Sentences with phrase «as an independent nation»

Many properties (especially large ones) are composed of so many distinct departments that each function is run as an independent nation.

To be allowed to apply to join the EU, Catalonia as an independent nation must be able to demonstrate they meet the Copenhagen Criteria which are defined as follows Political criteria: Stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities; Economic criteria: A functioning market...

There is a long list of brands who have been forced, not just to mollify China, but to issue abject apologies expressing their deep shame over, say, absent - mindedly referring to Taiwan as an independent nation.

With the destruction of Jerusalem, Israel as an independent nation, ceased to exist.

The friendly against Egypt is Bosnia's last chance to sort out their squad before heading to their first World Cup as an independent nation.

The fourth side, India, had caused something of a stir at the 1948 London Olympics: Not only was it their first footballing tournament as an independent nation, and not only did they nearly get a result against France, but they did so largely bare - footed.

With a gross domestic product of $ 1.5 trillion, New York would have the world's 11th largest GDP as an independent nation, ahead of countries like Russia and South Korea.

Indeed, he argued that Clegg was doing Britain a disservice by suggesting the UK was not good enough to stand as an independent nation on the world stage.

If Cameron does so he will be remembered as a leader who changed the course of British history and reasserted Britain's place as an independent nation state.

There is up to 24 billion barrels of recoverable oil and gas left under the North Sea that could kick - start Scotland's future as an independent nation

But later that year the team made a U-turn: they now say that it will be cheaper for Scotland to pursue its 2020 target as an independent nation.

The west African state currently under attack from Islamists has a long history as an independent nation straddling the historically lucrative.

In a ceremony marking Ghana's 61st year as an independent nation, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo has unveiled plans for a new National Cathedral of Ghana designed by Adjaye Associates, the architecture firm led by British - Ghanaian architect Sir David Adjaye, OBE.

Notwithstanding the establishment of Canada and the other Dominions as independent nation - states, there had survived after the Statute of Westminster of 1931 some residual powers in the UK Parliament.

After the completion of the Revolutionary War, Vermont set itself up as an independent nation called the Vermont Republic.

To be allowed to apply to join the EU, Catalonia as an independent nation must be able to demonstrate they meet the Copenhagen Criteria which are defined as follows

A Scotland with a new place in the world — as an independent nation.»

Today, as an independent nation, Belize opens its arms to expatriates from all over the world to a nation that is safe, free and stable.