Sentence examples for formerly called Burma from inspiring English sources

But Mr. Link made clear that the sanctions against Myanmar, formerly called Burma, were being suspended, not lifted.

Myanmar, a country of about 48 million people that was formerly called Burma, has been under military rule since 1962.

The military leaders of Myanmar, formerly called Burma, are among the world's cruelest violators of human rights.

North Korea has a nuclear program, and experts believe that Myanmar, formerly called Burma, has been seeking to establish a nuclear program as well.

As the United States has strengthened ties with Myanmar, formerly called Burma, it has also repeatedly cautioned that the government has to improve its record on human rights.

Two hallmarks of the military leaders of Myanmar — formerly called Burma — since 1962 have been their isolation and a certain reliance on soothsayers and numerology for major decisions.

The creek, formerly called Rabbit Creek, was renamed Bonanza Creek to mark Carmack's strike.

The year is 2084, in the capital of the land formerly called North America.

This restaurant, formerly called Avenue, recently changed its name and its personality.

The mean solar time at Greenwich is now called Universal Time and was formerly called Greenwich Mean Time.

Teraina Island, formerly called Washington Island or Prospect Island, coral atoll of the Northern Line Islands, part of Kiribati, in the west-central Pacific Ocean.