1.  The previous regime had refused to accept any such responsibility on the grounds that the Federal Republic had been the only successor state to the Third Reich.

2.  British workers had the worst employment protection laws, and the UK was the only EC state where there was no legal right to paid annual holidays.

3.  Although Oregon is the only state to have completely abandoned precinct polling places, more than half of voters in Washington state also cast their ballots by mail.

4.  Among house movers, Massachusetts is known for being the only state where there is no charge for moving overhead wires.

5.  Analysts said the only states where the two companies have overlapping operations are Maryland and Virginia.

6.  And in Georgia, the only state with two Democratic senators who both joined the GOP voting bloc, the criticism of Cleland and Miller was muted.

7.  And it is the only state that has a Socialist representative in Congress.

8.  Arizona was the only other state to win more than once.

9.  Arizona and Louisiana are the only states with covenant marriage laws.

10.  Arizona has the distinction of being the only state to have a King holiday directly approved by voters.