11.   Jamaica and Barbados had held out, saying the United States was bullying countries and threatening their sovereignty.

12.   Jamaica and Barbados have resisted signing, saying the agreements threaten sovereignty.

13.   The so-called Euroskeptics in Conservative ranks resent growing EU intervention which they say threatens British sovereignty.

14.   The previous doctrine stated that Russia would use nuclear weapons only in cases when its national sovereignty was threatened.

15.   They argue that the agreements threaten their sovereignty and that the United States does not offer enough in return, such as sharing intelligence.

16.   You cannot solve problems this way and threatening the sovereignty of any state and threatening to use power are all unacceptable actions.

17.   General Kagame also issued a defiant warning about the French safety zone, which his government has accused of threatening Rwandan sovereignty.

18.   Greece objects to the name because it is identical to that of its northern province which borders Macedonia, and claims its sovereignty is therefore threatened.

19.   Sources close to the talks, however, stressed that the concept of autonomy did not include the right to territorial independence and in no way threatened national sovereignty.