Several of the Commonwealth nations followed the British lead and sourced buses from British manufacturers, leading to a prevalence of double-decker buses.

Several maritime Asian nations sent envoys with tribute for the Chinese emperor.

Several liberals, including Adam Smith and Richard Cobden, argued that the free exchange of goods between nations could lead to world peace, a view recognised by such modern American political scientists as Dahl, Doyle, Russet, and O ' Neil.

Several military engineering vehicles have been developed in various nations to achieve this task.

Several heads of state and their consorts, as the foremost representatives of their nations, gather at the Funeral of Pope John Paul II | funeral for the late Pope John Paul II in 2005.

Several nations adopted small calibre repeating bolt action rifles during this decade.

Several foreign nations also treat citizens and non-citizens of Latvia differently, admitting citizens of Latvia without visa but requiring visas from non-citizens.

Several west European and African nations, Canada, People's Republic of China, Egypt, Libya, Russia, the Holy See, and the European Union maintain diplomatic missions in Kigali.

* Several nations both smaller and larger than the U. S. have simplified their spelling systems.

Several nations have used cultural relativism as a justification for limiting the rights in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Several Caribbean nations carry feeds of CBC TV:

Several western Christian groups, in particular those of the Church of God in Christ, claim that the whole UK is the direct descendant of Ephraim, and that the whole USA is the direct descendant of Manasseh, based on the interpretation that Jacob had said these two tribes would become the most supreme nations in the world.

Several European nations with minor positions in the field also produced their first talking pictures — Belgium ( in French ), Denmark, Greece, and Romania.

Several studies using ultrasound scan screening have shown that the prevalence of PKD in exotics is between 40 and 50 % in developed nations.

Several fragments, chiefly anecdotes and strictures of various kinds upon the character of nations and individuals, are preserved by Athenaeus, Plutarch and others.

Several fierce battles were fought among the warring nations in the Valley region, as attested by the earliest European-American settlers.

Several groups have held Terra, including the Terran Alliance, Terran Hegemony, ComStar, Word of Blake, and Republic of the Sphere ; most of these nations fought bitter struggles upon Terra, scarring the world.

Several nations also hold " Champagne Races ", where students go to drink and spray champagne or somewhat more modestly priced sparkling wine on each other.

Several other nations and international bodies have also enacted statutes and regulations regarding the validity and binding nature of digital signatures.

Several Japanese electronics manufacturers in 1969, standardized the first format for industrial / non-broadcast videotape recorders ( VTRs ) called EIAJ-1 Some color broadcasts in the USA began in the 1950s, with color becoming common in western industrialized nations during the late 1960s and then standard in the 1970s.

Several other nations were at one time or have become in recent years serious contenders in both WAG and MAG.

Several of Northumbria's subject nations had rebelled in recent years, leading to a number of large-scale battles against the Picts, Mercians, and Irish, with varied success.

Several nations bestow awards which are referred to as the Presidential Unit Citation, including the following:

Several NATO countries have collectively organized an elite counterterrorist unit, composed of the best soldiers from the militaries of several nations, named Rainbow.

Several Eastern Bloc countries adopted trolleybus systems, and their manufacturers such as Trolza exported trolleybuses to other friendly states.

Several other ancient churches in Eastern Europe, Western Asia and North Africa also use Orthodox, but are distinct from the Orthodox Church as described in this article.

Several researchers include the island of Cyprus in Levantine studies, including the Council for British Research in the Levant, the UCLA Near Eastern Languages and Cultures department, and the UCL Institute of Archaeology, the last of which has dated the connection between Cyprus and mainland Levant to the early Iron Age.

Several Lithuanian monarchs — the last being Švitrigaila in 1432 – 36 — relied on the Eastern Orthodox Ruthenian majority, while most monarchs and magnates increasingly came to reflect the opinions of the Roman Catholics.

Several times, especially in 759, Paul feared that the Eastern Roman Emperor would send an armament against the city of Rome.

Several seasons later, they were followed by Eastern Europeans barely into their teens, pale, and " bordering on anorexic.

Several ethnic churches are located in this part of the city, as a result of settlement in the area by a large number of Eastern European immigrants, with Polish, Slovak, Czech, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, and Russian significantly represented.

Several native species are related to North American species, including the Eastern Bluebird ( Sialia sialis ), and the White-eyed Vireo ( Vireo griseus bermudianus ).

Several definitions of Kundalini yoga have been used in Eastern and modern Western teachings.

Several thousand spectators travel from all across the Eastern United States to attend this national event.

Several more difficult walks also exist, encompassing the Eastern and Western Arthur Ranges, Precipitous Bluff, the South West Cape, and Federation Peak.

Several Egretta species, including the Eastern Reef Egret, the Reddish Egret and the Western Reef Egret have two distinct colours, one of which is entirely white.

Several Eastern European countries such as Hungary, Croatia, Bulgaria, Albania and Romania were run by fascist governments similar to Nazi Germany before and during World War II, and all were client states of the Soviet Union after the war ; Borduria may be presumed to be in a similar situation.

Several decades later, Tula was turned by the Demidovs into the greatest ironworking center of Eastern Europe.

Several churches are dedicated to the " Maccabeean martyrs ", and they are among the few pre-Christian figures to appear on the Catholic calendar of saints ' days ( that number is considerably higher in the Eastern Orthodox churches ' calendars, where they also appear ).

* Several other Bell Media television channels, including CTV's flagship station, CTV Toronto, along with CTV News Channel, TSN, TSN2 and Discovery Channel, as well as the master controls for the CTV stations in Eastern Canada ( including Winnipeg, Southwestern Ontario, Northern Ontario, Ottawa and Montreal ) as well as some of the technical operations for TSN Radio 1050 are operated from 9 Channel Nine Court in Agincourt located at Highway 401 and McCowan Road.

Several former Polish villages in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia do not exist any more and those that remain are in ruins.

Several Igbo and Eastern minority officers were killed during the counter-coup.

Several quotes by Ohly were found where he defended the political systems of the Eastern bloc.

Several days later the Soviet Union sent Premier Alexei Kosygin to New York to hold a speech on the then-ongoing Middle Eastern crisis at the United Nations headquarters.

Several cities and small states in Europe – mostly Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages – issued multiple, single and fractional ducats.

Several countries in Eastern Europe and Scandinavia made spousal rape illegal before 1970, but other countries in Western Europe and the English-speaking Western World outlawed it much later, mostly in the 1980s and 1990s.

Several tribes of Eastern Indians were also moved to the eastern end of the ceded Creek land.

Several Soviet generals have placed the blame on the inability of Stavka and Stalin to appreciate the Wehrmacht's military power on the Eastern Front after their defeats in the winter of 1941 – 1942 and in the spring of 1942.