Not only was his Belgian nationality interesting because of Belgium's occupation by Germany ( which provided a valid explanation of why such a skilled detective would be out of work and available to solve mysteries at an English country house ), but also at the time of Christie's writing, it was considered patriotic to express sympathy with the Belgians, since the invasion of their country had constituted Britain's casus belli for entering World War I, and British wartime propaganda emphasized the " Rape of Belgium ".

At the durbar on July 22, 1880, Abdur Rahman was officially recognized as Amir, granted assistance in arms and money, and promised, in case of unprovoked foreign aggression, such further aid as might be necessary to repel it, provided that he align his foreign policy with the British.

Housman's poetry, especially A Shropshire Lad, provided texts for a significant number of British, and in particular English, composers in the first half of the 20th century.

Housman's poetry influenced British music in a way comparable to that of Walt Whitman in the music of Delius, Vaughan Williams and others: Housman's works provided song texts, Whitman's the texts for larger choral works.

The ship on which Charles Darwin made the voyage which provided much of the inspiration for On the Origin of Species was named HMS Beagle after the breed, and, in turn, lent its name to the ill-fated British Martian lander Beagle 2.

The departure of the British Library to a new site at St Pancras, finally achieved in 1998, provided the space needed for the books.

The conclusions of the imperial premiers conference of 1926 were restated by the 1930 conference and incorporated in the Statute of Westminster of December 1931, by which the British parliament renounced any legislative authority over dominion affairs, except as specifically provided in law.

The immense debt resulting from Isma ' il's projects provided a pretext for increasing European control, which culminated with the British invasion in 1882.

Utilitarianism provided the political justification for implementation of economic liberalism by British governments, which was to dominate economic policy from the 1830s.

This view provided an implicit justification of British colonialism with Britain assuming the " white man's burden " of breaking these societies from their static past and bringing them into the modern world.

During the Seven Years ' War, the British sought to neutralize any military threat Acadians posed and to interrupt the vital supply lines Acadians provided to Louisbourg by deporting Acadians from Acadia.

The statute, an essential transitory step from the British Empire to the Commonwealth of Nations, provided that all existing Dominions became fully independent of the United Kingdom ( upon its ratification by the federal legislature for Canada ) and all new Dominions would be fully independent upon the grant of Dominion status.

Perhaps his greatest achievement with the novels is the magisterial A tour thro ' the whole island of Great Britain ( 1724 – 27 ), which provided a panoramic survey of British trade on the eve of the Industrial Revolution.

Eventually, vaccination was accepted, and in 1840 the British government banned variolationthe use of smallpoxand provided vaccinationusing cowpoxfree of charge.

This unit had provided Rommel with priceless intelligence, gleaned from intercepting British radio communications.

In countries not previously part of the British Empire, the tune of " God Save the Queen " has provided the basis for various patriotic songs, though still generally connected with royal ceremony.

Following the successful completion of the test, he provided the results to the British government.

The central government department of Ponts et Chaussées and bridges brought in British engineers and workers, handled much of the construction work, provided engineering expertise and planning, land acquisition, and construction of permanent infrastructure such as the track bed, bridges and tunnels.

The Mughal Empire suffered a gradual decline in the early 18th century, which provided opportunities for the Afghans, Balochis, Sikhs, and Marathas to exercise control over large areas in the northwest of the subcontinent until the British East India Company gained ascendancy over South Asia.

While the early sources indicate that Horsa died fighting the Britons, no details are provided about Hengist's death until Geoffrey's Historia, which states that Hengist was beheaded by Eldol, the British duke of Gloucester, and buried in an unlocated mound.

* 1774 – Intolerable Acts: The Quartering Act is enacted, allowing a governor in colonial America to house British soldiers in uninhabited houses, outhouses, barns, or other buildings if suitable quarters are not provided.

Peel appeared occasionally on British television as one of the presenters of Top of the Pops in the 1980s, and he provided voice-over commentary for a number of BBC programmes.

Almost all of the initially favourable reports Ribbentrop provided to Berlin about the alliance's prospects were based on friendly remarks about the " New Germany " from various British aristocrats like Lord Londonderry and Lord Lothian ; the rather cool reception that Ribbentrop received from British Cabinet ministers and senior bureaucrats did not make much of an impression on him at first.

The press summaries Ribbentrop provided were particularly important, as Ribbentrop had managed to convince Hitler that the British government secretly controlled the British press, and just as in Germany, nothing appeared in the British press that the British government did not want to appear.

Vancouver also displayed contempt in his journals towards unscrupulous western traders who provided guns to natives by writing:

The high dry ground made travel easy and provided a measure of protection by giving traders a commanding view, warning against potential attacks. The Ridgeway ( Uffington Castle ringfort in distance on left ) The Bronze Age saw the development of Uffington White Horse and the stone circle at Avebury.

There are numerous small traders who can buy and sell on the secondary markets using platforms provided by brokers which are accessible with web browsers.

First Nations women were the link between cultures, they not only provided companionship for the fur traders, but also aided in their survival.

It appears that the money had run out, but Smith was persuaded to carry on after 18 traders and landowners provided loans of between £ 50 and £ 150.

While it remained an agricultural settlement in medieval times, attempts were made to encourage merchants and traders through the creation of burgage plots, a type of land tenure that provided them with special privileges.

A collective trade mark, however, can be used by a variety of traders, rather than just one individual concern, provided that the trader belongs to the association.

Middle Low German provided a large number of loanwords to the Nordic languages as a result of the activities of Hanseatic traders.

The canal provided traders with access from the Great Lakes all the way to the Gulf of Mexico.

Following the reopening there were also claims that new stalls provided to market traders are unable to withstand adverse weather conditions, and that traders were being overcharged for stall space.

Small parties of trappers and traders entered the interior, and, though the federal government provided little money to the region, army officers would occasionally explore on their own.

The Sweetwater River valley provided a route used by fur trappers, mountain men and fur traders as they went to their annual summertime Rocky Mountain Rendezvouss located usually somewhere along the Green River Wyoming.

Chandragupta Maurya established a single currency across India, and a network of regional governors and administrators and a civil service provided justice and security for merchants, farmers and traders.

The Hausa traders provided horses to the Nike which were used for rituals by the Igbo.

These exchanges provided Moro traders with warehouses and temporary housing in exchange for honoring a ban on fighting within the exchange.

The shallow waters and many islands of Bight of Benin provided a safe-haven to all but the most aggressive slave traders.

As the Buddhist ideology encouraged identification with trade, monastic complexes became stopovers for inland traders and provided lodging houses that were usually located near trade routes.

This provided British traders and smugglers with potential inroads into the traditionally closed Spanish markets in America.

The river was named Rivière au Crédit by French fur traders, because trading goods were supplied to the native Mississaugas in advance ( on credit ) against furs which would be provided the following spring.

Until 2005 the BBC also provided online message boards for traders to discuss strategy and post tips for the coming week.

This famous " Trust ", which crowded out all the small companies and independent traders, provided large revenue to Rezanov and to the other shareholders ( including members of the Imperial family ) until the first years of the 19th century, when mismanagement and scarcity of nourishing food threatened it with serious losses if not ultimate ruin.

During the fishing season, the necessary salt and barrels for conservation came from Hanseatic Lüneburg and were provided by Hanseatic traders mainly from Lübeck.

From the start, commissaries were meant to take on-post retail functions out of the hands of civilian vendors and post traders and allow the Army to “ care for its own .“ The stores provided wholesome food beyond what was supplied in the official rations, and the savings they provided supplemented military pay.