Sentence examples for state in the midst of from inspiring English sources

Bali thus retained its identity as a Hindu state in the midst of the predominantly Muslim states of the archipelago.

Mr. Paterson has 308 more days at the helm of a big state in the midst of disruptive and tough times.

Continuing on to Nigeria, we arrived in Kano State in the midst of the avian flu outbreak and religious riots related to the recently published Danish cartoons.

There is an Israeli state, the most powerful state in the region, yet settlements continue to be built outside of that state, in the midst of those who are frustrated and have nothing left to lose.

Michael DiResto, a spokesman for Mr. Baker, said: "Congressman Baker's concern throughout was when a New York state official began to dabble in national regulatory matters, one state in the midst of their investigation, their criminal findings and their discussions of settlements, would start trying to institute new regulatory structures for financial firms that have national scope".

R.C. MacLeod also wondered if it had been waved in 1600, when the clan was in a desperate state in the midst of warring with the Macdonalds of Sleat.

"The days of wine and roses are over," Gov. Hugh L. Carey said in his first State of the State speech, in the midst of the state's 1975 fiscal crisis.

The region was a mini-failed-state in the midst of a broader sectarian war.

It was more like an immense city-state in the midst of a number of more or less independent provinces.

Many public schools are already at full capacity, and states in the midst of budget crises are raising tuition.

But many states, in the midst of a fiscal crisis, have reduced efforts to locate and enroll children eligible for Medicaid".