The Nara period of the 8th century marked the emergence of a strong Japanese state and is often portrayed as a golden age.

The 'Nara period' of the 8th century marked the first emergence of a strong Japanese state.

The new agreement does not specifically mention the emergence of a Palestinian state.

The hard decisions, she added, "must be taken in order to promote peace and to help the emergence of a democratic Palestinian state."

So I challenge Israel to take concrete steps to support the emergence of a viable, credible Palestinian state.

The possible emergence of an African communist state remained a source of disquiet in the West.

Its construction, and in particular its great expansion around 737, has been interpreted as an indication of the emergence of a unified Danish state.

The treaty secured the emergence of an independent Bulgarian state for the first time since 1396.

Terror threatens the emergence of a Palestinian state.

The price is clear - the emergence of a new Palestinian state on virtually all of the West Bank.