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In 1990 we ran across Europe through 13 countries and covering 7,130 miles.
Dennis Banks

Through, Europe, Miles

Singing is not indulged in by Rotary clubs of some countries and all clubs are given full privilege to do as they please about including it in their programs.
Paul Harris

Singing, Full, Please

Unless we repeal the illegal Byrd amendment, American exports will be vulnerable to retaliation, and the U.S. will continue to face a difficult task convincing other countries to make their laws comply with international rules.
Jim Ramstad

Difficult, American, Face

So, the international community are all the countries that are important: the United States definitely everywhere; the European Union because it is very important, and also, they do show a great deal of international responsibility; and then the local players.
Lakhdar Brahimi

Great, Important, Show

Through the Young Men's Christian Association and principally in Australia and North America, as well as in South America, I came into contact with families of these countries.
Fritz Sauckel

Men, Through, Christian

Olympics is global competition in which eighty, ninety, hundred, hundred and ten countries participate.
George Pataki

Ten, Global, Olympics

In Asia, a lot of successful economies that had been living on their own saving, decided to open up their financial markets to international capital in the early 1990s. So here were countries doing quite well, but they decided they'd borrow a bit more and do even better.
Jeffrey Sachs

Successful, Living, Here

The Russian drama began at the end of 1991, when the Soviet Union mercifully ended. Russia and 14 other new countries emerged from the ruins of the Soviet Union. Every one of those 15 new states faced a profound historical, economic, financial, social and political challenge.
Jeffrey Sachs

End, Political, Challenge

The United States plays, for the most part, a constructive global role, and to the extent that that role shrinks, other countries, even those most critical of what America does abroad, will suffer.
Michael Mandelbaum

America, United, Role

The United States will continue to be number one, and I do not see any country or group of countries taking the United States' place in providing global public goods that underpin security and prosperity. The United States functions as the world's de facto government.
Michael Mandelbaum

Government, Country, Place

The amount of military force necessary to provide reassurance depends on how dangerous people think the world is. And that I think ultimately depends upon the kinds of government that hold sway in major countries.
Michael Mandelbaum

Government, Dangerous, Military

In the past when a country became as powerful as the United States, other countries would band together to clip its wings. But that isn't happening now and I don't think it's not going to happen, because other countries are not threatened by us, and they secretly appreciate the services that we provide, even if they don't usually say so.
Michael Mandelbaum

Powerful, Past, Together

The main division in the world is between democratic and undemocratic countries.
Michael Mandelbaum

Between, Democratic, Division

In this financial year we will be spending at least $1.5 billion on foreign aid and we cannot be sure that this money will be properly spent, as corruption and mismanagement in many of the recipient countries are legend.
Pauline Hanson

Money, Corruption, Cannot

As proud and capable as it is, I think the idea that the military can build new countries is a tall order, and it's the sort of thing that we would only expect from a military that we have superresourced and thought of as supercapable.
Rachel Maddow

Thought, Proud, Idea

I went to a lot of different high schools. I had quite a sporadic schooling experience. I went to school in England briefly, to boarding school, and I went to a few different ones in Australia as well. I'm really lucky! I have friends in most countries.
Alice Englert

Experience, School, Different

I spend every day up at the United Nations where I have to interact with 192 other countries. I know how well the United States is viewed.
Susan Rice

United, Spend, Nations

If you neglect those who are currently poor and stable, you may create more poor and unstable people. There has been a tremendous concentration of donor interest in countries that are seen as particularly fragile - but it becomes harder to mobilise money for sub-Saharan, plain poor countries.
Helen Clark

Money, May, Poor

Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries on earth. Security issue or no security issue, there would need to be a focus on it.
Helen Clark

Focus, Earth, Security

Of course as a small country you're not necessarily in the strongest negotiating position unless you're negotiating with other small countries.
Helen Clark

Country, Small, Unless

Although biodiversity loss continues globally, many countries are significantly slowing the rate of loss by shoring up protected natural areas and the services they provide, and in expanding national park systems with tighter management and more secure funding.
Helen Clark

Natural, Loss, National

Liberals like using government to solve problems in OUR country and conservatives are using our government to solve problems in OTHER countries.
Matthew Lesko

Government, Country, Problems

I've always felt that I'm affected by the world, by the way we treat each other, by the way different countries treat each other.
P. J. Harvey

Different, Treat, Felt

The American attitude is 'We're the best'. That's why the NBA guys who come from other countries, the Europeans, all sort of stick together away from the game.
Andrew Bogut

Best, Attitude, Game

I will be talking with gymnasts from some of the other countries. I will be getting a feel for what they're thinking and what they're doing. It should be a really great meet.
Shannon Miller

Great, Thinking, Getting

But because we in the United States finance our current account deficit by borrowing in our own currency, we can move to a more competitive dollar without the adverse effects that followed currency declines in other countries.
Martin Feldstein

Finance, Move, United

The United States did not sign Kyoto, yet its emissions are not that different from the countries that did sign it.
James Hansen

Different, United, Sign

For some in Washington, it's become sport to pick on the federal workforce. I think they do so unjustly. The very foundation of a stable America is having a government that functions well. Many countries have dysfunctional governments, because they don't have a good government workforce.
Ken Salazar

Good, Government, America

If the militarily most powerful - and least threatened - states need nuclear weapons for their security, how can one deny such security to countries that are truly insecure? The present nuclear policy is a recipe for proliferation. It is a policy for disaster.
Joseph Rotblat

Powerful, Insecure, Security

My third appeal is to my fellow citizens in all countries: Help us to establish lasting peace in the world.
Joseph Rotblat

Peace, Help, Third

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