The word 'national' is correct and usable in written English. It is often used as an adjective to describe something related to a nation or state such as 'national identity' or 'national security'. For example: The national parks of Canada are some of the most beautiful in the world.
The government will scrap the funding guarantees under Labor's 2011 national health reform deal.
Britain's national interest demands that we maximise our influence and use that influence to boost growth, trade and jobs.
If the Conservatives' latest policy of a cut in national insurance was meant to give him a debating advantage against Vince Cable and Alistair Darling, the plan backfired in spectacular fashion.
The national interest should never be subject to the chequebooks of anybody".
Sheila Scott, chief executive of the National Care Association, which represents many smaller care home providers, said care costs could in many instances be approaching two-thirds of total fees because of the growing dependency of people entering residential care.
Sweeping US surveillance powers used by the National Security Agency expired at midnight after a dramatic showdown in the Senate.
The projecting glassy liner, which drives a wedge between the Southbank and the National Theatre, is echoed 40 metres up in the air, by what the architects describe as a floating pavilion – a 60-metre-long glass box that will loom over the Hayward gallery.
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