The Federation ultimately failed because of the shifting international attitudes and rising black nationalist ambitions of the late 1950s and early 1960s, often collectively called the Wind of Change.

The delay from the earlier English legislation was due to'unionist fears of nationalist ambitions and spendthrift councils'(Roche 1982:45).

The bloody struggle between competing Kurdish factions should be a warning to all those who blindly support the nationalist ambitions of ethnic minorities.

He thinks Jews and Palestinians should give up on their nationalist ambitions and live together.

Eden was a liberal supporter of nationalist ambitions, such as over Sudanese independence.

The proposal would have allowed Arafat to proclaim the capital of his independent state in Jerusalem, fulfilling his lifelong nationalist ambition.

A Harsh Land And a Diverse People At first glance, Eritrea seems an unlikely candidate for such nationalist ambitions.

Distrust of Mr. Milosevic runs deep among opposition leaders, even those who share his nationalist ambitions.

When Ba'athist administrators thwarted Kurdish nationalist ambitions in Iraq, war broke out in the 1960s.

Also, higher employment means that people can find fulfillment in work rather than in pursuit of nationalist ambitions.