Sentence examples for statehood of from inspiring English sources

"The land was enough to excite any man's lust, and perhaps emotions more deadly," H. W. Brands writes at the opening of "Lone Star Nation," a balanced, unromanticized account of the settlement, rebellion and eventual statehood of Texas.

In Putin's Russia, the official rhetoric centres on the notion that western powers are intent on blocking "legitimate" Russian national ambitions abroad and dismantling the very statehood of Russia by manipulating groups from within.

"Undoubtedly, [any British action] should be a matter of cooperation, so that the steps are not directed at destroying the statehood of Syria," Zakharova told current affairs programme Vesti.

As the Congress Party-led government in New Delhi continues an aggressive push for the statehood of the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh, in the coastal Seemandhra region demonstrations by residents have been on for two months, fearing the loss of river waters flowing from Telangana and access to education and jobs in Hyderabad.

Last year Russia (but hardly anybody else) recognised the statehood of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.Over the years the Abkhaz authorities allowed up to 45,000 people to return to the Gali region, which had been almost exclusively inhabited by ethnic Georgians.

Like President Bush's demand for democratic change and new leaders, the criticism of suicide bombing cuts to the heart of competing Palestinian visions for statehood, of the proper means for achieving it, and of the deference that should be paid to Israeli or American public opinion.

The first war immediately followed Israel's proclamation of statehood on May 14 , 1948

SirThe failure of Camp David 2000 is not the only hint that a "detailed promise of statehood" is of no use to Palestinians today.

For almost 50 years after the Spanish-American War, Puerto Rican sentiment was divided between dreams of statehood and of independence.

Because its borders are not fixed after 50 years of statehood, the character of the state of Israel still hangs in the balance.

"Lots of celebration of Independence & Alaska's 50th Anniversary of Statehood, our 'Year of Jubilee,' " Ms. Palin wrote.