self-rule

Example Sentences

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"The issue of self-rule is one of the major problems between the two sides."

From Barron's

“I have no doubt in my mind,” he wrote, “that Burma cannot form part of India under Swaraj,” or self-rule.

From The Wall Street Journal

The idea was that it would eventually be gradually transferred to Palestinian self-rule as the negotiations continued.

From BBC

He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for his consistent opposition to the use of violence in his quest for Tibetan self-rule.

From BBC

As patriots readied for battle and loyalists clung to the British crown, Thomas Paine published “Common Sense,” a fiercely persuasive pamphlet that united Colonists to fight against monarchy in the name of self-rule.

From Los Angeles Times