Described as the " most momentous piece of legislation in the field of railway law to have been enacted since the Railway and Canal Traffic Act 1854 ", it was passed by Harold Macmillan's Conservative government to dissolve the British Transport Commission ( BTC ), which had been established by Clement Attlee's Labour government in 1947 to oversee railways, canals and road freight transport.

Described by Ensemble Studios as " an important support system to your efforts in the New World ," home cities helped provide the player with resources, equipment, troops, and upgrades.

Described by the BBC as a ' generation-gap comedy ', it starred George Cole as Brian Hook, Kevin McNally as his son Alan Hook, and Toby Ross-Bryant as his ( Alan's ) son Vincent Hook and Julia Hills as his ( Alan's ) wife Beryl Hook.

* Described at MIT as ' the least random number ', according to hackers ' lore.

Described as ' The biggest free festival in Workington ’ s history ', the 2008 festival included a free children ’ s fun fair in Vulcan Park and stage and street entertainnment.

Described by some as ' apartheid's dumping ground ', from the 1950s the area became home to people the apartheid government designated as non-White.

Described as ' akin to being suspended in a beautiful cosmos gazing at infinite worlds, or like a tiny dot of fluoresecent plankton in an ocean of glowing microscopic life ', the exhibition features work from Kusama's entire career.

Described by Geordie Greig as ' counter culture ', this change is ascribed to ' Saatchi-isation ', named for former Party Chairman Maurice Saatchi, and ideological alignment to the so-called ' Notting Hill Set ' of the party leadership.

:: Described by the ICC as awarded to the team most notable for " upholding the ' Spirit of the Game ', involving respect for:

Described by Alexander Cockburn in The Sunday Times as a ' manly epic ', and by Hugh Thomson in The Daily Telegraph as a book that ' will stand as the definitive single-volume work on the subject ',.

Described by Gottfried Klingemann as a ' clear-thinking and just man with an energetic and tenacious character ', Deisenhofer quickly climbed his way through the ranks, holding various low level command positions, including service with the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler in 1934 and at the KZ Dachau in 1935.

Described by Wisden as ' arguably the best wicket-keeper the game has ever seen ', Evans collected 219 dismissals in 91 Test match appearances between 1946 and 1959 and a total of 1066 in all first-class matches.

Described as ' the science of male parenting ', the study of ' father craft ' emerged principally in Britain and the USA ( but also throughout Europe ) in the 1920s.

Described in the New York Times as ' the king of garage rock ', Billy and Thee Headcoats actually grew out of the British punk scene of the 1970s ( both Billy and Bruce Brand playing in The Pop Rivets and The Milkshakes ).

Described as ' a monument to German ingenuity and might ', it is perhaps with some irony that the IG Farben building is used by Tourneur to illustrate this dualistic contrast ; it was here that many of the German ' tools of war ' were developed, including Zyklon B gas.

Described as intelligent and studious, Cao Mao made repeated attempts to seize back state power from the regents Sima Shi and Sima Zhao, but failed.

Described as the " greatest commoner in England ", he chose the passage of the Great Reform Act 1832 as the moment to retire, later being made the Earl of Leicester in July 1837.

Described as " a big coup for Nichol ," items such as “ Sam ’ s Cola ” and “ Sam ’ s Over 39 % Chocolate Chip Cookies ” made their debut in 1991.

Described as an aggressive batsman, Wadekar made his first-class debut in 1958, before making his international debut in 1966.

Described by the BBC as " one of Cardiff's rising stars ", Jerome made his debut in a 0 – 0 draw with Leeds United on 2 October 2004, as a substitute for Andy Campbell, before going on to score seven goals in 32 appearances in the 2004 – 05 season, and was in a good run of form in the 2005 – 06 season, finishing top scorer for Cardiff with 20 goals.

Described as “ tall, spare and bearded ” but " not renowned for his oratory skills ", the non-smoking teetotaller was made Secretary for Mines by Henry Parkes in 1889 and the inaugural Secretary for Agriculture in 1890, in which position he founded Hawkesbury Agricultural College.

