For instance member nations of the Commonwealth where English is not spoken natively, such as India, often closely follow British English forms, while many American English usages are followed in other countries which have been historically influenced by the United States, such as the Philippines.

In light of the economic gap between rich and poor countries, movement adherents claim “ free trade ” without measures in place to protect the environment and the health and well being of workers will contribute only to the strengthening the power of industrialized nations ( often termed the " North " in opposition to the developing world's " South ").

Access to clean water has actually decreased in the world's poorest nations, often those that have not been as involved in globalisation.

One argument often made by the opponents of the anti-globalization movement ( especially by The Economist ), is that one of the major causes of poverty amongst third-world farmers are the trade barriers put up by rich nations and poor nations alike.

While nations often strive for substantive harmony to facilitate cross-national distribution, philosophical differences about the optimal extent of regulation can be a hindrance ; more restrictive regulations seem appealing on an intuitive level, but critics decry the tradeoff cost in terms of slowing access to life-saving developments.

Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, India, Belize, and various Caribbean and African nations have adopted English common law through reception statutes although they do not inevitably continue to copy English Common Law ; later cases can often draw on decisions in other Common Law jurisdictions.

In well-explored regions ( such as most developed nations ), the most accessible caves have already been explored, and gaining access to new caves often requires digging or diving.

These nations were often united by common linguistic, religious or family ties.

Moreover, expansion of these nations often occurred by conquest of neighbouring tribes or nations.

In popular usage in western nations, " dictatorship " is often associated with brutality and oppression.

Most Arab nations still give credence to Egypt playing that role, though its effects are often limited.

The government prefers private-sector investment to official aid programs, and its relations with aid-dispensing nations and international institutions have often been difficult.

Rather than as a brave defender of the Protestant nations against Spain and the Habsburgs, she is more often regarded as cautious in her foreign policies.

Today, law enforcement agencies, popular media, the United Nations, other nations and even some medical practitioners can be observed applying the term very broadly and often pejoratively in reference to a wide range of illicit substances, regardless of the more precise definition existing in medical contexts.

North Korea has maintained close relations with China and often limited ones with other nations.

In the 17th century, liberal ideas began to influence governments in Europe, in nations such as The Netherlands, Switzerland, England and Poland, but they were strongly opposed, often by armed might, by those who favored absolute monarchy and established religion.

Journalists who elect to cover conflicts, whether wars between nations or insurgencies within nations, often give up any expectation of protection by government, if not giving up their rights to protection by government.

For this purpose he laboriously collected the scattered words and allusions found in classical writers, and endeavoured to determine the relationship between the German language and those of the Getae, Thracians, Scythians, and many other nations whose languages were at the time known only through doubtfully identified, often extremely corrupted remains preserved by Greek and Latin authors.

This role of mediator, especially between the two large and often bellicose nations of Germany and France, was considered one of the main characteristics of national identity, allowing the Luxembourger not to have to choose between one of these two neighbours.

These nations often exist only on paper, on the Internet, or in the minds of their creators.

Ever since North Korea signed the Armistice Agreement with the United Nations Command, it has maintained relations with China, Moscow ( Soviet Union to 1991, Russian Federation onward ), Pakistan and often limited relations with other nations.

Often the historian must consider the use of intuition or instinct by those individuals or nations which he is studying.

Kent and Story, the great early American scholars, repeatedly made use of this phrase, or of `` Christian nations '', which is a substantial equivalent.

Documents which have been notarized by a notary public, and certain other documents, and then certified with a conformant apostille are accepted for legal use in all the nations that have signed the Hague Convention.

These activists also point out that heavy subsidization of developed nations ' agriculture and the aggressive use of export subsidies by some developed nations to make their agricultural products more attractive on the international market are major causes of declines in the agricultural sectors of many developing nations.

A proposal by the U. S. to the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission ( UNAEC ) to a ) extend between all nations the exchange of basic scientific information for peaceful ends ; b ) implement control of atomic energy to the extent necessary to ensure its use only for peaceful purposes ; c ) eliminate from national armaments atomic weapons and all other major weapons adaptable to mass destruction ; and d ) establish effective safeguards by way of inspection and other means to protect complying States against the hazards of violations and evasions.

The 2002 WIPO Copyright Treaty enacted greater restrictions on the use of technology to copy works in the nations that ratified it.

Excepting a few ineffective attempts to revive scythed chariots, and continuing far eastern use, the use of chariots in battle was obsolete in civilized nations by the time of the Persian defeat at the hands of Alexander the Great, but chariots remained in use for ceremonial purposes such as carrying the victorious general in a Roman triumph, or for racing.

For example, the nation of Burma officially changed its name to Myanmar, but many nations do not recognize the ruling junta and continue to use Burma.

