Sentence examples similar to it was commonwealth from inspiring English sources

During its early years it was a commonwealth independent of the English colonies, but an increasingly unfavourable economic situation forced Exeter to voluntarily submit to the jurisdiction of Massachusetts in 1643.

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.

Now it is true that some of those could be Commonwealth citizens from a handful of countries given that electoral right.

The name for its unique status in U.S. law is "commonwealth".

"There is commonwealth responsibility for the harm being caused to people on Nauru and children," he said.

Today, it's the Commonwealth that needs an urgent dose of courage and ambition.

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

(It's a Commonwealth company).

But when you are a guest in a different culture (and Puerto Rico isn't like the United States even though it's a commonwealth), you should observe the very basic practices of that culture.

Meanwhile the commonwealth ombudsman told Guardian Australia that while he was consulted by the attorney general's department (AGD) about the office's role under the new laws, "it is not proposed that the commonwealth ombudsman will oversee the data retention regime and carriers".

Days before he died, Mr Kennedy told state leaders that it was "vital for this Commonwealth to have two voices" in the Senate during the five months between the vacancy and the election.