11.   There is no institutional or legal case for military action against a sovereign power that has committed atrocities on its own territory.

12.   There were no equivalent sovereign powers to sign a cease-fire.

13.   Tribes are treated under law as having sovereign powers similar to those of the states.

14.   But whether an entire judicial system can be moved intact to a different sovereign power with a very different system remains to be seen.

15.   China regards Taiwan as renegade province and has warned that it will use force to prevent the island from setting itself up as a sovereign power.

16.   China sees Taiwan as a renegade province and has warned it will use force to prevent the island from setting itself up as a sovereign power.

17.   It denies it is seeking independence, but wants to raise its international profile as a separate sovereign power.

18.   Lawmakers will be challenged to find solutions that can retain sovereign powers, he said.

19.   The United Nations refused to recognize the occupation and still considers Portugal to be the sovereign power.

20.   But the United Nations still considers Portugual to be the sovereign power.