Sentence examples for large degree of autonomy from inspiring English sources

Putin gave Kadyrov a large degree of autonomy to run his region as he chooses, which has largely worked for both men, but some observers say Kadyrov is overstepping the mark.

The government of the Spanish Netherlands, though not independent, enjoyed a large degree of autonomy.

Whoever gets the jobs will have "a large degree of autonomy," promises Mr Weinberg.Perhaps.

Unlike other Indian states, Nagaland has granted a large degree of autonomy to its various tribal communities.

The Georgian president, Mikhail Saakashvili, has proposed a peace deal that would give South Ossetia "a large degree of autonomy" within a federal state.

Iraqi Kurds enjoy a large degree of autonomy and self-government in the north-east but have long coveted Kirkuk, a city with huge oil reserves which they regard as their historical capital.

"Magnet schools" are also schools funded by the state which are allowed a larger degree of autonomy in directing their own affairs.

In 1848 49 Austria abolished serfdom in Galicia and after 1867 allowed the region a large degree of administrative autonomy.

Edward J. Snowden, the former N.S.A. computer technician who disclosed the surveillance, is now believed to be in Hong Kong, which is administered by China but has a large degree of legal autonomy.

But two factors are pushing the sides towards reconciliation: the prospect of oil and the spectre of Islamist terrorism.Zanzibar already enjoys a large degree of political autonomy from the mainland within the union of Tanzania (born of Tanganyika and Zanzibar coming together in 1964, soon after independence).

Despite the large degree of internal autonomy granted by the Nagodba, it designated that the governor (ban) of Croatia was to be nominated by the Hungarian prime minister and appointed by the king; it also restricted Croatia's representation in Hungary's parliament as well as its access to the central government institutions of the Dual Monarchy.