"seek" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- After independence of Solomon Islands in 1978 a movement in Bougenville seeking secession from Papua New Guinea disrupted communication with within the church.
- On Staten Island, preserving the status quo - or, at least, slowing change - was one motivation for seeking secession.
- Under his leadership, the NNC inclined towards seeking secession from India.
- Under his influence, the Naga National Council inclined towards seeking secession from India.
- After the August Coup of the Soviet hardliners had failed, the Lithuanian authorities suspended the local councils that had sought autonomy or secession from Lithuania.
- "Speaking for myself, my government, my party and most Catalans, we are not seeking secession," the 62-year-old politician said in a recent interview.
- In January 2012, a press release announced that the OLF would no longer seek secession from Ethiopia.
- Guided by the autonomous movement, the League rejected Turkish authority and sought complete secession from Turkey.
- "I think in the end that people seeking secession are seeking escape, rather than solutions, to the problems in our society," Mr. Sanford said.
- Generally, each petition seeks peaceful secession and independence for their respective states from the United States of America.
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