1.   Critics say by moving a mix of ethnic groups into the new zone, the project will aid a Chinese policy of diluting Tibetan culture.

2.   Human rights groups argue that one of the main problems facing Tibetans is the arrival of so many Chinese, whom the Tibetans see as diluting native culture.

3.   The Tibetan groups that have campaigned against the World Bank project say that it will help Beijing dilute Tibetan culture.

4.   Emerging from voting booths, villagers told a reporter they feared foreigners would take their livelihoods and dilute their culture.

5.   Extreme right-wing parties across the EU argue the influx of immigrants, legal and illegal, adds to unemployment and crime and dilutes national cultures.

6.   Human rights groups accuse them of jailing and torturing independence activists and resettling millions of ethnic Chinese in the area to dilute Tibetan culture.

7.   Human rights groups accuse them of jailing and torturing independence activists and settling millions of ethnic Chinese in the area to dilute Tibetan culture.

8.   The controversial peace accord ended an uprising by Buddhist tribal groups who said an influx of Muslims was diluting their culture.

9.   The Buddhist tribes indigenous to the region accuse the Muslim settlers of grabbing their land and diluting their culture.

10.   The National Front claims that immigrants are taking jobs away from the French, importing delinquency and diluting French culture.