1.  New Zealand is an independent member of the Commonwealth.

2.  The head of state of Australia, an independent member of the Commonwealth, is the British sovereign, represented by a Governor General.

3.  The head of state of New Zealand, an independent member of the Commonwealth, is the British sovereign, represented by a Governor-General.

4.  The self-regulatory code will be administered by a new authority set up within the DMA under an independent chairman and independent members.

5.  And it represented several prominent independent members of the board in other matters.

6.  Belize is an independent member of the British Commonwealth, and the queen is the official head of state.

7.  But they needed the support of only a handful of the independent members elected to form a new government.

8.  Continental announced on Monday that a second investment banking firm has been hired, this one to represent the independent members of its board of directors.

9.  Even Braly may not be considered an independent member of the board.

10.  In early January, Archer-Daniels agreed to some reforms, including reducing the size of its board while adding new independent members, but not until October.