Sentence examples for obtained land from inspiring English sources

In 1665 he obtained land near St. James's Palace, Westminster, where Jermyn and St. Albans streets preserve his name.

"Many of the contractors in Egypt obtained land by corrupt deals with contracts filled with question marks," he said.

THE chiefs see themselves weathering a continuum of hostility from Gov. DeWitt Clinton, who they say obtained land illegally, to Gov. George E. Pataki, who they say is resisting settling claims.

The financial disclosures in the company's prospectus acknowledged that "we obtained land and other policy incentives from local governments," as well as deals requiring that the municipal governments' wind farms buy turbines only from Ming Yang.

Edifice is a victim of the slump that has hit the housing market since Egypt's interim rulers opened dozens of criminal investigations into how top developers obtained land from the state at give-away prices.

Meanwhile, the Habsburgs filled the vacated places among the upper social classes with newcomers, who often were adventurers serving in the imperial army and most of whom obtained land as a compensation for services rendered to Ferdinand II and his successor, Ferdinand III (emperor from 1637 to 1657), during or after the Thirty Years' War.

From 1216 the Hoysala kings obtained lands in the Chola country, former Chola feudatories threw off their allegiance, northern powers intervened, and the upheaval facilitated the Pandya conquest of the Chola country in 1257.

Still, obtaining land for a parkway will not be easy.

The agency hopes to obtain land easements for the remaining 500 acres.

BYD was fined for obtaining land improperly for a factory in Xi'an.

For investors, obtaining land with adequate roads and power is a nightmare.