Quotes about countries
countries donor neither recipients rural western
Neither Western donor countries like the U.S. nor poor recipients like Cameroon care much about Africans who are poor, rural and female. Nicholas D. Kristof
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No country is risk-free, and we are facing a serious international crisis. It is important that local and national authorities within other countries in the region remain vigilant for possible outbreaks.
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The production increase is more than what traders were expecting. We are going to see some more output in non-OPEC countries such as Mexico and Norway, and the second quarter is typically a period of seasonal slower demand, so those all those factors will play into an easing in oil prices.
countries ethical national norms
In many countries today, moral and ethical norms are being reconsidered; national traditions, differences in nation and culture are being erased. Vladimir Putin
countries democratic finding traditions
There are big countries and small countries, rich and poor, those with long democratic traditions and those still finding their way to democracy.
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There are other countries around the world that the president identified as posing a potential threat to the U.S.-North Korea, Iran. John Sununu
countries energy higher increase
If these countries do not increase their investments substantially, we will end up with difficulties on the energy markets. We may end up with much higher prices. Fatih Birol
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we not only help those countries in the region which are subject to Iraqi threats and intimidation, we also deprive Saddam of his most powerful tools for keeping the Iraqi people living in fear and subjugation. Jack Straw
countries future people seem tragic
Look around at the countries of Europe, and you'll find that practically all of them have pasts that are just as tragic as Ireland's, yet the people seem able to find some creative way at moving into the future.
countries kyoto nor resolve targets
We were never going to be able at this G8 to resolve the disagreement over Kyoto, nor to renegotiate a set of targets for countries in place of the Kyoto Protocol, Tony Blair
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Open source software does not today respect the intellectual property rights of any intellectual property holder. Some day, for all countries that are entering WTO, somebody will come and look for money to pay for the patent rights for that intellectual property. Steve Ballmer
countries goodwill might openness
openness to countries of goodwill that might want to augment our efforts.
countries darkest gives literally pleasure
It gives no one any pleasure that the DPRK is literally one of the darkest countries in the world,
countries gender heads parity spain state sweden three women
There are now 11 women heads of state or government, in countries on every continent. And three countries -- Chile, Spain and Sweden -- now have gender parity in government. Kofi Annan
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We obviously expect the team to do better than they did in Manchester even though there is no set mandate when it comes to performance. They must go out there in the knowledge that they are the countries ambassadors on and off the field. We just want them to improve on the last time we featured at the games.
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We owe it to the American people to make every effort to get these countries to live up to their obligations, ... We will pursue the full range of appropriate diplomatic measures. John Ashcroft
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I was impressed by a program called New Roots, which helps women refugees from countries in conflict to start new lives in the U.S. by farming. They are trained in a four-year program, at the end of which New Roots helps them find their own land to farm and live on. Rebecca Pidgeon
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A country with such a huge economic power will no doubt lead most countries in scientific research and education.
countries criminal insidious
The 'Ndrangheta is an exceptionally dangerous, sophisticated and insidious criminal organization, with tentacles stretching from Italy to countries around the world. Loretta Lynch
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After the oil crisis of 1973, many European countries tightened restrictions on immigrants. By then, millions of Muslims had decided to settle in Europe, preferring the social segregation and racial discrimination they found in the West to political and economic turmoil at home. Pankaj Mishra
countries forward looks
The administration looks forward to working with all countries John Miller
countries interests join koreans north nuclear program shed themselves
It's in the interests of all countries and peoples, but most especially it's in the interests of the North Koreans themselves that the DPRK shed the albatross of its nuclear program and join the international community.
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Despite a lack of the material wealth we so value in the West, many people in developing countries have fulfilling lives. So maybe we've missed the boat. Maybe happiness is not about affluence. Jeff Greenwald
countries democratic difficult helping interested work
Democratic countries are able to help, they are interested in helping us. But it is difficult to work with us.
countries people republic tropical united
Consider: if you incorporate those tropical countries with the Republic of the United States, you will have to incorporate their people too Carl Schurz
countries next time tried
The Nordic countries tried with four, but that was too much. Next time they will have three.
countries ended everywhere took traveled trip
I took a 51 day trip through Asia; 12 countries and 26 cities. I traveled for 51 days. So, it was everywhere from Sri Lanka and that all the way to Japan, where we ended it.
countries except half poor population talking true
It's true these are poor countries on average, but these are big populations. We've been talking about globalization for a long time, except half of the population has been out. Now they're in.
countries poor true
It's true these are poor countries on average, but these are big populations.
countries developing pay question true
It's true that there are some things on offer, but the question is how much developing countries have to pay to get those.
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Foreigners like me have no privacy rights whatsoever. Yet we keep using U.S.-based services all the time, making us a legal target for gathering and storing our private information. Other countries do surveillance as well. But nobody has the global visibility that United States does.
countries everybody football main primary
It's the way our two countries are. (In Canada) it's the main sport. You'll see everybody play. Down here it's different. In Texas, it's all football. That's the primary thought is football or the NBA.
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It's now up to all of us to turn cease-fire into peace, to turn peace into a lasting settlement and the countries of former Yugoslavia into a stable and prosperous part of the European family, John Major