1.   Britain was the largest colonial power.

2.   In some instances reforms in Sri Lanka even preceded those of the colonial power.

3.   Nor was Britain the only colonial power to incorporate existing native rulers into a system of colonial administration.

4.   Outside of Colombo, the capital, the main representatives of colonial power were the government agents and assistant government agents.

5.   There was some variation in this regard as different colonial powers pursued different expansionist policies.

6.   This is especially dangerous in a region where political frontiers, arbitrarily drawn by old colonial powers, divide the tribes.

7.   Throughout the nineteenth century the colonial powers made war on poorer countries in order to gain territory.

8.   The country was a colonial power.

9.   Dulles did more than make the customary recommendations that the policies of the colonial powers keep abreast of local political aspirations.