In such a village society, each caste, traditionally self regulated by a caste council, used to lead a relatively autonomous existence.

In Greek mythology, the human race had already existed before the creation of women - a peaceful, autonomous existence as a companion to the gods.

Until as recently as three or four generations ago the Naso people led a remarkably autonomous existence.

Usan-guk rarely enters into historical records, but appears to have continued a largely autonomous existence until its annexation to Goryeo in 930.

What begins as purely hypothetical assumes an autonomous existence that transports the men to a remote frozen wilderness.

Menon claims that the autonomous individual, responsible for his/her own existence is a cultural construct moulded by Western culture rather than the truth about the human condition.

A large and heterogeneous collection of organisms are grouped in the Protozoa, including all those animals that can lead an autonomous existence as a single cell.

It is easy for them to conceive an autonomous existence that is purposeful and hopeful.

The NDRC's research organization changed constantly during its single year of autonomous existence.

That's exactly what drives some of us crazy about that character--that he has no autonomous existence, that he's there solely to help "process" white pain.