Sentences with phrase «with rampant corruption»
In an effort to deal with rampant corruption and rising deforestation, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has reviewed and canceled some 60 % of logging contracts in the country.
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It's the story of an ambitious immigrant and his wife (Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain) who risk everything to expand their business despite dealing with rampant corruption and street violence.
As Kelly sought to eliminate basketball at Tulane, a 44 - member NCAA presidents» commission was preparing its own, presumably less dire proposals to deal with the rampant corruption in college athletics.
Honestly, I'm not sure why most of them stick around with the rampant corruption and lack of morals that's gone on in that church forever (and continues to be allowed and covered up).
While it has some of the lowest labor costs in the developing world, Bangladesh, with rampant corruption, congested roads and frequent unrest, is a tough place to do business.
Not exact matches
Recently former president Fernando de la Rúa was charged with bribing senators in the 2000 election and current president Cristina Kirchner has faced harsh public criticism over rampant corruption as well.
With a national election months away, political corruption and rampant crime are major concerns for Mexican voters.
The rampant evil we see in the world today: ~ the corruption of human character so prevalent even in the young, ~ the disregard of everything that is pure, virtuous and godly, being replaced with apathy and indifference toward anything that stands for righteousness, ~ the boastfulness and pride in man's own achievements... ~ the inability to recognize the beauty and virtue in things that generations of the past naturally understood.
Assemblywoman Angela Wozniak, former Cheektowaga councilwoman who at 27 may be the youngest legislator, says they need to address ethics reform with recent cases show corruption «running rampant» in Albany.
He is doing it to cover against having his father, his mother and him being exposed for the rampant, systematic and systemic corruption in the agencies and authorites related to jobs hiring and promotions (with approval from two major unions, but for different reasons).
As the newest voice in this race for Attorney General, I've used my time and resources to talk directly with voters about my plans to clean up corruption rampant throughout state government, protect Main Street by policing Wall Street and keeping our communities safe.»
We must send people with fresh ideas and fresh perspectives to state government to objectively address the rampant corruption, stop wasting taxpayer money, and prioritize the programs that our citizens desperately need, like prevention, treatment and recovery funding to address the growing heroin and opioid epidemic.»
«Public corruption, based on all the evidence, appears rampant,» said Bharara, who says he's found the alleged wrong doing to be «bi partisan,» with both Democrats and Republicans accused of crimes.
It is rampant with corruption, lending agents making outrageous commissions and spending it on cocaine, bait and switch gimmicks, and carpet bagger vultures that only care about making a ton of $ instead of investing in their communities.
A year ago, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced with much fanfare that he was forming an investigatory panel, known as the Moreland Commission, to address reports of rampant corruption in Albany.
Foreign Affairs: the crime epic Chasing the Dragon (China, 2017, not rated, with subtitles) charts the rise and fall of two notorious gangsters (played by Chinese superstars Donnie Yen and Andy Lau) who thrived in the rampant corruption of Britain's colonial rule of Hong Kong in the 1960s.
Language: Other Genre: Action / Crime MPAA rating: R Director: Gareth Evans Actors: Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian, Raiden Integra Plot: Taking place immediately following the events of The Raid: Rama finds himself having to go undercover with a dangerous Jakarta gang in order to take on the syndicate and rampant corruption in his own police force.
LA Noir stars Jon Bernthal as Joe Teague, an ex-Marine now working as an LAPD cop in an era rampant with police corruption.
Corruption, self - interest and rampant bigotry are so clearly portrayed in this riveting documentary that if it doesn't make you angry, maybe there's something wrong with you.
Ernest Borgnine plays Joe as a dedicated officer determined to win over the largely Sicilian immigrant population of his neighborhood, a group that brought its mistrust of the police with them from the old country, where police corruption was rampant.
Based on a book by Peter Maas, Serpico follows Al Pacino's title character as he becomes increasingly disillusioned with the New York Police Department and eventually embarks on a campaign to expose its rampant corruption.
What is important, more so than whether that house you built in Guatemala will stop the rampant government corruption or whether those weeks you spent in an orphanage will keep those kids off of drugs when they're older, is the cultural exchange you have with the people you interact with while volunteering abroad.
The fact that people attempt to intellectualize it (Real Climate) with any measure of success represents the corruption of thought which is so rampant in the soft sciences these days.
In Latin America particularly, there are powerful elites increasingly coming into conflict with disempowered groups in resource - rich areas where corruption runs rampant.
Rainforests and cloud forests, pristine beaches with good surfing, an underground railroad for jaguars... rampant corruption?
The dynamic trio, with none of them even a day above 28 years met often to discuss how getting a dream home was fraught with tension, insecurity due to corruption and rampant malpractices and dwindling customer confidence.