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Here is a remarkable state of things in our Christian commonwealths, that the poor only should be asked to give.

She collected a third gold medal at the Commonwealths in 1998.

But finally everybody agreed that if she saw a counselor the commonwealths attorney wouldn't press charges.

In the text, Milton conjectures about the formation of commonwealths.

Extended governments, where a single person has great influence, soon become absolute; but small ones change naturally into commonwealths.

A goodwill tour of the Commonwealths by the King.

He gives a theory of how people come into commonwealths and come to elect kings.

The other two states officially called "commonwealths" are Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.

During the wars, temporary commonwealths were established, but they ultimately fell to the sustained might of Rome.

These commonwealths will not long bear a state of subjection to the republic of Paris.

If you did, you'd have the Commonwealths in Britain."

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Four states in the United States officially designate themselves as "commonwealths".

Both of these commonwealths are unincorporated territories of the United States.

"Our tour in June and potentially August will be about testing things for the Commonwealths."

At the Commonwealths I felt no nerves.

And as fast as capitalistic governments crashed, cooperative commonwealths arose in their place.

Although Olivia qualified for the 2010 Delhi Commonwealths, she has given up swimming to focus on other things.

For all of these purposes, each of the four above-mentioned "Commonwealths" counts as a State.

The militia of these free commonwealths, entitled and accustomed to their arms, when compared with any possible army, must be tremendous and irresistible.

Locke also held that the main purpose of men uniting into commonwealths and governments was for the preservation of their property.

For commonwealths, and good governments, do nourish virtue grown, but do not much mend the deeds.

The great and chief end, therefore, of men's uniting into commonwealths, and putting themselves under government, is the preservation of their property.

He describes it as a mixed government, a commonwealth, and states that all commonwealths are of mixed character.

The Commonwealths remain an integral part for Aquatics' build-up to London 2012.

In the services of former British Commonwealths, the warrant officer grades are reserved for the top two enlisted grades (company sergeant major, regimental sergeant major and their associated technical grades) and is not a separate officer grade.