The argument is that giving inanimate objects standing in court deepens our respect for their right to "exist, thrive and evolve," in the words of the Oakland-based Earth Law Center.
Ecuador similarly passed constitutional provisions in 2008 stating that nature had the inherent right to exist, thrive and evolve, also granting citizen enforcement authority to uphold those rights.
The British Columbia town which had existed and thrived because of this mine had a serious problem.
If all you have to say about a culture that existed and thrived and crashed and is now on life support is that it's "exotic" and that "things must be so bad over there," you're an idiot. .
There is no doubt in my mind that in 20 years Greece will still exist and most likely be thriving.
He added: "Let it be known that a murky underbelly exists and thrives even in the most developed nations".
For slavery to exist and thrive, for the wealth it brought to be concentrated, for power to be controlled, it needed to be so.
It is therefore all the more crucial that spaces such as The City Circle exist and thrive – spaces that allow ordinary Muslims to express and challenge themselves, constructively empower and inspire each other and develop ideas.
Real people exist, even thrive, behind the voices of services like Mr. Moviefone, Bell Atlantic's directory assistance, Citiphone banking, the American Online e-mail system and the Wildfire personal assistant, among others.
The actor Amitabh Bachchan, one of the most famous faces in India, wrote on his blog, "If SM projects India as third-world, dirty, underbelly developing nation and causes pain and disgust among nationalists and patriots, let it be known that a murky underbelly exists and thrives even in the most developed nations".
