Sentence examples for they were ceded from inspiring English sources

[11] Essequibo, Demerara and Berbice were Dutch colonies until 1814, when they were ceded to Britain.

After arguments continued, Mr. Wasserman and Mr. Sheinberg told Matsushita executives that they would not renew their management contracts unless they were ceded more control over MCA.

As foreign minister in 1998, he called on settlers to "grab hilltops" before they were ceded to the Palestinians in negotiations.

They were occupied by the French in 1884 85, and, after the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 95, they were ceded to Japan, together with Taiwan.

(1) The Philippine islands became a United States possession in 1898 when they were ceded from Spain following the Spanish-American War.

It states, "Congress makes the following findings: (1) The Philippine islands became a United States possession in 1898 when they were ceded from Spain following the Spanish-American War.

If consumers knew exactly what they were ceding, I think they'd opt out just as Rudder has.

If someone decides: 'Maybe I had better keep quiet', they are ceding that power".

European officials reject the accusation that they are ceding the initiative in hydrogen development to the United States.

At the executive level, corporate leaders need to recognize that to the extent that they allow their companies to fall behind in international acquisitions they are ceding their firms' competitive advantage in the global economy.

They are ceding this market to comers like thredUP, The RealReal and MaterialWorld.