Sentences with phrase «wealthy country who»

There are millions of students in our own wealthy country who are not receiving the basics of what a 21st century education should provide.

But, unlike those environmentalists in wealthy countries who denounce the modern world while enjoying its blessings, the ecomodernists recognize that, though with today's technology it is impossible to lift the world's poorest out of poverty without destroying the environment, with the technologies of the future — next - generation nuclear and solar power, carbon capture and storage, high - intensity agriculture and aquaculture, and others — all things are possible.

Not exact matches

Ramaphosa, currently the country's deputy president, is a veteran of the struggle against Apartheid who went on to become an extremely wealthy businessman before returning to politics.

«In almost any other part of the country we would be wealthy,» said one respondent who identified as middle - class.

But what kind of man has the power to undress another man's well - cared - for daughter, to unleash the hidden sexual eagerness of all the beautiful, spurning girls who walk the high - school corridors of this country, emerging into respectable professions before being snapped up by wealthy doctors and lawyers and becoming the soccer moms of tomorrow?

So while citizens of other countries who arrive here looking to build a life in this province will get stuck paying extra, the savvy and wealthy investors who are driving this out - of - control market will easily find a way around it.

When assigning hurricane relief funds to communities across the country, the oversight board's austerity policies may also privilege wealthier at the expense of the most vulnerable, argues Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan, also at LatinoJustice PRLDEF, who published an op - ed in the Huffington Post.

We see this glaringly in the goon squads employed by the wealthy in some Latin American countries to intimidate and kill those who protest their actions.

CNN should do more stories on how hard it is to get mental health care in this country for those who aren't extremely wealthy.

In most countries, those who are wealthier and better educated have benefited from the changes.

Economists sometimes argue that when a society becomes sufficiently wealthy the benefits of increased wealth will trickle down to those who are now poor, but in the countries they cite as success stories, the improvement of the lot of the poor was greatly benefited by governmental action and labor unions, neither of which are viewed favorably from the point of view of the theory.

As it stands, the Roundtable is a collaborative effort of wealthy East Coast Catholics, academics, editors, and Church activists who are determined to devise a strategy for establishing a major role for the laity in the governance of the Catholic Church in this country.

They support the Christian Right political groups in this country who are actually the Republican super wealthy you use the money to buy elections, create wars in the name of God.

Terrible day for those of us who love a country of the people, by the people and for the people and fear the approaching time when the country will be run by an oligarchy of business owners and wealthy people.

The fans were turned off by the protests because, who wants to support athletes, who make millions of dollars, disrespect the Nationals Anthem of the country which has allowed them to become very wealthy, famous, and adored by millions.

I have spoken in many of the wealthiest enclaves in this country but I have also spoken to parents who are squarely middle or working class.

The report Preventing Disease and Saving Resources from UNICEF UK quantifies the extra illness in babies who are fed on formula — and expense to the National Health Service (NHS)-- in an industrialised and wealthy country: `... moderate increases in breastfeeding would translate into cost savings for the NHS of # 40 million and tens of thousands of fewer hospital admissions and GP consultations.»

In any event, this brings me neatly to a subject that has long confused me, which is the continued presence in this country of a large group of people who pay very little tax despite being, in many cases, staggeringly wealthy.

Mr Blair added: «For the poorest countries, whose labour costs are low but who often find the very high tariffs selling into the wealthy countries» markets, it is essential if they're to stand on their own two feet that they're allowed access into our markets.»

In Chile, the US helped overthrow the democratically - elected social democrat government of Salvador Allende and replaced him with Augusto Pinochet, the murderous puppet tyrant who killed thousands and implemented a brutal free - market programme, ruining the Chilean economy and driving a relatively wealthy country into poverty.

When the French government recently attempted to introduce a 75 % income tax rate (for earnings over $ 1 million per annum) there were high profile cases of wealthy individuals threatening to flee the country, including the actor Gérard Depardieu (who followed through).

«President Clinton will highlight the choice voters face in the upcoming midterm elections, and emphasize the need to continue moving the country forward by electing strong Representatives like Hinchey who are fighting for middle class families — not the wealthy special interests.»

His $ 157,000 haul was notably low for the chairman of the Appropriations Committee, who represents one of the wealthiest districts in the country.

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«For too long, the benefits of immigration went to employers who wanted an easy supply of cheap labour, or to the wealthy metropolitan elite who wanted cheap tradesmen and services — but not to the ordinary, hard - working people of this country,» Mr Brokenshire is set to say.

«It will also encourage wealthy Nigerians who can afford to buy and therefore rooting for the sale of national assets, to invest in the economy or to set up their own LNG projects, considering the huge reserves of natural gas in the country,» he said.

Milano, an ER doctor at St. Francis Hospital who is making his first run for elective office, said he supports changing the country's tax structure, saying it allows the wealthy to become wealthier and encourages high earners to seek alternative means to shelter their money.

