Sentence examples for significant political developments from inspiring English sources

Stocks gyrated Tuesday before ending higher on a day of significant political developments in Italy, the latest country to come under fire in the drawn-out euro zone debt crisis.

What started as a modest Facebook-driven protest by young people over housing prices has mushroomed into what many analysts suspect could be one of the more significant political developments here in years — and a possible opening for the defeated left.

There were, however, several significant political developments between 1945 and the achievement of complete independence in 1953, the most important of which was the confrontation between Sihanouk and his advisers on the one hand and the leaders of the pro-independence Democratic Party, which dominated the National Assembly, on the other.

"She has contributed a huge amount over the years to BBC NI's output, during a period of significant political developments.

[PDF] UNICEF Darfur Emergency Report (January-February, 2005) There were several significant political developments in the first months of 2005 which promise to influence not only on the shape and structure of international intervention in Darfur, but domestic and local strategies for conflict resolution.

Its elimination was the most significant political development for Christians since American troops overthrew Saddam Hussein in 2003.

Parliament's removal of the provision for minorities, he said, was the most significant political development for Christians since American troops overthrew Saddam Hussein in 2003.

JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 18 — South African democracy is so adolescent, barely 13 years old and still largely unformed, that almost every significant political development is a precedent.

In another significant political development in Najaf, an allied spokesman said the interim governor of the city had been removed from office and arrested.

Perhaps the most significant political development was the American disaffection with Yasir Arafat as leader of the Palestinians and the attempt to create an alternative Palestinian leadership that would be able reach a peaceful modus vivendi with Israel.

As a consequence, they missed just about every significant political development -- much less were they in a position to interpret it intelligently.