dependent state

Example Sentences

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It was hard, she said, to shake off the dependent state of being a prisoner.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2011

The explanation of this lies in the wretchedly dependent state of native authorship at that time.

From A Study of Hawthorne by Lathrop, George Parsons

As the feeling of enjoyment in action grows strong, the feeling of a dependent state of being, the feeling of being a messenger, grows weak.

From The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays by Masson, David

Their attempt to force an oligarchy upon every dependent state was an unwise policy, which made them generally odious.

From The Olynthiacs and the Phillippics of Demosthenes Literally translated with notes by Kennedy, Charles Rann

Annexation or confiscation are not compatible with our relations with this little dependent state.

From A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II by Sleeman, William