Sentence examples for a force for development from inspiring English sources

It is definitely a force for development.

Could it not be a force for development there?

Now we have achieved our goal, we want to become a force for development in the region and assist development projects," he says.

Tony Blair, the former prime minister of Britain, formally unveiled plans in New York City on Friday for an ambitious new charity that he hopes will enlist religion as a force for economic development and conflict resolution, rather than violence and strife.

PAGE A12 TONY BLAIR'S FAITH INITIATIVE Tony Blair, the former prime minister of Britain, announced plans for a new charity that he hopes will use religion as a force for economic development and conflict resolution.

Approvingly citing the example of Brazil — where masses of indigenous landholders were displaced in favor of large-scale farms — Collier concluded that "to ignore commercial agriculture as a force for rural development and enhanced food supply is surely ideological".

Bill Eadington, an economist who was one of the first academics to study gambling, as both a force for economic development and a challenging social problem, died on Feb. 11 in Crystal Bay, Nev.

Harnessing global business as a force for sustainable development will require a robust business engagement framework that can broaden the participation of companies, deepen commitments on core issues, upgrade partnerships and collective action, and strengthen capacity for implementation at the national and local levels.

Strikingly little remittance data is broken down by gender, but to those who have studied the issue this much seems clear: Eleven years into the 21st century, women migrants have become a formidable force for development — and for the rise of women in developed countries whose careers depend on affordable child care.

Trade is a powerful force for development and poverty reduction.

They include church leaders like the 19th-century pastor Richard Preston, founder of the African United Baptist Association, a strong force for development in the region.