Independent tests found the mud too polluted for use on agricultural or commercial lands, and therefore difficult to dispose of on land.

Independent tests can be used to demonstrate that the " APO " designation is used rather loosely by some photographic lens manufacturers to describe the color accuracy of their lenses, as comparable lenses have shown superior color accuracy even though they did not carry the " APO " designation.

Independent review of the CDC tests strengthened the case that Bergalis's HIV infection was linked to Acer.

Atomics International had primary responsibility for safety while Sandia National Laboratories was responsible for the Aerospace Safety Independent Review and conducted many of the safety tests.

In 1985, the Independent Subway System's practice of using double letters to indicate local service was discontinued.

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Also, members who are expelled from or choose to leave their party caucus may sit as " Independent " with some designation, e. g. " Independent Liberal " or " Independent Conservative ," to indicate their affiliation to that party even if it is not officially recognized.

The Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ) is a loose alliance or confederation consisting of 10 of the 15 former Soviet Republics, the exceptions being Turkmenistan ( a CIS associate member ), Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Georgia.

On 10 April 1941, Slavko Kvaternik proclaimed the Independent State of Croatia, Tito responded by forming a Military Committee within the Central Committee of the Yugoslav Communist Party.

Independent film distributors, which typically spend less than $ 10 million in media buys per film, don ’ t have the budget or breadth of advertising materials to analyze, so they spend little or nothing on pre-release audience research.

* Revolutionary, wild, unpredictable – and that was just the writers Article from The Independent ( London ) May 10, 2006

Independent candidates may run, and to be elected, they must only win 10 % of the vote in the province from which they are running.

Independent candidates are not subject to the 10 % threshold constraint placed on political parties.

The Independent State of Croatia ( Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, or NDH ) was declared to be a member of the Axis on 10 April 1941 and joined the Tripartite Pact on June 15, 1941.

Fisk is one of the few Western journalists to have interviewed Osama bin Laden — three times ( all published by The Independent: 6 December 1993, 10 July 1996, and 22 March 1997 ).

On 25 March 2010, Independent News & Media sold the newspaper to Alexander Lebedev for a £ 1 fee and £ 9. 25m over the next 10 months, since closing the Independent and its Sunday title would have cost £ 28m and £ 40m respectively, due to long-term contracts.

On 10 April 1941, the Independent State of Croatia was established, supported by Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, and adopted similar racial and political doctrines.

In the 2009 Gubernatorial Election, Republican Chris Christie received 54. 9 % of the vote ( 10, 528 ballots cast ), outpolling Democrat Jon Corzine with 30. 8 % ( 5, 910 votes ) and Independent Chris Daggett with 2. 6 % ( 502 ), with 19, 171 of 37, 928 registered voters ( 50. 5 %) participating.

In the 2009 Gubernatorial Election, Republican Chris Christie received 59. 5 % of the vote ( 6, 124 ballots cast ), leading Democrat Jon Corzine who received around 25. 6 % ( 2, 639 votes ) and Independent Christopher Daggett who took 13. 9 % ( 1, 427 votes ), with 10, 293 of the 18, 244 registered voters in the township participating, yielding a 56. 4 % turnout rate.

In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 74 % of the vote here, defeating Democrat Barack Obama, who received 16 % ( Independent Ralph Nader received the last 10 %).

* ' Smoke and mirrors: The surreal life and work of René Magritte ', The Independent, 10 June 2011

According to the Complete University Guide published by The Independent, Bath has 23 out of 26 subjects placed within the top 10 in the UK.

Standing as an Independent Labour candidate in 1992, Nellist lost his seat to the Labour Party's Jim Cunningham by 11, 902 votes to 10, 551.

The political composition of the council as at May 2011 was: Liberal Democrat 10 ; Conservative 7 ; and Independent 2.

Independent secret development by the German group of Cranz, Schardin, and Thomanek led to the first documented use of shaped charges in warfare, in a successful assault on the fortress of Eben Emael on 10 May 1940.

In the Irish Independent on 10 March 2008 he repeated his call for a lower age of consent to end the criminalisation of young people engaged in consenting sex and to remove the legal obstacles to upfront sex education, condom provision and safer sex advice.

* Independent candidates must receive the endorsement of 250 elected members from Egypt ’ s representative bodies ( approximately 6. 5 % from a total of 3847 representatives ), from which a minimum of 65 endorsements to be obtained from the People ’ s Assembly ( which constitutes 14 %), 25 endorsements from the Shoura Council ( also 14 %) and 10 Local Council endorsements from 14 Governorates ( 4. 5 %) in order to ensure geographic representation.

