Several local politicians have expressed concern that Puerto Rico has become a " piggy bank " for presidential campaigns.

Several thousand Heruli served in the personal guard of Belisarius throughout the campaigns.

Several displaced persons camps were set up in the city that had suffered only 1. 4 % destruction during the bombing campaigns of World War II.

Several campaigns have used Lord Voldemort to compare his evilness to the influence of politicians, large media and corporations.

Several governors waged campaigns against the natives to increase the available lands, from Juan Manuel de Rosas to Julio Argentino Roca.

Several campaigns were able to bring change to government policies regarding the rights of local indigenous people.

Several campaigns of 20th-century excavations have been led by North American institutions, including New York University and the University of Toronto, as well as a Pennsylvania State University team led by Donald Redford.

Several campaigns of Coenwulf's against the Welsh are recorded, but only one conflict with Northumbria, in 801, though it is likely that Coenwulf continued to support the opponents of the Northumbrian king Eardwulf.

Several of the principalities conquered by his father revolted upon news of Andrianampoinimerina's death, immediately obliging the young ruler to embark on military campaigns to put down the rebellions and secure his position.

Several successful campaigns forced the cities in these areas to become Rome's allies.

Several minor socialist parties merged in 2003 to form the Alliance for Green Socialism which is a socialist party that campaigns on a wide variety of policies including, economic, environmental and social

Several modern advertising campaigns in the German language, including ads for Nokia, REWE grocery stores, Burger King, and Merkur Bank have been marred by controversy after using the phrase Jedem das Seine or Jedem den Seinen.

Several philosophers, such as Pyrrho, Anaxarchus and Onesicritus, are said to have been selected by Alexander to accompany him in his eastern campaigns.

Several other candidates also announced their intention to run, but they were not supported by a major party, their campaigns went virtually unnoticed by the media, and they failed to get the required 6, 000 signatures supporting their candidacy.

Several campaigns throughout the 12th century ( in 1136, 1150, 1159 and throughout the 1160s ) culminated in the defeat of the Principality of Rugia in 1168.

Several hundred conferences, training and cultural events are organised across the network every year, and AEGEE also campaigns and lobbies for the interests of European students, in particular the reduction of visa barriers between European countries.

Several further campaigns in 1219, 1222 failed, instead Konrad picked a long-term border quarrel with the Prussian tribes.

Several of these trustees said their campaigns were aided by the newspaper's favorable coverage of them.

Several military campaigns were launched against the neighboring Western Wei in an attempt to reunify the territory once held by the Northern Wei, however these campaigns were not successful, and in 547 Gao Huan died.

Several online campaigns are currently being waged for the return of old hosts and to boycott the advertisers who remain as KGO sponsors.

Several mass social, cultural and political campaigns were initiated or endorsed by Adevărul before 1910.

Several of his successful advertising campaigns earned awards.

Several campaigns against the blue code or for making the blue code more visible in the public eye have taken place in the United States.

Several inventions followed using rear-wheel drive, the best known being the rod-driven velocipede by Scotsman Thomas McCall in 1869.

Several of the Commonwealth nations followed the British lead and sourced buses from British manufacturers, leading to a prevalence of double-decker buses.

Several months of unemployment followed, however, and Chaplin lived a solitary existence while lodging with a family in Kennington.

Several key leaders early in the Protestant Reformation, including Martin Luther and John Calvin, followed the traditional reasoning in favour of capital punishment, and the Lutheran Church's Augsburg Confession explicitly defended it.

Several other archival live releases followed, and in 2009 the first of several planned multi-disc box sets, The Archives Vol.

Several other commercials for MTV quickly followed, in which Leary would rant at high speeds about a variety of topics, playing off the then-popular and growing alternative scene.

Several such raids followed in subsequent decades, in particular the Battle of Abrittus in 251, led by Cniva, in which the Roman Emperor Decius was killed.

Several more appearances followed in her subsequent plays.

Several films followed in the next couple of years, including two 15 minute shorts that are still shown regularly in Norway today, Veslefrikk med Fela ( Little Freddy and his Fiddle ), based on a Norwegian folk tale, and Karius og Baktus, a story by Thorbjørn Egner of two little trolls, representing Caries and Bacterium, living in a boy's teeth.

Several American football players have followed Kemp to Congress: Steve Largent, J. C. Watts, and Heath Shuler.

Several successful flights followed, however the flight on January 11, 1938 ended in tragedy.

Several specialized processing devices have followed from the technology.

Several other experiments followed, with André-Marie Ampère, who in 1820 discovered that the magnetic field circulating in a closed-path was related to the current flowing through the perimeter of the path ; Carl Friedrich Gauss ; Jean-Baptiste Biot and Félix Savart, both of which in 1820 came up with the Biot-Savart Law giving an equation for the magnetic field from a current-carrying wire ; Michael Faraday, who in 1831 found that a time-varying magnetic flux through a loop of wire induced a voltage, and others finding further links between magnetism and electricity.

Several among his cardinals who had been shut up in Nocera with him and had followed him in Genoa determined to make a stand: they determined that a Pope, who by his incapacity or blind obstinacy might be put in the charge of one of the cardinals.

Several more minor hits on Haven followed, and then the Righteous Brothers found themselves " hitless " again until 1990, although they toured frequently.

Several made-for-TV movies based upon the series followed in the early 1990s featuring Robert Urich and Avery Brooks, with Barbara Williams and later Wendy Crewson as Susan.

Several other productions followed, including those in Adelaide ( Unley City Hall, 1912 ), Melbourne ( Athanaeum Theatre, 1915 ) and Perth ( Town Hall, 1918 ).

Several minor revisions ( UML 1. 3, 1. 4, and 1. 5 ) fixed shortcomings and bugs with the first version of UML, followed by the UML 2. 0 major revision that was adopted by the OMG in 2005.

Several unsuccessful rebellions followed, but by 1075 William's hold on England was mostly secure, allowing him to spend the majority of the rest of his reign on the Continent.

Several other raids with Fatah's poorly trained and badly equipped fighters followed this incident.

* Several typhoons and hurricanes resulted in extreme destruction in this decade, especially in 2005 ( the most active in recorded history ) with Hurricane Katrina nearly destroying New Orleans, followed by Hurricane Rita, which wreaked destruction along the U. S. Gulf Coast.

Several other Mineriads followed, the results of which included a government change.

Several communities in Ireland, particularly in the west of the country, were wiped out as a result of the Great Famine in the latter half of the 19th century, and the years of economic decline that followed.

Several copycats have followed over the years.

Several novels followed, to warm reception.