Sentence examples for other modernizing from inspiring English sources
Aḥmad abolished slavery and took other modernizing steps intended to bring Tunisia more in line with Europe, but he also exposed his country to Europe's infinitely greater economic and political power.
The argument was that the U.S. lagged in research-and-development spending, its basic infrastructure was in obvious decay, and the country was falling behind Europe and Japan in broadband, air-traffic-control capacity, education, and other modernizing infrastructure.
And it will have to tackle a host of other reforms: modernizing the electoral system and constitution; unclogging bureaucracies and legal requirements that stifle business and investment; overhauling cruel and ineffective courts and prisons.
While some top-end hotels are injecting a more casual feel into their elegant surroundings, others are modernizing while keeping the glamour of well-known names.
Now that sauces are seeping back, at every level of restaurant in New York and beyond, some chefs are adhering to the rules laid out centuries ago and others are modernizing the classics in subtle ways.
There were other challenges in modernizing the listed building.
Pentagon officials have warned that large reductions could keep them from replacing equipment damaged in Iraq and Afghanistan, and from modernizing other planes, ships and tanks.
Mr. Bush at least has tried to make up for these lapses by helping to lead the ballot reform effort in his state, which resulted in a new law that, while not perfect, vaulted Florida ahead of most other states in modernizing its voting apparatus.
However no major changes were made, partially due to the limited military interest, but also because of the large amounts of money that was spent on building Karlsborg Fortress and modernizing other older fortifications in southern Sweden.
At his son Rick's urging, he computerized the 56 lanes in 1995, long after others had modernized their alleys.
D'Souza, an immigrant from India, argues that Muslim nations no less than others can modernize themselves by "adaptation -- at least selective adaptation -- to the ways of the West," a West defined by "science, democracy and capitalism".
