Sentence examples for commonwealth interests from inspiring English sources

Being in Europe has enabled us to actively support Commonwealth interests, whether overturning an EU ban on Indian mangoes or securing better EU trade terms for Pakistan after floods in 2010 and 2011.

The NCDC was disbanded in 1988, its planning authority transferred to the newly created ACT government and the new National Capital Authority, which was established to oversee Commonwealth interests in development of the national capital.

"The commonwealth's asserted interest in protecting public confidence in elections is a relevant and legitimate state interest sufficiently weighty to justify the burden".

And it was consistently defined as placing personal interest or the interest of a special group over the interest of the commonwealth -- the interest of all -- the common interest.

I still shared in that innocence that had socialised us into seeing our relations to empire as a commonwealth of mutual interests.

For those looking to join a more organised collective, there are four factions roaming the Commonwealth with an interest in you.

"The interests of the commonwealth have never been more vital or at stake in the Congress today".

On Tuesday the government announced it would refer Bob Day's eligibility to the high court on the point of whether he had an indirect pecuniary interest with the commonwealth.

The former Family First senator said he had advice he was eligible for the Senate, based on a high court decision that a family company having a contract with the commonwealth did not represent a pecuniary interest.

"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.

"So, it is no surprise that this research shows that Team GB's amazing performances and growing medal haul are increasing people's interest in the upcoming Commonwealth Games, and that more and more people now want to attend".