1.   It involves a further transfer of sovereignty to Brussels and is likely to be fiercely opposed by Tory Euro-sceptics.

2.   In January the National Party government outlined its plans to hand over sovereignty to a power-sharing administration.

3.   All future transfers of sovereignty to the EC would require approval by a two-thirds majority of both houses.

4.   Adopting the euro is seen by many Conservatives as a surrender of sovereignty to a system they perceive as dominated by Germany and its closest EU partner, France.

5.   But she was savaged by Republicans on Capitol Hill and by the foreign-policy establishment for what was perceived as relinquishing American sovereignty to the United Nations.

6.   But unease persists about loss of sovereignty to a bank in Germany and the less flexible economic model of continental Europe.

7.   He stood up for Indians on a range of issues, from the sanctity of tribal sovereignty to the need for better social programs on reservations.

8.   His view is that Ireland has willingly given up much of its sovereignty to the European Union.

9.   Many here who adamantly favor a full transfer of sovereignty to a Palestinian state say they expect that change to bring financial hardships.

10.   Still, efforts to subordinate national sovereignty to internationalist notions of universal crimes are especially tricky for the United States.