Formerly the Department of the Ancient Near East, with a collection numbering some 330, 000 works, the British Museum possesses by far the world's largest and most important collection of Mesopotamian antiquities outside Iraq.

However, satire is used in some " serious " operas as well: Formerly, in countries such as France, operas expressed politics in code — for example, the circumstances of the title character in the opera Robert le diable referred, at its first performance, to the French king's parental conflict and its resolution.

Formerly used, in hospitals, as a treatment for some kinds of mental illness.

Formerly it was used to refer solely to Quebec French and the closely related varieties of Ontario and Western Canada, but is no longer usually felt to exclude Acadian French, which is also spoken in some areas of eastern Quebec.

Formerly known as Def American Recordings ( usually simplified as Def American ), some of the label's roster consist or consisted of Slayer, the Black Crowes, ZZ Top, Danzig, Trouble, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, and System of a Down.

Formerly known as Speke Airport, RAF Speke, and Liverpool Airport the airport is located within the City of Liverpool adjacent to the estuary of the River Mersey some southeast of the centre of Liverpool, the airport is named after Liverpudlian musician John Lennon, lead singer / songwriter of The Beatles.

Formerly, some lichen taxonomists placed lichens in their own division, the Mycophycophyta, but this practice is no longer accepted because the components belong to separate lineages.

Formerly, some test strips were read ( after timing and wiping away the blood sample ) by visual comparison against a color chart printed on the vial label.

Formerly, especially in cold climates, some jump starts were done with two series-connected batteries to provide 24 volts to a 12 volt starting motor.

Formerly, some maps had shown the current S service in blue, but this had never been used on trains.

Formerly and variously known as Paislay, Passelet, Passeleth, and Passelay the burgh's name is of uncertain origin ; some sources suggest a derivation either from the Brythonic word, pasgill, " pasture ", or more likely, passeleg, " basilica ", ( i. e. major church ), itself derived from the Greek βασιλική basilika.

Formerly, the economy of Midland was essentially agricultural with some textile-related manufacturing jobs.

Formerly, the Herero were exclusively herders, but they gradually came to engage in some cultivation.

Formerly a Burgh, local government of the town is now the responsibility of East Dunbartonshire Council, which until 2011 had some departmental offices at Boclair House.

Formerly an administrative centre for the whole of the Kivu region, the town lost some of its status as result of the growth of Goma.

Formerly under ownership of the Radenovic family for some forty years, between the 1960s and 80s, the place was patronized by many celebrities like Orson Welles, Elizabeth Taylor, Sophia Loren, Princess Margaret, Carlo Ponti, Ingemar Stenmark, Kirk Douglas and many others.

Also, Lacson Ave. ( Formerly Forbes Ave .) in Manila is still called " Forbes " by some up to the present day.

Fuqua apparently sang on at least some of the records, and at minimum considered himself a Spinner, as made explicit by the credits on Tri-Phi 1010 and 1024 — the artist credit on both these 1962 singles reads " Harvey ( Formerly of The Moonglows and The Spinners )".

Formerly, some of these units were called Crack Squads.

Formerly the point where ships arriving across the Irish Sea would dock, Ringsend went into decline in the 19th and 20th centuries, when the shipping moved to ports further south along the coast, although there is still some local container shipping.

Formerly of the Christian Research Institute, DeArteaga concedes some new thought influence in Kenyon's teaching, but he argues that Kenyon's views helped the church rediscover some biblical truths.

Formerly a sleepy community best known for an unusual 19th-century round barn, Mansonville has experienced some growth and prosperity because of its proximity to the Owl's Head ski resort.

Formerly one of the main daily newspapers of the Ireland, its business failure left the ground clear for its old rivals, The Irish Times and the Irish Independent, to dominate the daily market for some years until other competitors were introduced.

Formerly this was two separate companies: Orange and T-Mobile, which was originally called One-2-One

Formerly an important industrial site, it has successfully reconverted into business services and is now home to major communication companies headquartered in the Val de Seine business district.

Formerly, a glance at a U. S. stock symbol and its appended codes would allow an investor to determine where a stock trades ; however in July 2007, the SEC approved a rule change allowing companies moving from the New York Stock Exchange to the Nasdaq to retain their three letter symbols ; DirecTV was one of the first companies to make this move.

Category: Formerly government-owned companies of Norway

Category: Formerly government-owned companies of Norway

Formerly, it was also one of the governing authorities of the game, but in 2004 this role was handed over to a newly formed group of companies, collectively known as The R & A.

