Sentence examples for phrase states from inspiring English sources

It's callous, at least, to use the phrase "states' rights" in any context in Philadelphia.

But this is to misunderstand de Gaulle, whose view of international relations was summed up by the phrase "States do not have friends: they have only interests".

The use of the phrase "states' rights" didn't spark any reaction in the crowd, but it led the coverage in The Times and The Post the next day.

His passion is to immerse himself into scientific mysteries and go, as the oft-quoted Star Trek phrase states, "where no man has gone before".

Some of you may grimace at the phrase "states' rights"; a few of you, possibly wearing pointy white hoods, may be more inclined to pump your fists in the air; and the rest of you are probably wondering what it means for states (as opposed to, you know, people) to have rights.

The very phrase "state of rebellion" sent lawyers burrowing into their copies of the Philippine Constitution.

To many Black Lives Matter activists, the phrase "state monopoly on violence" probably sounds more like a threat than like a reassurance.

The China Times Express, a local newspaper, reported today that the vice president had left out the phrase "state to state relationship" from a campaign policy paper on China.

The court's choice of words is almost never inadvertent, and its use of the phrase "state-regulated militia" was somewhat curious.

The phrase he used was "how's Harry and Ben?- Haven't seen you this blue moon" Egan then footnoted the unusual phrase, stating that it meant a long time.

Mr. Chen has avoided provocative statements, deliberately not uttering, for example, the phrase state-to-state relations, which the outgoing president, Lee Teng-husedused last summer to the outrage of Beijing.