Sentence examples for as a force for progress from inspiring English sources
Yet its near-death underscores the degree to which trade, and globalization in general, once trumpeted as a force for progress, have come to be seen as a vehicle for destroying jobs, making the rich richer and undermining national sovereignty.
It has been a staple of politicians on both sides throughout the campaign to praise entrepreneurs as a force for progress and worthy of support.
"The young people who were drawn to Obama were drawn not just by the man but belief in democracy as a force for progress," explained David Axelrod, Obama's longtime aide.
Empires, Ferguson argues, have historically been as much a force for progress as a source of oppression.
Both "Colossus" and Ferguson's previous book "Empire" proceed from a controversial assumption for which he makes no apologies: it is that empires have as often been a force for progress as a source of oppression.
The ideal of a frictionless world, in which technology is a force for progress as well as a source of wealth, leaves out the fact that politics inevitably means clashing interests, with winners and losers.
At the same time, most of us continue to see ourselves as a peace-loving, Federation-like crew, a force for progress, for international cooperation, and above all for good.
In addition to her field experience cultivating one-on-one relationships, she has been a force for progress through her participation as a board member of several leading nonprofit organizations.
