An upmarket car based on the Minor floorpan using the larger BMC B-Series engine was sold as the Riley One-Point-Five / Wolseley 1500 beginning in 1957: versions of this Wolseley / Riley variant were also produced by BMC Australia as the Morris Major and the Austin Lancer.

* The Lives of a Bengal Lancer ( 1935 ) ... Major Hamilton

* 1958 – 62 Morris Major and Austin Lancer Series I / II

It was built alongside BMC Australia's own versions of this design, the Morris Major and Austin Lancer.

The 1500 was discontinued in 1959 and substantially revised " Series 2 " models of the Major and Lancer were released in the same year.

In 1962 the Lancer and Major were replaced by the Morris Major Elite which was powered by a 1622cc engine.

However, starting in 1978 most of the Lancer lineup competed in the NASL's off-season as the New York Arrows of the Major Indoor Soccer League ; under that name the squad lasted until 1984 and won several championships in the other league.

I let up on the accelerator, only to gradually reach again the 60 m.p.h. which would, I hoped, overhaul Herry and the blonde, and as there were cars whose drivers apparently had something more important to catch than had I, Mrs. Major Roebuck settled down to practicing on Corporal Johnson the kittenish wiles she would need when making her duty call on Colonel and Mrs. Somebody in Sante Fe.

It was Baker, working through Provost Marshal Enoch Crowder and Major Hugh S. ( `` Old Ironpants '' ) Johnson, who arranged for a secret printing by the million of selective service blanks -- again before the Act was passed -- until corridors in the Government Printing Office were full and the basement of the Washington Post Office was stacked to the ceiling.

Its people, including Pierre Bottineau and other American Fur Company employees and the refugees from Fort Garry, were joined by the remaining Scots and Swiss from Fort Snelling when Major Joseph Plympton expelled them from the reservation in May 1840.

* 1921 – Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis confirms the ban of the eight Chicago Black Sox, the day after they were acquitted by a Chicago court.

Beginning in 1906, Pennsylvania conservationist Major Israel McCreight of Du Bois, Pennsylvania argued that President Theodore Roosevelt ’ s conservation speeches were limited to businessmen in the lumber industry and recommended a campaign of youth education and a national policy on conservation education.

Of great surprise to many fans was a brand new color scheme ; apparently the original colors used by the franchise since Major League Baseball awarded it to Jerry Colangelo's ownership group in 1995 were to be discontinued.

In 2000, Major League Baseball reversed its decision, ruling that the statistics which were recognized in each year's official records should stand, even in cases where they were later proven incorrect.

In the late 1990s, functions that had been administered separately by the two major leagues ' administrations were united under the rubric of Major League Baseball.

Other authors who used the name were Major John Bernard Arbuthnot MVO, the column's founder, and William Hartston, the current author of its revived form.

As the English battalions descended the gentle slope of the Petite Gheete valley, struggling through the boggy stream, they were met by Major General de la Guiche ’ s disciplined Walloon infantry sent forward from around Offus.

A number of ministers were then revealed to have committed sexual indiscretions, and Major was forced by media pressure to dismiss them.

Major additions to the old house were considered in 1849, but by then negotiations were underway to purchase the estate from the trustees of the deceased Earl Fife.

Despite a cease-fire order from the army HQ, over 100 rounds were fired directly into the fleeing crowds by troops under the command of Major Ted Loden.

There were, of course, some concerti grossi that remained, the most famous of which being Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola in E flat Major.

In classical times, they were included by Ptolemy within the constellation Ursa Major in his star catalogue.

He ultimately chose the former when a deal between the city, Hamilton County, and Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds ( who were seeking a replacement for the obsolete Crosley Field ) was struck that resulted in an agreement to build a multipurpose stadium which could host both baseball and football games.

There was also a complication: Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds were in need of a facility to replace the antiquated, obsolete Crosley Field, which they had used since 1912.

Cleveland's struggles over the 30-year span were highlighted in the 1989 film Major League, which comically depicted a hapless Cleveland ball club going from worst to first by the end of the film.

However, in 1991, as part of Major League Baseball's two-team expansion ( they also added the former Florida ( now Miami ) Marlins ), an ownership group representing Denver led by John Antonucci and Michael I. Monus were granted a franchise ; they took the name “ Rockies ” due to Denver's proximity to the Rocky Mountains, which is reflected in their logo.

