1.   Bogor was then an important colonial outpost with world-famous botanical gardens.

2.   But for a colonial outpost, he disdained the plans for expensive marble floors and gold chains with cute signs in the lobby.

3.   France, for example, had colonial outposts in Africa, Indochina and the South Pacific.

4.   He has since ruled the province like a colonial outpost.

5.   It is, rather, a colonial outpost whose conquest has been recent and remains incomplete.

6.   Old habits die hard and Hong Kong is still in the midst of an awkward transition from colonial outpost to Chinese metropolis.

7.   Settlements are among the sorest of points between Israelis and Palestinians, who consider them colonial outposts illegal under international law.

8.   The handover ceremony followed a day of nostalgic celebration in a steady rain as Britain marked its retreat from its last major colonial outpost.

9.   Then one replied that Israel is a colonial outpost and that as a result while Israeli Arabs may have ballots and free speech, they have no dignity.

10.   Today, Barrier Gate still separates this tiny Portuguese colonial outpost from the Peoples Republic of China.