1.   Finance is again king, cemented by romanticism about retaining political sovereignty over the pound and laced with not a little xenophobia.

2.   It certainly takes us away from the notion of a centre of power claiming alleged sovereignty over supposedly homogeneous territory.

3.   Britain has so far been unwilling to lay down its claim to sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.

4.   Mauritius claimed sovereignty over the archipelago, now serving United Kingdom and US defence purposes as the British Indian Ocean Territory.

5.   The united Germany shall have accordingly full sovereignty over its internal and external affairs.

6.   Press reports said that a proposal for joint sovereignty over Gibraltar was discussed, but there was no official confirmation.

7.   Argentine diplomats insisted that the accords did not in any way imply recognition of British sovereignty over the Falklands Islands.

8.   The issue of sovereignty over the Islands was not discussed.

9.   The declaration stated that biological resources are without doubt the natural resources of the countries which exercise sovereignty over them.

10.   Keating told the Dalai Lama that while Australia recognized Chinese sovereignty over Tibet, his government would be forthright in speaking out against human rights abuses.