Sentence examples for separatists can be from inspiring English sources

Separatists can be expected to test the limits continually, hoping that dramatic moves against them will boost support and bolster their argument that Catalonia is a victim of Spanish high-handedness.

That is why Indian officials, and American diplomats as well, have not given up hope that at least some of the fractious separatist groups can be lured into the fold.

Unofficially, part of the philosophy behind the move appears to be to demonstrate to those people living in rebel-held areas how miserable life under separatist rule can be, and it is also based on an assumption that most pro-Kiev people have already left the region.

This would be more specifically the case of Switzerland and Austria, Denmark and Norway, or Belgium and Netherlands; (iii) separatist claims can be contained even within highly unequal unions as long as cultural differences are either limited or are not negatively valued by the population; and (iv) ex-Yugoslavia is a good laboratory to test for some predictions of the model.

In the second conversation, some five hours after the plane is brought down, a crew member from the Buk has apparently become lost and two separatists are discussing how he can be reunited with his colleagues.

Blaming whatever fate befalls the separatists on the Western adversaries can be presented by the Kremlin propaganda machine as putting a priority on the needs of Russians in Russia, Sutyagin said in describing how he believes Putin will finesse a necessary "tactical retreat".

"It appears that almost any expression of Tibetan identity can be categorized as separatist or reactionary," she said in an interview from London.

The prime minister said Vladimir Putin should "do everything in his power to make these separatists open up that site so there can be a proper investigation".

Mr Steinmeier added that Russia had a duty to "influence" the separatists" so that the other members of the mission can be freed as soon as possible.

But most Kashmiri separatists have vowed to boycott the vote, saying no election can be free while hundreds of thousands of Indian troops are deployed in the area.

Now the results can be seen in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian separatists have gained ground against Ukrainian government troops.