They claim it all -- and rely on colonial-era treaties to do so. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Luce: Ethiopian-American Lawyer on Conflicts Along the Nile] Reference
Gently, they set it on a desk next to a colonial-era typewriter covered in dust. From Wordnik.com. [Pakistan's Phantom Border] Reference
It has two locations, the older in a colonial-era building near the historic Bund. From Wordnik.com. [The Dish: Hairy Crab] Reference
Seah Street runs behind the iconic, colonial-era Raffles Hotel, always worth a visit. From Wordnik.com. [Sweet Dreams] Reference
Many Thais have rejected the decision, saying it was based on French colonial-era maps. From Wordnik.com. [Diplomacy Gears Up in Thailand-Cambodia Feud] Reference
We are sitting in his colonial-era office, with whitewashed doors and dark wood furniture. From Wordnik.com. [Pakistan's Phantom Border] Reference
Set in a restored colonial-era bungalow, this restaurant is also heavy on Raj-era ambience. From Wordnik.com. [Foreign Places] Reference
The Fullerton Hotel is a luxury hotel in an old colonial-era post office on the Singapore River. From Wordnik.com. [Singapore Lightens Up] Reference
Dozens of sunken colonial-era Spanish ships are thought to lie on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. From Wordnik.com. [Judge Sides With Spain in Sunken-Treasure Fight] Reference
He was arrested under the ISA, a colonial-era law that allows for indefinite detention without trial. From Wordnik.com. [Freed in Malaysia] Reference
One takes you through Singapore's black-and-white houses, colonial-era bungalows built by the British. From Wordnik.com. [Traveling Light: Singapore] Reference
Chavez and Santos met at a colonial-era estate where 19th century independence hero Simon Bolivar died. From Wordnik.com. [Colombia, Venezuela Restore Diplomatic Relations] Reference
Ditto for the dismal reputations of France, the Netherlands, and the US in colonial-era Southeast Asia. From Wordnik.com. [Johann Hari: The Ghosts of Empire Are Returning to Haunt Britain - and the US] Reference
To do so in Zaire is almost impossible: many of the colonial-era highways have been reclaimed by jungle. From Wordnik.com. ['Invade Us, Please'] Reference
There was a case in Cuba, for example, where one of our participants analyzed pottery sherds from a colonial-era site. From Wordnik.com. [Conversation - The Nuclear Option] Reference
Ndhlovu has criticized the repeal of a colonial-era law used to curb political opposition for more than three decades. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Eritrean officials claim that colonial-era maps prove that the land -- though long administered by Ethiopia -- is theirs. From Wordnik.com. [Breaking Through] Reference
The staff wears colonial-era costumes and local artwork decorates the rooms — large wooden rosaries hang over the beds. From Wordnik.com. [Historic Quito, Rescued] Reference
Chibebe was questioned for two hours by police about possible violations of the colonial-era Law and Order Maintenance Act. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Thanks to its 1995 listing as a Unesco World Heritage Site, Luang Prabang's colonial-era townscape is still largely intact. From Wordnik.com. [City Walk: Luang Prabang] Reference
As we toured the colonial-era facility and were greeted by patients and health workers, we started asking about the details. From Wordnik.com. [Rishi Manchanda: A Bumpy Road to Health: Human Rights, Obama, and Lessons from Kenya] Reference
They visited archives in Lisbon, London, the Hague, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, poring over colonial-era maps and documents. From Wordnik.com. [The Memory Keepers] Reference
In May, authorities discovered 55 bodies in an abandoned mine near Taxco, a colonial-era city south of Mexico City known for its silver. From Wordnik.com. [Mexican Military Finds 72 Bodies Near Border] Reference
Patrick Barta/The Wall Street Journal Among the relics: A network of colonial-era French street lamps -- or at least the shells of them. From Wordnik.com. [Travels in and Around Battambang] Reference
Now Tsvangirai wants the Supreme Court to determine whether the colonial-era law used by the government to prosecute him is constitutional. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
When two colonial-era piers were being torn down, protesters chained themselves to the piers and displayed posters painted in their own blood. From Wordnik.com. [Existential Shanghai] Reference
As if the nation's ills were not enough of a burden to bear, she can't even move into Jakarta's handsome, colonial-era presidential palace yet. From Wordnik.com. [After The Ouster] Reference
Meanwhile, students at the University of Havana's colonial-era campus can take advantage of free tuition, dormitory rooms and three meals a day. From Wordnik.com. [Are Looser Travel Restrictions Ahead?] Reference
The three tree-shaded blocks of Ton That Thiep Street are lined with colonial-era shophouses and villas that now house hip boutiques and eateries. From Wordnik.com. [Ho Chi Minh City] Reference
The Tampa-based Odyssey Exploration Group unloaded 17 tons of colonial-era silver and gold coins, actually, from a shipwreck in the Atlantic Ocean. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 18, 2007] Reference
The company's colonial-era teak steamers will share the Rajang river with crocodiles and local boat traffic coming from coal mines deep in the jungle. From Wordnik.com. [Rolling on the River] Reference
But rather than try the alleged offenders in public courts, Kuala Lumpur used colonial-era laws to jail five Hindraf leaders without trial in December. From Wordnik.com. [Malaysian Hindus] Reference
This jet at an undisclosed airport in the United States is off-loading 17 tons of colonial-era silver and gold coins from a sunken ship in the Atlantic. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 19, 2007] Reference
Today Sandoval, 47, is the popular, can-do mayor of Suchitoto, a colonial-era town of 26,000 that ranks as one of El Salvador's leading tourist destinations. From Wordnik.com. [A Country's Rebirth] Reference
His government has also adopted Dr. Mahathir's authoritarian tendencies by locking up pro-opposition citizens under the country's draconian, British colonial-era laws. From Wordnik.com. [Mahathir on Malaysia] Reference
George's family has farmed here for generations and he's keen to show you around: the Pullakaya River, the village rubber factory, Mundakayam's colonial-era planters 'club. From Wordnik.com. [Ten top homestays in India] Reference
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