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

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 orchestras generally use bell bronze cymbals, which are capable of a greater dynamic range than any others.

Major works include The White Canoe, an opera seria for hand puppets to the libretto by Edward Gorey, six string quartets, Figure & Ground for string trio, Field Study for vn, tb, ban, gui, Decoherence for x orchestras of x players, Twoity fl, pf and A Beckett Gray Code for wind quintet.

In the early 20th century, people talked about the " Major Seven " U. S. orchestras.

Major competitions generally include exhibitions at the end in which the top-placing skaters perform non-competitive programs for the audience.

Major process groups generally include:

Major forms of transit generally radiate from the capital, Madrid, located in the centre of the country, to link with the capitals of the autonomous communities.

Fans are generally encouraged to sing along, and at some ballparks, the words " home team " are replaced with the team name, as is the case with the Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners, Colorado Rockies, and several other Major League Baseball teams.

Major East-West streets in Carmel generally end in a 6, and include 96th Street ( the Southern border ), 106th, 116th, 126th, 131st, 136th and 146th ( the Northern Border ).

Major products include medical related, polymers, plastics, electric boards and other peripherals that generally serve the computer and automation industries.

Major powers, such as Ancient Rome and the British who had colonial vassals, would especially receive many such political hostages, often offspring of the elite, even princes or princesses who were generally treated according to their rank and put to a subtle long-term use where they would be given an elitist education or possibly even a religious conversion.

Major investment projects are generally financed by the issuance of long-term bonds.

Major contributors are generally structures

Humidors can be used to store other goods for which a certain level of humidity is desirable ; the Colorado Rockies Major League Baseball team stores game balls in a large humidor at their home stadium, Coors Field, to counteract the effects of Denver's high altitude and generally low humidity.

On the Major League level, an umpiring crew generally rotates positions clockwise each game ; for example, the plate umpire in one game would umpire third base in the next.

The MLB Draft generally receives less attention than the drafts in other American sports, since drafted players usually spend several years in the minor leagues before they crack the Major League team's roster.

Major development occurred in the 1950s to 1970s with rapid infilling of housing built to a generally high standard on large ( typically 800m < sup > 2 </ sup >) blocks.

For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 to October 1 ; in Association football, it is generally from August until May ( although in some countries, especially those in Scandinavia and North America, the season starts in the spring and finishes in the autumn, due either to weather conditions encountered during the winter or to limit conflict with locally more popular football codes ).

Biographical articles should generally not be included in this main category ; instead, players should be put in one or more subcategories, such as those under: Category: Major League Baseball players.

The decision was generally well received and on 5 September 2008 Bryce was sworn in, succeeding Major General Michael Jeffery, becoming the first woman to be the Governor-General.

The interpretation of the phrase " great responsibility " means that this medal is generally awarded only to officers who hold at least the rank of Major General.

North of Kingsbridge, I-87 and the Major Deegan Expressway follow a generally northeasterly alignment, passing through the center of Van Cortlandt Park as it connects to Mosholu Parkway and Jerome Avenue.

Major pyramids located here include the Step Pyramid of Djoser – generally identified as the world's oldest substantial monumental structure to be built of finished stone – the Pyramid of Merykare, the Pyramid of Userkaf and the Pyramid of Teti.

These forces will be slightly less than on a pure Landing Ship due to the nature of the ship as a command vessel and hence will also house the assault commander, the flotilla commander or someone of similar status ( generally of NATO OF-9 or OF-10 rank-such as a Vice Admiral or Major General ).

Superiors refer to him / her generally as " Sergeant Major " or " CSM ".

A CSM, BSM or SSM is generally addressed as " Sir " or " Ma ' am " by subordinates, or " Sergeant Major ".

In Major League Baseball, forfeits generally occur only when fans disrupt the game to a point where the stadium staff cannot control them, at which point the home team is forced to forfeit.