And few would have imagined that the Czech Republic would become a free nation, a member of NATO and a leader of a united Europe.
The NFA is led by Mahmoud Jibril, who was prime minister in the interim government that declared Libya a free nation after the 2011 revolt that toppled longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi in October.
Wake up, says Daniel Pink, author of the best-selling management books Drive, Free Agent Nation and A Whole New Mind.
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My economy is full of frictions that I as a member of the free agent nation struggle to deal with in the time I can allocate to work and leisure.
And while Portland was included among the most frustrating cities in which to drive, Reuters cited its residents as being among the most road rage-free in the nation, followed by the (at least statistically) courteous drivers in Cleveland, Baltimore, Sacramento and Pittsburgh.
He said he thought South Africa was a democracy, a nation of free people.
Busy signals while trying to get online were as common as the frustration of reaching a human being at the company, despite the blanketing of the nation with free AOL installation CDs in every magazine and at every convenience store.
Franklin Roosevelt had no trouble pinning the nation's economic difficulties on the Republicans who had fiddled with free-market extremism as the nation's economy burned, and it took 40 years and the charisma of Ronald Reagan for anyone to put voice to that ideology again.
The Colombia trade agreement would allow more than 80% of U.S. consumer and industrial goods to enter the Latin American nation duty-free.
He acted as a powerful head of a nation state, free to act in what he saw as his country's interest and that of the international community.
It has made him a divisive figure among followers of the Netherlands, many of whom say his inclusion ahead of Rafael van der Vaart, a classic playmaker in the Dutch mold, is symptomatic of the nation abandoning its free-wheeling tradition.
How can they pass on to their children a nation as strong and free as the one they inherited from their forefathers?
We have for centuries strived to live up to our founding ideal, of a nation where all are free and equal and able to pursue their own version of happiness.
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An indebted nation cannot be truly free.
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In memory of the loved ones we have lost and inspired by the resilience of those living with the disease, let us strengthen our resolve to lead our Nation toward a future free from cancer in all its forms.
The amended agreement, announced on a day when the U.S. unemployment rate ticked higher, sets the stage for a debate in Congress over whether free trade with a major Asian nation can deliver the promised benefits or will instead drain U.S. jobs.
But like any sovereign, independent nation, Iraq must be free to chart its own course.
That is, the important elements that constitute a nation are: being disease free, wealth, high productivity, harmonious living and strong defence.
They do not make us a nation of takers, they free us to take the risks that make this country great.
When Carlson was keen on the nation, it was on a free-market binge under Carlos Menem.
Unless fiscal responsibility spreads from statehouse to statehouse, from city councils across the nation the retail appetite for tax free municipal bonds will stay satiated.
After a further 30 to 40 years, or somewhere thereabouts, cash will be eliminated from our economy after the nation has had a plethora of free and wide-ranging debates about this issue.
Sulse's parish and other Catholic churches across the Southeast Asian nation offered prayers for a hassle-free Vatican conclave of cardinals to elect a new pope.
Time and again we've been reminded of the difficulty of building a nation in which we're all free to live and love as we see fit.
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The Democrats want the federal government to impose policies regarding drugs, same-sex marriage, abortion on demand, sex education in the public schools, free birth control, etc. on the entire nation.
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"It is my hope that this decision will allow the Tucson community, and the nation, to continue the healing process free of what would likely be extended trial and pre-trial proceedings that would not have a certain outcome, " U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement.
The ''sweatshop free'' message just did not work in a nation where the average salary is one-thirtieth that of America.
And while our ultimate success has and always will depend on the incredible industriousness of the American worker and the ingenuity of American businesses and the power of our free market system, we also know that as a nation, we've got to pull together and do some fundamental shifts in how we've been operating to make sure America remains number one.
But can a nation as troubled as Afghanistan carry out fair and free elections?
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