Sentence examples for instance of countries from inspiring English sources

Schroders traces its roots back to 1804, when it traded in the tobacco, cotton and sugar markets; Cazenove started out as a stockbroking firm in 1823.The European Union and Japan agreed to start talks on a free-trade pact, thelatest instance of countries trying to establish trading arrangements outside the auspices of the listless World Trade Organisation.

There have been several instances of countries raising tariffs, within the limits of their WTO commitments.

And while there have been a few instances of countries seeing a net decline in GDP in 2015 (such as Russia), most are projected to improve, just not as quickly as the U.S.

"Russia and China are of the opinion that such kind of report will only drive Iran into a corner," they wrote in the note, which was obtained by The New York Times and is a rare instance of those countries commenting jointly.

More prosperous countries seem to have lower rates of church attendance, although America the best instance of a country of competing sects rather than a state religion is a conspicuous exception.

For instance: "There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare".

Matthew Smith points to Finland as a rare instance of a country moving in the other direction.

But Mr Sanusi's tumultuous exit is another instance of the country's squandered potential.

Eritrea is a rare instance of a country that has, since 1993, imposed a tax of 2% of annual income on its expatriates.

The stressed school systems are one more instance of a country struggling to keep up with the needs of military families, worn down by a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Oh wait, in every instance of a country receiving a significant population of refugees, it has had, and is expected in Europe to have a positive impact on the economy?