1.   Although the party has been dissolved, officeholders elected under its banner will retain their positions but will be considered independent of party affiliation.

2.   A majority of the white voters who consider themselves independent supported the Republican candidate in their district.

3.   Civiletti also said that the volume of legal work his firm did for MBNA was incidental and that he, too, considered himself independent.

4.   The poet Kenneth Koch, among many others, argues that art exists on its own plane, and should be considered independent of the person who created it.

5.   Unlike some later computing magazines, which were perceived to be influenced by advertisers, Byte was considered editorially independent.

6.   With a board considered independent, and not dominated by company insiders, many expect Bestfoods to make a decision that will provide the biggest payout to investors.

7.   Abkhazia considers itself independent, while Georgia insists that it remains a Georgian province.

8.   After a two-year war, Chechnya considers itself independent, but Moscow insists it is still part of Russia.

9.   Although Russia still regards Chechnya as a Russian republic, Chechnya considers itself independent and Russia has been able to exercise no authority over affairs within its borders.

10.   Although both regions are legally within Russia, Chechnya considers itself independent and its borders have been a site of frequent skirmishing and cross-border incursions.