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"Colonial" in a Sentence (14 examples)
He dates the custom from the colonial days.
He wrote the article "Artificial Intelligence in Martian Colonial Life Support Systems."
East Indian sexuality has been influenced by recent colonial history. By no means are the levels of libido homogeneous throughout India, of course.
There are controversial works referring to the colonial period.
She has an extreme colonial mentality. She is crazy for Spanish culture.
America and other colonial powers hoped for the end of the Russian Revolution.
The subtlety of this modern empire building puts the Roman centurions, the Spanish conquistadors, and the (...) European colonial powers to shame. Today we do not carry swords. We do not wear armor or clothes that set us apart. (...) It is how the system works. We seldom resort to anything illegal because the system itself is built on subterfuge, and the system is by definition legitimate.
His first military experiences took place in the war between the British colonial empire and the Boers, who sought independence.
Tom headed a guerrilla insurgency against French colonial rule.
The colony was not adequately supported and quickly fell prey to armed incursions, ending the empire's colonial endeavors in that region.
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From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.
India’s half-hour zone dates back to colonial rule of India and the era when ever-faster steamships and trains were shrinking the world.
None of them are, so to speak, idle men. Many of them are emigrants, not of the soil born and bred colonials.
The rest of us had tea and finger sandwiches with members of the royal household, which was very elegant but hard on some of us ill-schooled colonials.
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