While the language has continued to change in all of these places, modern Canadian English has inherited significant vocabulary and spelling from the shared political and social institutions of Commonwealth countries.

While Sigismund never managed to regain the Swedish throne, his personal ambition to do so did succeed in provoking a long series of conflicts between the Commonwealth and Sweden and Muscovy.

While the Commonwealth Sejm managed to thwart many of the plans of Sigismund ( and later of his son, Wladislaw ), the Vasa dynasty nonetheless succeeded in partially drawing the Commonwealth into the Thirty Years ' War.

While Charles won several decisive battles in the Commonwealth and ultimately secured the coronation of his ally Stanisław Leszczyński and the surrender of Saxony, the Russian Tsar Peter the Great embarked on a military reform plan that improved the Russian army, using the effectively organized Swedes and other European standards for role model.

While recognizing American law as not binding on them, the Australian Court nevertheless determined that the McCulloch decision provided the best guideline for the relationship between the Commonwealth federal government, and the Australian States, owing in large part to strong similarities between the American and Australian constitutions.

While the combined military forces of local Filipino soldiers and officers of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary units and the American soldiers and officers of the United States Armed Forces units was saluted the major victories and they taken and capturing in the province of Zamboanga and ending aftermath in World War II.

While not a military genius, and surpassed by his contemporary, Commonwealth hetman Stanisław Koniecpolski, Władysław was known as a fairly skillful commander on his own.

While Covent Garden engaged international stars, Sadler's Wells focused on young British and Commonwealth performers.

While Prep students are divided into forms, UCC, like several other schools in the Commonwealth of Nations, divides its Upper School students into houses.

While all members receive the ability to use the post-nominal letters OM and a medallion for life, the Order of Merit's precedence amongst other honours differs amongst Commonwealth realms.

While none deny its patriotic desire to rid the Commonwealth from the outside ( primarily Russian ) influence, some such as Jacek Jędruch, criticize it for its regressive stand on the civil rights issues, primarily with regards to the religious tolerance ( Jędruch writes of " religious bigotry ", " narrowly Catholic " stand ) and assert it contributed to the First Partition while others such as Bohdan Urbankowski applaud it as the first serious national military effort trying to restore Polish independence.

While it did not prevent all conflict based on religion, it did make the Commonwealth a much safer and more tolerant place than most of contemporaneous Europe, especially during the subsequent Thirty Years ' War.

While police ruled it a robbery, the Federation of Jewish Communities of the Commonwealth of Independent States called for an investigation.

While it has a certain official status, Commonwealth Day is not a public holiday in most Commonwealth countries and there is little public awareness of it.

While he harbored aspirations to become governor, he instead launched a failed bid to be Secretary of the Commonwealth in 1994.

While Elizabeth II is Queen of Canada, " truly Canadian " and " totally independent from that of the Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms ", as an individual she is also the head of state of 15 other countries in the Commonwealth of Nations.

While the World and British titles had some credibility ( particularly as they were often placed on the more legitimate wrestlers ), the addition of European, Empire / Commonwealth, Scottish, Welsh, and area championships got out of hand, and at one point there were conceivably 70 different titleholders to keep track of within Joint Promotions alone.

While The Commonwealth Fund does not typically accept donations, several gifts to the foundation have increased the endowment and expanded the scope of the Commonwealth Fund ’ s projects and programs:

While the majority of Pathfinder squadrons and personnel were from the Royal Air Force, the group also included many from the air forces of other Commonwealth countries.

While the left-bank Ukraine was incorporated into Tsardom of Russia in 1667 ( under the Treaty of Andrusovo ), the right-bank Ukraine ( except for the city of Kiev ) remained part of the Commonwealth.

While capital adequacy is important, it is defined and regulated by the Bank for International Settlements, and central banks in practice generally do not apply stricter rules.

While his term was short, he did manage to pass the Bank Safety Fund Law ( an early form of deposit insurance ) through the Legislature.

While at Wharton, Milken was influenced by credit studies authored by W. Braddock Hickman, a former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, who noted that a portfolio of non-investment grade bonds offered " risk-adjusted " returns greater than that of an investment grade portfolio.

While many of the World Bank mission's recommendations were much argued both locally and internationally this proposal was widely accepted as it was clear that both political and economic advancement depended on greatly improved land, sea and air transport.

While most World Bank presidents have had banking experience, some have not.

While Merlot seemed to thrive in clay and limestone based soils ( such as those of the Right Bank regions of the Gironde estuary ), Cabernet Sauvignon seemed to perform better in the gravel based soil of the Médoc region on the Left Bank.

While recognizing Jordanian administration over the West Bank, the United States, other Western powers and the United Nations maintained the position that ultimate sovereignty was subject to future agreement.

While a court did affirm that various Nigerian government officials ( including a governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria ) were directly or indirectly involved and that Nigerian government officials could be sued in U. S. courts under the " commercial activity " exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, he was unable to get his money back due to the doctrine of unclean hands because he had knowingly entered into a contract that was illegal.

While still opposed, like all mainstream Israeli leaders in the 1970s and early 1980s, to talks with the PLO, he distanced himself from settlers and spoke of the need for " territorial compromise " over the West Bank and Gaza.

While living in Pawnee, Austin worked at the Consolidated State Bank.

While Mr. Carrión was President of Banco Popular, Popular completed the acquisition of various financial institutions, including Banco de Ponce, Banco Roig, Seminole Bank, First State Bank of Southern California, Gore Bronson Bancorp in Chicago and Aurora National Bank.

