31.   The Palestinians want east Jerusalem as the capital of a future state, but Israel insists on retaining sovereignty over it.

32.   The treaty signed Wednesday calls for political, economic and military cooperation, but requires little specific action and retains full sovereignty for both nations.

33.   Yugoslavia retains sovereignty to Kosovo under an international peace agreement that ended the air campaign.

34.   Governor Chris Patten has also banned the body from meeting in the territory while Britain retains sovereignty.

35.   He stressed, however, the republics would retain their sovereignty.

36.   Israel views east Jerusalem as part of its capital city and its leaders are bracing for a battle at the negotiating table this summer to retain sovereignty there.

37.   The overriding factor for voters was a desire to retain national sovereignty in the face of feared bureaucratic regulation from Brussels.

38.   Under the Dayton accord, Bosnia is to retain its sovereignty but consist of two equal political entities, a Bosnian Serb republic and a Moslem-Croat federation.

39.   Under the Dayton accord, Bosnia is to retain its sovereignty but consist of two equal political entities, a Bosnian Serb republic and a Moslem Croat federation.