Most countries hold a major competition ( a National Championships, or " Nationals ") every year that determines the best-performing AA and EF gymnasts in their country.

1959 – 60: Playing in a league now dominated by superstars like Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics, Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors and Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks, the Nationals hold their own posting a solid 45 – 30 record, while finishing in 3rd place.

Sea World of Orlando approached the IKA to hold its next Nationals at their park.

Nationals of the Republic of China ( Taiwan ), who are graduates in science, engineering, medicine, agriculture, life sciences, intellectual property rights, design, law or information management of public or accredited private colleges or higher institutions, or of an overseas institution of equivalent grade that complies with Ministry of Education criteria, and who hold certificates to this effect, are eligible to apply to take the examination for patent attorneys.

* British Nationals ( Overseas ) are legally entitled to hold a passport in that status-there is no discretion to refuse to issue a passport.

* Ability to hold certain jobs and offices in the UK that are restricted to British Nationals ( although positions restricted to British Citizens remain off-limits ).

The only exception applies to British Nationals ( Overseas ), who are entitled to hold a passport in that status ( there is no discretion to refuse to issue a passport ).

Furthermore, it has been reported that Angelos and the Orioles hold majority ownership in the network, which has led some Nationals fans to contend that the channel exhibits a bias in covering the Orioles compared to the Nationals ( such as displaying the scores of Beltway Series games as " Orioles vs. Washington " as opposed to " Orioles vs. Nationals ").

( For example, prior to their 2008 move to Nationals Park, the Washington Nationals occupied the third-base dugout at RFK Stadium because it was the larger and newer of the two dugouts.

The demise of the conservative coalition meant that the Nationals had numerous portfolios to fill in order to replace all those that had been occupied by the larger Liberal Party.

In most parts of Australia the Liberal Party is the larger party, concentrated in urban areas, with the Nationals a junior partner operating exclusively in the bush.

The Nationals were a larger draw in 2005, the Orioles were a larger draw in 2006 ( drawing exactly 100 more fans that year ) and in 2007 the Orioles were a larger draw by nearly 200, 000 fans.

Recently the Young Nationals have been at the forefront of lobbying the New Zealand Government to adopt and pass legislation that would move tertiary Students ’ Associations to a system of voluntary membership.

the Young Nationals, in conjunction with ACT on Campus, Free Me and other New Zealanders, were successful in winning select committee and subsequently government support to pass a private member's Bill by ACT MP Heather Roy to introduce voluntary membership to student associations in tertiary institutions.

He had sprained his knee in a contest against the Washington Nationals on a play in which Loney threw the ball into the dirt, forcing Garciaparra, who was covering third base, to go to his knees to save the ball, allowing Lastings Milledge to slide into him spikes-first.

* September 16, 2006 – Washington Nationals ' Alfonso Soriano steals second base in the first inning of the game against the Milwaukee Brewers to become the fourth player in the Major League Baseball history to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in a season.

Alfonso Soriano converted from 2nd base to left field for the Washington Nationals in 2006.

Soriano, who since 2001 had played exclusively at second base, refused to take the field, and the Nationals organization threatened him with disqualification, which would have meant forfeiture of his salary, and he would not have received credit for service time in fulfillment of the obligations of his contract.

In 2009, Grissom served as the first base coach for the Washington Nationals.

He was hired to become the Washington Nationals first base coach for the 2009 season on October 24, 2008.

Quirk was yelling from his own dugout, apparently at Nationals third base coach Bo Porter, causing Porter to leave his position as third base coach and approach Quirk.

Previously, " Mineo " was used as a housing base, but has since been returned to Italian Nationals and is no longer in service.

For example, on 16 August 2009, the Washington Nationals ' Ryan Zimmerman pinch-hit for second baseman Alberto Gonzalez and then remained in the game at third base, with previous third baseman Ronnie Belliard switching positions to play second base after the change.

On September 10, Reyes broke the Mets all-time record for stolen bases, previously held by Mookie Wilson, with his 282nd career stolen base coming in the third inning of a game against the Washington Nationals.

During a series against the Washington Nationals at the end of June, when replays of the first base theft were being shown on the scoreboard, he said, " I don't like that being shown, I don't want people to identify ( that ) with me ... To me, that's ridiculous.

Following his retirement as a player, Lopes coached for several teams, including stints as manager of the Milwaukee Brewers and first base coach for the San Diego Padres and Washington Nationals.

Zimmerman was called up to the majors when rosters expanded in September 2005, and shared third base duties with Vinny Castilla, taking over the position on a more permanent basis between the time the Nationals were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention and the end of the season.

He made his debut for the Dodgers on July 30, 2006, playing third base against the Washington Nationals.

Chipper Jones of the Braves hit the first batted ball and first home run, while the Nationals ' Cristian Guzman got the first base hit.