The Independent Baptist Fellowship International, or I. B. F. I., was formed on May 10, 1984, at Fort Worth, Texas, as a fellowship of independent, fundamentalist Baptist churches.

Founded in 1965, the new television network was initially dubbed the " Independent Television System " or ITS, but in 1970 adopted the title The 0 – 10 Network which reflected the names of the first two stations in the group.

Hale was rewarded on 10 March 1846 with seeing the state choose a legislature in which the Whigs and Independent Democrats had a majority of the votes.

Independent testing of commercially available firearm suppressors with commercially available subsonic rounds has found that. 308 subsonic rounds decreased the volume at the muzzle 10 to 12 dB when compared to the same caliber of suppressed supersonic ammunition.

Besides flathead bronze screws, silicon bronze Stronghold nails ( made by Independent Nail & Packing Co., Bridgewater, Mass. ) are used extensively in assembly and Weldwood resorcinol glue is used in all the joints.

Independent art schools granting degrees must, naturally, follow this with academic accreditation by the appropriate regional group.

-- Principals of the 13 schools in the Denton Independent School District have been re-elected for the 1961-62 session upon the recommendation of Supt. Chester O. Strickland.

In addition to other member churches, the churches of the Anglican Communion are in full communion with the Old Catholic churches of the Union of Utrecht and the Scandinavian Lutheran churches of the Porvoo Communion in Europe, the India-based Mar Thoma and Malabar Independent Syrian churches and the Philippine Independent Church, also known as the Aglipayan Church.

* 2012 – The Independent State of Azawad is declared.

Armenia is interested in cooperating with other members of the Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS, a group of 12 former Soviet republics ) and with members of the international community on environmental issues.

For the most part however, Armenia is considered one of the more pro-democratic nations in the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Armenia doesn't seem to be interested in cooperating with other members of the Commonwealth of Independent States ( a group of 12 former Soviet republics ) or with members of the international community on environmental issues.

Armenia is a member of more than 40 different international organizations including the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, NATO's Partnership for Peace, the North Atlantic Cooperation Council, the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the World Trade Organization and La Francophonie.

His father was a shipping merchant who was brought up as a Catholic but had Protestant sympathies, and his mother was a devout Independent unaffiliated with the Anglican Church.

* 1941 – World War II: The Ustashe, a Croatian far-right organization is put in charge of the Independent State of Croatia by the Axis Powers after the Axis Operation 25 invasion.

Most of the city is served by the Austin Independent School District.

This apostolic succession is recognized by Unity Catholic Church, an Independent Catholic Church.

Independent battalions were also deployed as ' stiffeners ' for infantry divisions, and the StuG III's anti-tank capabilities contributed greatly to the German's ability to draw out World War II after they had lost the strategic initiative.

He first joined the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in 1840 then had in the interim joined a Masonic Lodge and become extremely active in the affairs of the organization, being elected Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite's Southern Jurisdiction in 1859.

* 1941 – World War II: The Axis Powers in Europe establish the Independent State of Croatia from occupied Yugoslavia with Ante Pavelić's Ustaše fascist insurgents in power.

The Independent review of the 1995 National Theatre revival praised the production, writing " For three hours of gloriously barbed bliss and bewitchment, Sean Mathias's production establishes the show as a minor miracle of astringent worldly wisdom and one that is haunted by less earthy intimations.

In March 2000, Independent Counsel Robert Ray determined that there was no credible evidence of any crime.

Membership in the Commonwealth of Independent States, as well as the 1996 treaty on the Union of Russia and Belarus and the Treaty of the Formation of a Union State in 1999, has confirmed a close partnership with Russia.

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, at which time Belarus gained its independence, Belarus became a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe ( OSCE ), NATO's Partnership for Peace, the North Atlantic Cooperation Council, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank.

Dubstep producer Skream, is quoted in an interview with The Independent in September 2011 as saying " The word dubstep is being used by a lot of people and there were a lot of people being tagged with the dubstep brush.

Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican, Old Catholic, Independent Catholic Churches, and in the Assyrian Church of the East, bishops claim apostolic succession, a direct historical lineage dating back to the original Twelve Apostles.

Bishops form the leadership in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, the Anglican Communion, the Lutheran Church, the Independent Catholic Churches, the Independent Anglican Churches, and certain other, smaller, denominations.