The way you two set things up, the system has achieved real independence.

We have a chance to show the whole Federation what real independence and freedom means.

Chechen leaders insist on real independence but Russian officials say that will never happen.

One is the growing pressure in some republics - especially the Baltics - for real independence.

Since that time, the parliament has demonstrated real independence from the executive branch.

However, their cash wages were very low, so their work gave them no real financial independence.

Britain retained control of defense and foreign policy, so there was no real independence.

If it goes to real independence, recent experience has shown that different countries can't safely share a common currency.

It was no longer possible to maintain a position of real independence from the Scottish king.

"But real independence in the political sense, no, that is naive."