Local power, central power, now, people power.

Aren't those just the foundations of xenophobia and authoritarianism and Puritanism?

An average meal consists mostly of rice and beans with beef and salad.

With the 2010 Kallikratis plan, the powers and authority of the region were redefined and extended.

Joy had to review 500 films a year with a small staff and little power.

And in return, he will give me absurd wealth and power over the weak and pitiful of the world.

However, it is important that critical questions about form, function and decision making authority be resolved.

Such targeted sanctions would affect the power and privileges of the key players in this crisis.

When they do, their efforts strengthen the legitimacy and authority of both the member states and the Union.

The gender unit lacks capacity, resources and UNDP wide authority to oversee and hold staff accountable.

The Law on the System of Payments and the monitoring authority of the Central Bank are sufficient to carry out such supervision.

He or she shall rule on points of order and shall also have the power to propose adjournment or closure of the debate or adjournment or suspension of a meeting.

Legislation adopted in 2000 governed civil defence procedures, the authority of State bodies and the rights of citizens during emergencies.

Our critics wish to square the circle in traditional mathematics they wish to increase the Security Council's efficiency and authority and to improve its working methods, but without breaking the charmed circle of the permanent five.

The problem with this proposition is that the Chinese state enjoys more legitimacy and more authority amongst the Chinese than is true with any Western state.

Enshrining the principles of environmental protection and sustainable development in the Chinese constitution would give them unprecedented legal status as well as symbolic power.

We intend to turn the intellectual and imaginative power, passion and boldness of our students, faculty and staff to developing strategies for acting on the critical challenges of our time.

The American dream and the power of wealth choosing schools and inheriting inequality in the land of opportunity , CRC Press, 2006.

The binding character of Chamber decisions is based on political pressure and the authority of the High Representative, which is by no means, a legal, but rather a political mechanism.

He has also received many complaints alleging that indigenous people lack information, opportunities for participation and decision making power with regard to issues that affect them.

The triennial comprehensive policy review should state how the system should be funded and indicate how the resources, authority and accountability of the resident coordinator should be strengthened.

A divided Iraq at war with itself would be a disaster for the region, for America's international credibility and authority, and for transatlantic relations.

Everywhere in the leading countries the US, the United Kingdom, China, India, and elsewhere the rich have enjoyed soaring incomes and growing political power.

The Iraqi Governing Council and the Coalition Provisional Authority subsequently requested that the United Nations facilitate the negotiation of electoral modalities and assist in creating an independent Iraqi electoral authority.

At the same time, Salafis social origins, organizational structures, political behavior, and even their views on democracy, violence, and state authority, are quite varied.

I also think going to the Middle East showed me just what it means to be an American citizen, how little bits of American power and privilege get attached to each citizen and follow us around the world, whether we like it or not.

6. Calls upon all Afghan groups to renounce the use of violence, respect human rights and international humanitarian law, respect the authority of the Transitional Administration and implement fully the provisions of the Bonn Agreement

Most of Al Qaeda s leaders are dead, but our democracies rightly experience impassioned debates about means and ends, and about the balance between individual freedom and state authority.

They reflect results areas in which UNICEF has an established global mandate and recognized authority, and for which the organization has or will strengthen the capacity to play an effective role.

In particular, it could affect current plans for a banking union, which needs three elements a single supervisor, a common resolution authority, and a credible system of deposit insurance.

The embargo on the export of diamonds from Liberia is rapidly becoming ineffective, as miners dig with a flagrant disregard for national or United Nations authority.

But, rather than earning him the respect of an outraged Egyptian public, revelations in the opposition press that his plane had to obtain a safe passage and authority to land from the Israelis garnered only howls of derision.

Next, the Commission will build on our current proposals for deposit guarantee schemes and bank resolution mechanisms to move toward a single resolution fund and a single resolution authority.

As to the form that the draft articles should take, her delegation would prefer that they be adopted as a binding convention States could have input into the drafting of that convention, and its result would be a legal instrument which would enjoy international support and a greater degree of certainty, durability and authority.

The challenges to compliance with the safeguards agreements must be addressed in a manner that upholds the integrity of the Treaty and the authority of the IAEA safeguards system, including through referral by the IAEA to the Security Council, as appropriate.

Such targeted sanctions would affect the power and privileges of the key players in this crisis. By imposing them, Europe would finally take a real step towards stopping the killing in Darfur and extending meaningful help to its people.

The success of DDR programmes depended on a clear political will, a credible central authority to guide and secure the process, a broad process of national reconciliation, a comprehensive management process and sufficient skilled resources to support the process.

Article 2 of the Labour Code defines a worker as any person, regardless of sex and nationality, who has undertaken to work professionally for remuneration under the direction and authority of another natural or legal or public or private legal person.

Thus, in their own national broadcasts often weekly occurrences populist presidents fulminate against journalists who dare to demand information or criticize public policies, plainly contradicting their own lofty rhetoric about citizen journalism and grassroots power.

The powers of the legislature to make legislation are very wide and are limited only by the provisions of the Constitution which is the supreme law and so overrides all other laws and renders them void to the extent of any inconsistency.

18. Notes with satisfaction the continued and significant contribution of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ( the Tribunal ) to the peaceful settlement of disputes in accordance with Part XV of the Convention, and underlines the important role and authority of the Tribunal concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention and the Agreement

King County Metro in Seattle, Washington and MBTA in Boston use or have used dual mode buses that run on electric power from overhead wires on a fixed right of way and on diesel power on city streets.

From 977 to 997, he was a general under Roman I of Bulgaria, the second surviving son of Emperor Peter I of Bulgaria, and co ruled with him, as Roman bestowed upon him the command of the army and the effective royal authority.

The key to Europe s ability to neutralize Russia s geopolitical advantage is to establish a unified energy policy, with a Europe wide distribution network and a Europe wide regulatory authority that has precedence over national regulators.

While Israel fully understands that UNRWA does not have the means or authority to enforce security and public order, we urge UNRWA to draw attention to the misuse of camps by terrorist groups in blatant violation of Security Council resolutions and international law.