Example sentences for: independence

How can you use “independence” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • However, the groups reporting directly to the CIO or to an even more senior official viewed this as an advantage because it provided them greater independence.

  • Built in the 1840s following Greek independence from the remains of over 70 churches, it is now surrounded by a network of supporting scaffolding erected following damage sustained in the 1999 earthquake.

  • His remains were transferred to Sevilla from Havana in 1898, when Cuba won its independence from Spain.

  • Winston Churchill didn’t want any Indian independence and so it was probably as well for India that he was defeated by Attlee’s Labor Party in 1945.

  • Specifically, although most public companies are required to have a board that is comprised of a majority of "independent directors" and certain key committees are required to be comprised solely of outside directors, a closer look reveals that the independence of many boards may be more a matter of form than substance.


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