1.   The South African government argued that negotiations over the sovereign status of the Bay could not take place until a new political order had been established in South Africa.

2.   Because of the sovereign status, Italian magistrates who want to investigate in the Vatican must ask permission.

3.   Because of their sovereign status, Indian communities can assess lower cigarette taxes than bordering states, thus making the outlets lucrative operations.

4.   Lee asserts that Taiwan has sovereign status, but he has not risked a Chinese military attack by formally declaring independence.

5.   The tribe disagrees, arguing it must protect its sovereign status, a consolation prize give to conquered native people by the U.S. government more than a century ago.

6.   The tribes are clearly an interested party to existing compacts, but a suit involving them is tricky given their supposedly sovereign status.

7.   After Landry told visiting Latin American mayors this week that Quebec was a nation deserving of sovereign status, federal officials criticized his remarks as divisive and ethnocentric.

8.   Beijing does not acknowledge any separate sovereign status for Taiwan.

9.   But China still regards Taiwan as a renegade province and does not recognize any separate sovereign status for the island nation.

10.   In August, as part of that resolution, the U.S. Interior and Justice departments recommended Native Hawaiians be given the same sovereign status as most American Indian tribes.