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 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 campaigns followed until the 1945 Battle of Balikpapan, which concluded the Borneo campaign by which Allied Forces took control of Borneo island.

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 original treatises also survive, and include a work On Fate, in which he argues against the Stoic doctrine of necessity ; and one On the Soul.

Several highly authoritative scriptures bar violence against domestic animals except in the case of ritual sacrifice.

Several memorials to his heroic deed have been erected over the years, against great opposition from the citizenry: in the Ludwigskirche, in the Gymnasium Carolinum and at No 6 Kronenstrasse.

Several African countries have enacted legislation against it, including Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Togo, and Uganda.

Several sources mention Chinese firearms and gunpowder weapons being deployed by the Mongols against European forces at the Battle of Mohi in 1241.

Several Conservative MPs, known as the Maastricht Rebels, voted against the treaty, and the Government was defeated.

Several conflicts about trade privileges were fought by Lübeck and the Hanseatic League against Denmark and Norway with varying outcomes.

Several figures of the intelligentsia took Najibullah's offer seriously, even if they sympathised or were against the regime.

Several animal vaccines have been made to protect against RVF infection.

Several Egyptian emirs were thus killed, but al-Adid was told that they were killed for rebelling against him.

Several authors have criticised More for his war against Protestantism.

Several international summits were organized to find solutions against the economic crisis and to impose greater control on the financial markets.

Several hundred protestors gather in Tirana to demonstrate against the election result.

Several thousand Estonians who had joined the Finnish army came back across the Gulf of Finland to join the newly formed Territorial Defense Force, assigned to defend Estonia against the Soviet advance.

Several years would pass before the first use of the Act against its intended perpetrator, corporate monopolies.

Several times, especially in 759, Paul feared that the Eastern Roman Emperor would send an armament against the city of Rome.

Several insurance companies filed a $ 7 million suit against the government in the fall of 2008, claiming that Barton was negligent in her duties.

Several households pastured their animals together throughout the summer, being careful to keep “ pecial areas … fenced off … to guard the newborn calves against being trampled on in a large herd ” ( 629 ).

( Several of his rulings which may appear lenient, are actually strictures: his decision against praying more than three times a day is, in fact, limiting.

* 1993 – Several dozen tribal leaders and residents from the Ecuadoran Amazon file a billion-dollar class-action lawsuit against Texaco, as a result of massive ecological pollution of the area and rivers around Texaco's Ecuadorian offshore drilling sites, causing toxic contamination of approximately 30, 000 residents.

Several regional governors in China who commanded substantial modernized armies, like Yuan Shikai and Zhang Zhidong actually took the side of the pro foreign faction and refused to join in the Imperial Court's declaration of war against the Eight Nation Alliance.

Several linguists, notably Donald Laycock, have studied Enochian, and argue against any extraordinary features in the language.

Several Luftwaffe bomber wings undertook anti-shipping strikes against Allied ports in Algiers and along the North African coast.

Several revolts started against the Chinese rulers.