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 hundred peaceful demonstrators, rioters, and police were injured and hundreds were arrested during the days surrounding the G8 meeting ; most of those arrested have been charged with some form of " criminal association " under Italy's anti-mafia and anti-terrorist laws.

Several press conferences were held in the days following Earnhardt's death.

Several days later, Douglass delivered his first speech at the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society's annual convention in Nantucket.

Several cooking methods used to soften often tough cuts have evolved into national specialties, including Sauerbraten ( sour roast ), involving marinating beef or venison in a vinegar or wine vinegar mixture over several days.

Several days later, he came out to a group of friends at a party held at his home in Belsize Park, where he officially introduced them to his partner, David Sherlock, whom he had met in Ibiza in 1966.

Several days earlier, on 9 January, Robert Wintour and Stephen Littleton were captured.

Several days later, the oafish Kurt and Ram spread a false rumor about Veronica giving oral sex to them at the same time, ruining her reputation at school.

Several days earlier, the Royals bulked up their bullpen by inking starting pitcher Storm Davis, who was enjoying a career-high 19 game win record ( third best in the AL ) with the Athletics in 1989, on a three-year $ 6 million contract.

Several days before the MSL's landing in August 2012, Odyssey's orbit was altered to ensure that it would be able to capture signals from the rover during its first few minutes on the Martian surface.

Several days later, chorionic villi in the forming placenta anchor the implantation site to the uterus.

Several days later, Richard's brothers joined him in seeking reconciliation with their father.

Several supplements were published for TNE covering most if not all of what the year 1201 was like, but before any of the meta-events could start to advance the timeline, GDW fell on a string of bad luck and finally was forced to close its doors, after twenty two years in which it had published one new product every 22 days on average ( not counting magazines ).

Several mutineers were killed in the skirmish, Captain Thompson escaped only to be killed a few days later in another skirmish near the Diggers community at Wellingborough.

Several musicians, mostly from the group's Ronnie Hawkins days, were recruited as touring personnel to replace Robertson and to fill out the group.

Several factors that occurred on that day and the previous days might have contributed to the disaster.

Several days later Whitcomb had a " Eureka " moment.

Several days later, the Stooges were unceremoniously fired from Columbia Pictures after 24 years of making low-budget shorts.

" Several days later, he was with the group as they entered Canada.

Several days before the beginning of the invasion of Iraq two SDV teams were launched from Mark V Special Operations Craft in the Persian Gulf.

Several days after Gaumata had been assassinated, Darius and the other seven nobles discussed the fate of the empire.

Several embassies from the Abbaside Caliphs to the Chinese Court are recorded in the T ' ang Annals, the most important of these being those of ( A-bo-lo-ba ) Abul Abbas, the founder of the new dynasty, that of ( A-p ' u-ch ' a-fo ) Abu Jafar, the builder of Bagdad, of whom more must be said immediately ; and that of ( A-lun ) Harun al-Rashid, best known, perhaps, in modern days through the popular work, Arabian Nights.

Several days later the ban was lifted.

Several legendary sources tend to assign unrealistically long lifespans to pre-historical heroes and monarchs ( e. g., Egyptian, Chinese, Hebrews, Japanese ), if the number of years there reported are understood as years of more than 340 days.

Several analyses of bird fossils show divergence of species prior to the K – T boundary, and that duck, chicken and ratite bird relatives coexisted with non-avian dinosaurs.

Several demonstrations were made on a flight simulator where a Cessna-trained small-aircraft pilot successfully landed a heavily-damaged full-size concept jet, without prior experience with large-body jet aircraft.

Several inventors devised machines to record sound prior to Thomas Edison's phonograph, Edison being the first to produce a device that could both record and reproduce sound.

Several years prior, the Boston Globe reported J. S.

Several skills support reading comprehension including making predictions and inferences, monitoring understanding, using text structures, and utilizing prior knowledge.

Several engagements were fought in the county prior to the battle of Chickamauga.

Several spurs of Route 44 had existed or were planned prior to 1953, including Route S44, which ran concurrent with US 322 to the ferry between Bridgeport and Chester, Pennsylvania ; Route S44A, a never-built bypass of Camden ; and Route 44T, which was to run from a tunnel under the Delaware River in Paulsboro east to Route 42.

Several years prior to 2009 officials of Chickasaw, Satsuma, and Saraland contemplated forming the " Delta School District.

Several years prior to 2009 officials of Saraland, Satsuma, and Chickasaw contemplated forming the " Delta School District.

Several Hercules toys, books, and other merchandise were produced, and a parade was held at Times Square during the film's premiere two weeks prior to its theatrical run.

Several apocryphal accounts of transplants exist well prior to the scientific understanding and advancements that would be necessary for them to have actually occurred.

Several educational interventions have been designed to foster dissonance in students by increasing their awareness of conflicts between prior beliefs and new information ( e. g., by requiring students to defend prior beliefs ) and then providing or guiding students to new, correct explanations that will resolve the conflicts.

Several days prior to the event, members of the FAA's Technical Operation team from around the Central Service Area arrive in Oshkosh to set up the temporary communication facilities ( MoOCoW's, FISK VFR Approach Control and Fond du Lac ( FLD ) tower ).

Several months prior to these killings, Mid-Ulster Brigadier Billy Hanna was shot dead outside his Lurgan home on 27 July 1975, allegedly by his successor, Robin Jackson.

Several Islamic thinkers contend that in cases prior to four months of gestation, abortion should be permissible only in instances in which the mother's life is in danger or in cases of rape.

Several of Hill's and Spencer's Westerns made prior to Trinity were rereleased in the United States to take advantage of their popularity with one given a " Trinity " title.

Several competing designs were offered, and even more were drawn up prior to reaching prototype stage.

Several days prior, on November 23, Stevens announced on his Facebook page that he's in the process of recording a huge project of one hundred songs to be released at some point entitled The Encyclopedia of Musical Comedy Recordings.

Several foreign diplomats and ambassadors — including Canadian ambassador Ken Taylor prior to the Canadian Caper — came to visit the hostages over the course of the crisis, relaying information back to the U. S. government — including the " Laingen dispatches ", made by hostage Bruce Laingen — to help the home country stay in contact.

Several reconstructions suggest there was minimal variability in temperatures prior to the 20th century.

Several weeks prior to his death, he had postponed and canceled shows due to hospitalization for pneumonia.

Several units that are now part of the TA bear the title " militia ", reflecting their origins as part of that organisation prior to the formation of the TA.

Several fundamental disagreements identified by the New Conference and adherents included: allowing regular group Bible studies outside of the Sunday worship setting ; permitting open outreach & mission efforts ; use of email and the Internet ; Scriptural application of church discipline as guided by Matthew 18 ; and a perceived violation of the Scriptural principle of nonresistance, whereby majority disfellowshipped minority when they could not submit in good conscience to limited options forced upon them without prior conference council or discussion.