Sentence examples for modernization he from inspiring English sources

By "modernization" he by no means meant, he wanted the public to understand, a "soft" program for dealing with crime.

"We are working with Georgia with defense reform and defense modernization," he said.

"I'm more of a distraction to the continuation of the process of renewal and modernization," he said.

"How is the southern border a greater priority for the Army than readiness and modernization?" he asked.

While proclaiming 10 principles that would anchor his policy of modernization, he also struck a note that harked back to the Soviet-style defensiveness of his predecessors.

"An objective rule in the process of modernization," he said, "is we have to complete the process of urbanization and industrialization".

As was his custom, he continued to skewer the rich and powerful in his columns, always fighting against the kind of development and modernization that he felt was destroying the city he knew and loved.

Before Mr. Medvedev left Russia, as part of his broader modernization initiative, he opened an economic forum in St .Petersburg, Russia, at which he announced lower capital gains taxes for investors, a greater focus on privatizing industries, a stronger rule of law and specifically new efforts against white-collar crime, plus liberalized access to tourist visas and work permits.

"The armed forces are involved in a profound modernization process," he said.

In his modernization campaign, he has allowed drinking of alcohol in public and freedom in women's dress.

He said that the two men saw Russia's future differently, with Mr. Putin advocating a "calm, gradual" approach to modernization, while he would pursue a swifter pace of reforms.