Thanks to the efforts of men like Hubert Walter, this trend towards improved record keeping continued into his reign.

Thanks to the efforts of other like-minded individuals, the nihontō did not disappear, many swordsmiths continued the work begun by Masahide, and the old swordmaking techniques were rediscovered.

Thanks to British counter-intelligence efforts, of which Philby's Iberian subsection formed a significant part, the project ( code-named Bodden ) never came to fruition.

Thanks to the former Soviet system of game preserves and the efforts of the Society for Nature Conservation and the Academy of Sciences, flora and fauna receive some protection in the republic ; however, " hard-currency hunts " by wealthy Western and Arab businesspeople already are depleting animals on preserves.

Thanks to Disney's efforts, Baskett won an honorary Oscar in 1948.

Thanks to these efforts, Kassel celebrated an enormous cultural upturn.

Thanks largely to the efforts of Master Cheng Yen of the Buddhist charity Tzu Chi ( which utterly dominates philanthopic giving in Taiwan ), Taiwan's nuns nowadays probably receive more public respect and support than monks.

Thanks to the efforts by Stanisław Staszic Kielce became the centre of the newly-established Old-Polish Industrial Zone ( Staropolski Okręg Przemysłowy ).

Thanks to the efforts of Dr. Pope, Eufaula remained intact, its citizens unharmed.

Thanks to the efforts of Mayor Thelma Kindell and Board member Nancy Burger, Sandy Myers, John Seaman and Chris Rose and Cheri Thornton ( Treasurer ).

Thanks to the efforts of prominent members such as William Cecil and Gilbert Gerard, Gray's Inn became the largest of the four by number, with over 200 barristers recorded as members.

Thanks to the efforts of the Merseyside Police Department his collection of shirts, medals and awards was recovered, along with most of his valuables.

Thanks to the efforts of the 13th Autonomous, however, the Mars Zeons were defeated and the Olympus Cannon was destroyed.

Thanks to great efforts to decorate the park using loads of pine trees and thousands of Christmas lights in winter, " Winter Efteling " is growing more popular every year, reaching a climax during the holidays when thousands of people visit the park.

Thanks to conservation efforts its numbers increased.

Thanks to efforts made by local community groups such as the Lower East Side Preservation Initiative, East Village Community Coalition, Historic Districts Council, and Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, however, the proposed district now includes these worthy buildings.

Thanks to Charlotte's efforts, and with the assistance of the gluttonous rat Templeton, Wilbur not only lives, but goes to the county fair with Charlotte and wins a prize.

Thanks in part to his efforts, Hickel's debates with Congressional leaders led to enough initially hesitant Republicans voting in favor of the Alaska Statehood Act in 1958.

Thanks to the efforts of the Carlisle Indian School football program, which ended with the school's closure in 1918, there were numerous native Americans in the NFL through the 1920s, most famously Jim Thorpe.

Thanks to considerable fundraising and volunteer efforts, 4017 now resides with other pieces of railroad equipment in a climate-controlled shed at the museum in Green Bay.

Thanks to our combined efforts, the Ottoman army is everywhere in full retreat ".

Thanks in part to his efforts as RMC Dean, the Royal Military College of Canada pipes and drums were equipped with most of their highland kit, including the Mackenzie tartan in 1965.

Thanks to his efforts, along with those of John Dickinson, Richard Bassett, and others, Delaware became the first state to approve the Constitution.

Thanks to the efforts of Oregon Populist Party State Representative William S. U ' Ren and his Direct Legislation League, voters in Oregon overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure in 1902 that created the initiative and referendum processes for citizens to directly introduce or approve proposed laws or amendments to the state constitution, making Oregon the first state to adopt such a system.

Thanks to Dom Pedro II, the second Emperor of Brazil, who encouraged immigration, a large number of Swedes entered Brazil, settling mainly in the cities of Joinville and Ijuí.

Thanks to his popularity with the army, Nikephoros II Phokas was crowned emperor by the side of Romanos's young sons on 16 August 963, and in spite of the patriarch's opposition married their mother, the regent Theophano.

Thanks to record attendance during World War II, Fox overtook RKO and mighty MGM to become the third most profitable studio.

Thanks to Montagu, Verro made his English debut working for aristocrats such as the 1st Earl of Arlington ( Euston Hall and Arlington House, now destroyed ) and the 1st Duke of Lauderdale ( Ham House, now a property of The National Trust ), and rapidly acquired the royal patronage of Charles II.

Thanks to the reforms of Gustav II Adolf of Sweden, the Swedish Army brought to maturity the new style of fighting that made Sweden into a great power in the 17th century.

Thanks to the intrigues of his wife Agnes of Babenberg, a half-sister of King Conrad III, Władysław II succeeded in convincing his brother-in-law to make a military expedition to Poland.

Thanks to this victory, Władysław Odonic was able to take control over almost all Greater Poland ; however, Odonic's ally Swantopolk II unexpectedly broke the existing treaty, took Nakło and proclaimed himself Duke, ended his homage to Leszek I the White.

Thanks to the regimental commander, Cadet Robertson ( class of 1949 ), a World War II Coast Guard veteran, greater understanding was promoted among his fellow veterans and the Corps continued to grow and flourish.

Thanks to a programming oversight by Capcom, the combo ( or 2-1 combo ) notion was introduced with the fighting game Street Fighter II, when skilled players learned that they could combine several attacks that left no time for their opponents to recover, as long as they were timed correctly.

Thanks to sabotage orchestrated by American military general Robert Hallo, however, the Ark II explodes after exiting orbit, and the Transformers fall back to Earth.

Thanks to a system of grants, Danish artists are able to devote themselves to their work while museums, theatres, and the film institute receive national support.

After she recovered, she recorded a very special 78rpm record simply called Gracie's Thanks, in which she thanks the public for the many cards and letters she received while in hospital.

Thanks to the support of several powerful barons of the Kingdom, including Raimondo Del Balzo Orsini, in 1399, while Louis was fighting against the count of Lecce, Ladislaus was able to re-enter Naples.

Thanks to repeated exposure on MTV, the album became a moderate hit in the U. S. Later in 1984, " New Song " and " What Is Love " became American Top 40 hits, while " Pearl in the Shell " became his third UK Top 10 single.

Thanks to information that Fifth had collected while holding the real Sam Carter in prison on board his ship, he was able to create an exact copy of her which he intended to make sure resembled the original Samantha " Sam " Carter with every aspect of her personality including the original Carter's character and memory intact.

Thanks to Ramsey's personal recommendation, the tribunal agrees to grant Hunter his own command while Ramsey opts for early retirement.

The book, " So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish ", says that Arthur and Fenchurch listened to Dire Straits on a Walkman cassette player, with two sets of headphones, while flying together ( inspired by the music that Douglas Adams listened to whilst writing the book ).

Film critic Bosley Crowther, while having problems with the script, liked the location shooting and wrote, " Thanks to the actuality filming of much of its action in New York, a definite parochial fascination is liberally assured all the way and the seams in a none-too-good whodunnit are rather cleverly concealed.

Thanks to the great play of Eddie Shore and goaltender Hal Winkler, who tied with Connell for the leader in shutouts with 15, the Boston Bruins finished first for the first time in the American Division, while the Canadiens, who were running away with the Canadian Division at mid-season, slumped after an injury to Pit Lepine but managed to hold onto first place at season's end.