Public Sub x()
    Dim a As Object

    Set a = Application
    Debug.Print TypeOf a Is Excel.Application
    Debug.Print TypeOf a Is Access.Application
    Debug.Print TypeOf a Is Outlook.Application

End Sub

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Dim i As Long
For i = x To y
    DoSomething i
Next

    <UserControl.Resources>
        <ResourceDictionary>
            <all your other local resources />
            <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
                <ResourceDictionary Source="..\..\Views\Common.xaml" />
            </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
        </ResourceDictionary>
    </UserControl.Resources>

<UserControl.Resources>
    <ResourceDictionary>
        <viewModel:TimeNumberFormatConverter x:Key="timeNumberFormatConverter" />
        <converters:BooleanVisibilityConverter x:Key="visibilityConverter" />
        <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
            <ResourceDictionary Source="Common.xaml" />
        </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
    </ResourceDictionary>
</UserControl.Resources>

<UserControl x:Class="AnimatedBee.View.AnimatedImage"
             xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
             xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
             xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
             xmlns:local="clr-namespace:AnimatedBee.View"
             mc:Ignorable="d"
             d:DesignHeight="450" d:DesignWidth="800">

container.Register(Classes.FromAssembly(assembly)
    .BasedOn(typeof(ConfigurationServiceBase<>))
    .WithServiceFromInterface(typeof(IConfigurationService<>))
    .LifestyleSingleton());

return type.GetInterfaces().Where(iface => iface.IsGenericType && iface.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(IConfigurationService<>));

  //var face = type.GetInterfaces().FirstOrDefault(i =>
  //    i.IsGenericType && i.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(ISettingsViewModel<>));

  //return face == null ? new[] { type } : new[] { type, face };
.WithServiceSelf()
.WithServiceSelect((type, hierarchy) =>
{
    return type.GetInterfaces().Where(i => i.IsGenericType && i.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(ISettingsViewModel<>));
})