In 1971 Agatha Christie was made a Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

Most German tanks were captured British ones.

Most of the antiquities Salt collected were purchased by the British Museum and the Musée du Louvre.

Most of them were Dutch, French, British ( English ), Arab and Jewish ( from Lebanon and Morocco ), Chinese ( especially from Macau ), American, and Brazilian ( including people of Portuguese and African descent ).

Most schools follow the British educational system.

Most British comedy films of the early 1970s were spin-offs of television series, including Dad's Army and On the Buses.

Most Masorti Rabbis are trained at Leo Baeck College, an inter-denominational seminary that ordains non-Orthodox British Rabbis.

Most notably, the Commonwealth of Nations, an association primarily of former members of the British Empire, is often referred to as simply " the Commonwealth ".

Most imperial powers had not foreseen a need to prepare their colonies for independence ; for example, Britain had given limited self-rule to India and Sri Lanka, while treating British Somaliland as little more than a trading post, while all major decisions for French colonies were made in Paris and Belgium prohibited any self-government up until it suddenly granted independence to its colonies in 1960.

In 2010, the British magazine New Statesman listed Craig Venter at 14th in the list of " The World's 50 Most Influential Figures 2010 ".

Most numerous among those using the islands were British and American sealers, where typically between 40 and 50 ships were engaged in exploiting fur seals.

Most of the revenue raised by the Mandate came from the Jewish minority but was spent on funding the British administration.

Most air accident investigations are carried out by an agency of a country that is associated in some way with the accident ; for example, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch conducts accident investigations on behalf of the British Government.

Most prominent amongst them are the Naga fight for Greater Nagaland, the Chin struggle for a unified Chinland and other self-determinist movements by the ethnic indigenous peoples of the erstwhile Assam both under the British and post-British Assam under India.

Most notably, the “ British exploited the political weakness of the Mughal state, and, while military activity was important at various times, the economic and administrative incorporation of local elites was also of crucial significance ”.

Most of the population is of European origin, mainly Spanish, British, German and other European nationalities.

For example, His Eminence Sir Norman Cardinal Gilroy did receive the accolade on his appointment as Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1969.

Most of the foreign community in Malta, predominantly active or retired British nationals and their dependents, is centred on Sliema and surrounding modern suburbs.

Most recently, British archaeologist and Assyriologist Professor David Stronach of the University of California, Berkeley conducted a series of surveys and digs at the site from 1987 – 1990, focusing his attentions to the several gates and the existent mudbrick walls, as well as the system that supplied water to the city in times of siege.

Most British pubs still have decorated signs hanging over their doors, and these retain their original function of enabling the identification of the pub.

* 30-Mickie Most, 64, British music producer.

Most British commentators claim it is false the riots were due to a breakdown of multiculturalism alone and instead is more likely to have been caused by other factors such as disillusioned youth, high unemployment and a growing attraction to ' gangsta ' culture by a sizeable proportion of the youth, across all ethnicities, of The United Kingdom.

Most of the railways were developed during the British colonial period, with the first line from Colombo to Kandy opening on 26 April 1867.

Most police forces salute similar to the Canadian Forces standard, with the exception of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, which follow the British Army standard of saluting with the full palm facing forward, touching the brim of the hat, if worn.

Most recently the subject has been addressed in British film director Bernard Rose's film Snuff-Movie ( 2005 ), the Nimród Antal film Vacancy ( 2007 ) and also in the WWE film The Condemned ( 2007 ) and the Gregory Hoblit film Untraceable.

Most of the roads and railways are now under construction, and will be completed between 2011 and 2014.

Most existing narrow gauge railways have gauges of between and.

Most railways are operated by RENFE ; narrow gauge lines are operated by FEVE and other carriers in individual autonomous communities.

Most rack railways are mountain railways, although a few are transit railways or tramways built to overcome a steep gradient in an urban environment.

Most of the rack railways built from the late 20th century onwards have used the Lamella system.

Most of the canal system and inland waterways were nationalised in 1948, along with the railways, under the British Transport Commission, whose subsidiary Docks and Inland Waterways Executive managed them into the 1950s.

Most of the government budget was spent on the military, resulting in deterioration of infrastructure such as roads, railways, ports, and other public facilities.

Most railways are operated by RENFE ; metre and narrow-gauge lines are operated by FEVE and other carriers in individual autonomous communities.

Most Chinese in Colombia originally came from Panama, where they helped in the building of the railways of the Panama Canal, to help in building the train and road routes between the Pacific port of Buenaventura and the interior city of Cali.

Most European railways also now use concrete bearers in switches and crossing layouts due to the longer life and lower cost of concrete bearers compared to timber, which is increasingly difficult and expensive to source in sufficient quantities and quality.

* Most of the numerous Swiss narrow gauge railways, including:

Most of the city was destroyed in April 1944 by an Allied bombing as the city was the only one surrounding Paris that had such a big train station and had railways going to most of France major cities.

Most heritage railways in the UK have one or more preserved railway cranes, either just as historic exhibits, or as fully functioning examples assisting with the operation of the railway.

Most of the area along the shoreline was connected to the railways.

Most monorail transport systems are also elevated railways, such as the Disneyland Monorail System ( 1959 ), the Tokyo Monorail ( 1964 ), or the Metro Monorail, Sydney ( 1988 -).

Most important railways are latitudinal, crossing the Central and Southern Ural in six places: Nizhny Tagil – Perm, Sverdlovsk – Perm, Sverdlovsk – Kazan, Chelyabinsk – Ufa, Orsk – Orenburg and Magnitogorsk – West Siberia.

Most true example of joint railways are in terminal areas, including union stations.

Most of the lines operated by the Victorian Railways were of broad gauge, however the railways also operated up to five narrow gauge lines between 1898 and 1962, and a standard gauge line between Albury and Melbourne from 1961.

Most business operations were family affairs, with relatively few large-scale operations apart from the railways.

Most of these lines have been " heritage " railways, using refurbished or replica streetcars harkening back to the first half of the 20th century.