Corn Laws
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Two hundred years earlier, people were going hungry in Middleton after the government introduced the Corn Laws, which imposed tariffs on imported grain, turning bread into the preserve of the rich.
From The Guardian • Aug. 16, 2019
The protesters, 60,000 to 80,000 strong according to contemporary estimates, marched under a broad banner of reform, demanding expanded suffrage, tax relief and repeal of the trade-inhibiting Corn Laws.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2019
The most important moment of the 19th century for the United States took place across the ocean: the Repeal of Britain’s Corn Laws.
From Time • Jun. 30, 2017
Peel resigned after winning - not losing - one of the biggest parliamentary battles in history, over the abolition of the Corn Laws.
From BBC • Jul. 13, 2016
The Corn Laws were doomed, and with them much that he had loved, much that he cherished, much in which he believed.
From The Great House by Weyman, Stanley John
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