31.   Beijing claims sovereignty over almost all of these waters, including any oil and minerals underneath.

32.   Both countries warn that Islamic militants throughout the Arab world might react violently if sovereignty over any part of East Jerusalem is conceded to Israel.

33.   Both countries continue to claim sovereignty over the islands, which Argentina calls Islas Malvinas.

34.   A line midway between East Timor and Australia, Galbraith said, would give the smaller country full sovereignty over the richest and most keenly disputed oil field.

35.   A papal visit, Israeli officials believe, could be seen as official recognition by the Vatican of Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem.

36.   After China resumes sovereignty over Hong Kong this summer, Chinese leaders have said repeatedly, recovering Taiwan will be their next goal.

37.   After all, if Yugoslavia actually has won the war and preserved its sovereignty over Kosovo, as his state news media assert, why would Serbs leave Kosovo?

38.   After an August hiatus, the U.S. mediators once again began exploring ideas with Israeli and Palestinian negotiators on how sovereignty over the Temple Mount might be shared.

39.   Burg quoted the late King Hussein of Jordan, who once suggested that sovereignty over Jerusalem be given back to God.

40.   But Arafat resists accepting permanent Israeli sovereignty over East Jerusalem, something no Arab leader has been willing to concede.