Below you will find example sentences with "external affairs". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

External Affairs in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: affairs
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 9
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 27.7 words

Words in this phrase

external affairs

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • external can mean: Outside of something; on the exterior. Frequent word
  • affairs can mean: plural of affair Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 9 start, 8 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

external affairs minister s 3× administration and external affairs which consisted 1× committee for external affairs on india 1× corporate communications external affairs and sustainability 1× external affairs ministry spokesperson 1× got the external affairs portfolio 1× india s external affairs minister s 1× india s external affairs minister visited 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

external affairs minister 3× addressing the weekly 1× affairs minister melanie 1× ahead of visit 1× at the ministry 1× bangladesh s state 1×

Common sentence endings:

affairs commission eac 1× arif mohammed khan 1× conference on friday 1× demonstrations on wednesday 1× despite the pandemic 1× east asia division 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

minister 13× india 10× ministry 6× jaishankar 6× new 5× division 3× spokesperson 3× secretary 3× foreign 3× tons 3× delhi 2× publicity 2×

Related phrases

foreign affairs home affairs public affairs affairs minister external debt global affairs humanitarian affairs veterans affairs economic affairs internal affairs

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around affairs:

home affairs 20× public affairs 17× global affairs 10× veterans affairs 9× economic affairs 8× internal affairs 7×

Just before it in the phrase index:

extensive network extensive experience extensive enquiries extensive damage extension office extends beyond

Just after it in the phrase index:

external debt external device external storage extra points extra week extramarital affair

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

external debt external device external storage

Same ending:

foreign affairs home affairs public affairs global affairs humanitarian affairs veterans affairs

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "external affairs" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 27.7 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as external affairs minister s, administration and external affairs which consisted, minister, india and ministry stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with foreign affairs, home affairs, public affairs, home affairs, public affairs and global affairs, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with external affairs

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Chaired the Parliamentary Consultative Committee for External Affairs on India's G20 Presidency. (13 words)

First on the agenda was the confirmation of new members to the External Affairs Commission (EAC). (16 words)

External affairs minister S Jaishankar has spoken to his counterparts in Saudi Arabia and the UAE,” the person said. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Joining them in the ‘Big Four’ are Nirmala Sitharaman, the outgoing Defence minister, who is India’s new Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, and surprise inductee, former foreign secretary S Jaishankar, who got the External Affairs portfolio. (38 words)

According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the flight is carrying more than 35 tons of relief material, of which over 23 tons is headed for relief efforts in Syria, and around 12 tons to Turkey. (36 words)

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has discussed a range of issues, including the Indo-Pacific and the Ukraine war, during his meetings here with his counterparts from France, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania and Romania. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

At the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi, he has served in the External Publicity Division, Administration Division and East Asia Division.

The initiative was launched in Hyderabad, a key center for Telugu and Urdu media, by Raveesh Kumar, Official Spokesperson and Joint Secretary (External Publicity) of the Ministry of External Affairs.

Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs V. Muraleedharan has accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of instigating Students Federation of India (SFI) activists to harm Governor Arif Mohammed Khan.

Affairs Minister Melanie Joly had “a frank discussion” on Canada-India relations with Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Friday.

Bangladesh's State Minister for Foreign Affairs Alam was invited to speak at the Indian External Affairs Ministry-backed Raisina Dialogue to be held from January 14-16.

Joining them in the ‘Big Four’ are Nirmala Sitharaman, the outgoing Defence minister, who is India’s new Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, and surprise inductee, former foreign secretary S Jaishankar, who got the External Affairs portfolio.

According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the flight is carrying more than 35 tons of relief material, of which over 23 tons is headed for relief efforts in Syria, and around 12 tons to Turkey.

Addressing the weekly press conference, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, “India is concerned with such incidents close to the border, and New Delhi’s position on the ongoing situation in Myanmar is clear”.

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Ahead of visit by India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to Sri Lanka this week, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has assured to fully implement the India-brokered 13th Amendment to the Constitution.

As said by the Manager, Corporate Communications (External affairs and Sustainability) at Seplat Energy, Stanley Opara: “Media has helped us a lot.

But Shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture Donald Cameron criticised the nationalist party over the refusal to take part.

Chaired the Parliamentary Consultative Committee for External Affairs on India's G20 Presidency.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has discussed a range of issues, including the Indo-Pacific and the Ukraine war, during his meetings here with his counterparts from France, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania and Romania.

External affairs minister S Jaishankar has spoken to his counterparts in Saudi Arabia and the UAE,” the person said.

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday said India’s counter-response to China’s attempt to change the along the border was firm and strong in May 2020 despite the pandemic.

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi suggested that the work at the consulate was very briefly halted following the demonstrations on Wednesday.

First on the agenda was the confirmation of new members to the External Affairs Commission (EAC).

Foreign Minister of Kuwait had last visited India in March 2021 and India’s External Affairs Minister visited Kuwait in June 2021.

Her most recent role at the Noguchi was director of administration and external affairs, which consisted of working on strategic plans, developing new master facilities and reorganizing its sister museum in Japan.

Hooker said he “couldn’t afford it,” referring to the cost of Doherty’s contract under his purview as senior vice president of external affairs at ComEd – the utility’s top internal lobbyist.

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