Aramco has also refrained from Western-style proselytizing. From Wordnik.com. [The King Versus The Radicals] Reference
The political system is not exactly - Western-style democracy. From Wordnik.com. [The Next Hot Market] Reference
Western-style advertising campaigns have accomplished that much. From Wordnik.com. [Witchcraft, Vengeful Spirits And The Plague] Reference
Western-style democracy has never had much of a following there. From Wordnik.com. [Limits Of Democracy] Reference
He says Western-style democracy is not appropriate for East Asia. From Wordnik.com. ['We Must Defend Ourselves'] Reference
China, he argues, simply can't afford a Western-style social safety net. From Wordnik.com. [Quality Not Quantity] Reference
Optimists still dream of a Western-style democracy with a diversified economy. From Wordnik.com. [How to Handle Russia?] Reference
Western-style social-networking sites, by contrast, mostly concentrated on cities. From Wordnik.com. [These Surfers Do It Their Own Way] Reference
Rising living standards and the spread of Western-style capitalism are responsible. From Wordnik.com. [The New Dream Isn’t American] Reference
These confusing messages are not helping them understand Western-style democracy better. From Wordnik.com. [International Mail Call] Reference
Still, the wind is behind those who advocate free-market, modern, Western-style reforms. From Wordnik.com. [The Good, The Bad, The Ugly] Reference
There has never been a Western-style democracy in Russia, nor is one about to be created. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call: Beauty and the Wonk] Reference
"These days, most Japanese want to have a Western-style house with imported precut timbers.". From Wordnik.com. [A HOUSE OF MY OWN] Reference
The liberals believe more in Western-style market reforms, yet also favor tight political controls. From Wordnik.com. [NOTHING TO CELEBRATE] Reference
Both camps want to limit American influence in Afghanistan as well as Western-style freedoms and democracy. From Wordnik.com. [Reining In The Warlords] Reference
The liberals believe more in Western-style market reforms, though politically they are far from progressive. From Wordnik.com. [The Many Faces of Putin] Reference
But overnight, a band of obscure Western-style painters began rendering epic battle scenes for a mass audience. From Wordnik.com. [Japan's Art Of War] Reference
The Philippines is a staunchly Roman Catholic nation that takes pride in being a modern, Western-style democracy. From Wordnik.com. [Save Us From Saviors] Reference
Beyond the symbolism, KAUST's Western-style curriculum is sure to have a profound impact on those who study there. From Wordnik.com. [The King Versus The Radicals] Reference
When China opened its doors to Western-style economic reforms in the '80s, canines became man's best friend again. From Wordnik.com. [Pet Peeves in China] Reference
But over the past five years, China has shifted to a more Western-style system of evaluating university candidates. From Wordnik.com. [Class is Very Much in Session in China] Reference
Almost everyone on the street is wearing Western-style clothes, except for a few men in traditional Burmese sarongs. From Wordnik.com. [The Blood Ties That Bind] Reference
The Palestinians have little choice but to try to turn weakness into strength -- through Western-style spin control. From Wordnik.com. [Have We Got A Deal For You] Reference
A secular Muslim, she prefers Western-style clothes, spurning the advice of aides to dress in a more Islamic fashion. From Wordnik.com. [Flames Of Faith] Reference
IT HAS BEEN CALLED THE Asian path to modernization: economic reform without the messiness of Western-style democracy. From Wordnik.com. [Getting Back At Dictators] Reference
In our time in China, we heard several reasons why the massive country simply couldn't adopt Western-style democracy. From Wordnik.com. [Karl Who?] Reference
Although he is an outspoken advocate of Western-style democracy, he hotly denounces NATO for its bombing of Yugoslavia. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Who Isn't Slobo] Reference
There's an American-style steakhouse, a gallery of wildly expensive designer boutiques and a Western-style health club. From Wordnik.com. [Murder In Moscow] Reference
In the Great Jamahirya, as Libya is officially known, Western-style parliaments are forbidden because they undermine democracy. From Wordnik.com. [Too Soon to Swoon] Reference
That put Western-style banking pretty much off limits for hundreds of millions of observant yet moneyed Muslims around the world. From Wordnik.com. [Money Under A Mattress] Reference
India has long had a large private sector, Western-style business schools and a globe-trotting elite of English-speaking executives. From Wordnik.com. [India's Edge] Reference
Seated in a Tokyo conference room, Sawako Takahashi leafs through glossy brochures advertising handmade urns and Western-style coffins. From Wordnik.com. [Japan's Dying Industry] Reference
Among those making this argument most forcefully are members of China's own burgeoning legal profession who favor Western-style reforms. From Wordnik.com. [China Above The Law] Reference
So much for the claim, made by some of the region's authoritarian leaders, that Western-style democracy is incompatible with Asian values. From Wordnik.com. [Against All Odds] Reference
But given his stubborn, Confucian paternalism and her starchy, Western-style punctiliousness, it's hard to envision a meeting of the minds. From Wordnik.com. [Hong Kong's Canary] Reference
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