Major public proof of the Soviet program, called Biopreparat, came when Dr. Kanatjan Alibekov, its first deputy director, defected to the U. S. in 1992.

Although British Prime Minister John Major rejected John Hume's requests for a public inquiry into the killings, his successor, Tony Blair, decided to start one.

Major attempted to draw some of the sting from the financial scandals by setting up public inquiries – the Nolan Report into standards expected in public life, and the Scott Report into the Arms to Iraq Scandal.

Major retired from the House of Commons at the 2001 general election, made public on the Breakfast show with David Frost.

Bell also used the humorous possibilities of the Cones Hotline, a means for the public to inform the authorities of potentially unnecessary traffic cones, which was part of the Citizen's Charter project established by John Major.

Gabriel Ramanantsoa, a Major General in the army, was appointed interim President and Prime Minister that same year, but low public approval forced him to step down in 1975.

* " Titanium: Our Next Major Metal ", Popular Science, October 1950 — one of first general public detailed articles on Titanium

Major investments were completed in areas such as transportation ( new streets, tramway lines and the Piłsudski Bridge ), residential development ( many new houses, particularly in Bydgoskie Przedmieście ) and public buildings.

Major natural disasters became more frequent and helped change public opinion.

Major cities have immune systems made up of aerostatic defensive micromachines, and public matter compilers provide basic food, blankets, and water for free to anyone who requests them.

Major events include laying flowers on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by members of the government and highest authorities, other public ceremonies and church services and school celebrations.

Major regional cities where trams formerly facilitated multi-modal public transport networks Launceston, Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo and Rockhampton.

The owner of the land was Major Edward Topham, a well known public figure, an-ex soldier, playwright and newspaper proprietor ; he publicised the find and exhibited the meteorite publically at Picadilly in London.

Major public health institutions sprung up in both urban and rural communities as both agriculture and industry experienced significant growth between 1949 to 1958.

Major landmarks in the area include Ruislip Lido, a former reservoir, now an area of public parkland with its own miniature railway and Manor Farm, a settlement dating from the 9th century which is now designates as a local heritage site.

Ten years later, residents leveled an Indian mound in the middle of town to make the public square and Major John McCollough built the second courthouse, the first brick structure in Milan, on this site during 1857 – 1858.

Major improvements to the public school system and downtown district are currently among the most visible aspects ; long-term effects include major highway improvements on U. S. Route 61 and a much-discussed potential expansion of Tunica Municipal Airport.

* Major Israel McCreight-notable in American history as an expert on Native American culture and policy and the author of President Theodore Roosevelt ’ s conservation policy on public education

It was called My Major Retrospective, and was what is now seen as typically autobiographical in her work, consisting of personal photographs, and photos of her ( destroyed ) early paintings, as well as items which most artists would not consider showing in public, such as a packet of cigarettes her uncle was holding when he was decapitated in a car crash.

In 1909, Major ( later Colonel Sir ) Vernon Kell became director of the newly formed Secret Intelligence Bureau ( SIB ), created as a response to growing public opinion that all Germans living in England were spies.

Also, the public was asked to believe that the 2003 invasion of Iraq was connected to 9 / 11: " The battle of Iraq is one victory in a war on terror that began on September the 11, 2001 ..." ( Bush, George W. " President Bush Announces Major Combat Operations in Iraq Have Ended " White House, Official Press Release, May 1, 2003

Major reforms were also made in the public sector and improved working conditions were implemented as well.

Major portions of the Miramichi River salmon fishing waters are controlled by private clubs and outfitters, with " public water " that is available to all very limited.

The university is currently undertaking a large infrastructure and capital works program that will see an investment of over $ 1 billion into new buildings and projects across the campus and has set up an Office of Major Projects to oversee the new developments.

Major buildings at Potsdamer Platz from the air in 2004.

Most of the historical buildings are located in the diminutive old town, around the Plaça Major ( Main Square ).

After the arrival of a new Commandant, Major Thomas Lord, in August, more permanent buildings were erected using bricks made on the island and sandstone excavated from the sea cliffs.

* 1911 Major fire destroyed many Main Street buildings

Major manufacturing employers include Becton Dickinson, a medical products company that operates two facilities in Columbus ; Behlen Manufacturing, which produces steel buildings, grain bins, and agricultural equipment ; CAMACO, a manufacturer of automotive seat frames ; Cargill, which operates a ground-beef processing plant ; Archer Daniels Midland, which runs a corn-milling facility ; and Vishay Dale Electronics, a subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology that produces electronic components.

Major additions have been made to the buildings through the centuries, and Wolsey's Great Quadrangle was crowned with the famous gate-tower designed by Sir Christopher Wren.

Major floods occurred in 1969 ( April, 60 buildings damaged ), 1972 ( April and May, 210 buildings damaged ), 1991 ( November, 500 buildings flooded ), 1995 ( March, nearly 1000 buildings submerged and 450 damaged ) and 2006 ( October, 11 people died and 20 injured ).

Major floods occurred in 1969 ( April, 60 buildings damaged ), 1972 ( April and May, 210 buildings damaged ), 1991 ( November, 500 buildings flooded ), 1995 ( March, nearly 1000 buildings submerged and 450 damaged ) and 2006 ( October, 11 people died and 20 injured ).

