower than those of teachers who live and work in the district.

What is obvious from the recent setbacks is that the government seems to be interested in concerns raised by polluting industries more than ordinary citizens suffering in smog.

Although I am no more than an ordinary citizen, my email address book reads like a «Who's Who» list of skeptic scientists and speakers.

Not exact matches

Ms. Russell wrote with penetratingly keen insight, and as a result, I am much more cognizant of why policy makers in Canada defer in favour of the interests of multinational oil companies rather than making decisions that are in the best interest of the ordinary citizens of central and eastern Canada when it comes to oil security.

Despite all the problems, governments are more subject to influence by the real needs of ordinary citizens than are corporations.

Even with regard to most stockholders they work no better than popular democracy works with respect to ordinary citizens.

But above all, it includes the countless ordinary citizens, who knew nothing of Locke or Burke or Thomas or Aristotle, who've struggled and worked and fought and died so that they might live under a government responsible to their will, and constrained to regard them as free men and women rather than as members of a class, church, guild, tribe, town, or race.

I'm not a homeless activist in our city, I'm just a rather ordinary citizen, but let me tell you, I'm disgusted and disappointed and more than a little angry.

References to ordinary people were much more gender balanced, with women accounting for 46.8 per cent of individual citizens, although when you take into consideration that women account for a higher proportion of the electorate than men, this too might be viewed as problematic.

While the rhetoric to justify enhanced surveillance has focused on portraying terrorists as the principal enemies to fight against, we should not forget that the human rights regime was established more than 60 years ago with the main aim to keep in check the power of the state and to prevent abuses against ordinary citizens.

For a glaring example of how corruption is not a victimless crime, and how money in politics can hurt ordinary citizens, look no further than Physicians» Reciprocal Insurers.

«In the end, we would save more money than we would spend by having a public financing system that allows people to run based on contributions from ordinary citizens rather than from special interest looking for something in return from the federal or state budget,» she said.

Combined was the disappointment that there would be no debate and certainly no «Citizens» Assembly on Electoral Reform» as were held in British Columbia and Ontario where a representative group of ordinary citizens decided on the alternative proposal to the existing system, normal people deciding on the alternative to how they elect their politicians rather than the politicians deciding on the alternative to how they will be elected, unthCitizens» Assembly on Electoral Reform» as were held in British Columbia and Ontario where a representative group of ordinary citizens decided on the alternative proposal to the existing system, normal people deciding on the alternative to how they elect their politicians rather than the politicians deciding on the alternative to how they will be elected, unthcitizens decided on the alternative proposal to the existing system, normal people deciding on the alternative to how they elect their politicians rather than the politicians deciding on the alternative to how they will be elected, unthinkable!

The less than two million ordinary citizens will be the hardest hit which could lead to a rebellion.

It would «change the balance of power in America» in favour of ordinary citizens, rather than Washington lobbyists.

Ordinary citizens can't do much about a 150 - mph wind or a 30 - foot wave, other than get out of the way.

But the Internet revolution teaches us that ordinary citizens can play a crucial role in creating nimble new channels of information that are more resilient than official channels.

In a society where it's almost impossible to make any major purchase without a line of credit, we don't have much of a choice other than to accept credit reporting agencies as vanguards of personal lifetime data, knowing full well that an error on their part could literally affect ordinary citizens for the rest of their lives.

Filled with a cast of unforgettable characters more richly drawn than any Lehane has ever created, The Given Day tells the story of two families — one black, one white — swept up in a maelstrom of revolutionaries and anarchists, immigrants and ward bosses, Brahmins and ordinary citizens, all engaged in a battle for survival and power.

But the rights of ordinary citizens have always been much on Ward's mind - and never more so than in the last year, when he personally went through the process of becoming a United States citizen.

Over more than 45 years of practice, Sirkin has consistently defended the free speech and constitutional rights of countless individuals and businesses, including adult entertainment establishments, museums, artists, activists, and ordinary citizens in all types of cases.

Ordinary citizens have to make decisions based on less than expert understanding all the time — every time they vote and every time they serve on a jury.

So, imagine you are just an ordinary citizen who might have seen a mention of disinformation campaigns rampant in the global warming issue, perhaps even seeing the «reposition global warming as theory rather than fact» phrase spelled out in connection to the Information Council on the Environment.

The hidden information showed that less than 5 percent of requests were from criminals and high - level public figures (lower than expected), with 95 percent of them made by ordinary citizens, according to Julia Powles, a researcher at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Law who specializes in the law and policy of data sharing and privacy.

Mr. Harper has said that the rights of ordinary citizens should be more valued than the rights of criminals.

Aaron, a well - known and respected real estate lawyer, writes: «I'm not sure why it happens, but when ordinary, honest citizens are selling their homes and large amounts of money are involved, they sometimes succumb to an overwhelming temptation to become less than candid in signing the paperwork for the transactions.»