Sentence examples for commonwealth such from inspiring English sources

The monarch also has an official role within organisations in the Commonwealth such as the Australian Medical Association, Canadian Red Cross Society and the New Zealand Medical Association.

Other countries left the Commonwealth, such as Burma in January 1948, Palestine (divided between Israel and the Arab states) in May 1948 and the Republic of Ireland in 1949.

A personal note about her faith often features in her annual Royal Christmas Message broadcast to the Commonwealth, such as in 2000, when she spoke about the theological significance of the millennium marking the 2000th anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ: She is the patron of over 600 organisations and charities.

Noi said Britain had a duty to Commonwealth citizens such as Daodu after the years of "raping and pillaging and enslaving Commonwealth nations".

In some Commonwealth countries, such as Nigeria and Uganda, homosexuality is illegal.

Commonwealth countries such as Canada, Australia, India, New Zealand, Malaysia and Nigeria were particularly well represented amongst the service's subscribers.

If you retire in Canada, South Africa, Australia or New Zealand, or Commonwealth countries such as Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nigeria, your pension will not be uprated annually, despite a long-running campaign by British expats.

British banks and other institutions also acted on Pinochet's behalf not just in colonial tax havens but also in independent Commonwealth states such as the Bahamas, and in the US.

A Routemaster bus was parked beneath the port wing, a reminder that Britain could do mass transit well; the model is still shuttling between the City and Kensington, and providing a transportational backbone in Commonwealth countries such as Sri Lanka and the Falklands.

"It might be that Commonwealth countries, such as small and vulnerable middle-income countries, will be beneficiaries, but we cannot be sure, as aid through EU-pooled instruments might still be an option where it is effective," the report's authors said, adding that aid would decline by approximately $1.9bn because of sterling's devaluation.

State governments argue they have stepped into the breach with ambitious RETs because the commonwealth made such a hash of renewables policy during the period of the Abbott government, putting a question mark over the federal RET which triggered an investment drought in the sector.