41.   The chance of Israel ever recognizing the claims is minuscule, but they are likely to become a bargaining chip in talks on a final settlement.

42.   The case of Mariana Cetinar marks the first time Germany has recognized claims of persecution in Romania based on sexual orientation, lawyer Dirk Siegfried said.

43.   The claims are not recognized internationally.

44.   The German government has generally not recognized compensation claims by Nazi slave labor victims, saying they were pressed into service by private companies.

45.   The proposed law would regularize property titles and tax payments on the properties, and recognize claims by the new owners in many cases.

46.   The United Nations refused to recognize the claim.

47.   The world body does not recognize the claim but is sponsoring talks between Indonesia and Portugal.

48.   The United Nations does not recognize Indonesian claims to East Timor.

49.   They had previously threatened to issue an arrest warrant for any tax official who refused to recognize their claim.

50.   While its claims have been recognized by no country, Chechnya has largely been free of Russian rule and has established the institutions of an independent nation.