1.   Conservatives had come to believe that they were the rightful rulers of the country.

2.   Greek Cypriots have little incentive to compromise because they already control two-thirds of the island and are recognized by every country except Turkey as its rightful rulers.

3.   Official versions asserted that the rightful ruler was taking his rightful place.

4.   Tchaikovsky essentially ignores the history, instead portraying Mazeppa as an overreaching, though charismatic, opportunist who abandons his principles and his rightful ruler.

5.   Beijing also says that the Dalai Lama must acknowledge that China is the rightful ruler of Tibet and Taiwan for talks to begin.

6.   Beijing insists that all countries with which it has diplomatic relations recognize it as the rightful ruler of all China and sever official ties with Taiwan.

7.   Both governments still claim to be the rightful rulers of all China.

8.   Morocco still insists it is the rightful ruler of the territory.

9.   Morocco still insists it is the rightful ruler of the territory, which is rich in phosphates.

10.   The government has stopped calling itself the rightful ruler of all China, but official maps still lay claim to an area encompassing the mainland, including Tibet.