Described on the provincial vehicle-licence plate as Canada's Ocean Playground, the sea is a major influence on Nova Scotia's climate.

Described by many today as one of America's more " historical cities ", Wilkes-Barre has gained considerable bad press ( although it is not a major nationally recognized location ) since the Knox Mine Disaster.

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Described as " a pair of deft, intelligent rappers " by Allmusic, they were major contributors to the jazz rap movement of the early 1990s.

Described by the critic Dennis Altman as " part of a major cultural assault on the assumed norms of gender and sexuality which swept the western world in the late 1960s and early 1970s ," the book's major themes are feminism, transsexuality, American expressions of machismo and patriarchy, and deviant sexual practices, as filtered through an aggressively camp sensibility.

Described by WWE ( previously the WWF ) as " one of the most physically impressive individuals in WWE history ", Smith found success as both a singles and tag competitor, holding every major title in the organization except the WWF Championship.

Described by the critics as “ a pianist of awesome gifts ", Di Xiao recently concluded a major international tour representing the UK as part of the universally acclaimed European Concert Halls Organisation ( ECHO ) ' Rising Stars ' series.

Described as “ one of New Zealand ’ s finest songwriters ” and “ a true son of the Pacific ”, he won the Senior Pacific Artist award in 2005 for his contribution to the Pacific Arts.

Marion Akin, aka Miss Whiplash campaigning as a prospective Member of Parliament on behalf of the Correction Party for the Ribble Valley by-election in 1989. Described as the fastest growing fringe party in 1993, the Corrective party was a radical British political party which campaigned for social justice, civil liberties, animal rights and sexual freedom.

Described by the medieval historian Froissart as " wise and full of devices ", as a military strategist Chandos is believed to have been the mastermind behind three of the most important English victories of the Hundred Years War: the Battle of Crecy, the Battle of Poitiers and the Battle of Auray.

Described as the first guitar Hendrix set fire to, another of his Stratocasters was sold at an auction for a record price in London two years later in 2008.

Described as " European experimental meets West Coast American grunge ", The Humans recorded their debut album We Are the Humans in Seattle in 2008, released in Estonia in May 2009 to coincide with the band's return to play in front of the country's president.

Described as the " heart of Ashton ", the market was rebuilt and officially opened on 1 December 2008.

Described by The Straits Times in 2008 as a ' cult classic '.

Described as the " elder statesman among Ireland's back-row options ", one newspaper suggested that " could well be Easterby's last Six Nations campaign " As it turned out, Easterby played in one more Six Nations Championship in 2008, after which he retired from international rugby to concentrate on his club career.

Described by its organisers as the largest free gay and lesbian event in the UK, it usually features a carnival parade through the city centre on the Sunday ( but the 2008 parade was cancelled ), plus dance and musical events, funfair rides, a temporary village green, and street stalls and entertainments.

Publications from New Harmony's press include William Maclure's Essay on the Formation of Rocks, or an Inquiry into the Probably Origin of their Present Form and Structure and Observations on the Geology of the West India Islands ; from Barbadoes to Santa Cruz, Inclusive, both published in 1832 ; Thomas Say's Description of New Species of North American Insects, and Observations on Some of the Species Already Described ; Descriptions of Some New Terrrestrial and Fluviatile Shells of North America ; and American Conchology, or Descriptions of the Shells of North America.

* The Owls of North America, North of Mexico: All the Species and Subspecies Illustrated in Color and Fully Described ; 1973, Doubleday Books, ISBN 0-385-04818-1.

Described from Canada, New York, and New Jersey, North America.

Described by the Los Angeles Times as " one of the best poets in the nation ," her 2009 book, Dearest Creature, was named one of the notable books of the year by the New York Times.

Described by Classic FM as one of the top 5 international flautists, in 2009, at the age of 21, Adam Walker was appointed principal flute of the London Symphony Orchestra and received the ‘ Outstanding Young Artist Award ’ at the MIDEM Classique Awards in Cannes.