Several kidnappings have been claimed by the Tawhid and Jihad ( The Unity of God and Holy War ) Islamist group, which changed its name to " Al-Qaeda in Iraq " in October 2004.

Several nations contributed vessels and maritime patrol aircraft to deny Al-Qaeda access to the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean, including the US, Australia, Britain, Canada, Germany, Netherlands and New Zealand amongst others.

Several days after the companies had received the questionnaire, members of the research team contacted the presidents of eleven of these companies in person or by phone to discuss any ambiguities or difficulties the addressees might have experienced in completing the questionnaire.

Several members of the scientific community remarked that the central lunar highlands resembled regions on Earth that were created by volcanic processes and hypothesized the same might be true on the Moon.

Several Central Committee members, who were members of the Workers Opposition, offered their resignation to Lenin but their resignations were not accepted, and they were instead asked to submit to party discipline.

" Several members were expelled from the Central Committee through voting.

Several team members decamped and set up Data General in May 1968, and rapidly brought the 16-bit NOVA minicomputer to market.

Several Etzel members were killed in the fighting.

Several members of the family are aquatic to varying degrees, ranging from the semiaquatic mink, to the river otters, and to the highly aquatic sea otter.

Several of the brightest stars in the ' Plough ' of Ursa Major are former members of an open cluster which now form such an association, in this case, the Ursa Major moving group.

Several bands will share a common territory, with some members of one band joining another band, every so often.

Several members of the Porsche board objected ; their official objection was because they wanted Porsche AG to maintain some separation from Volkswagen.

Several crew members wore protest t-shirts with slogans such as " Yes Guvnor, my ass " and " Will Rogers never met Ridley Scott " in reference to Will Rogers's most famous quotation, " I never met a man I didn't like ".

Historically, some cultures and religions accommodated, institutionalized, or revered, same-sex love and sexuality ; Several congregations have undertaken a series of organizational, procedural and practical steps to become acknowledged as a " Welcoming Congregation ": a congregation which has taken specific steps to welcome and integrate gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgender ( GLBT ) members.

Several prominent members of the Reconstructionist community have focused on issues like domestic violence.

Several members of the Imperial Family, including Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovich of Russia, managed to establish good relations with the interim government and eventually fled the country during the October Revolution.

Several prominent members of the Momoh government who had been in detention at the Pa Demba Road prison, including former insepctor general of police Bambay Kamara were also executed.

Several former and present members of the opposition, including Francis Seow, J. B. Jeyaretnam and Chee Soon Juan perceive the Singaporean courts as favourable towards the government and the PAP due to a lack of separation of powers.

Several hundred adults and children were imprisoned after members of the Justice and Equality Movement attacked Khartoum in May 2008, a disproportionate number from the Darfur region.

Several team members, including Yasumi Matsuno, Hiroshi Minagawa and Akihiko Yoshida, left Quest in 1997 to join Square, where they worked on several titles for the Sony PlayStation, including Final Fantasy Tactics and Vagrant Story.

Several characters who are former SCA members attribute their survival to their SCA experience.

Several bands, groups, and organizations with members claiming Tuscarora descent reside in North Carolina ; they have organized and split in various configurations.

" Several members of the band performed solo songs to start the show including Danko who performed " Mystery Train ".

Several congregations have undertaken a series of organizational, procedural and practical steps to become acknowledged as a " Welcoming Congregation ": a congregation which has taken specific steps to welcome and integrate gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgender ( GLBT ) members.

Several countries that geographically located in Asia were also admitted to the European football association, particularly Israel and Kazakhstan that in the past were members of the Asian football association.

Several other members of Rabbi Kook's circle were also vegetarians.

Several firms are merchandising enzyme preparation through feed manufacturers.

Several instances of popular etymology are attested from ancient authors.

Several fully worked numerical examples are available.

Several unusual applications, such as a nuclear battery or fuel for space ships with nuclear propulsion, have been proposed for the isotope < sup > 242m </ sup > Am, but they are as yet hindered by the scarcity and high price of this nuclear isomer.

Several other oxidation states are known, which range from + 2 to + 7 and can be identified by their characteristic optical absorption spectra.

Several genera are popular with the horticultural community, including marigold, pot marigold ( also known as calendula ), cone flowers, various daisies, fleabane, chrysanthemums, dahlias, zinnias, and heleniums.

Several major cities exist either in the Andes or in the foothills, among which are Bogotá, Medellín and Cali, Colombia ; Quito, Ecuador ; Mérida, Venezuela ; La Paz, Bolivia ; Santiago, Chile, and Cusco, Peru.

Several species are raised for amaranth " grain " in Asia and the Americas.

Several cultivars are known, such as ' Albus ' ( with white flowers ), ' Sapphire ' ( dark blue flowers ), ' Aureus ' ( leaves striped with yellow ), and ' Variegatus ' ( leaves almost entirely white with a few green bands ).

Several organizations concerned with antimicrobial resistance are lobbying to eliminate the unnecessary use of antibacterials.

Several new features, including better scalability, enhanced clustering and management capabilities are mentioned.

Several manufacturers produce specialised acoustic guitar amplifiers, which are designed to give undistorted and full-range reproduction.

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Several anthems are included in the British coronation service.

Several proteins are involved, but two main methods of regulation have been identified: targeting mitochondria functionality, or directly transducing the signal via adaptor proteins to the apoptotic mechanisms.

Several crystal structures are known for AC-II enzymes.

Several other incidents connected with the story of Aeacus are mentioned by Ovid.

Several of its later bishops are known: Marinus in 325 ; Niconius in 344 ; Sylvanus at the beginning of the 5th century ; Pionius in 451 ; Leo in 787 ; Peter, friend of the Patriarch Ignatius, and adversary to Michael, in the ninth century.

Several roller coasters are specifically known by this name, including ;

Several crashed airplanes and large equipment such as bulldozers are scattered around the island.

Several topics that might be covered here are instead covered there because much more can be said about them in a human context.

Several areas at the edge of the neocortex, including the hippocampus and amygdala, are also much more extensively developed in mammals than in other vertebrates.

Several of the heavier bromine isotopes from fission are delayed neutron emitters.

Several English scholars and churchmen are described by Bede as being fluent in Greek due to being taught by him.