devolution
Example Sentences
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Critics say if it was labelled England-only it would, under devolution, deliver billions of pounds for Wales.
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Earlier this week, the SNP's Westminster leader Stephen Flynn accused the UK government of using its powers to threaten devolution.
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The deputy minister said that while forced adoption practices predated devolution in Wales, "they have a lasting legacy on all those who experienced them - for both the parents and the children".
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And he committed to using the powers of devolution to the maximum, while also making the case for independence.
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He said: "Spending taxpayers money on defending the will of the Scottish Parliament, on defending devolution, for me that's important."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
