Representative
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It is time for creative solutions to make the G20 more
representative
and more effective in its engagement with the world.
For a broadly
representative
sub-sample of 55 companies that could be tracked since 1997, the proportion of revenue generated in the home region has fallen sharply on average, from 50.2% to 36.9%.
More recently, a
representative
of the National Rifle Association urged viewers to fight the “lies” of the mainstream media with “the clenched fist of truth.”
Finally, there is Nasser al-Qudwa, the former PLO
representative
at the United Nations.
Jailed West Bank Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti is as
representative
of this group as the leaders of Syria and Jordan.
While leaders are not elected, either directly or by a
representative
body, their performance is subject to close scrutiny – for example, by the National People’s Congress (NPC) and local people’s congresses.
At the time, it was agreed that a Special
Representative
on Children and Armed Conflict, whose work is backed by the threat of sanctions, would also be established.
Such a government would have to be
representative
and coherent.
On August 19, 2009, the sixth anniversary of the bombing that killed the United Nations
representative
in Baghdad, a series of spectacular attacks were carried out.
For now, however, those
representative
elements that have been added incrementally are not powerful enough to overcome the growing corruption and excessive influence of vested interests.
Yet he clearly is not interested in establishing
representative
institutions or strengthening the rule of law, so his country will have become a personal dictatorship.
Delusional GermanyBERLIN – In recent days, Germany’s
representative
on the European Central Bank’s governing council has expressed strong disagreement with the ECB’s decision on November 7 to cut its benchmark interest rate.
The British
representative
to the IAEA at this time, Ambassador Peter Jenkins, has said publicly that the negotiators from the EU were impressed by the Iranian offer.
In order to achieve results in the future, international coalitions will have to be broader, more inclusive, and more
representative
of the interests of all.
In the current violence, the police have unfortunately been placed in the position of sole
representative
of the state.
Pedro Pierluisi, Puerto Rico’s
representative
in Congress, has long emphasized this point.
But the IS was not content to eliminate Alawite power there; rather, it has taken aim at any challenge to its authority as the true
representative
of the Sunnis in the Levant and beyond.
Of course, Aspen is one of the country’s wealthiest communities, and perhaps not
representative
of the US as a whole.
A single, homogeneous people who can do no wrong and need only a genuine
representative
to implement their will properly is a fantasy – but it is a fantasy that can respond to real problems.
For political balance, we needed a
representative
of the far-right National Front (FN), then led by Le Pen’s father, Jean-Marie Le Pen.
He observed that in republics, "Your
representative
owes you, not only his industry, but his judgment; and he betrays, instead of serves you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion."
The best way to avoid a relapse into conflict and arbitrary rule is to ensure that Sri Lanka’s leaders are held accountable through
representative
institutions.
Fewer people are dying on battlefields than during previous periods for which we have data; and, at least until a few years ago, the share of people living under more or less
representative
governments was gradually increasing.
As the protracted dialogue conducted by the European Union’s special representative, Javier Solana, on behalf of the Security Council’s permanent members and Germany has proved, Iran has no intention of deviating from its drive to nuclear status.
I suggest the creation of a new institutional post of Special
Representative
on foreign energy policy, which would facilitate the coordination of all policies related to the external aspects of energy security.
The US was founded as a
representative
democracy, but only a small fraction of its citizens – mostly white male property owners – were eligible to vote.
In this system, the EU’s role – defending the European values of media freedom and pluralism – is further justified by the need to protect its own
representative
democracy.
As
representative
government in Liberia enters a new phase of maturity, it is worth reflecting on how the country got here.
The principle of
representative
democracy is at the heart of European identity; ironically, only EU non-member Switzerland has a strong tradition of referenda.
And Kai Eide, the United Nations Secretary-General’s special
representative
in Afghanistan, has agreed that the situation cannot be stabilized by military means alone.
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