Sentence examples for commonwealth affairs from inspiring English sources

Britain's first commissioners at the time of its accession to the then European economic community in 1973 were Christopher Soames, a son-in-law of Winston Churchill, and George Thomson, who had previously sat in Harold Wilson's cabinet as secretary of state for Commonwealth affairs.

A statement on behalf of the coroner's court said: "Following the issue of a public interest immunity (PII) certificate by the secretary of state for foreign and Commonwealth affairs, Philip Hammond MP, on 15th December 2014, a PII hearing commenced at the Royal Courts of Justice on 18th December.

Banerji said the Commonwealth "was trying quietly to get him more involved in Commonwealth affairs", according to a cable sent to Washington in June 2009.

He became an officer of the Tory MPs' commonwealth affairs committee, and parliamentary private secretary to Alan likeox-Boyd, like him a Commonwealth enthusiast.

In 2010, when the Conservatives came into power in coalition with the Lib Dems, Burt was appointed as parliamentary under-secretary of state for foreign and commonwealth affairs.

She was variously a frontbench opposition spokesman on foreign and commonwealth affairs, health and transport, and was a member of the European parliament from 1974 to 1979.

"Under ACCC's mandatory reporting guidelines a supplier must provide written notice to the commonwealth minister for consumer affairs within two days of becoming aware that someone suffered a serious injury or illness that was caused [or may have been caused] by the use or foreseeable misuse of their product," said Godfrey.

But the Achaeans put an end to that design by sending their general, Aristaeus, to Megalopolis, who, though he were at difference with Philopoemen about affairs of the commonwealth, yet would not suffer him to be banished.

But Timoleon, after he had justly punished his brother, a truly heroic action, let his reason yield to a causeless sorrow, and humiliated with grief and remorse, forbore for twenty years to appear in any public place, or meddle with any affairs of the commonwealth.

"No-one in the history of our federation has shared more consistently in the affairs of our Commonwealth or followed them with deeper interest and goodwill.

After the King's death, Koniecpolski played a major role in directing the political affairs of the Commonwealth and in 1632 supported the election of Sigismund's son, Władysław IV Vasa, as king.