Britain, in pursuit of its self-proclaimed Empire, was always on the lookout for strong armies.
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Serbia still considers Kosovo a province and has refused to recognize its self-declared status.
Its self-described "paranoia" it won't even say how many people work in sales irritates analysts.
Despite its self-aggrandisement, Dubai is not yet important enough to bring down the global financial system.
After publication, the cabinet hoped to downplay the report, but was no match for its self-publicising author.
Its self-regulatory body, the Press Complaints Commission, promised a new look at the paparazzi after the princess's death.
Russia already had almost full control over South Ossetia and Abkhazia and dealt openly with its self-proclaimed presidents.
The MPAA cannot be blamed for its "take-no-prisoners" approach, he said, as it is only acting in its self-interest.
The government has been able to bring forward, from 2010 to 2008, its self-imposed deadline for balancing its books.
Worse, as the failure of its self-build strategy became clearer, internal conflict grew.
Even when the French revolution finally came, its self-appointed guardians had no place for the philosophy of the true radicals.
Only very gradually has his successor, Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, begun to make moves to release the country from its self-imposed, Soviet-style isolation.
Diminishing polling figures and the vicissitudes of popular thinking will likely not matter to al Qaeda, given its self-appointed transcendental mission.
Whatever road Bertelsmann chooses, it says there is no hurry - it is certain it will get there by its self-imposed deadline.
Borders tends to try to capitalize on timing of current events for its self-publishing projects, such as music books tied to the Grammy Awards.
In 2006, the Nashville-based band released its self-titled debut on Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace label when its members were still in high school.
But for Sony to turn itself around - to become meaningful again in the lives of its consumers - it must shed its self-perception.
Google was awarded an autonomous car patent in 2011, and secured a Nevada driving licence for its self-drive car in May 2012.
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Now, they just need the software to enable its self-balancing functionality.
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Its self-consciously surreal libretto by Luisa Costa Gomes includes arias in Portuguese and a spoken part in English for the elegantly reserved dancer, Lucinda Childs.
Ireland has been rewarded for its self-discipline by lower borrowing costs.
He believes the Enlightenment is incomplete, betrayed by its self-appointed guardians.
And Ford is already marketing its new Focus - with its self-proclaimed "intelligent protection system" - as one of the safest vehicles on the mass market.
Sure a few Android devices like Motorola Droid 2 get the FIPS-140-2 but thats only for data encryption modules NOT including the operating system its self.
Federal employees constitute a significant lobbying force, and included in their numbers are Senators and Congressmen, a group not famous for voting against its self-interest -- ever.
Many politicians are watching the BBC reeling from its self-inflicted wounds with a mixture of amazement and frustration but I detect little anger or desire for retribution.
In the time since, the NRA has become even more extreme, even more paranoid, even more ensconced in its self-reinforcing world in which guns are all that matter.
Meanwhile, its reputation was tarnished by successful prosecutions of Big Board traders who put their own interests ahead of their customers', and by weaknesses in its self-regulatory function.
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To ease its self-inflicted shortage, Argentina looks to Bolivia.
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