Sentence examples for nationalistic grounds from inspiring English sources

Iran, while wounded, sees long-term opportunities to unify its people - and to roll over its opposition parties - on nationalistic grounds.

During the trial, Tsemel argued that that no Jewish boy in the same circumstances would be charged with attempted murder for attacking Arabs on nationalistic grounds.

Tony Clement, Canada's industry minister, blocked mining group BHP Billiton's $40bn £26bnn) offer for Potash Corporation, on what looked worryingly like nationalistic grounds.

The differences were also worth noting: the Vietcong had a strong base of support in South Vietnam, while the Taliban were reviled across much of Afghanistan, and their popularity, confined to Pashtun areas, was based on tribal and ideological, not nationalistic, grounds.

They did so not to fulfill their liberal philosophy, but on eminently practical, essentially nationalistic, grounds: absent outside aid the British Empire likely would prevail.

The US government had made no secret of its desire to extradite the capo, but Mexico initially resisted the pressure on nationalistic grounds, saying the country was perfectly capable of trying and sentencing Guzman.

Ancestor worship, the dismissal of Christianity as an "invader religion" and the modern adoption of former tribal and family norms are often fertile ground for nationalistic and racist ideologies.

Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of defence aerospace, where politics often pushes together the deadliest of business rivals.Just as most governments stop foreigners owning airlines on "strategic" grounds, so defence remains a nationalistic business.

Analysts say that Mr. Abe's nationalistic views could find even more fertile ground if China were to escalate its pressure on Japan.

The relationship is grounded in part in a common nationalistic ideology dedicated to restoring Russia's might after the disarray that followed the end of the Soviet Union.

But you still need a country, to have your ground, or at least to have some sense of community, belonging, without being nationalistic, chauvinistic.