Hong Kong, a British colony until 1997, has a comparatively high degree of autonomy from Beijing.

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The accord provided for a high degree of autonomy for the south, and an option for it to secede.

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Political leaders from eastern Libya, where most of the country's oil is pumped and last year's revolution started, demanded a high degree of autonomy.

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Serbia insists that Friday's deal, granting a high degree of autonomy to Serb-majority areas in northern Kosovo, does not mean that it has recognised Kosovo's independence.

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Martin allows his divisions a high degree of autonomy.

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C, agreed between the two countries in 1972, as the permanent border and for India to restore to Kashmir most of the high degree of regional autonomy that it had for six years after India gained independence in 1947.

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