11.   At the time, Britain divided its former colony on the Indian subcontinent between Islamic Pakistan and Hindu-dominated India.

12.   At the time, Indonesia had been condemned by Clinton for human rights violations in East Timor, a former Portuguese colony that had been annexed by Indonesia.

13.   Because it was relatively stable and prosperous, Ivory Coast, along with Senegal and Gabon, was viewed as a cornerstone of French policy toward its former colonies.

14.   Barriers were erected against bananas imported from Latin America, while preference was given to fruit produced in former European colonies in Africa and the Caribbean.

15.   Because there are so many of them, the all-inclusive resorts have fueled a bitter debate among locals about the future of the former British colony.

16.   Both banks earn much of their income in the former British colony.

17.   Brazil, a former Portuguese colony, has become a favored destination for Portuguese direct investment abroad.

18.   A generation ago, the prospect of oil in a desperately poor former French colony like Chad would have been regarded as an indisputable stroke of good luck.

19.   A South African writer, Tony Peake, has edited this collection, and its contributors all live and work in England or its former colonies.

20.   A. Brokers in former British colonies operate under strict rules, and you are not likely to get ripped off.