Formerly, this status used to be bestowed more liberally, and, as it cannot be taken away, there are still many Beamte amongst older people working for the German post office ( Deutsche Post ), the railway ( Deutsche Bahn ), Deutsche Telekom and other public utility companies, many of which are now state-owned or even partially privatized corporations rather than parts of the state bureaucracy as such.

Formerly a mining town, its economy is now dominated by metallurgical companies such as ArcelorMittal, Schneider Electric, and Alstom.

* Bulk Rail ( Formerly Rural and Bulk ): born out of the former FreightCorp and Freight Australia companies, major traffic include grain, fuel, agricultural products, and cement.

Formerly known as AT & T Knowledge Ventures, L. P., SBC Knowledge Ventures, L. P., and, before 2004, SBC Properties, L. P., the trademark holding was formed in late 2002, when the SBC name was added to the beginning of the names of its telephone companies.

Formerly the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, Ms. Blakey represents the interests of AIA and its member companies through speaking engagements worldwide, congressional testimony and regular interface with the media.

Formerly a Free Imperial City, Giengen today is a lively community and home to several widely-known companies, such as Margarete Steiff GmbH, inventor of the teddy bear, and Albert Ziegler GmbH, a European leader in fire department equipment.

Formerly known as " Tees Tilery ", South Bank has a long history of steelmaking in the companies Bolckow Vaughan and Dorman Long, and shipbuilding in the famous Smiths Dock Company.

Formerly named Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International, it changed its name to Fairtrade International in 2009, when its producer certification and standard setting activities were separated into two separate, but connected entities.

Formerly, the PGA Championship, one of the majors, used match play, but it changed to a stroke play event in 1958.

Formerly known as Napoleon Square, the name of this park was changed upon the completion of the Veterans Memorial in 2000.

Formerly known as Pea Ridge, the city changed its name to Buena Vista in honor of Zachary Taylor's victory in the Mexican American War.

Formerly William Lansing Taylor, James changed his name upon his enlistment in 1862 as a hospital steward in the 7th Kansas Cavalry.

Formerly, East Palestine was called Mechanicsburg, but was changed to " East Palestine " as part of a religious nomenclature in that area such as New Galilee, Pennsylvania, Enon Valley, Pennsylvania, etc.

Formerly publishers could also request that the " moving wall " be changed to a " fixed wall " – a specified date after which JSTOR would not add new volumes to its database.

Formerly known as Canton, the town's name was changed in 1808 to Cairo.

Formerly rotary converters changed frequency to interconnect two systems ; such substations today are rare.

Formerly known as Kyushu INAX SC, it changed its name when INAX's parent company LIXIL took over.

Formerly called the Millennium Democratic Party ( MDP ), or Saecheonnyeon Minju-dang ( 새천년민주당 in Korean ), it changed its name to the present form on May 6, 2005.

Formerly called the ' Academic College of Judea and Samaria ', it changed its name in August 2007 in the interim period and anticipation of achieving the more prestigious ' university ' status.

Formerly, its official name was Kaupþing Búnaðarbanki hf., but the name was changed as the former name was considered too unwieldy for most people.

Formerly known as the University of South Carolina Spartanburg, the school changed its name in the summer of 2004.

Formerly Known as Taiyuan Heavy Machinery Institute, in 2004, with the approval of Ministry of Education, the University changed its name into Taiyuan University of Science and Technology ( TYUST ).

Formerly known as the Université du Québec à Hull ( UQAH ), UQO changed its name in 2002 when the cities of Hull, Gatineau, Aylmer, Masson-Angers and Buckingham were amalgamated to form the new City of Gatineau.

Formerly known as the Florida State Museum, the name was changed in 1988 to more accurately reflect the museum's mission and help avoid confusion with Florida State University, which is located in Tallahassee.

Formerly known as the National Youth Advocacy Service, the charity changed its name to NYAS in March 2012.

Formerly known as the Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis, the school's name was changed in December 2011 in recognition of a $ 24 million gift from Robert H. McKinney, who previously served as chairman and CEO of First Indiana Corporation and is among the founders of Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, one of the largest law firms in Indianapolis.

Formerly named Texas Agricultural Research Service, the agency's name was changed January 1, 2008 as part of a rebranding of Texas A & M AgriLife ( formerly Texas A & M Agriculture ).

Formerly Finnish Security Police, on August 27, 2010, the agency changed its English name thereby removing the word police.

Formerly, the Genocide Intervention Network was known as the Genocide Intervention Fund ; it changed its name in September 2005.

Formerly known as " High Energy 88-7 FM " and then simply " Energy 88-7 "; in the mid-1990s the station changed radio formats to 88. 7 Listener Supported Community Radio.

Formerly named Far Eastern State University, the university officially changed its English name in 2000 ( the name in Russian remained unchanged ).