imperial
Example Sentences
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The premier previously warned that revising the imperial family's succession rules is "an urgent matter", although this would likely involve "adopting" new members.
From Barron's
Without Itoje at his imperial best, England lack the required intensity to drive standards.
From BBC
It wants too to accelerate debate on changing the constitution and on revising the imperial family's rules to ease a looming succession crisis.
From Barron's
Often considered one of the most successful commanders of classical times, Hannibal led his army from the powerful imperial city Carthage, in modern day Tunisia, into Europe as he battled to control the Mediterranean.
From BBC
He had a gift for pulling in the reader by placing credible characters inside gripping stories in historical periods, most successfully imperial Rome, the Dark Ages, and World War Two.
From BBC
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