1.   But the elected president carries moral authority among a proud nation accustomed to strong, centralized rule from the Kremlin.

2.   Many in this proud nation feel humiliated that Mexico has to deposit its oil revenues in a US federal reserve bank account as collateral for loans.

3.   Proud leaders of proud nations do not bow easily to such ultimatums, and the summit had to be called off when Netanyahu refused to participate.

4.   The proud nation of Afghanistan gets closer to being free of the tyranny of foreign terrorists every day.

5.   Whether so or not, the ancient Orthodox Church of Ethiopia continues to exert a powerful hold on this proud nation, where even time runs differently.

6.   But others see the law as allowing Japan to finally join the international stage as a proud nation.

7.   But others see the law allowing Japan to finally take the international stage as a proud nation.

8.   Several Malaysians did the nation proud when they emerged tops at the international level and won several awards.

9.   The announcement shocked a nation proud of its shipbuilding industry.

10.   The fall of Srebrenica continues to haunt the Netherlands, a small nation proud of its frequent participation in U.N. military operations.