independence

Example Sentences

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With his announcement, Sarwar has asserted a degree of independence - that he is his own man, rather than Starmer's branch office manager in Scotland.

From BBC

The question now is: Will Kevin Warsh, the president’s pick to be the next Fed chairman, show the same independence and guts?

From MarketWatch

It is also striking a personal chord with millions of Americans who are weighing their aging relatives’ desire for independence against the many safety concerns associated with aging in their own homes, writes Clare Ansberry.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yunus won a Fulbright scholarship to study in the United States and returned soon after Bangladesh won independence from Pakistan in 1971 following a war.

From Barron's

Among the constitutional reforms envisaged are prime ministerial term limits, a directly elected upper house of parliament, stronger presidential powers and increased judicial independence.

From BBC