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.

Most emeralds are oiled as part of the post lapidary process, in order to improve their clarity.

Most notably, gerrymandering is particularly effective in non-proportional systems that tend towards fewer parties, such as first past the post.

Most nominalists have held that only physical particulars in space and time are real, and that universals exist only post res, that is, subsequent to particular things.

Most national post offices produce stamps that would not be produced if there were no collectors, some to a far more prolific degree than others.

Most anarchist or autonomist squats in Greece maintain a blog or website to post their news, and they often also have an internet forum and e-mail address.

Most designs can be opened by hand, though some gates that are frequently opened and closed may have a lever attached to assist in bringing the upper wire loop over the gate post

Most gates can be opened by push post.

Most Africans only had contact with the Portuguese through the post administrator, who was required to visit each village in his domain at least once a year.

Most episodes included one or more firing squad sketches, where Les would play the part of a Latin American military officer with a sword in hand preparing to order a firing squad to execute one of the children actors, who were standing in front of a post.

Most water leakage occurs in capillaries or post capillary venules, which have a semi-permeable membrane wall that allows water to pass more freely than protein.

Most of the German population was forcibly expelled as stated by the Potsdam Conference and replaced with Poles expelled from eastern previously Polish lands annexed post war to the Soviet Union.

Most of the students are admitted after two to three years of classes préparatoires, which correspond to two years of post high-school education with heavy emphasis on Math and Physics ( freshman and sophomore years at US universities ).

Most notably, during the post Space Race era it ferries both Russian and American crews to and from the station.

Most of the settlers departed for an English fishing post on Monhegan Island.

Most of Castroville's commerce and the post office are located on Merrit Street.

Most high-schoolers in the city attend North Hardin High School, with some zoned to attend John Hardin High School ( which is in a portion of the city served by the Elizabethtown post office ).

Most of the area is served by the Stanwood ZIP code 49346, although " Canadian Lakes, Michigan ", is an acceptable name for mail delivery by the post office.

Most of the townships platted in the early 1900s were surveyed as a tool for promotion and sales, and remain as names for neighborhoods and post office designations today.

Most notably, from 1955-1996 the post was home to the famed Big Red One.

Most of the adventures are read from a post card by Uncle Jesse Duke to his pet raccoon Smokey.

Most of these episodes were animated in Tokyo, Japan by Tokyo Movie Shinsha, the studio that animated most DiC cartoons of the 1980s, while a few episodes were animated in Taiwan by Cuckoo's Nest Studio and Wang Film Productions, before being finished in post production by DiC and Nelvana.

Later in that episode, two other aliases are posted on the " Most Wanted " board in the post office ( however, he thinks that is because they like him ).

Most of the 168 post holes held wooden posts, although Cunnington found evidence that a pair of standing stones may have been placed between the second and third post hole rings.

Most officials who had served under Carinus, however, retained their offices under Diocletian.

Most U. S. assistance to Guatemala is provided through the U. S. Agency for International Development's ( USAID ) offices for Guatemala.

Most of these are installed in government offices, collective farms, and state-owned enterprises ( SOEs ), with only perhaps 10 percent controlled by individuals or households.

Most government offices establish regional offices to serve the constituent provinces.

Most statisticians work in offices and have regular working hours and can therefore be considered white-collar workers.

Most Baptists believe in " Two offices of the church "— pastor-elder and deacon — based on certain scriptures (; ).

Most government departments and agencies have bilingual names ; for example, the Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua, and places such as local government offices and public libraries display bilingual signs and use bilingual stationery.

Most GSU employees guarded government offices in and around Kampala, but some also served in overseas embassies and other locations throughout Uganda.

Most government offices have Internet access but its use by public servants is restricted to an hour or two a day.

Most county administrative offices, however, are located in Verona, rather than in Staunton.

Most of the county's offices are located at the Douglas County Courthouse.

Most of the deputy marshals who have volunteered to be SOG members serve as full-time deputies in Marshals Service offices throughout the nation, and they remain on call 24 hours a day for SOG missions.

It is paired with a modifier or noun for some offices in some religious traditions: e. g., Roman Catholic bishops are usually styled The Most Reverend ( reverendissimus ); Anglican bishops are styled The Right Reverend ; some Reformed churches have used The Reverend Mister as a style for their clergy.

Most children in Downs attend the schools of District # 3, offices located on Washington Street.

Most town offices are located here as well as meeting rooms for various meetings and events.

Most of the aristrocratic homes in Merrion Square and Fitzwilliam Square were sold and are now used as corporate offices.

Most of his time is spent on good offices missions and mediation, sometimes at the request of deliberative organs of the UN, but also frequently on his own initiative.

Most of the Inn is occupied by barristers ' offices, known as " chambers ".

Most public or municipal fire departments also carry out an enforcement role, to ensure that commercial dwellings ( hotels, offices, factories, and so on ) are equipped with adequate fire precautions to ensure that in the event of fire, people can safely evacuate the premises unharmed.

Most importantly, and in order to emphasize the concept of equality and discourage corruption and patronage, practically all public offices that did not require a particular expertise were appointed by lot and not by election.

Most government offices are established by region instead of individual provincial offices, usually ( but not always ) in the city designated as the regional center.