A party spokesman told the Guardian newspaper: «If you're faced with a choice in terms of helping the wealthiest pensioners or helping the vulnerable across Britain, then his priority is the vulnerable people across the country who need the most help.»

But children in orphanages in less wealthy countries appear to be doing just as well as their orphaned or abandoned counterparts who live in private homes — even those living with family members — according to a new study that examined the well - being of some 3,000 children in five countries.

«It raises the possibility that people who think life is better in wealthier countries — and who thus go to a wealthier county to try and improve their own lives — might be disappointed by what they experience there.»

I admit my hope wanes as I watch my own country's leaders take away services for our senior citizens, the middle class, and poor and give to the wealthiest 1 percent, a group who already have 40 percent of the wealth.

This service is typically popular for wealthy out - of - towners who want some assurance before traveling across the country for a date.

Stories about «wealthy machos from Western countries» who appeared to be unemployed sluggards from Uzbekistan are wide - spread.

Sugar Daddie is a dating site for confident and wealthy people from English speaking countries who are looking for love and fun.

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From these subtle yet powerful opening scenes (it's the poor and the disenfranchised who fight for the wealthy and powerful), The Manchurian Candidate explores a multitude of political «issues» to a lesser or greater extent: the ill that is committed under the guise of defending a nation; the behind - the - scenes machinations of any country's political process; the unpalatable relationship between entertainment, money and politics, and most specifically, the enormous influence big business has on politics and politicians.

As the work to keep their country safe, they must take on the challenge of a long - lost relative, Erik Killmonger (Jordan), who is defiant of the fact that Wakanda is a wealthy country with seemingly endless resources.

Sir William McCordle (Michael Gambon) and his wife Lady Sylvia (Kristin Scott Thomas) are a pair of wealthy British socialites who have invited a variety of friends, relatives, and acquaintances to their mansion in the country for a weekend of hunting and relaxation.

A wealthy Oregon businessman who has a history of pushing school privatization initiatives around the country financed lobbying efforts for the bill.

Though it claims to be nonpartisan, the membership of this influential group is made up of mostly right - wing politicians in legislatures all over the country who propose «draft» legislation promoting tax benefits to corporations, banks, and the wealthy.

«When I travel around the country talking about these issues, I inevitably come up against, you know, wealthy folks in the suburbs who say, «Well, but my kids are fine,»» Michelle Rhee, a former Washington, D.C., schools chancellor, said during a recent gathering at The Daily.

Along the way, several others join them, including Fineboy, a teenager who had joined the country's militants to protest foreign countries taking Nigerian oil; 16 - year - old Isoken, who is searching for her parents; and Oma, a woman escaping her wealthy husband, an oil industry employee who — as described in one of the novel's many great lines — treats her like expensive shoes, «to be polished and glossed but, at the end of the day, to be trodden on.»

The Mexican Revolution got its start during the rule of Porfirio Diaz, a dictator who perpetuated a feudal system in the country with just a few wealthy oligarchs owning and operating much of Mexico's assets and the rest toiling away for crumbs.

The characters are delightfully typecast - there's the tragic figure of our much put - upon anti-hero who is driven to commit violence for what he believes is a justified cause; a truly dastardly old - Etonian poetry - spouting villain (who, if this was a play, would receive hisses from the audience every time he came on stage); the exceedingly wealthy and influential Lord Tansor, living off the gains of his brighter ancestors; a dead - ringer for Uriah Heap; plus a massive supporting cast representing every strata of society, both urban and country; and last but not least, Evenwood House itself and its great library - the representation of everything that Edward yearns for but that remains tantalizingly out of reach.

On top of that, Canada changed its immigration rules, so the 381,750 immigrants who came to Toronto from 2006 to 2011 were increasingly affluent or had wealthy relatives back in their home countries.

But we must remember, other than those who are independently wealthy, we would not have the opportunity to travel the country if not the world without travel hacking.

Equally important were the wealthy industrialists of America's gilded age, including Henry Clay Frick, Samuel H. Kress, Andrew W. Mellon, and Joseph E. Widener, who sought to revamp the country's cultural landscape by collecting these masterpieces and giving them to museum collections for the public.

Social Security, Medicare, those funds are under tremendous pressure and it's going to be extremely important for the wealthy in this country to step up to make possible these social safety nets for those who didn't have the same opportunities or fell between the cracks.

The outcomes from these talks remain in doubt and other questions fester, like to what will the U.S. commit to?For an effective climate deal at December's Copenhagen Climate Summit, the world's wealthiest nations, the G8 countries, who are at the core of the MEF, need to take the lead both at MEF and when they meet in L'Aquila, Italy for the G8 Summit next month.

Edward Lendner, who was director of climate issues in a previous White House administration, wrote last week: «In what would be the single most important contingency that could impact civil society in the United States and other nations around the world, there is no agreed upon plan for how to deal with a collapsing world in the distant future if climate change and global warming get out of control and mass migrations northward create chaos in both wealthy and poor countries.»