1·A preemptive strike against a sovereign nation raises moral and legal issues.
对一个主权国家进行先发制人的攻击会引起道德和法律上的争议。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·A small but vocal group of Hawaiians and environmentalists have long viewed their presence as disrespect for sacred land and a painful reminder of the occupation of what was once a sovereign nation.
一群规模不大但积极发声的夏威夷人和环境保护主义者长期以来一直把这些（望远镜）的存在视作对圣地的不敬，以及勾起他们对曾经主权国家被占领的沉痛回忆的事物。
3·It's a sovereign nation.
它可是个主权国家。
4·The USA is not a free and sovereign nation either.
而美国也不是一个自由与主权的国家。
5·No, I don't mean a looming default by a sovereign nation that has all of Europe scared.
请不要误解，我说的不是正在迫近、让整个欧洲都惊恐不安的某个主权国家的债务违约。
6·I have never declared war on a sovereign nation, but if I ever do, I'm appointing Tracy my general.
我从来没有向一个主权国家宣过战，假如我要这样做的话，会任命特莱丝为我的将军。
7·A determined country could leave the euro and establish its own currency again: nothing is truly irreversible for a sovereign nation.
意志坚决的国家可以退出欧元区重新建立本国货币：任何一个主权国家都有权利做出改变。
8·Israel can determine for itself as a sovereign nation what's in their interest and what they decide to do relative to Iran and anyone else.
以色列作为主权国家，他们有权决定他们的最高利益，有权决定怎样应对伊朗或者其他国家。
9·Although a sovereign nation, it is strongly dependent on Italy, by which it has been completely surrounded since that country "s unification in the 19th century."
它虽然是一个主权国家，但是它很大程度依赖于意大利，它在19世纪统一后整个国家被意大利围绕着。
10·Tolowa, the language of the Tolowa Native American tribe, is spoken by a few members located in the Smith River Rancheria. a sovereign nation, near Crescent City, Calif.
托洛瓦语(Tolowa)是美洲土著部落托洛瓦人的语言，住在加州克雷·森特城附近史密斯河定居地的一些原住民说这种语言。