Major losses were all to free agency ( second baseman Kaz Matsui went to the Houston Astros and pitcher Josh Fogg went to the Cincinnati Reds ).

The Florida Marlins were the first Major League Baseball team to have cheerleaders.

Major construction projects, including the Sears Tower ( now known as the Willis Tower, which in 1974 became the world's tallest building ), University of Illinois at Chicago, McCormick Place, and O ' Hare International Airport, were undertaken during Richard J. Daley's tenure.

The stars of Ursa Major were all circumpolar in Athens of 400 BCE, and all but the stars in the Great Bear's left foot were circumpolar in Ovid's Rome, in the first century CE.

At a distance of slightly less than 50 kiloparsecs (≈ 160, 000 light-years ), the LMC is the third closest galaxy to the Milky Way, with the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal (~ 16 kiloparsecs ) and Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy (~ 12. 9 kiloparsecs ) lying closer to the center of the Milky Way.

However, the resignation of long-serving but at that point unpopular Tory prime minister Margaret Thatcher and the well-received election of John Major as her successor had seen the comfortable Labour lead in the opinion polls wiped out and in the 17 months leading up to the election its outcome had become much less predictable.

In spite of an initially cool, if not outright hostile reception, the Saints and their Major League neighbor ( less than 10 miles away ) have worked together for several years to promote the sport of baseball.

Opponents of the rule contend that the purpose of the game is to spotlight Major League Baseball's best players, and that some superior players are left off the roster in favor of possibly less deserving players from weaker teams.

After years of guest-starring in many TV roles, and starring in a less successful series the previous year, Hagman hit the jackpot in 1965 playing Barbara Eden ’ s TV " master " and eventual love interest, Air Force Captain ( later Major ) Anthony Nelson in the sitcom, I Dream of Jeannie, for NBC.

It includes a high-altitude bulge that rises at 310 ° W. Most of Syrtis Major has slopes of less than 1 °, a much lower inclination than the slopes of the Tharsis shield volcanoes.

Major plans to build Iran's infrastructure were undertaken, a new middle class began flourishing and in less than two decades Iran became the indisputable major economic and military power of the Middle East.

The " Regional Airline " designation in the United States does imply significantly lower flight crew compensation, less desirable working hours, work rules, rest rules, less desirable overnight accommodations while on trips, and less job security as " Major Airlines " move contracted flight hours from carrier to carrier to hold down the costs of " branded lift.

* The force at Romani, responsible for its defence when the battle began, consisted of infantry from the British 52nd ( Lowland ) Division, commanded by Major General W. E. B. Smith, and the Anzac Mounted Division commanded by Chauvel ( less the 3rd Light Horse Brigade ).

: Imperial Mounted Division ( less 4th Light Horse Brigade ) – Major General Hodgson

Setup men are paid less than closers and mostly make less than the average Major League salary.

All were updates of existing models from both the standard Corgi range and the Corgi Major range, and sold disappointingly leading to their withdrawal in less than a year.

With the help of an ousted Palpali king, Major General Wood planned to march on Siuraj, Jit Gadhi and Nuwakot with a view to bypass the Butwal defenses, flushing out minor opposition on the axis, and assault Palpa from a less guarded flank.

This award is also given to other enlisted Marines and officers assigned to the recruit training environment, although these billets are recognized as being less directly involved in actually training recruits such as Series and Company Commander / XO, Battalion Executive Officer, S-3, and Commander, and various levels of Sergeants Major at each Depot.

The MLB Draft generally receives less attention than the drafts in other American sports, since drafted players usually spend several years in the minor leagues before they crack the Major League team's roster.

Major repairs and restoration took less than two months, working around the clock.

Llantwit Major has considerable renown in South Wales as a surfing location, although it is much less known than Porthcawl further down the coast.

*** U. S. 1st Armored Division ( less one regiment ) ( Major General Ernest N. Harmon )

The deal earned Major League Baseball less than $ 500, 000, but led to a new two-year contract for 40-45 games per season.

Fox paid a fraction less of the amount of money that CBS paid for the Major League Baseball television rights.

Minor league teams are usually based in smaller cities and players are typically paid significantly less than their Major League counterparts.

Major political parties attempt to have a riding association in each constituency though, usually, these associations are more active in ridings where the party has an elected Member of Parliament or has a reasonable chance of electing an MP in the future, and less active in ridings where the party's prospects have historically been poor.