Sentence examples for proper nations from inspiring English sources

Hands up those who, six weeks ago, feared sides like Japan would be flattened by "proper" nations and envisaged a surfeit of dull, second-rate games in half-empty football stadia?

But it adds that because Kosovo is "sub-sovereign" — not a proper nation state — it is not subject to the law of nations.

It appears that these new voters overwhelmingly opted for the party that bestowed the vote on them, thus proving that they really are part of the proper nation.

"A proper nation is not a place but an idea, compounded of an amalgam of past, present and future," Mr. Hastings wrote.

A brief first marriage to Sonji Roi ended in divorce after she refused to dress and behave as a proper Nation wife.

The procedure proposed is expected to facilitate decision making and to support analyses for formulating a proper nation-wide HCW collection plan.

They have worked towards this with ingenuity and patience and Mario Gotze's goal deep into extra-time, was reward for all the years of planning and the laudable belief that a proper football nation should develop, not import its best footballers.

What really sets Britain apart (besides our shocking nationalised health system) is the brilliant achievement of being the first proper capitalist nation, and everything that went with it: far greater prosperity for ordinary people, parliamentary democracy, toleration, a sense of fair play and decency and humour (which Rowan Atkinson represented very nicely).

We said from the outset that this was a knee-jerk reaction to events in Scotland, and a proper four nation solution is what that UK truly needs".

"Without respect for [a nation's] sovereignty, there is no basis for proper relations among nations," she subsequently told the United Nations.

In recent months, students' debates have focused on how America should secure the peace and what international role is proper for the nation now.