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Example sentences for "colonial affairs"

  • This official, who had the right to report directly to the king on colonial affairs, had large civil, commercial and maritime jurisdiction, and could issue ordinances which had full legal effect in the country.

  • Yet, as it did not belong to the foreign or colonial affairs of the country, and as the expedition had been determined upon and ordered at home, this may be the most appropriate place in which to introduce it.

  • Colonial Affairs: War in South Africa; Discovery of Gold in California; Hostility of the Arabs near Aden.

  • The new members were usually friends of the ministers or indigent members of the house of commons, most of whom were ignorant of colonial affairs.

  • The board had general supervision of colonial trade and government, gathered information, and reported on colonial affairs to the king or to parliament.

  • The Board of Trade, a body independent of the Privy Council, replaced the Lords of Trade in 1696 and for a time was the chief agency in the direction of colonial affairs.

  • If the prospects on the European continent are bright and tranquil, I think we have reason to feel also contentment at the course of Colonial affairs.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    and his; before daylight; colonial administration; colonial affairs; colonial days; colonial empire; colonial life; colonial policy; colonial possessions; colonial secretary; colonial times; colonial trade; cried aloud; far and; feudal tenure; foie gras; great soldier; his heart; keep ourselves; modern poetry; monarchical government; power stations; thy seed after thee; time and; while they; wildlife populations