While in the past Norman's role in the transferring of Czech gold to the Nazi regime in March of 1939 was uncertain, careful investigation by historian David Blaazer into the Bank of England's internal memos has established that Norman knowingly authorized the transfer of Czech gold from Czechoslovakia's No. 2 account with the Bank of International Settlement to the No. 17 account, which Norman was aware was managed by the German Reichsbank.

While the area of Denton West to the west of the M60-Dane Bank and Thornley Park-is included in the Stockport Urban Area ( population in 2001 was 136, 082, of which 7, 400 were resident in that part of Denton West to the west of the M60 )

While the Palestinian historian Mattar blames him as the main culprit of sowing the seeds of the Arab-Israeli conflict, Israeli historian Elpeleg, who formerly governed both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, compares him to Chaim Weizmann, David Ben-Gurion, and even to Theodor Herzl.

While out of politics, Getty became the head of an investment firm and sat on the boards of a number of corporations, including the Royal Bank of Canada and Celanese Canada.

Further in other areas such as East Jerusalem the UN in May 2009 noted that " only 13 percent of East Jerusalem land is currently zoned by the Israeli authorities for Palestinian construction, and much of that is already built up " While the settlers constitute 17 % of the residents of the West Bank ( 300, 000 out of a total population of 1. 8 million ), the built up areas in the settlements occupy just 1. 7 % of the West Bank ; and if they continue to build solely at the rate of their natural growth ( 9, 000 births per year ), they will consume over the next decade a total of just one-half of one per cent in an area already delineated as their " municipal boundaries ".

While still an infant, she was sold by her parents to the Wife Bank, where she was raised in a box with no human contact.

While the success of the Grameen Bank ( which now serves over 7 million poor Bangladeshi women ) has inspired the world, it has proved difficult to replicate this success.

While Loblaw provided the branding, the service-end was made possible through a partnership with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, one of the country's biggest banks.

While its main task is securing Israel's borders, it has also been deployed in assisting the Israel Defense Forces, and for counter-terrorism and law enforcement operations in the West Bank, as well as in Jerusalem.

While Woodard tied the single-season player record with 90 stolen bases, Henderson beat the record by stealing 95 bases, and was awarded the Sundial Trophy, given to the Modesto A's Most Valuable Player.

While Selanne finished as second runner-up for the Lady Byng Trophy, Kariya finished sixth in voting.

While good by the standards of the period, and competing in hillclimbs, as well as the Herkomer Trophy and Kaiserpreis, Daimlers did not display sparking performance, unlike contemporary Napiers and Bentleys.

While presenting the World Series Trophy to the Athletics, who wound up winning the World Series in a four game sweep, Vincent summed up the 1989 World Series as a " Remarkable World Series in many respects.

While they hesitated in giving Yashin a five year, $ 4 million contract, they signed Daigle to one of the largest rookie contracts in history, and touted him over Yashin for the Calder Trophy at the conclusion of the 1993 – 94 season .< ref name =" sicnn ">

While considered a front-runner for the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year due to his rapid scoring pace, an ankle injury that forced him to miss 10 games in December and the resulting scoring slump helped quash any hopes of winning the award.

While with the Leafs, he had three consecutive seasons of 30 + wins, he was twice runner-up for the Vezina Trophy in 1999 and 2000, a finalist for the Lester B. Pearson Award in 1999, and won the King Clancy Memorial Trophy in 2000.

While at Victoria Park, he was awarded the Arnold Trophy for excellence in academics and athletics, donated by George Arnold whose sons had been excellent track & field, football and basketball athletes.

While he did not dominate the game in the same way as Orr, Potvin became an immediate star, winning the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year in 1973 – 74 and the James Norris Memorial Trophy as league's top defenseman in 1975 – 76, 1977 – 78, and 1978 – 79.

While more than a dozen All-America football teams are selected annually, the Rimington Trophy committee uses these four prestigious teams to determine a winner:

While at Auburn University, he won the 1985 Heisman Trophy, the prize annually awarded to the most outstanding collegiate football player in the United States.

While he missed several games with a high ankle sprain, he scored his first career hat trick on February 26, 1999, against the Calgary Flames and finished sixth in Selke Trophy voting that season.

While coaching high school in Minnesota, he also coached another Hall of Fame member, Bruce P. Smith the only man to win the Heisman Trophy ( 1941 ) from the University of Minnesota.

While only a Second Lieutenant, he flew an F-89 at the National Air Show in 1954 and won the Allison Jet Trophy.

While racing this car in the British Empire Trophy on the Isle of Man, he was involved in an accident which killed another driver, James Neilson.

While he earned a James Norris Memorial Trophy nomination for his defensive play in 2008, he struggled enough during the 2008 – 09 season that some observers began to question his defensive commitment.

While playing in the CIS, SFU won their first and only Hardy Trophy conference championship in 2003 while qualifying for the playoffs twice.

While an assistant coach at Florida State, Richt coached two Heisman Trophy winners, quarterbacks Charlie Ward and Chris Weinke, and was part of two national championships ( 1993 and 1999 ).

While at Helix, he played with 2005 Heisman Trophy winner ( since vacated ) Reggie Bush.

While European Club Soccer was only released for the European market, the Japanese market received J-League Champion Soccer, and North America yielded World Trophy Soccer.

While at UCLA, Crum was honored with the Irv Pohlmeyer Memorial Trophy for outstanding first-year varsity player.

While competing for the Manitoba Centennial Trophy, the Raiders competed against a few future OHL teams, the Guelph Platers and the Belleville Bulls.