101.  He stated clearly that three essential elements were needed to ensure that Siam continued as a sovereign state.

102.  Human rights groups acknowledge that Israel, like any sovereign state, has the right to control its borders.

103.  In effect, the Security Council is dictating to a sovereign state how it governs its own territory.

104.  It is for sovereign states.

105.  It is obvious that ROC and Taiwan cannot have a dialog because both names represent the same sovereign state.

106.  It argues Taiwan has effectively transformed itself into a sovereign state following the past decade of democratic and constitutional reforms.

107.  It is not recognized as a sovereign state.

108.  Koo argued that Taiwan is a sovereign state and will accept no lesser status.

109.  Koo argued during meetings with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Daohan, that Taiwan is a sovereign state and will accept no other status.

110.  Kirk McDonald has ample experience of the problems of forcing sovereign states to comply with international court orders.