Sentence examples for a bloc of developing from inspiring English sources

There was sharp opposition to this system from its inception, with a bloc of developing countries warning that it would undermine their sovereignty.

The action reflects a rising discontent in many countries about what is perceived as dwindling American participation in international organizations and the increasing effectiveness of a bloc of developing nations opposed to American policies.

The vote also served notice that a bloc of developing nations opposed to American policies is becoming much stronger and more effective, and that Washington can no longer expect to be elected automatically to important panels.

By contrast, six years ago, in Copenhagen, a bloc of developing nations bolted angrily from the negotiations, protesting what they felt were strategies intended only to protect the interests of rich countries.

Sani Daura, Nigeria's environmental minister and a spokesman for a bloc of developing nations called the Group of 77 and China -- whose exemption from emissions targets had long been seen as the most likely source of an impasse -- said the conference had failed largely because of competing economic interests in wealthy countries.

This is a particular issue for Gurdial Singh Nijar, a member of the Malaysian delegation and spokesman for the Like Minded Group, a negotiating bloc of developing countries that account for more than half of the world's population.

Mr Nijar is also spokesman for the Like Minded Group, a negotiating bloc of developing countries that account for more than half the world's population.

South Africa's proposal was a nod to some members of the Nonaligned Movement, a bloc of mainly developing nations that does not necessarily regard Iran's nuclear program as moving toward producing a bomb.

The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), founded by Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and Yunnan Province of China in 1992, is a bloc of rapidly developing and cooperatively linked economies that geographically share the Mekong River Basin [ 1].

A new, powerful bloc of developing nations known as the Group of 21 is pressing the trade organization to give equal weight to its farm proposals, which would require deeper cuts in wealthy nations' subsidies and lowering of trade barriers.

Throughout the day, senior ministers held a "flurry" of private meetings with the bloc of developing nations, said a spokesman for Europe, seeking a compromise to move forward when serious negotiations begin Thursday.