41.  The intent of this article was to unify a nation of separate states and to help hold that union together.

42.  The Kurds have sought a separate state on and off since the breakup of the Ottoman empire after World War I.

43.  The men broke into the historic bell tower, the Campanile, and occupied it, demanding a separate state in northern Italy.

44.  The negotiators are also talking about expanding Jerusalem to include Palestinian neighborhoods, making possible an undivided city that may nevertheless serve as capital for two separate states.

45.  The MILF is fighting to establish a separate Islamic state on Mindanao.

46.  The men have left behind families, jobs, however menial, and peace to fight for a separate state with the Kosovo Liberation Army against the Serbian military.

47.  The Palestinians, and many Israelis who do see separate states as the only solution, suspect that there is a hidden long-term plan.

48.  The rebel force is fighting for a separate state.

49.  The rebel force is fighting for a separate state in a province where ethnic Albanians outnumber Serbs nine to one.

50.  The rebels have previously said they want a separate state in the southern Philippines and protection of their fishing rights.