Sentence examples for it was subordinate from inspiring English sources

Although Manchester was acquiring regional importance, it was subordinate to its near neighbour, Salford, which was the capital manor of the hundred (district) and which had an earlier borough charter.

It was subordinate to the Politburo.

It was subordinate, however, to Levanger in Norway as a trading centre for Jämtland, until the coming of the railway in 1862.

Fields understood that to win he especially would need to neutralize resentments, fears and prejudices by blurring his color into the background where it was subordinate to his character.

For instance, for the Brazilian Workers Partyy that President Lula da Silva led to power in 2002, corruption was an issue, but it was subordinate to changing Brazil's highly unequal social structure.

The bishopric appears to have been under the authority of the Archbishops of York and of Hamburg-Bremen at different points before the twelfth century and from then until 1472 it was subordinate to the Archbishop of Nidaros (today's Trondheim).

Gustav succeeded in 1771 to a Swedish throne that had been weak since it was subordinated to the Riksdag in 1720.

Venetian art was more often than not political art; like all cultural life in Venice, it was subordinated to the interests of the state.

Founded in 1198 by refugees from the regional wars between the city-states and communes, it was independent until the 13th century, when it was subordinated to the Angevins (French counts of Anjou).

Although Shawnee on Delaware is an unincorporated community with no municipal or governmental structure of its own, it is subordinate to the local government of Smithfield Township and the county government of Monroe County, Pennsylvania.

Although more powerful than other financial regulators in the Chinese system, it is subordinate to the State Council, or cabinet, which in turn answers to the Communist Party leadership.