1.   It has official status in many countries where other languages are also spoken.

2.   There are leaders and opinion makers on the staff whose power of influence is completely unrelated to their official status.

3.   He told Salan to deny them official status and to limit strictly their interference in public affairs.

4.   So it has no official status whatsoever and has not been a subject of consideration by the County Council.

5.   Black English, which actually has dozens of variations, even enjoys official status.

6.   After World War II, the Americans occupying Japan stripped Emperor Hirohito of his official status as a figure of worship and government authority.

7.   But it seems unlikely the government will support the move to give it official status.

8.   Despite its official status and high-level membership, the commission only proposes ideas for acceptance by church authorities.

9.   France Telecom, the French telecommunications monopoly, paved the way for a spring share sale by changing its official status from a public company to a limited company.

10.   For that reason the government until now has not ventured to give it official status.