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- ...cted to specified nations, while the other seven were opened to tender for nations that had not been initially targeted. ...of Nations Great Britain]] at the [[Brands Hatch]] circuit in [[Kent]], [[United Kingdom]]. The first season was planned for 12 rounds (24 races, with two e23 KB (3,518 words) - 12:16, 21 November 2009
- ...n the [[Metrication|process of being adopted]] throughout the world. The [[United States of America]] is almost certainly the last to adopt the system but ev ...Empire]]. US customary units are the main system of measurement in the [[United States]] however some steps towards [[metrication]] have been made.12 KB (1,936 words) - 17:54, 7 July 2011
- ...ficant friction between the two countries and was taken up by the [[United Nations]] in [[1960]]. A fresh round of negotiations took place in [[1961]] but pro9 KB (1,351 words) - 14:41, 24 September 2009
- ...fundamental liberties. In [[1993]], Monaco became a member of the [[United Nations]], with full voting rights. ...rance. This is despite having had representation abroad and in the United Nations for many years.17 KB (2,498 words) - 13:29, 19 March 2009
- ...ficant friction between the two countries and was taken up by the [[United Nations]] in 1960. A fresh round of negotiations took place in 1961 but proved unsu10 KB (1,394 words) - 20:27, 1 August 2009
- ...ed and definitions are modified through international agreement among many nations as the technology of measurement progresses. ...of America]], which still uses many old units in addition to SI. In the [[United Kingdom]], [[metrication|conversion to metric units]] is government policy,19 KB (2,827 words) - 11:05, 5 March 2017
- ...s]]-born employee of a French motor vehicle manufacturer would move to the United States. Beginning in 1910, he would become a major figure in American racin In 1908, the [[United States|United States of America]] became the first country outside France to host an auto23 KB (3,059 words) - 10:38, 10 May 2010
- In [[1958]], the [[United Nations]] established the [[World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations]], In 1966, the US established the [[United States Department of Transportation]] (DOT) with automobile safety one of i14 KB (2,148 words) - 11:11, 7 July 2009
- In [[1958]], the [[United Nations]] established the [[World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations]], In 1966, the US established the [[United States Department of Transportation]] (DOT) with automobile safety one of i14 KB (2,151 words) - 17:35, 7 August 2009
- Brands Hatch is regarded by many as [[United Kingdom|Britain's]] finest race circuit, in terms of both challenge and qua ...bie Kerr]] negotiates Pilgrim's Drop during the [[2005-06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Great Britain]]]]The circuit's principal strength is the variety of challe11 KB (1,697 words) - 21:07, 27 September 2009
- ...ain]]. They were later joined by [[France]], the [[Netherlands]] and the [[United Kingdom]] in building large colonial empires with vast holdings in [[Africa ...ided into two major political and economic blocks: [[Communism|Communist]] nations in [[Eastern Europe]] and [[Capitalist]] countries in [[Southern Europe]],53 KB (7,197 words) - 17:33, 7 August 2009
- ...]] to put the following ships at the disposals of the victorious nations [[United States]], [[Soviet Union]], [[Great Britain]], [[France]], [[Greece]] and [ ...he international political situation convinced [[Great Britain]] and the [[United States]] to cease the process of handing in of the navy's large ships, whic19 KB (2,480 words) - 08:29, 8 October 2009
- ...FIM]] is the international sanctioning body for motorcycle racing and most nations have their own governing bodies. Other breakaway/independent bodies exist o ...also exists encompassing many events across the world, typically in desert nations. These events often run alongside "car" rallys (under the FIA).15 KB (2,400 words) - 10:49, 8 October 2009
- ...a peacekeeping contingent being dispatched to Beirut following a [[United Nations]] request for troops. Since the 1980s, Italian troops have participated wit ...n as part of Task Force 'Nibbio'. Italy was not yet a member of the United Nations in 1950, when that organization went to war with [[North Korea]].21 KB (2,694 words) - 08:31, 8 October 2009
- ...tely red and ready during the fourth round of the World, the Grand Prix of Nations, it is shown immediately to the occasion, the new 4-cylinder has the V by 5 ...t with the [[Cagiva V593|V593]] and Champion [[ Grand Prix motorcycle U.S.|United States Grand Prix]] a [[Laguna Seca]] by [[John Kocinski]] (hired at the en13 KB (1,976 words) - 19:14, 4 May 2009
- ...rry Saltzman]], who had previously sold his shares of EON Productions to [[United Artists]] in [[1975]]. ...ith the Golden Gun]]'', was their final Fleming James Bond novel. In the [[United States]], a condensed version of the novel was published in the [[men's mag24 KB (3,855 words) - 23:55, 11 September 2009
- ...terms are familiar from their use on imported vehicles in English-speaking nations even though the terms have not been adopted into English. ...d with the top up and side windows up. Called a ''drophead coupé'' in the United Kingdom.15 KB (2,462 words) - 22:03, 12 July 2009
- ...m Malaysia|Malaysia]] won the sprint race and [[Oliver Jarvis]] from the [[United Kingdom]] won the feature race. In the [[2007-08 A1 Grand Prix season|07-08 | [[2006-07 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Mexico|2007]]17 KB (2,179 words) - 10:34, 19 June 2016
- ...The phrases “pizza parlor,” "pizza place" and "pizza shop" are used in the United States. The term ''pizza pie'' is [[dialect]]al, and ''pie'' is used for si The bottom base of the pizza (called the “crust” in the United States and Canada) may vary widely according to style thin as in hand-tosse30 KB (4,759 words) - 19:02, 2 March 2009
- ...ead in the following decades and now they are ubiquitous in industrialised nations and common in most others.10 KB (1,533 words) - 09:02, 8 October 2009