Although Albert has received relatively little recognition in German history, his dissolution of the Teutonic State caused the founding of the Duchy of Prussia ( and also the Hohenzollern dynasty ), which would eventually become arguably the most powerful German state and instrumental in uniting the whole of Germany.

Currently scoring blows in amateur boxing are subjectively counted by ringside judges, but the Australian Institute for Sport has demonstrated a prototype of an Automated Boxing Scoring System, which introduces scoring objectivity, improves safety, and arguably makes the sport more interesting to spectators.

Red Sox history has also been marked by the team's intense rivalry with the New York Yankees, arguably the fiercest and most historic in North American professional sports.

The Battle of the Nile has been called " arguably, the most decisive naval engagement of the great age of sail ", and " the most splendid and glorious success which the British Navy gained.

* Belgian Congo ( 1908 – 60 ) this was arguably the longest-albeit coerced-period of tranquility the country has experienced.

In 2006, the Sloan Consortium, a body which arguably has a conflict of interest in the matter, reported that:

The 1949 season heralded the arrival on the VFL scene of John Coleman, arguably the greatest player in Essendon's history, and, in the view of some, the finest player the game has known.

In the 2000s, Germany has been arguably the centerpiece of the European Union ( though the importance of France cannot be overlooked in this connection ).

From earliest times, some kind of government has arguably been a vital part of every human society — though this refers only to a particularly loose definition of government.

In referring to taxonomy of the Animalia, " invertebrata " is a term of convenience, not a taxon ; it has very little circumscriptional significance except arguably within the Chordata.

The Atlantic has described the process as " arguably the closest thing that modern finance has to a victimless crime ".

While the mobility of walking vehicles is arguably higher than that of wheeled or tracked vehicles, their inherent complexity has limited their use mainly to experimental vehicles.

His breakthrough building was arguably the Willis Building in Ipswich in 1975 and he has since designed landmark structures such as Wembley Stadium and 30 St Mary Axe.

Nihilism has many definitions and is thus used to describe philosophical positions which are arguably independent.

' Meaning ' in this sense is used to argue that as existence has no higher state of reality, which is arguably its necessary and defining quality, existence itself means nothing.

This has arguably resulted in greater stability, though perhaps at a cost of reducing the accountability of the executive branch of government.

Nominalism has been endorsed or defended by many, including William of Ockham, Peter Abelard, D. C. Williams ( 1953 ), David Lewis ( 1983 ), and arguably H. H. Price ( 1953 ) and W. V. O. Quine ( 1961 ).

In arguably its most influential manifestation, the system of prophecy practiced by the babalawos and iyanifas of the historically Yoruba regions of West Africa have bequeathed to the world a corpus of fortune-telling poetic methodologies so intricate that it has been added by UNESCO to its official intangible cultural heritage of the World list.

Since 1848, the Swiss Confederation has been a federal state of relatively autonomous cantons, some of which have a history of confederacy that goes back more than 700 years, arguably putting them among the world's oldest surviving republics.

Traducianism was initially developed by Tertullian and arguably propagated by Augustine of Hippo, and has been endorsed by Gregory of Nyssa, Anastasius Sinaita, Hilary of Poitiers, Ambrose of Milan, many in the early Catholic Church ), various Lutheran churches, and some modern theologians such as Augustus H. Strong ( Baptist ), W. G. T. Shedd and Gordon Clark ( Presbyterian ), Lewis Sperry Chafer, Millard Erickson, Norman L. Geisler, Robert Culver, and Robert L. Reymond.

However, where Congress or the Executive has the power to implement programs, or otherwise regulate, there are, arguably, certain incentives in the national government encouraging States to become the instruments of such national policy, rather than to implement the program directly.

Vega has been extensively studied by astronomers, leading it to be termed " arguably the next most important star in the sky after the Sun.

The culmination of this rhetoric, and arguably the one verse that has caused more Jewish suffering than any other second Testament passage, is the uniquely Matthean attribution to the Jewish people: " His blood be on us and on our children!

The pact was broken, with the initiation of Operation Barbarossa: arguably the decision that led to Germany losing the war.

Even his disqualification in the 1000 m was memorable, as it was the first of an improbable series of events that led to Australian Steven Bradbury winning arguably the most unlikely gold medal in Olympic history.

In one of his greatest seasons, Carey hit arguably the best form of his career in 1998 as he led North Melbourne on a club record 11 game winning streak.

Although the First Wilson Government had enacted a wide range of social reforms and arguably did much to reduce social inequalities during its time in office, the economic difficulties that it faced led to austerity measures being imposed on numerous occasions, forcing the government to abandon some of its key policy goals.

Macmillan's policies led to the building of cheap, mass-production high-rise tower blocks, which have been heavily criticised since ( arguably due to many of them degenerating into new slums ).

In 1968, he guided Carlton to its first premiership in 21 years, and in 1970, in front of the biggest ever VFL crowd, he led Carlton to arguably footy ’ s most famous comeback defeating Collingwood who were leading by 44 points at half-time.

He was thought to be a man of brilliant and versatile talents, but selfish, insincere and intriguing, defects of character which arguably led to his political ruin ; and his writings were described as glittering, artificial and lacking philosophical merit.

On July 11, 1899, Lay and others were involved in a train robbery near Folsom, New Mexico, which Parker may have planned and may have been directly involved in, which led to a shootout with local law enforcers in which Lay, arguably Parker's best friend and closest confidante, killed Sheriff Edward Farr and posseman Henry Love, leading to his imprisonment for life in the New Mexico State Penitentiary.

The Men's Baseball Team, led by Augie Schmidt IV has been arguably the most successful program on campus.

The lack of success of the restorationist movements led, arguably, to the Protestant Reformation.

The movement has thousands of adherents worldwide, and notable church networks include Newfrontiers led by Terry Virgo, Salt and Light Ministries International led by Barney Coombs and ( arguably ) Ichthus Christian Fellowship led by Faith and Roger Forster.

The Fabius Government's inability to prevent both rising unemployment and inequality arguably contributed to the defeat of the French Socialists in the 1986 legislative election, which led Fabius to step down as prime minister.

The most recent, and arguably, most devastating of such incidents occurred in 1551, when the Saracens, led by Dragut Reis, raided Gozo, taking almost the entire population of that island, some 5, 000 inhabitants, away into slavery, and in 1565, when the Ottoman Empire again, led by Dragut, invaded and besieged Malta.

This led the CIA to release a paper tying al-Qaeda to Iraq in January 2003, and justifying the invasion two months later, which arguably relieved some of the pressure on militants in Afghanistan.

This arguably marked a turning point that led to the end of England's part in the conflict 40 years later.

The science arguably began in the late 19th century when important discoveries occurred that led to the study of human evolution.

The fact that the company's similarly sized ( but upmarket ) Honda-based Rover 200 range was one of Britain's strongest sellers during this period serves to highlight the confused development and branding strategies which arguably led to the demise of the company.

In 1900, Clarke joined the Pittsburgh Pirates as a player and manager, roles he would embrace until his retirement in 1915. was arguably the best hitting season of Clarke's career as he led the major leagues in slugging average and OPS and led the National League in doubles.

The former idea led to rejecting the approaches of earlier analytic philosophy – arguably, of any earlier philosophy – and the latter led to replacing them with the careful attention to language in its normal use, in order to " dissolve " the appearance of philosophical problems, rather than attempt to solve them.