Sentence examples for under the territory from inspiring English sources

His block of flats comes under the territory of a local gang.

But Anson Chan, the acting chief executive, reminded Beijing that freedom of the press is guaranteed under the territory's Constitution.

Some central government officials have also said that popular demands to freely elect a chief executive in 2007, the earliest date permitted under the territory's Basic Law, or mini-constitution, are unrealistic.

Today, many apparel companies here make a portion of each piece -- a sleeve or collar -- in Hong Kong, so they can claim it is "Made in Hong Kong," and ship it out under the territory's less-restrictive trade quotas.

Winfred Roberson Jr. told the committee that $11.6 million in bond debt would shift to Glendale Unified's remaining taxpayers under the territory transfer, resulting in a "violation in trust" to local voters.

Under him the territory of Holland greatly expanded and prospered.

The Kansas constitution, under which the territory entered the Union in 1861, was written in Wyandotte.

"This decision tells people 'one country, two systems' still exists in Hong Kong," said Martin Lee, a pro-democracy leader, referring to the formula under which the territory is to retain some autonomy for 50 years.

The East Timorese population strongly resisted Indonesian rule, and in 1999 East Timor was granted independence as a non-self-governing territory under United Nations supervision; the territory gained full sovereignty in May 2002.

They failed, but Dayton gave them political control over just under half of the territory and a veto over national policy for Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Under the Oslo agreement, he said, the territory fell under Israeli security control and so was "legally Israeli".