Sentence examples for commonwealth issues from inspiring English sources

Two years later he was given responsibility for colonial and Commonwealth issues, and in 1963, the new party leader, Wilson, made him chief opposition spokesman on defence.

He was an active crossbench peer, speaking often on Commonwealth issues, and on education in developing countries, but he renounced membership of the Lords when the majority of hereditary peers were abolished in 1999.

But Commonwealth issues were again in his in-tray after he ascended to the top job in 1977, when both Australia and Canada were seeking to redefine their relationship with the crown.

1.22am GMT Liberal MLC Catherine Cusack counters the people who have argued against the bill by saying it is a commonwealth issue.

His reasoning is that it should be a Commonwealth issue, which was the reason most often cited by MLCs who are opposed to the bill.

Less than an hour after the investors announced the suit, CommonWealth issued a statement saying that after considering the investors' demands, its board had determined that the share offering was in the "best interests" of the company.

There are quite a few MLCs who said they voted against the bill because they believed it was a commonwealth issue so supporters can take heart that it was not because they are fundamentally opposed to same-sex marriage.

March 2007 - Commonwealth of Massachusetts issues a Certificate on Cape Wind's Final Environment Impact report, completing the State's environmental review of the project.

Having waded well into Puerto Rican politics, Gov. George E. Pataki today found the waters uncomfortably choppy, as businessmen and reporters challenged him for refusing to take a position on the commonwealth's overarching issue, its status within the United States.

Originally all Commonwealth recipients were issued with the same award, but over the last 50 years, Commonwealth countries have introduced separate award systems; three of these retain "Victoria Cross" as part of the name of the highest award for gallantry.

But she said Bernardi's views on abortion were well known and that Medicare subsidies for abortion services made the issue a commonwealth one rather than state-specific.