Sentences with phrase «to speak for country»

I think I can not only speak for the country I live in, but also any European country: More should be done before the courts are involved.
The current system brings issues of identity and the authority to speak for country into sharp focus.
They no more speak for the country, or the majority, than any other political party, especially given that a lot of their «support» is merely people frightened by prospects of a Labour / SNP Government, and other nonsensical claims of what Labour might do in power!
I would strongly encourage prescribed bodies corporate to continue to ensure that the right people speak for country.
Metro liberal types on media don't speak for the country
«He was one of the most gentle and unflappable politicians I have ever known, yet he was immensely courageous too not least when he spoke for the country against the invasion of Iraq.»
There would be no certainty the agreements they make are with the people recognised to speak for country.
This is necessary to ensure that not only the human right of free, prior and informed consent is being satisfied, but also that traditional law and custom is adhered to and the right people are speaking for country.
The rights most likely to be extinguished in this process are controlling rights, such as the rights to control access, to make decisions, and speak for country.
An important reason to conclude that, before the NTA, native title was inherently fragile is to be found in this core concept of a right to be asked permission and to speak for country.
The native title right to be asked permission to speak for country, and to control access to country, when compared to the rights created by many non-Indigenous tenures was found to be inconsistent with and thus extinguished by those rights.
Having recognised that Aboriginal connection to country might be different to a property right to control the land, reflecting a deeper spiritual relationship with the land, the Court promptly explains how the core concepts of a right to be asked permission and to speak for country are rightly expressed in common law terms as rights to possess, occupy, use and enjoy the land to the exclusion of all others.
«As the only voice that speaks for the country's communities, REALTORS ® must have a place at the tables where policies are made, and RPAC is one of the essential tools that get us a seat at those tables.»
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