Sentence examples for receiving land from inspiring English sources
The parliament made some progress in agrarian reform, with peasants receiving land expropriated from large estates.
After receiving land from his father, emperor Louis I, Charles became embroiled in a series of civil wars among his half-brothers over the maintenance of land for succession status.
He began to accumulate his family's fortune by manufacturing weapons and, after receiving land grants from Peter I the Great (reigned 1682 1725), by building and operating an iron foundry at Tula.
In the 1940s, they formed a strong alliance with Yigal Allon, then a young commander of the Palmach, the elite Zionist fighting force, receiving land in return for their loyalty and support.
This was because land was distributed for household heads, not to each member of the household; as a result, those married women were totally excluded from receiving land independently, since the land was registered in husband's name.
The 1824 Constitution of Mexico banned religions other than Roman Catholicism and gave preference to Mexican citizens in receiving land.
Even individuals who illegally resided in the forest received land and housing in new villages.
The Indians who thus received land became U.S. citizens, subject to federal, state, and local laws.
As a result, many people who expected to receive land years ago are still waiting.
Contra commanders said about a third of their troops, which numbered more than 22,000, received land.
He insisted the damaged homes would be repaired and the villagers would receive land and compensation by November.
