Sentence examples for independence meaning from inspiring English sources

"We talk about independence, meaning a flag and an anthem," Martinez says, "but we need to sever the umbilical cord with the mother country".

That independence — meaning that no cable or satellite operator is an investor that would guarantee distribution — is central to the F.C.C. case that has league executives praying before sleeping beneath their Pete Rozelle blankets.

The United Nations administrator of Kosovo, Bernard Kouchner, liked to say that he saw his job as preparing Kosovo for independence, meaning independence from Mr. Milosevic, as if the Serbs themselves were incapable of acting on their own revulsion.

The major towns in Greater Manchester retain a "fierce independence", meaning Greater Manchester is administered using "inter-municipal coordination" on a broadly voluntary basis.

And while most of these games are relatively low on the spec requirement scale (more powerful titles are planned for later), GameZen also offers hardware-independence, meaning they can run regardless of what kind of Windows devices are out there.

The analysis also noted that under devolution Scotland already had different spending priorities than the UK as a whole, and said this would continue post-independence, meaning budgets could be more focused on local needs.

(Many investigations have titles that sound like airport thrillers; this one borrows from Mahatma Gandhi's independence slogan meaning "holding onto truth").

The country also celebrates its 50th anniversary of independence next year, meaning there will be a host of new attractions – such as the National Art Gallery and the Singapore Sports Hub – as well as plenty of festivals and celebrations.

He also notes that Yahoo's banker, Goldman Sachs, was rumored to have gotten an independence fee, meaning it will be paid extra if Yahoo stays free.

An important part of this prediction is an independence assumption, meaning that for the same index value of a row or column, the correct selection probabilities are the same.

So today, with Big Oil more interested in short-term gains and market share, it's clear energy "independence" and energy "security" have become code words meaning "independence" from regulations, and "security" for stockholders and future profits.