territorial status

collocation in English

meaningsofterritorialandstatus

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territorial
adjective
uk
/ˌter.ɪˈtɔː.ri.əl/us
/ˌter.əˈtɔːr.i.əl/
relating ...
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status
noun
uk
/ˈsteɪ.təs/us
/ˈsteɪ.t̬əs/
an accepted or official position, especially in a ...
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(Definition ofterritorialandstatusfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Similarly, the material impotence of most states has been a major factor in convincing their leaders about the futility of challenging theirterritorialstatusquo.
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Hence, their active satisfaction with theterritorialstatusquo has been directly derived from their inherent institutional and structural weaknesses.
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None of the governments of either country challenged theterritorialstatusquo.
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This is an indicator ofterritorialstatusand a correlate of harem acquisition, and, correspondingly, harems were acquired by 44 % of treated birds compared with only 22 % of controls.
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He said that they were uncertain of theirterritorialstatusin subterranean areas.
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Generally, enhanced commonwealth suggests a relationship that is, essentially, something betweenterritorialstatusand statehood.
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Howling in chorus is thought to reinforce family bonds, as well as establishterritorialstatus.
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In a break with the majority of the district's population, the governor opposed grantingterritorialstatus.
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Torres heavily defended theterritorialstatusduring her campaign and even criticized the "soberanistas" after admitting defeat.
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In 2012 54% of the voters did not wish to continue the presentterritorialstatus.
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Pierluisi said that the currentterritorialstatushas lost its democratic legitimacy and that the only paths forward are statehood or nationhood.
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Almost immediately after achievingterritorialstatus, a clamor arose for statehood.
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