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  • The avenue which connects the various towns of the Motherland is the sea.

    Imperial Defence and Tariff Reform 1911

  • One song called The Motherland was a hit back in Somalia.

    Somalia's '11 Brothers' Sing Refugee Rhythm and Blues 2011

  • One song called The Motherland was a hit back in Somalia.

    Somalia's '11 Brothers' Sing Refugee Rhythm and Blues 2011

  • Just like East Germany's state drug programme in the 1970s and 1980s the goal of doing it for the Fatherland/Motherland is all.

    Archive 2008-08-01 Not a sheep 2008

  • It was sold to them long ago, as far back at least at 1940, when it held the soil of our Motherland from the pollution of enemy feet, and did it in face of such odds as the history of warfare seldom has recorded.

    Canada's War in the Air 1943

  • No part of the Motherland is very far away from the smell of the sea.

    Guarding Our Heritage 1939

  • Surely the worthiest of all worthy ways to recognize and at least partially discharge our indebtedness to the Motherland is to - make life a little simpler for those who are confused by it and happier for those who are tasting the bitterness of it and safer for those who are feeling its perils.

    Canada's Indebtedness to the Motherland 1936

  • The spirit of the Motherland is undoubtedly sound and, by the way, I think that one of the finest and most reassuring things in connection with the whole affair has been the attitude of the Labour element in the Old Country.

    Canada's Indebtedness to the Motherland 1936

  • I think, perhaps, the evidence of the present attitude of the British Empire towards economic unity, towards closer cooperation between the various Dominions and the Motherland, is to he found in her policy, her attitude in legislation and administration during the past six months.

    The Imperial Economic Conference 1932

  • She says to us, "Go your own way", and we go our own way; but when the Motherland is in danger, we are there.

    International Relations 1930

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