Several heads of state and their consorts, as the foremost representatives of their nations, gather at the Funeral of Pope John Paul II | funeral for the late Pope John Paul II in 2005.

Several US states, including New York, Vermont and Wisconsin, have the sugar maple as their state tree.

Several key events occurred, which raised public awareness of the New Age subculture: the production of the musical Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical ( 1967 ) with its opening song " Aquarius " and its memorable line " This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius "; publication of Linda Goodman's best-selling astrology books Sun Signs ( 1968 ) and Love Signs ( 1978 ); the release of Shirley MacLaine's book Out on a Limb ( 1983 ), later adapted into a television mini-series with the same name ( 1987 ); and the " Harmonic Convergence " planetary alignment on August 16 and 17, 1987, organized by José Argüelles at Sedona in the U. S. state of Arizona.

Historically, the Christian church and lay-people have believed that more women than men are involved in paganism and witchcraft, which can be seen as far back as 1487 with the printing of the Malleus Maleficarum Several modern authors of Wiccan books state that, in current Wicca, the situation is the same.

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 cases in California seem to have halted the practice in that state — the courts have allowed individual churches to leave the PC ( USA ) and keep their own assets, as well as parishes of the United Methodist and Episcopal denominations.

3 ) Several instances prevail to break up the company but that state does not approve.

Several years later, researchers discovered that the editorial in question was missing, apparently having been removed from the Tribunes archives, as well as the ' Oklahoma Edition ' of the Tribune in the state archives.

Several such principles are essentially based on the constitutive relation between the state of a suitably selected particular material and its temperature.

Several Referendums supported the state being in control of the most important utilities and energy companies.

Several state affiliates have kept their ballot positions and have allied with other small parties.

* Several nations in Eastern Europe get their own nation state, thereby replacing major multiethnic empires.

" Several writers state that Willow's transition into Dark Willow is inevitable, grounded in Willow's self-hatred that had been festering from the first season.

Though originally state entities, the Constitutional " Militia of the Several States " were not entirely independent, however, because they could be federalized.

Several cities in the state of Bahia still celebrate Carnival this way, having too, similar expressions at Porto Seguro.

Several of the state secondary schools now specialise: Astor College for the Arts ; Dover Grammar School for Girls is a selective specialist Humanities College ; Dover Grammar School for Boys, a selective Business and Enterprise College ; St Edmund's Catholic College for the Performing Arts ; and Dover Christ Church Academy, a specialist Maths, ICT and Music Academy.

Several states did not permit a popular vote, but rather allowed the state legislature to choose their electors.

Several other candidates sought support in their home state or region as " favorite son " candidates without any realistic chance of winning the nomination.

Several guerrilla groups seeking to establish an independent Assamese state in northeast India have set up guerrilla bases in the forests of southern Bhutan, from which they launch cross-border attacks on targets in Assam.

Several communities accepted and the government, in partnership with the state, bought 25, 000 properties which they converted into wetlands.

Several state beds are still in their original positions, as is the Throne Canopy in the King's Privy Chamber.

Several aboriginal tribes are becoming extensively involved in the tourism and ecotourism industries to achieve increased economic self-reliance from the state.

Several had long-standing diasporas that did not conform to 20th century European nationalism and state creation.

Several other state and local highways serve the residents of Clinton County.

* 1905 Several sources, including the 1991 US Navy Dive Manual ( pg 1-8 ), state that the MK V Deep Sea Diving Dress was designed by the Bureau of Construction & Repair in 1905, but in reality, the 1905 Navy Handbook shows British Siebe-Gorman helmets in use.

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

Several international governments criticized Bildt for having been ineffective and too closely affiliated with the Serbs in Bosnia and Serbia.

Several European governments under the domination of Germany and Italy during World War II have been described as " puppet régimes ".

Several governments have instituted major youth employment schemes out of fear of social unrest due to the dramatically increased rates of youth unemployment.

Several Eastern European countries such as Hungary, Croatia, Bulgaria, Albania and Romania were run by fascist governments similar to Nazi Germany before and during World War II, and all were client states of the Soviet Union after the war ; Borduria may be presumed to be in a similar situation.

Several stories satirise governments, particularly the U. S. government.

Several island species of rail remain endangered, and conservation organisations and governments continue to work to prevent their extinction.

Several attempts at reforming the federal system in Canada have thus far failed because of, particularly, the conflicting interests between Quebec's representatives and the other provincial governments ' representatives.

Several changes of minority governments occurred.

Several times during the period from 1833 to 1876 the Carlists — followers of Infante Carlos ( later Carlos V ) and his descendants — rallied to the cry of " God, Country, and King " and fought for the cause of Spanish tradition ( Legitimism and Catholicism ) against the liberalism, and later the republicanism, of the Spanish governments of the day.

Several Nigerian state governments have filed similar petitions.

Several sensationalist and anti-Catholic books published during the 1980s and 1990s, such as Unholy Trinity: How the Vatican's Nazi Networks Betrayed Western Intelligence to the Soviets, Genocide in Satellite Croatia 1941 – 1945 and The Vatican's Holocaust, were highly critical of the Institute for Works of Religion's historical relations with anti-communist governments and especially with the Independent State of Croatia during World War II.

Several de jure nonpartisan national governments are Persian Gulf states, such as Oman and Kuwait.

Several of the Institute's policies have been adopted by the Major and Blair governments, and the ASI has also served in an advisory capacity to governments overseas.

Several provincial governments have also created Ministers of Intergovernmental Affairs responsible for relations with other provinces and the federal government.

Several governments and organizations have proposed model treaties to use as starting points in their own negotiations.

Several Western governments have issued travel warnings to their citizens advising not to travel to this province due to an ongoing border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand.

Several US state governments require that a document similar to an EIS be submitted to the state for certain actions.

Several governments around the world have introduced policies of partial or complete adoption.

Several of the provincial governments have announced changes to the names of their provinces, with Bougainville becoming North Solomons, Western becoming Fly River, Chimbu becoming Simbu, Northern becoming Oro and West Sepik becoming Sandaun.

Several Canadian prime ministers, starting with William Lyon Mackenzie King in 1927, had made attempts to domesticize the amending formula, but could not obtain agreement with the provincial governments as to how such a formula would work.

Several rounds of discussions with successive governments in New Delhi led to the signing of the Assam Accord on August 15, 1985 between the AASU and the government, with prime minister Rajiv Gandhi standing witness to it.

: Several of the children of the Mirabal sisters held important posts in the later democratic governments of the Dominican Republic.