On the referendum, by giving people a choice over their electoral system, we give that system a new legitimacy.

But he was the first to paint these images, and paintings, as opposed to prints, claimed a new legitimacy for them.

Samlig was a crusty one and he'd just as soon not put his new legitimacy to the test.

Independent observers are uneasy about an election that could leave the new Parliament's legitimacy open to challenge.

Among the candidates for the role of reformer are those who lost their jobs a year ago, and thereby gained a new legitimacy.

Iraq will also seek new international legitimacy on a political level in Brussels.

In addition, diplomats say China worked very hard for diplomatic triumphs that would gain it new legitimacy.

But he still does not trust his new legitimacy.

The current pressure on insurers springs in large part from a new legitimacy enjoyed by preventive medicine.

Some even expressed gratitude to female students for giving new legitimacy to issues of work-life balance.