Sentence examples for character of the countries from inspiring English sources

Thubron's gift for capturing the character of the countries he observed translated well into fiction.

AS THAT shrewd spy-chronicler, John le Carré, noted once, secret services can be most revealing of the deeper character of the countries they protect.

Much of the character of the country reflects the evolution of its dominant economic interests — mining, sugar and coffee.

Beginning in 1948, a forced industrialization policy based on the Soviet pattern changed the economic character of the country.

Many Israelis are depicting the religious tensions as a battle over democratic values and the future character of the country.

Much of what he wrote about the character of the country and wines he encountered could have been written last week, spelling eccentricities aside.

It is indefensible for the character of the country's most valued institution to be changed in this way without the public being given a say".

"A lot of Europeans view American optimism as part of the character of the country and not necessarily reasoned analysis," said Peter D. Sutherland, the Irish chairman of Goldman Sachs International and a former top executive at BP, the British conglomerate.

Dan Barry's vivid reporting on Elyria, Ohio, brilliantly explores this balance at precisely the moment that so much political coverage focuses on candidates rather than the character of the country," she told me.

As much as the character of the country's new leaders, Icelanders have hailed the election as an affirmation of political stability in the midst of an economic crisis that has seen living standards here plunge sharply.

But it is becoming clear that the influx of foreign aid groups did produce a lasting legacy, one that is already changing the character of the country: a nascent civil society and a culture of human rights.