Guzmán was sidelined for the entire campaign with a shoulder injury and subsequent surgery, but returned in as the Nationals ' starting shortstop following the trade of second baseman José Vidro to the Seattle Mariners and the move of Felipe López to second base.

After returning from Japan he played for the Minnesota Twins and then the Washington Nationals, playing at first base, second base, shortstop, third base and designated hitter.

In terms of first-preference votes, One Nation received more than either the Liberals or Nationals.

In his career, Stairs played for more major-league teams than any position player in major league history ( 12 ( technically 13 teams but 12 franchises as he played for the Montreal Expos and Washington Nationals ); Octavio Dotel holds the record for pitchers and all players at 13 ).

By 1996, ACF Nationals was attracting 40 teams, and appeared to be healthier than ever.

In his freshman year, Bradley averaged more than 30 points per game for the freshman team, at one point making 57 consecutive free throws, breaking a record set by a member of the NBA's Syracuse Nationals.

Since 2004, the Nike Cross Nationals have offered an alternative national championship, focused on teams rather than individuals.

The Blackhawks traded his rights to the Nationals, who then offered him a contract worth $ 7, 500 ($ today ), 50 % more than the Knicks, influencing his decision of going to Syracuse.

While Howard hit at least 44 home runs for three straight seasons ( 1968 – 70 ), the 2005 Nationals had only one hitter with more than 15 home runs, José Guillén with 24.

The conversion was only required several times per year during the Senators ' joint tenancy with the Redskins, but became much more frequent while the Nationals and D. C. United shared the stadium during the mostly-concurrent MLB and MLS seasons ; in 2005, the conversion was made more than 20 times.

Less remembered is that it began a turnaround for the Nationals, who won the game in extra innings and started to win frequently, a trend that continued for more than three decades, building up an astounding 30 wins against only 6 losses and 1 tie ( during 1959-1962, two games were held each year ).

During his tenure in Washington, Chávez was given the mocking nickname of " Inning Endy " by Nationals fansites due to his tendency to swing at most pitches rather than " playing the count ," often resulting in groundouts and popups.

They run at lighter weights than the 250 classes, which makes for close racing with mid-field 250 Nationals at some circuits.

The Nationals finished the 2007 season 73 – 89, improving their record by two more wins than in 2006.

One Nation picked up 11 seats, and unexpectedly finished with a higher primary vote than the Liberals or Nationals.

When the Liberal President of the Board of Education Sir Donald Maclean died, Margesson insisted that to appoint another Liberal merely on the basis of party balance would inflame tensions amongst Conservative MPs, potentially lead to a poor appointment and maintain an imbalance since the Liberals had one more Cabinet Minister than the Liberal Nationals ( and the National Labour Lord Privy Seal Lord Snowden was increasingly siding with the Liberals on all key divisions, thus providing a surrogate ), despite the latter having two more MPs.

Led by former publisher Mel Hurtig the Nationals received more than 183, 000 votes or 1. 38 % of the popular vote in the 1993 election.

* British Nationals ( Overseas ) can enter the UK for up to six months as a visitor, but must obtain a visa to reside in the UK for more than six months or to study or work there.

British Nationals ( Overseas ) can register as full British citizens ( rather than having to apply for naturalisation ) under section 4 of the British Nationality Act 1981, after living in the United Kingdom for five years ; the last year of which must have been without any immigration restrictions ( such as by holding Indefinite Leave to Remain ( ILR ) or its equivalent ).

Beginning in 2012, all sports games are broadcasted in a format optimized for 16: 9 widescreen displays, with graphics framed within a widescreen safe area rather than the 4: 3 safe area ( with the exception of Nationals games simulcasted on WDCW and Orioles games simulcasted on WJZ which doesn't use 16: 9 widescreen mode ), intended to be shown in a letterboxed format for standard definition viewers.

Rather than agree to this demand, the Nationals opted to move elsewhere for the next season and play its playoff dates in Toronto.

* Finally, Boras negotiated $ 3 million bonuses for Brian Goodwin from the Washington Nationals and Austin Hedges from the San Diego Padres, each tied for the third-highest bonuses in draft history outside the first round, and negotiated a bigger bonus for Alex Meyer ($ 2 million from the Nationals ) than four other college pitchers selected ahead of Meyer in the 2011 draft.

According to him, they intentionally gave him one point less than the eventual winner at the Madras Nationals, and this ruled him out of the Olympics.

He was fired by the Nationals on September 28,, after less than two seasons on the job.

Starting in February 2009, he took a leave of absence from his position after it was discovered that one of Rijo's scouting finds, Dominican shortstop Esmailyn Gonzalez was actually named Carlos David Alvarez Lugo and was four years older than the Nationals believed when they signed him.