Major metropolitan areas in most European countries are usually served by extensive commuter / suburban rail systems.

Major European orchestras generally use basses with a fifth string, tuned to B three octaves and a semitone below middle C. Players with standard double basses ( E-A-D-G ) typically play the notes below " E " an octave higher.

Victims of their campaign against the Egyptian state in the 1990s included the head of the counter-terrorism police ( Major General Raouf Khayrat ), a parliamentary speaker ( Rifaat al-Mahgoub ), dozens of European tourists and Egyptian bystanders, and over 100 Egyptian police.

In June 1990, Major suggested that the proposed Single European Currency should be a " hard ecu ", competing for use against existing national currencies ; this idea was not in the end adopted.

On becoming Prime Minister Major had promised to keep Britain " at the very heart of Europe ", and claimed to have won " game, set and match for Britain " – by negotiating the social chapter and single currency opt-outs from the Maastricht Treaty, and by ensuring that there was no overt mention of a " Federal " Europe and that foreign and defence policy were kept as matters of inter-governmental cooperation, in separate " pillars " from the supranational European Union.

Early in 1994 Major vetoed the Belgian politician Jean-Luc Dehaene as President of the European Commission ( in succession to Jacques Delors ) for being excessively federalist, only to find that he had to accept a Luxembourg politician of similar views, Jacques Santer, instead.

Around this time Major – who in an unfortunate phrase denounced the Labour Leader John Smith as " Monsieur Oui, the poodle of Brussels " – tried to demand an increase in the Qualified Majority needed for voting in the newly-enlarged European Union ( i. e. making it easier for Britain, in alliance with other countries, to block federalist measures ).

Major never succeeded in reconciling the " Euro-rebels " among his MPs to his European policy, who although relatively few in number-in spite of the fact that their views were much more widely supported amongst Conservative activists and voters-wielded great influence because of his small majority, and episodes such as the Maastricht Rebellion inflicted serious political damage on him and his government.

Major European cities, such as Rome, London, and Munich, are home to mosques that feature traditional domes and minarets.

Major European Prairie Dog Associations, such as AICDP, remain against import from the US, due to the high death rate of wild captures and.

Powell's opinion of Thatcher had declined after she endorsed John Major at the 1992 election, which he believed to be a repudiation of her fight against European integration after the Bruges speech.

Major slave trading regions of Africa, 15th – 19th centuriesAfricans themselves played a role in the slave trade, by selling their captive or prisoners of war to European buyers.

Major European examples of stock exchanges include the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange, Paris Bourse, and the Deutsche Börse ( Frankfurt Stock Exchange ).

The Governor of New South Wales, William Bligh, was deposed by the New South Wales Corps under the command of Major George Johnston, working closely with John Macarthur, on 26 January 1808, 20 years to the day after Arthur Phillip founded European settlement in Australia.

Major European institutions such as The College of Physicians and Surgeons considered delivering babies ungentlemanly work and refused to have anything to do with childbirth as a whole.

Major named enemy countries include the " European People's Republic " and the " Eastern European Republic ".

By 1944, the British divisions were grouped into the 1st Airborne Corps under General Frederick Browning, while US divisions in the European Theatre ( the 17th, 82nd, and 101st ) were organized into the XVIII Airborne Corps under US Major General Matthew Ridgway.

Major roads include European routes E70 to Bucharest and E87 to Istanbul and Constanta, Romania ; national motorways A-2 ( Hemus motorway ) to Sofia and A-5 ( Cherno More motorway ) to Burgas.

The first European to penetrate the mythical barrier was A. C. Gregory from the north in March 1858 ; later the same year, an expedition under B. H. Babbage and Major Warburton in the north-west also crossed the non-existent barrier near modern Marree.

It was first settled by European colonists in 1683, as part of a tract of land purchased from William Penn by Major Jasper Farmar.

The first European to visit the area was the then Surveyor General of New South Wales, Major Thomas Mitchell, in 1841.

It was named for its first permanent settler of European descent, Major Moses Winters, who had settled in the area before 1799.

Major disruptions to air travel in the 21st century included the closing of U. S. airspace due to the September 11 attacks, and the closing of most of European airspace after the 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull.

On succeeding Thatcher, the Major government had to decide its position on the negotiations on European Economic and Monetary Union ( EMU ) which would lead to the Maastricht Treaty.

Major nations established mints to print money and mint coins, and branches of their treasury to collect taxes and hold gold and silver stock.

Regimental Sergeant Major ( RSM ) is an appointment held by warrant officers class 1 ( WO1 ) in the British Army, the British Royal Marines and in the armies of many Commonwealth nations, including Australia and New Zealand ; and by chief warrant officers ( CWO ) in the Canadian Forces.

Unlike most other nations, there is currently no system of merit-based promotion and relegation in the American and Canadian pyramids, meaning that the champions of USL-1 could not move up to Major League Soccer and, similarly, the worst teams in MLS were not in danger of being demoted to USL-1.

The Sullivan Expedition, also known as the Sullivan-Clinton Expedition, was an American campaign led by Major General John Sullivan and Brigadier General James Clinton against Loyalists (" Tories ") and the four nations of the Iroquois who had sided with the British in the American Revolutionary War.

