Examples of self-rule in a Sentence
the newly created United States opted for self-rule rather than monarchy
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But most members of Congress know exactly what’s going on: Trump is dismantling our democracy and creating self-rule.
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Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
In 2008, 76 percent of the country’s citizens voted for greater self-rule, which expanded Greenlandic control over its own legal system, law enforcement, and coast guard, and there’s increasingly vocal support for full independence.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 2025
Nevertheless, for the foreseeable future, the benefits of preserving Taiwan’s de facto self-rule do not warrant the enormous human and economic costs of a U.S.-Chinese war.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
This royal visit only encouraged it Israel occupies the West Bank but allows the Palestinian Authority nominal self-rule as part of a peace process in the 1990s that saw Palestinian factions end armed conflict with Israel with the promise of a future Palestinian state that remains unfulfilled.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
The corruption, incompetence, and unpopularity of the Palestinian Authority and the influence and popularity of Hamas understandably make Israelis view any increase in Palestinian self-rule as a danger.
—Elliott Abrams, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2025
Yet, in 1991, Hussein’s loss in the Gulf War proved to be a turning point, resulting in de facto Kurdish self-rule in northern Iraq.
—Sefa Secen & Serhun Al / Made By History, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
The 1993 Oslo Accords, for example, relied on maps to provide the framework for Palestinian self-rule in return for security for Israel.
—Christine Leuenberger, The Conversation, 7 Feb. 2025
For the first time, there was hope for Palestinian self-rule, but corruption and internal strife plagued the PA’s governance.
—Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
In 2008, 76 percent of the country’s citizens voted for greater self-rule, which expanded Greenlandic control over its own legal system, law enforcement, and coast guard, and there’s increasingly vocal support for full independence.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 2025
Nevertheless, for the foreseeable future, the benefits of preserving Taiwan’s de facto self-rule do not warrant the enormous human and economic costs of a U.S.-Chinese war.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
This royal visit only encouraged it Israel occupies the West Bank but allows the Palestinian Authority nominal self-rule as part of a peace process in the 1990s that saw Palestinian factions end armed conflict with Israel with the promise of a future Palestinian state that remains unfulfilled.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
The corruption, incompetence, and unpopularity of the Palestinian Authority and the influence and popularity of Hamas understandably make Israelis view any increase in Palestinian self-rule as a danger.
—Elliott Abrams, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2025
Yet, in 1991, Hussein’s loss in the Gulf War proved to be a turning point, resulting in de facto Kurdish self-rule in northern Iraq.
—Sefa Secen & Serhun Al / Made By History, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
The 1993 Oslo Accords, for example, relied on maps to provide the framework for Palestinian self-rule in return for security for Israel.
—Christine Leuenberger, The Conversation, 7 Feb. 2025
For the first time, there was hope for Palestinian self-rule, but corruption and internal strife plagued the PA’s governance.
—Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Self-rule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-rule. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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