Sentence examples for cede from from inspiring English sources

He has also pushed for Jews in the West Bank to cede from Israel and create their own state in the event the Israeli government seeks to evacuate that territory in a deal with the Palestinians.

Sarah Palin has associated with and spoken at their conventions to the extremists in Alaska who follow dominionist "Christianity" and who want to cede from the union and regard America as the "fag-loving" enemy.

It's practically ceding from Britain already as one of the first greeny transition towns.

It states, "Congress makes the following findings: (1) The Philippine islands became a United States possession in 1898 when they were ceded from Spain following the Spanish-American War.

After South Sudan ceded from the north in July 2011, becoming the Independent Republic of South Sudan, there have been sporadic eruptions of conflict.

The discovery of gold in California in 1848 brought a burst of migration to the West Coast and led to California's admission to the Union in 1850, barely two years after it had been ceded from Mexico.

It's certainly fascinating to hear Bad Religion boldly repurposing the battle between religion and lust that's been at the heart of soul music since it ceded from gospel, and under the circumstances, it's hard not to raise an eyebrow at Forrest Gump's opening line: "I want to see your pom-poms from the stand".

The year when power was ceded from the young to the old, from the globally-minded to locally-concerned.

In opposition to Irish home rule, the Liberal Unionists ceded from the Liberals in 1886, aligning themselves with the Conservatives.

As part of this treaty, the border town of Leticia and its surrounding area was ceded from Peru to Colombia, giving Colombia access to the Amazon River.

The Organic Act provided that the laws of Maryland and Virginia would continue in force in the portions of the district ceded from those states.