Sentence examples for ceding land from inspiring English sources

But ceding land to foreigners, to manage it and claim the products, are acutely sensitive issues in Africa.

Wenzler said ceding land back to each state is "a terrible idea" due to their patchy conservation record.

Besides, building the fence, which has to be done on the American side, means effectively ceding land and the river itself to Mexico.

Retief was supposedly found with the treaty ceding land to the Voortrekkers still intact on his person, although contemporary historians question the veracity of this claim.

From 1713 onward Charles had realized that sacrifice of territory would be necessary but was set on retaining Sweden's great power status either by ceding land for money for a given number of years only, not in perpetuity, or by allowing outright cession only as the price for guaranteed and considerable military help.

It was also a test that Israeli leaders, from Yitzhak Rabin to Bibi Netanyahu to Ariel Sharon, felt was important enough for each to participate in land-for-peace trades with Mr. Arafat, because they each knew that there was no military solution and that any long-term peace had to involve Israel's ceding land in return for Mr. Arafat's providing security.

Mr Netanyahu said that ceding lands to the Palestinians would risk leaving Israel open to attacks by Islamists.

When the Ojibwe signed a treaty ceding lands in 1837, Steele staked a claim to land on the east side of the Mississippi River adjacent to Saint Anthony Falls.

They requested federal help to find the map and confirm that the casino is on lawfully ceded land.

President Hussein has already ceded land taken by the Iraqis during their eight-year war with Iran.

For ever since he accepted the fact that Israel must cede land to remain a Jewish state, Olmert's preferred partner has been Washington, not Ramallah.