At the beginning of the 21st century, destroyers are the heaviest surface combatant ships in general use, with only three nations ( the United States, Russia, and Peru ) operating the heavier class cruisers and none operating battleships or true battlecruisers.

Reports of Freenet's use in authoritarian nations is difficult to track due to the very nature of Freenet's goals.

Swiss Arms of Switzerland produces the SIG SG 550 assault rifle used by France, Chile, and Spain among others, and Steyr Mannlicher produces the AUG, a bullpup rifle in use in Austria, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and Saudi Arabia among other nations.

Western European nations tend to have more restrictions on gun ownership and use than Eastern European nations.

In a letter of 1652 ( That which is set up by the sword ), he urged Friends not to use " carnal weapons " but " spiritual weapons ", saying " let the waves power of nations break over your heads ".

In some nations, the term Indo-Germanic is in use ; in Germany as the standard scientific term, while in other languages " Indo-European " is the more common term.

If the two nations went to war, Adams predicted the president of the United States would use his war powers to abolish slavery.

Passengers coming from most foreign nations use mostly Dubai for flights to Kabul.

Nevertheless, the pact is an important multilateral treaty because, in addition to binding the particular nations that signed it, it has also served as one of the legal bases establishing the international norms that the threat or use of military force in contravention of international law, as well as the territorial acquisitions resulting from it, are unlawful.

This use of the expression Latin derives from the cultural distinctions between the Romance language countries of modern-day Italy, Spain, France and Portugal ; and other European nations, including the Germanic countries of Northwestern and Central Europe.

Brick and concrete block are the most common types of masonry in use in industrialized nations and may be either weight-bearing or a veneer.

Without such a declaration, Paine concluded, “ he custom of all courts is against us, and will be so, until, by an independence, we take rank with other nations .”

* The degrees of Chief Commander, Commander, Officer, and Legionnaire are awarded only to members of armed forces of foreign nations under the criteria outlined in Army Regulation 672-7 and is based on the relative rank or position of the recipient as follows:

The right of nations to self-determination ( from ), or in short form, the right to self-determination is the cardinal principle in modern international law juridical status to the rank of imperative principles of international law ( jus cogens ), binding, as such, on the United Nations as authoritative interpretation of the Charter ’ s norms and entering into general international law in the result.

The rank was first used in the ( then ) English Royal Navy and is today used in many other countries, including the Commonwealth nations, and the United States.

As of July 2008, Nolan County generates more wind energy than the entire state of California, and would rank 6th in wind power generation among all nations if it were counted as its own nation.

A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force.

The title Khan was also used in the Seljuk Turk dynasties of the near-east to designate a head of multiple tribes, clans or nations, who was below an Atabeg in rank.

Brigadier is used in Latin America, in the normal sense of brigade commander rank ( e. g. Colombia, Chile ), although most Latin American nations instead use the rank of brigade general.

In some countries, this rank is given the name of brigadier, which is often considered to not be a general-officer rank, but is usually equivalent to brigadier general in the armies of nations that use the rank.

Some of these nations are admired for their high test scores in international comparisons while some of these nations regularly rank near the bottom on international tests.

In various nations, especially in former members of the British Empire, " Minister of State " is a junior ministerial rank, often subordinated to a cabinet member.

This large pool of female athletes enabled the U. S. to consistently rank among the top nations in women's Olympic sports, and female Olympians from skater Peggy Fleming ( 1968 ) to Mary Lou Retton ( 1986 ) became household names.

* Archduke, ruler of an archduchy ; was generally only a sovereign rank when used by the rulers of Austria ; it was also used by the Habsburgs of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Empire, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire for members of the imperial family ; it was also used for those ruling some Habsburg territories such as those that became the modern BeNeLux ( Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg ) nations

* Gentleman is the basic rank of gentry, historically primarily associated with land or manorial lords ; within British Commonwealth nations it is also roughly equivalent to some lower nobility of some continental European nations

The Scottish Court of the Lord Lyon King of Arms has ruled that a Scottish feudal baron is the equal of a Continental baron who is the chief of his family ( in some European nations all males take the title but only the head or chief of the family has a superior rank ).

The rank was largely honorary and could be considered equivalent to Admiral of the Navy in other nations.

Wonsu, known in English as " General of the Army of the Republic of Korea ", is the highest military rank of the Republic of Korea ( ROK ) armed forces and is the combined equivalent of a Field Marshal, Fleet Admiral and Marshal of the Air Force in other nations.

The term is also used by many Commonwealth nations who have a similar rank structure to the RAF.

It was also an air force rank in several Commonwealth nations where it was used for female officers and was equivalent to the rank of flight lieutenant.