Sentence examples for british background from inspiring English sources

Perhaps given his British background, he was perplexed over Great Britain's refusal to extend diplomatic recognition to the Confederacy.

Eventually the name Presbyterian, which denotes the form of church polity used by most of the Reformed churches, was adopted by the Calvinistic churches of British background.

The confrontation of Maude's downright earthiness with Lionel's patrician snootiness, reinforced in this version by his British background, is initially amusing.

Note also how those who are not of British background - such as the sizeable community of immigrants from Chile and Saint Helena - are (supposedly) excluded from the vote.

With student budgets having to meet increasingly high tuition fees, non-UK-domiciled students with a British background find themselves facing extra hurdles.

He points to Downton Abbey, Stella McCartney, British music and the London Olympics all doing the British background a favour overseas.

In 2015 only 10% of grammar school applicants from Pakistani heritage backgrounds passed the 11-plus, compared with 21% of children from white British backgrounds.

The committee heard evidence that pupils from white British backgrounds who are eligible for free school meals have the worst exam results, a higher rate of absence and spend fewer evenings a week completing homework than peers from other ethnic backgrounds.

"I think it matters at all levels of the institutions not just at the highest levels - having people from British backgrounds adds to the mix, it's really important if you want to influence what is going on". "The balance of the use of language has been in favour of English, but to understand what people are thinking about you also have to get a sense of them and how they see the world," he added.

In terms of ethnicity the majority were White British, although those of White Irish, White Other and Asian British backgrounds were also represented.

In particular, partners of women from Black or Black British backgrounds were significantly less likely to be present.