Could thepolitysustain pockets of autonomy in key border regions without risking the destabilisation of its interior?From theCambridge English Corpus
But, during the tumult of transition, relatively little attention was paid to the institutional design of thepolity.From theCambridge English Corpus
This authority would make actors at different levels of thepolityrelevant at key moments.From theCambridge English Corpus
First, it reflected a tendency to view evacuees as socially unproductive and undeserving members of thepolity.From theCambridge English Corpus
In apolitywith no parties whatsoever, individual legislators could further the interests of their locality unencumbered by considerations of the 'party's record'.From theCambridge English Corpus
Developed in exile, its standpoint was the "outside," and it reflected a modern, cosmopolitan conceptualization of place,polity, and identity.From theCambridge English Corpus
All else being equal, interests are likely to be defined more narrowly in a fragmentedpolitythan in a centralizedpolity.From theCambridge English Corpus
The historically elitist nature of these parties has also contributed to an increasingly alienatedpolity.From theCambridge English Corpus
The success of apolitycould lead to neighbouring groups wanting to share in that success.From theCambridge English Corpus
Non-official methods of organization and the use of social networks are particularly attractive in those polities where state repression is not only possible, but probable.From theCambridge English Corpus
Rights of free unrestricted association on the hill had been intermittently linked with contention over civicpolitythroughout the eighteenth century.From theCambridge English Corpus
First, the state-like characteristics of small, independent polities are due to emulation of the political cores to which they once were linked.From theCambridge English Corpus
Empirical evidence suggests a link between mass agitation and political reforms in many polities.From theCambridge English Corpus
At bottom, they insist that only abstract political principles and beliefs (level four) are legitimate foci of citizens' attachment to theirpolity.From theCambridge English Corpus
The present paper has focused on the intellectual arguments borrowed by the ministers from the physicians, rather than on the internalpolityof both professions.From theCambridge English Corpus
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