On 29 September 1780, the board found André guilty of being behind American lines " under a feigned name and in a disguised habit " and ordered that " Major André, Adjutant-General to the British Army, ought to be considered as a Spy from the enemy, and that agreeable to the law and usage of nations, it is their opinion, he ought to suffer death.

Major oil and trade sea lines of communication within this area are critically important to the economic health of the United States and friendly nations throughout the Pacific Rim region.

Recruiting new members from many nations and controlling assets across the world, Cobra became so large that Cobra Commander could no longer control it on his own and created a " High Command " of his most skilled ( if not trusted ) lieutenants, which included Zartan, Baroness Anastasia DeCobray, the Scottish arms dealer James McCullen Destro, and Australian mercenary Major Sebastian Bludd.

Championships are held in all major squash playing nations and are integrated with the World Championships and Major Games calendar to ensure that there are no clashes of dates.

Major contributing nations to RAMSI include Australia, which directed the operation through running Combined Task Force 635 ( CTF 635 ), Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Tonga.

Major accounts include the White House, the Department of Defense, the State Department, other federal agencies, authorized government contractors, and allied nations.

Major golf nations are allocated entries on what amounts to a quota basis for their top applicants, with each applicant's national federation cooperating with the R & A on selection.

:" The inhabited part of our earth is bounded on the east by the Unknown Land which lies along the region occupied by the easternmost nations of Asia Major, the Sinae and the nations of Serice " ( Ptolemy Geographia, ca 150 AD ).

In these operations, the Ashok Chakra, nations highest gallantry award in peace, has been awarded posthumously to Capt Arun Jasrotia, SM ( 1996 ), Major Sudhir Kumar Walia, SM * ( 2000 ), Ptr Sanjog Chhetri ( 2003 ), all from 9 Para ( Special Forces ), Capt.

Smith Walbridge Clinics ( SWC ) has offered a Drum Major Clinic since 1952 and claim to be the nations first Drum Major Camp.

Major export destinations include Hong Kong, Macao and ASEAN member nations.

He then attended the army's Staff College, Camberley, before being appointed Brigade Major in the 17th Infantry Brigade in January 1921.

When he retired, he had the second-highest total of career strikeouts in Major League history ; he is currently 17th.

His son, Stephen Puhl, was selected in the 17th round ( 514th overall ) of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft by the New York Mets.

Major works were completed at the end of the 17th century by the French military engineer Sebastien Le Prestre, Seigneur de Vauban.

Johannes Hevelius defined the constellation in the 17th century because he wanted to fill the open gap between the constellations Ursa Major and Auriga.

Major works were completed at the end of the 17th century by the French military engineer Sebastien Le Prestre, Seigneur de Vauban.

The town has been represented in parliament by two prominent MPs: Oliver Cromwell in the 17th century, and former Conservative Prime Minister John Major from 1979 to 2001.

Montano ; 17th century drawings by Giovanni Battista Gisleni ; two volumes of 18th century drawings by Carlo Fontana ; Drawings of Paestum dated 1768 by T. Major ; Margaret Chinnery's volume of miscellaneous drawings ; plus six other volumes of various drawings.

His 11, 008 career at-bats is the seventh-most in Major League Baseball history, and he ranks 17th on the all-time hit list.

* Major Gerald FitzGerald, 17th Knight of Glin ( died 1689 )

Major General Miles Fitzalan-Howard 17th Duke of Norfolk lived in the parish until his death in 2002 and his widow Anne continues to live there.

In early January 1942, Major General Stanley Savige, an experienced officer who had commanded the 17th Brigade in combat against the Germans in the Middle East earlier in the war, took over command of the division.

John Frederick Hartranft ( December 16, 1830 – October 17, 1889 ) was the 17th Governor of Pennsylvania from 1873 to 1879 and a Union Major General who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Civil War.

The 17th Airborne Division was an airborne unit in the United States Army during World War II, and was commanded by Major General William M. Miley.

Major General William Miley, seen here as a brigadier general, commanded the 17th Airborne Division for the entirety of its activation.

In April 2011, Commandant James F. Amos announced that Sergeant Major Micheal Barrett would relieve Sergeant Major Kent and serve as the 17th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps on June 9, 2011.

Major public buildings were constructed at the beginning of the 17th century: the municipal palace, the monastery of Nuestra Señora de la Merced, and the Hospital de Nuestra Señora de Loreto.

The other major campaign ended with the First Battle of Bull Run on July 17th, when Union forces commanded by Major General Irvin McDowell attacked the Confederate Army of the Potomac ; although initially successful, Confederate reinforcements from the Shenandoah Valley routed McDowell and forced him back to Washington, D. C. McDowell was replaced by McClellan, who renamed his force the Army of the Potomac and spent the rest of the year training his men and stockpiling supplies, despite pressure from the Union government to launch an offensive as soon as possible.

The name of the poem stands for the 17th tarot card in the Major Arcana, called the Star, which symbolizes a woman pouring lunar forces into a mundane world and represents negative connotations of loss or abandonment of hope or bright prospects.

The very first albedo feature ever seen on another planet was Syrtis Major Planum on Mars in the 17th century.

The pitching staff's ERA decreased from 4. 52 in 2005 to 4. 41 in 2006 under his first year of coaching, though in 2007, the team ERA increased to 4. 49 ( or 17th overall in the Major leagues ).