Autocrats subvert democracies by undermining the institutions that sustain them: legislatures; representative local governments; the judiciary; the media and other nongovernmental organizations, such as civil-rights groups; and, of course, an active citizenry.
"We chose to give away more tax credits, incentives and rebates over the past seven years than there were revenues coming in to sustain state government," said Representative Jim Fannin, a Republican and the chairman of the Legislature's budget-drafting Appropriations Committee.
As the survey noted, strengthened monitoring and regulatory systems are now required to sustain this achievement," the Representative added.
Referring in general to her appearances to promote health care, of which her congressional testimony was the most sustained and dramatic, Representative Pat Williams, of Montana, said, "We were embarrassed by our surprise, but we were surprised — that in a city that relies on staff and note cards she could travel alone and speak with no notes".
"Syrian refugees in Jordan have entered a downward spiral in terms of their ability to sustain themselves," Andrew Harper, the UNHCR representative has said.
The challenge is to sustain them," said Sikander Khan, UNICEF Representative for Iraq.
Nevertheless, other studies with different and partly representative samples of GPs sustain these results [ 5, 7, 15, 25].
Douglas was one of 47 representatives (including Marcantonio) to vote to sustain the veto.
We want mothers to feel the hand of friendship and understanding that will sustain them as their journey continues," said Marina Cremonese, a representative of the Danish Refugee Council.
