1.   They form part of a distinctive culture.

2.   Cultural diplomacy, efforts to spread in other countries knowledge of a particular national language and sympathy for an allegedly distinctive national culture, was beginning to show itself.

3.   Has it been a distinctive political culture, citizens being prepared to acquiesce in and, when called on, to support the demands made of them by government?

4.   An economic Euro-patriotism that supersedes all national interests may ultimately homogenize what are now distinctive cultures and disparate interests.

5.   And while there are clearly identifiable Afro-American populations, with distinctive cultures, the same could not be said about the Middle East.

6.   In many ways forgotten by world Jewry, the Bukharans maintained their distinctive culture living among Muslims, and under the Soviets, who tried to limit their expression.

7.   In many ways forgotten by world Jewry, the Bukharans maintained their distinctive culture living among Muslims, and under the Soviets.

8.   Its uses vary, from stirring aggression with strongly nationalistic anthems to expressing a benign pride in a distinctive culture.

9.   Newly independent nations in the Pacific, anthropologists noted, are expected to look to history and archaeology in creating distinctive postcolonial cultures.

10.   Abdul Awal Mintoo, Chairman of the bank in his speech said NBL, is managed by a team of experienced and qualified professionals with distinctive corporate culture.