China likes to boast of its peaceful rise.

He was apt to boast of his knowledge.

Great boast and small roast.

I have nothing to boast about.

Don't boast too much about that.

We used to boast about fast social progress.

'Why do you, who boast of your truthfulness, not speak the truth?'

But this boast means different things for each country.

Was Bush right to boast of America s role in giving these countries their freedom?

On the contrary, Russia s key economic institutions boast competent managers.

He likes to boast about his father's successful automobile business.

As a result, they boast some of the world s lowest energy consumption as a share of GDP.

But those who disdain and who boast will receive a painful punishment.

Most big corporations favor diversity and boast of their compliance with civil rights and gender equality laws.

And the African leaders already know that this is not an empty boast.

We know what sort of soil his is, black as poppy seed, but he cannot boast of his harvests either.

So it s funny to boast that one s own brand of knowledge, whether experimental physics, mathematics, or cosmology, is useless.

Bankers boast of having paid back in full the government bailout funds that they received when the crisis erupted.

Better Governance African governments often boast when they simply stop the corrosive effects of corruption and irrational business regulation.

Esperanto spread around the world without bloodshed. What other world language can make the same boast?

All the food came from local farmsteads, including meat, which mountain folk in the republic boast of eating three times a day.

It is quite likely that they will not. The West will then finally be able to boast about its selfless protection of human rights.

Turkey has long been a popular vacation and business travel destination for hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians, but few of these visitors can boast much knowledge of the Turkish politics.

The country may not match up to its Asian neighbors in prosperity, but Indians have always been able to boast of the vitality of their parliamentary system.

The video itself has over 60,000 views on YouTube, but it is far from the millions of views some of the original Ice Bucket challenge videos boast.

While both are developing countries many of whose people remain impoverished they also boast impressive capabilities in information age technologies both for civilian and military purposes.

It is no coincidence that these countries now boast bold social programs that are dramatically reducing hunger among the poorest groups.

America prides itself on being one of the world s most prosperous countries, and can boast that in every recent year except one (2009) per capita GDP has increased.

'I never boast and never tell untruths,' he said softly, restraining his rising anger. 'It is a great pity if you don't respect...'

Another long running comparison has been between tennis star Rafael Nadal and actor Josh Hartnett who boast a similar heavy brow and lips.

Corporate leaders are not generally keen to boast about the countermeasures they have taken, in case this hands an advantage to an attacker.

One could see that, having devoted great pains to the improvement and decoration of his place, Vronsky felt compelled to boast of them to a fresh person, and was heartily pleased by Dolly's praises.

As a point of interest, Google's Chrome does not boast any great concern for users, and it's not difficult for third parties to collect user data by connecting to Google profiles.

Although some Americans always like to boast about their superior work ethic, this disparity in working hours between the US and Europe has not always existed.

This was followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy a tri therapy for which Lang Lazdunski can boast five year survival rates as high as 40 per cent.

But what really causes an effect is you tell people, Look, you could resell it, you could boast about it, but before it gets to you, it's thoroughly washed.

Gore s film would give the Europeans, always in danger of being marginalized at these meetings, the chance to boast about how they, unlike the Americans and Russians, are already doing their part by heavily taxing gas consumption.

Obama is right to boast of his success in enlisting China to join serious sanctions on North Korea, but he might be wrong to draw conclusions from this about Iran, a vital strategic partner for the Chinese.

Obama is right to boast of his success in enlisting China to join serious sanctions on North Korea, but he might be wrong to draw conclusions from this about Iran, a vital strategic partner for the Chinese.

Cameron and Osborne would then be able to boast that they have procured for the British public the best of both worlds much faster economic growth than the stagnant eurozone members, together with all of the advantages of EU membership, including access to the single market and enhanced global influence.

The Americans, as Spieth says, feel they have a little wind in their sails though and they have plenty to be encouraged by, not least the form of Spieth and Justin Thomas who played together all day and each boast three points from four.

Consider the US, where since the 1960s a multicultural, gender sensitive tradition of rights has been legitimized and codified in US law, within major corporations, inside governmental bureaucracies, and across the political spectrum. Most big corporations favor diversity and boast of their compliance with civil rights and gender equality laws.

Finally, as David de Ferranti, a former World Bank vice president, has pointed out, the Bank should expand its intellectual partnerships and engage with the highly trained professionals, consulting firms, and research institutions that emerging countries now boast.

With over a third of the world s population and two of the globe s highest economic growth rates, an alliance between China and India could be a serious factor in world politics. While both are developing countries many of whose people remain impoverished they also boast impressive capabilities in information age technologies both for civilian and military purposes.

In Mexico where the right to food was constitutionally recognized in 2011 an inter ministerial commission includes 19 government departments and institutions. It is no coincidence that these countries now boast bold social programs that are dramatically reducing hunger among the poorest groups.