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ABSOLUTE, adj. Independent, irresponsible. An absolute monarchy is one in which the sovereign does as he pleases so long as he pleases the assassins. Not many absolute monarchies are left, most of them having been replaced by limited monarchies, where the sovereign's power for evil (and for good) is greatly curtailed, and by republics, which are governed by chance.

Ambrose Bierce
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PREROGATIVE, n. A sovereign's right to do wrong.

Ambrose Bierce
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Euro weakness could be more powerful than renewed dollar strength because sovereigns could refrain from divesting some of their U.S. dollar holdings.

Manfred Wolf
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Sovereign's board continues to march forward on its cynical campaign to deprive its shareholders, at their expense, of the right to vote on transformational transactions.

Ralph Whitworth
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We will continue to consider all available options to us in order to protect the rights of Sovereign's owners.

Peter Langerman
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It's a bad deal for community lending. We've looked at Sovereign's existing lending in the market - from Philadelphia to Boston - and we found that in all of the markets we've looked at they disproportionately deny credit to people of color, African Americans and Latinos. Where credit is granted, they are much more likely to impose higher costs on people of color.

Matthew Lee
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ANOINT, v.t. To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery. As sovereigns are anointed by the priesthood, So pigs to lead the populace are greased good. Judibras.

Ambrose Bierce
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A sovereign's great example forms a people; the public breast is noble or vile as he inspires it.

David Mallet
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Sovereign's board members have repeatedly breached trust with the very shareholders they were elected to represent. These directors must be removed as promptly as possible.

Ralph Whitworth
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Laws are the sovereigns of sovereigns.

Louis Xiv
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We may never land because of the central core issue that tribes are sovereigns.

Anthony Miranda
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The 30-year is a bit of a surprise, but it follows the other sovereigns that have managed 30 years in Asia, including Indonesia recently.

Dilip Parameswaran
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MINISTER, n. An agent of a higher power with a lower responsibility. In diplomacy and officer sent into a foreign country as the visible embodiment of his sovereign's hostility. His principal qualification is a degree of plausible inveracity next below that of an ambassador.

Ambrose Bierce
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The ratings on South Africa are supported by the sovereign's prudent macroeconomic policies, a moderate debt burden, and strong and stable political institutions.

Beatriz Merino
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