Sentence examples for separatists were only from inspiring English sources

Quebec held another referendum on secession, and this time the separatists were only narrowly defeated, by a margin of 50.6 to 49.4 percent.

In calling for the military to invade northern Iraq to destroy the separatists' mountain bases there, Toroglu was only echoing repeated threats made over the past month by the Turkish government.

The Minsk ceasefire accords signed in September by Ukraine, Russia and the separatists are being honoured only in the breach.

Chechen separatists were blamed.

Kurdish separatists were blamed for the attack.

Separatists were aiming for complete autonomy, and to that end there were separatist food co-ops — such as the memorably named New York Lesbian Food Conspiracy — separatist publishing houses, and separatist credit unions.

At least five separatists were reported killed.

The separatists were enjoying the covert support of the OSS.

Ukrainian forces and the separatists clashed in at least three places Thursday, and Ukrainian officials said five separatists were killed.

The reggae sound system scene, underground and defiantly separatist, was the only place where black DJs were in control.

According to an opinion poll in February, though, the separatists are in the minority – with only 26% in the east supporting union with Russia.