Major buildings include the Grasselli Library and its John G. and Mary Jane Breen Learning Center, the James A. Bohannon Science Center, the Thomas P. O ' Malley, SJ Center for Communications and Language Arts, and the D. J.

Major finds from Roman London, including mosaics, wall fragments, and old buildings, have been housed in the British Museum and the Guildhall Museum ( Hall & Merrifield ).

Major buildings in Mamluk Tripoli included six congregational mosques ( The Mansouri Great Mosque, al-Aattar, Taynal, al-Uwaysiyat, al-Burtasi, and al-Tawbat Mosques ).

Major cities were endowed with commercial buildings, religious foundations, and bridges.

Major structures are divided architecturally into three categories: monuments, buildings that combine traditional Korean architectural motifs and modern construction, and high-rise buildings of a modern design.

Nevertheless, the detachment pressed on and, under the command of the Regimental Sergeant Major, they succeeded in securing one of the barracks buildings near the redoubt that formed the key to defence of the position.

Many of buildings built during the colonial era still stand today, including those of the Eight Major Bureaus of Manchukuo, the Imperial Palace, the headquarters of the Kwantung Army and Datong Avenue.

According to The British Army Website, the insignia was designed by Major Edward Seago in May, 1942.

* The Ferguson rifle: British Major Patrick Ferguson designed his rifle, considered to be the first military breechloader, in the 1770s.

In December 1873, Major Walter Clopton Wingfield designed and patented a similar game – which he called sphairistike (, from ancient Greek meaning " skill at playing at ball "), and was soon known simply as " sticky " — for the amusement of his guests at a garden party on his estate of Nantclwyd, in Llanelidan, Wales.

Major French political figures were designed by artists: Alain Duverne, Jacques Loup, Jean-Yves Grall ... representing as characters similar to those of The Muppet Show, with, for instance, François Mitterrand portrayed as a frog named Kermitterrand ( and naming himself God ), a reference to Kermit the Frog.

* The Ferguson rifle: British Major Patrick Ferguson designed his rifle, considered to be the first military breechloader, in the 1770s.

The course was allegedly designed to play to then-commanding officer Major General Robert B. McClure's terrible slice, and thus has a series of holes nicknamed " Combat Corner " with substantial doglegs.

It was designed by Major A. V.

Around 1800, he designed Woodlawn for Major Lawrence Lewis ( nephew of George Washington ) and his wife, Eleanor ( Nelly ) Parke Custis ( granddaughter of Martha Washington ), on of Mount Vernon land.

Major product features which are poorly designed become known as gimmicks to the product users.

Major terminal renovations have been made over the past several years, designed and managed by the local architectural firm Moore, Nordell, Kroeger Architects.

Captain ( later Major General Sir ) Joshua Jebb designed Pentonville Prison, introducing new concepts such as single cells with good heating, ventilation and sanitation.

The designs were by Hugh Iorys Hughes who developed his " Hippo " piers and " Crocodile " bridge units on the Conwy Morfa, using 1, 000 men to build the trial version ; the Hamilton " Swiss Roll " which consisted of a floating roadway made of waterproofed canvas stiffened with slats and tensioned by cables ; and a system of flexible bridging units supported on floating pontoons designed by Major Allan Beckett, Royal Engineers.

Major J. Gros-Coissy, a member of the French military commission, designed the fortifications together with Finnish Lt Col Johan Fabritius.

Major Henry, though under the nominal direction of Gonse, had become the real head of the Intelligence Office, where he quietly prepared a whole series of forgeries, designed, when the opportunity presented itself, to crush Picquart if he ever attempted to cause trouble.

: 3 ) An early hydro-pneumatic short recoil mechanism that was designed by Major Louis Baquet.

This move was designed to officially acknowledge the ever-increasing complexity of modern warfare, while still maintaining the First Sergeant and Sergeant Major programs, with their historic command prestige.

The first Commandant was Colonel ( then Major ) Michael Ralph DeCordova, M. B. E., who evolved the organization, rules and regulations and also designed its badge.

Major Martin, in his Royal Marines battledress and coat, was placed in a steel canister designed by Charles Fraser-Smith.

The first parachute rigger badge was designed in 1948 by Major Thomas R. Cross and drawn by Sergeant First Class Ewing of the 11th Parachute Maintenance Company, 11th Airborne Division at Camp Schimmelpfenning, Sendai, Japan, and was first used operationally during Exercise Swarmer in 1950.

Prior to the official adoption of the badge, it had been worn under Major Command commander ’ s authority to authorize the wear of locally designed badges on the utility uniform.

Major content areas of travel medicine include the global epidemiology of health risks to the traveler, vaccinology, malaria prevention, and pre-travel counseling designed to maintain the health of the approximately 600 million international travelers.

In 1953, the E1A " New Major " entered production with a Spanish built diesel engine, ( In fact the 4D engine was designed and manufactured in UK at Dagenham and was available as diesel, gasoline, or kerosene.

Queen's Park, was one of Britains first municipal parks created in 1846 ; designed and laid out by Joshua Major in 1845.