Several were born in the early decades and persisted throughout the century.

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 of the houses on the street are originally late 16th century or early 17th century and likely rebuilt on the site of earlier medieval dwellings.

Several decades after Pearson's work with early versions of meta-analysis, Glass published the first application of modern meta-analytic techniques and triggered their broad application across the social and biomedical sciences.

Several primarily freestyle artists released ballads during the 1980s and early 1990s that crossed over to the pop charts and charted higher than their previous work.

Several freestyle acts emerged from the metropolitan Philadelphia, PA area in the early 1990s.

Several hundred more were probably caught by American and European whalemen in the Sea of Okhotsk from the 1840s to the early 20th century.

Several pentaquark candidates were found in the early 2000s, but upon further review these states have now been established as non-existent.

Several smaller store formats have been unsuccessfully tested in the past ( the " midi " concept in the early ' 90s, which was tested in Ottawa and Heerlen with 9, 300 m < sup > 2 </ sup >, or a " boutique " shop in Manhattan ).

Several proposals in late 1852 and early 1853 had strong support, but in the end they failed because of disputes over whether the railroad would follow a northern or a southern route.

Several researchers include the island of Cyprus in Levantine studies, including the Council for British Research in the Levant, the UCLA Near Eastern Languages and Cultures department, and the UCL Institute of Archaeology, the last of which has dated the connection between Cyprus and mainland Levant to the early Iron Age.

Several of these articles advocated his staunchly feminist views, calling for the liberation of women in Chinese society ; alongside his early experiences with forced arranged marriage, this was possibly influenced by the recent death of his mother and his increasing romantic involvement with Yang Kaihui ( 1901 – 1930 ), the daughter of Mao's recently deceased mentor Yang Changji.

Several early modern writers, including Athanasius Kircher and Emanuel Swedenborg, hypothesized contact with Mars.

Several Gnostic gospels, such as the Gospel of Mary, written in the early 2nd century, see Mary as the special disciple of Jesus who has a deeper understanding of his teachings and is asked to impart this to the other disciples.

Several works among the best known during this long period could be cited as an example, from Strabo ( Geography ), Eratosthenes ( Geography ) or Dionisio Periegetes ( Periegesis Oiceumene ) in the Ancient Age to the Alexander von Humboldt ( Cosmos ) in the century XIX, in which geography is regarded as a physical and natural science, of course, through the work Summa de Geografía of Martín Fernández de Enciso from the early sixteenth century, which is indicated for the first time the New World.

Several drivetrain layouts were considered during early development, including rear and mid-engined designs, but most were dismissed because of technical and / or legislative difficulties.

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 shipyards were early established around the Bay, augmented during wartime.

* Several students at the Society of St. Pius X seminary at Econe in the early or mid-1970s — Daniel Dolan, Anthony Cekada and Donald Sanborn — who were reportedly sedevacantists in that period and were expelled together with three others from the SSPX by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre for holding the error.

Several other minor refinements were made to stethoscopes, until in the early 1960s Dr. David Littmann, a Harvard Medical School professor, created a new stethoscope that was lighter than previous models and had improved acoustics.

* Several film adaptations of the story have been produced, including the early French language film Le Puits et le pendule in 1909 by Henri Desfontaines.

Several Japanese companies produced turbocharged high performance motorcycles in the early 1980s.

Several early promo photos still have the original name visible on his costume.

Several governments turned to the left in the early 1960s.

Several names for the site are used in the early records, including Chesters on Caudley, Little Chesters, the Bower, and Chesterholm ; the altar found in 1914 confirmed that the true Roman name for the site was " Vindolanda ", which had been in dispute as one early source referred to it as " Vindolana ".

Several commentators have suggested that Congress alone may decide for itself what constitutes a " high crime or misdemeanor ".

Several commentators believed that changing demographics and unfavourable preference deals would demolish the Nationals at the state election that year, but they went on to enjoy considerable success by winning two extra lower house seats.

Several commentators have observed that the propositions " All ravens are black " and " All non-black things are non-ravens " suggest different procedures for testing the hypotheses.

Several other commentators have stated that the books present a highly stratified society including many social stereotypes.

Several commentators asked Thrasher whether Marlo is supposed to represent him.

Several commentators have noted that personal identity is a strong theme in the book, and that it addresses issues of racism through the treatment of non-magical, non-human and non-living characters.

Several commentators have stated that the distinguishing characteristic of theories is that they are explanatory as well as descriptive, while models are only descriptive ( although still predictive in a more limited sense ).

Several commentators have noted that Chesnutt broke new ground in American literature with his innovative explorations of racial identity, use of African-American speech and folklore, and the way in which he exposed the skewed logic of Jim Crow strictures.

Several of the philosophical fragments are derived from commentators on Homer.

Several commentators suggested the gnomes in South Park could be a reference to the phrase Gnomes of Zürich, a disparaging term for Swiss bankers.

Several commentators have noted that Jesus describes the transfiguration using the Greek word orama (), according to Thayer more often used for a supernatural " vision " than for real physical events, and concluded that Moses and Elijah were not truly there.

Several commentators have supplied annotated King James Bibles containing their own points of view, but unlike the Geneva Bible, these commentaries are not as thoroughly integrated into the text.

Several commentators have questioned the use of generic strategies claiming they lack specificity, lack flexibility, and are limiting.

* Several critics and commentators have compared elements of Woody Allen's film, Match Point ( 2005 ) to the central plot of the novel.

Several commentators imagine that his many hardships contributed to these conditions.

Several commentators have offered further qualifications.

Several commentators have objected to McClary's characterizations.

Several political commentators commented that this was one of the most surprising results of the general election – given Harris ' high profile position as a shadow minister and the size of his existing majority.

Several commentators including Simon Inglis consider it to be Leitch's masterpiece, described in 1960 by a Sunday Times reporter as the " St Pancras of football.

Several left-wing commentators have depicted Feiglin as fascist, but for his part, Feiglin rejects this label, claiming that he is fighting fascism himself.

Several commentators, including Ware himself, have noted similarities between Seth MacFarlane's Stewie Griffin character from the animated series Family Guy and Jimmy Corrigan.

Several commentators felt the prosecution was unfair, among them Charles Shaar Murray, Howard Jacobson, Lynn Barber, Richard Stott, Carol Sarler and Danny Hammill.

Several commentators have noted that New Crobuzon is reminiscent of Victorian London, but sometimes note other possible influences such as modern Cairo and the Vieux Carre of New Orleans.

Several challengers also wrote out their menus during their battle ; commentators referred to this as " taking a page out of Iron Chef Michiba's book.