11.   The assertion that the United States would surrender sovereignty to other countries is a potent subject.

12.   The issue that struck the strongest chord among GATT opponents was the argument that the United States will have to surrender its sovereignty to the new World Trade Organization.

13.   The party that also has pledged not to permit the ceding of any American sovereignty to an international organization routinely does exactly that.

14.   The reason APEC has no last name is because the member states were so worried about ceding sovereignty to it, they would not even call it an organization.

15.   The Turkish Cypriots insist on a loose confederation that grants a degree of sovereignty to their breakaway state.

16.   The third issue, and the biggest one for Dole, is the notion that the United States would be surrendering sovereignty to the new World Trade Organization.

17.   They view the continent as being overrun with undesirable immigrants and believe countries are surrendering too much sovereignty to Brussels, the seat of the European Union.

18.   They would never give over such a significant piece of sovereignty to a committee of international bankers.

19.   Opponents say the government violated the constitution in signing the treaty because under it Denmark would progressively cede its sovereignty to the EU.

20.   Palestinian negotiator Ahmed Qureia on Monday dismissed the idea of transferring sovereignty to God and said it was never formally raised in the negotiations.