Sentence examples for reaching self-sufficiency from inspiring English sources

The company, subsidized by the government, has recently dropped all pretense of reaching self-sufficiency, a requirement imposed in 1997 by Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, and others in Amtrak's last authorization, and says it needs billions of dollars in federal subsidies in coming years just to maintain the level of service it now provides.

They wanted to lift the economy while at the same time preserving the country's achievements in reaching self-sufficiency in nuclear technology.

In addition they have a higher probability of not reaching self-sufficiency standards in adult life, such as a higher educational level and financial independence, and of becoming adolescent parents themselves with the risks and personal costs associated with early parenthood [ 8- 10].

In 1997, Congress passed a law threatening dire consequences if it did not reach self-sufficiency by 2002.

There is also a chance that Congress will not actually unplug Amtrak if it does not reach self-sufficiency, but clearly the Acela and the whole railroad must do well.

Abdelsalam Gomaa, known for his extensive research on wheat production and bread crises, said Egypt, the most populous country in the Arab world, will need to plant two million hectares of wheat if it wants to reach self-sufficiency.

China has nearly reached self-sufficiency in producing rice using conventional varieties, so the ministry has decided there is no need to commercialize Bt rice in the near future, says Huang Jikun, director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Center for Chinese Agricultural Policyy.

In 2007 Iran reached self-sufficiency in wheat production and for the first time became a net wheat exporter.

Sustained support for agriculture resulted in Indonesia reaching rice self-sufficiency by 1984, an unprecedented achievement which earns Suharto a gold medal from FAO in November 1985.

Production on the rig was to reach 180,000 barrels a day by 2003, helping the country, which consumes about 1.8 million barrels of oil a day, reach oil self-sufficiency by 2005.

Congress, frustrated, said in 1997 that Amtrak would have to reach "operational" self-sufficiency by December 2002.