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principality

prin si pa li tee

  • n  territory ruled by a prince

  • Germany is vilifying the tiny principality for letting tax evaders hide their cash there, but defiant locals are standing firm.
  • Contradicting Lee became synonymous with being disloyal to Singapore, so hermetic was the identification between man and principality.
  • Snow-bearded, 84-year-old Prince Franz Paul I, ruler of the 65-square-mile principality of Liechtenstein, which snuggles up in the central Alps between Switzerland and Greater .
News & Articles

  • Princely Liechtenstein bank keen for clarity on tax
    By Emma Thomasson ZURICH (Reuters) - Prince Max von und zu Liechtenstein, chief executive of Liechtenstein's biggest bank LGT, said it was striking how fast opinions on tax evasion had shifted since 2008, when stolen data revealed hundreds of Germans had hidden assets in the principality. But the Prince, who runs the royal-family-owned bank, is not worried by an international push to fight tax ...
    June 12, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
  • Sakho tempted by Monaco move
    The Paris Saint-Germain defender has admitted the current revolution at the principality outfit represents an "interesting project"
    June 9, 2013 - Goal.com via Yahoo! Sports
  • No Monaco criticism from within Ferrari - Alonso
    Jun.7 (GMM) Fernando Alonso on Thursday hit back at suggestions Ferrari might have been unhappy with his lacklustre performance recently at Monaco. Some commentators say the Spaniard lacked his usual fire in the Principality, where he was passed during the race by Sergio Perez, Adrian Sutil and Jenson Button, and finished seventh. ... Keep reading
    June 7, 2013 - Motorsport.com
Quotes

  • Joe Lydon in Scrum.com
    The reality of zero emission mobility can only be achieved through credible products and the appropriate infrastructure. The Alliance will be mass marketing the product and we welcome forward thinking partners like the principality of Monaco to... Carlos Ghosn http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Ghosn&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEMwtUUIIGRci6dbX_YO8U9wi3qgg just-auto.com (subscription) http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx%3Fid%3D96855&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHdKTEMzz-GesjySSLgaTM-KS_GlQ Nov 20, 2008 77522 104530 principality Our stated aim is to be player centred, development driven and competition supported," WRU Head of Rugby Performance and Development Joe Lydon said. "In designing this incredibly competitive end of season for the Principality Premiership...
  • Prince Albert of Monaco in CNN
    The sad moment we could not bring ourselves to believe in has come. The principality has lost its sovereign prince, my father, who watched over its destiny for 56 years,Albert said.

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