Sentence examples for troubled borders from inspiring English sources

Surrounded by hostile powers, it could secure its future only by acquiring territory, but each acquisition created new, troubled borders, which fed the appetite for conquest.

When it was announced that a group of high-profile Aids researchers travelling to attend an international conference in Melbourne were among the dead, it quickly became clear the impact of this tragedy would be felt far beyond the troubled borders of eastern Europe.

She has known Turkyilaz for more than five years and says that his research "promises to build important academic and human bridges between areas of scholarship divided by politically troubled borders, languages, and disciplines". In late July, Altinay entered Armenia on a tourist visa; she was met at Yerevan's airport by the same friends who had seen off Turkyilmaz when he was arrested.

Henry inherited the kingdom of England from William Rufus, giving him a claim of suzerainty over Wales and Scotland, and acquired the Duchy of Normandy, a complex entity with troubled borders.

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan government summoned Pakistan's charge d'affaires in Kabul to the Foreign Ministry on Monday to file a "strong protest" after another clash along the countries' troubled border.

While Barnier insists on the "sequencing" of talks, so that trade negotiations cannot start until probably January, finding a way to avoid a "hard" customs border for troubled Northern Ireland may well involve some earlier discussion of the matter.

In this new venture, they may upend another bit of common wisdom — that comedy has trouble crossing borders.

The troubles of Borders are rooted in a series of strategic missteps, executive turnover and a failure to understand the digital revolution — problems in many ways of Borders' own making.

As a writer, Kumarasamy refuses the divine; for her, the force with quasi-supernatural powers, the thing that disrupts linear time, disintegrates the self, and troubles the borders between countries, is violence.

The far-right's recent celebration of free speech started with a few instances of border enthusiasts having some trouble with borders.

In January Ron Marshall stepped down as chief executive of the troubled Borders Group, shortly after the bookseller posted a steep drop in revenue and same-store sales over the holidays.