Soviet and Western observers have warned that if the Muslim republics do not join the commonwealth, they may from a separate group, setting up a volatile ethnic and religious split

Nations are not to be judged by their size any more than individuals

We cannot tell how much that great statesman has done for his country

It is well known that up to the middle of the last century Japan was a feudal state

The state faces a financial crisis

The government is compelled to reconstruct national finance

A treaty is, as it were, a contract between countries

Poland ceased to exist as a nation for 120 years

The government finances are severely squeezed

International disputes must be settled peacefully