Sentence examples for own statehood from inspiring English sources

To its credit and benefit and to ours as well Russia has gone from being a spoiler to a joiner.But whether that trend continues will depend crucially on how Russia defines itself and its own statehood.

But she said that Mr. Lavrov pledged Russia's strong support, and the three sides did agree that any questions of the regions' own statehood would be raised incrementally if Kosovo was recognized by the West.

Unlike the rise of the Confederacy, however, these have most frequently cropped up in the form of smaller, often rural groups campaigning for their own statehood.

It's not the first time a New York entity has proposed this: In 2008, a band of rebellious Long Islanders kicked around the idea of declaring their own statehood.

Scott Strzelczyk of Western Maryland is tired of liberal politics dominating his state, and thinks giving five of its counties their own statehood would be a great way to fix the problem.

We could push for Aboriginal statehood; our own parliament, our own education and health system, our own constitution, our own laws protecting culture and customary law, a share of the GST, guaranteed Senate representation, and the most secure form of land rights possible.

"The Kurds hope, however, that Turkey's thirst for oil and gas will align with their own thirst for statehood," Mr. Hiltermann wrote in his report.

Scattered on the hallowed ground are crosses planted by passing contingents of NATO airmen; these days they, too, provide protection in the heavens.Siauliai's air base tells its own story of fragile statehood.

He must also resist the temptation to declare Palestinian statehood on his own.

President Lee, although reviled in China for his own assertion of Taiwan's statehood, has joined Mr. Lien in warning that Mr. Chen's election could provoke China to war.

"And I pointed out the same thing I pointed out when I was running for office three years ago, which is that I respect the rights of Puerto Ricans to make their own decision with regards to statehood, and if they chose by majority plus one person to become a state, I will help lead the effort to provide the statehood that the citizens of Puerto Rico would seek".