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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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About nine percent of the Sinhalese were Christians.
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Campbell was aware of the disadvantages of having so few Sinhalese in the police, especially in higher posts.
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Despite the Hinduism of most Tamils and the Buddhism of most Sinhalese , they coexisted for those two millennia without much hostility.
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In the worst recorded incident over 200 Sinhalese were killed in the vicinity of Hambantota on Dec. 20.
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The Sinhalese were however generally unwilling to work as labourers on large estates.
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The supernatural beings of the Sinhalese could be manipulated by humans soas to influence events, but their ethical position was ambiguous.
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The three major groups were the Sinhalese , Tamils and Moors.