Sentence examples for for a federation from inspiring English sources

"The logic is for a federation of nation states rather than for a federal Europe.

After 1875 Barkly unsuccessfully attempted to advance the scheme for a federation of Southern African colonies.

"I call for a federation of nation states, not a superstate".

The French prime minister proposed a "federation of nation-states"—contrasting his vision with what he said were German ideas for a "federation".

He says that neither France nor Germany is working for a federation, and that rhetoric about political union need not be taken seriously.

But that night they were made drunk and given bags of coins by the northerners... the next day they called for a federation".

They are also the most painful for animals to endure, according to Eurogroup for Animals, a federation of animal welfare organizations from across Europe.

Patrick Craven, a spokesman for Cosatu, a federation of trade unions, criticized the murder charges.

The sentiments of Mario Marconini, chairman of the council on international relations for Fecomercio, a federation representing hundreds of thousands of Brazilian companies, were typical: "The relationship between taxes, finance and production is completely out of whack," he said.

"It was a 'you win some, you lose some' day for campaign finance," Lisa Gilbert, who tracks political finance issues for U.S. PIRG, a federation of public interest groups.

They demanded the reinstatement of Mr Hadi and reaffirmed their support for Yemen becoming a federation of six regions, as agreed last year at the National Dialogue Conference.