Search Details

Word: nationalizes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...same globalization of the markets (particularly the financial ones), and by the power of corporations. Financially and politically exhausted, like all other empires before it, the United States will cease to run the world. But it will remain the planet's major power; no new empire or dominant nation will replace it. The world will temporarily become polycentric with a dozen or so regional powers managing its affairs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What the World Will Look Like by 2050 | 4/13/2009 | See Source »

Nitschke says he has chosen Britain as a battleground because of the nation's "enlightened" attitude. The most recent poll on euthanasia by the London-based National Centre for Social Research found that 80% of Britains feel the law should allow voluntary euthanasia carried out by a doctor for a patient with a painful, terminal illness like cancer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foolproofing Suicide with Euthanasia Test Kits | 4/13/2009 | See Source »

...Rosekrans and Cao converted their next two break opportunities to win 8-6, finishing the match with a lob to the back left corner over the gazing Tigers’ eyes.Sibilski and Ko stepped up to the challenge of facing the No. 37 doubles pair in the nation, defeating the Princeton duo of Hilary Bartlett and Taylor Marable, 8-6, and clinching the doubles point for Harvard.“That was a great win for them,” Green said. “It’s definitely going to give them confidence...

Author: By Eric L. Michel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Garners Mixed Results in League Play | 4/12/2009 | See Source »

...There are indeed more pressing matters than Berlusconi's poorly chosen words of encouragement and the editorial choices made by Italian newspapers. By the eve of the funeral, after four days of rallying the nation, it was time for another top Italian political leader to begin asking the harder questions that should go hand in hand with solidarity for the victims...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Italy Buries Its Dead and Questions Earthquake Safety | 4/10/2009 | See Source »

...Fatalism is considered a national trait in Italy, tracing back to centuries of feudalism and the influence of the Catholic Church. Of course, the faith of ordinary people can be a public good in helping to overcome tragic events that are often beyond human control. But a nation and its leaders must ultimately be judged on the outcome of that portion of destiny which is not preordained...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Italy Buries Its Dead and Questions Earthquake Safety | 4/10/2009 | See Source »

Previous | 373 | 374 | 375 | 376 | 377 | 378 | 379 | 380 | 381 | 382 | 383 | 384 | 385 | 386 | 387 | 388 | 389 | 390 | 391 | 392 | 393 | Next