Certainly major contributors to computer science such as Edsger Dijkstra and Donald Knuth, as well as the inventors of popular software such as Linus Torvalds ( Linux ), and Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson ( the C programming language ) are likely to be included in any such list ; see also List of programmers.

Certainly lands in Normandy, passed by hereditary right, were usually considered more important to major barons than those in England, where their possession was less certain.

Certainly, the terminology possesses a certain organizational elegance and indeed, recognizes the significant impact of major political and cultural events on changing literary expressions and tastes ( for example, the 1898 connection, or a 1927 literary celebration that briefly united nearly every major vanguard poet in Spain ).

Certainly a major contributor to the Rendezvous's success was an aggressive value-pricing strategy that made the Rendezvous US $ 6, 500 less than a comparably equipped Acura MDX and US $ 8, 000 less than the Lexus RX300.

Certainly aware of the difficult position that military rule had placed the Soviets in internationally ( and perhaps not quite sure to what degree the Soviets shared its views of the revolt ’ s source ), the Politburo also resolved to ask Moscow not to immediately abandon “ the measures to prevent the intrusion of fascist bandits from West Berlin ” once martial law was lifted in East Berlin.

Certainly many of the early players in Ireland were Protestant, possibly the best known being the mid-18th century piper Jackson from Co Limerick and the 18th century Tandragee pipemaker William Kennedy.

Certainly many of the new castles were transitory in nature: Historian Oliver Creighton observes that 56 % of those castles known to have been built during Stephen's reign have " entirely vanished ".

Certainly it is known that many metals remain metallic ( e. g., palladium ) after absorbing hydrogen — most become brittle, but many ordinary alloys are brittle, too.

Certainly by 1542, a white saltire set against a blue background was depicted as being the flag of Scotland, although an even earlier example known as the " Blue Blanket of the Trades of Edinburgh ", reputedly made by Queen Margaret, wife of James III ( 1451 – 1488 ), also shows a white saltire on a blue field.

Certainly identified Turkic tribes were known by the 6th century and, by the 10th century, most of Central Asia, formerly dominated by Iranian peoples, was settled by Turkic tribes.

Certainly the letters do not reveal details, but then, they seldom do about any of the known pupils, at least on a purely teaching level.

Certainly she survived her husband, and it is known that she did not return to Silesia with her sons when they were finally restored in their heritage in 1163.

Certainly until at least the 1990s this was known only as Sheep Night and was not necessaily associated with protests ( except the 1928 Sheep Night as cited above ).

Certainly by 1818, Mak Sai Ying ( also known as John Shying ) had arrived and after a period of farming became, in 1829, the publican of The Lion in Parramatta.

Certainly, lands, gold and souls were to be found in the Ilocos, for even before Hispanic times, Ilocos was known to have been among the more populated region in the country, which traded gold with Chinese and Japanese merchants.

Certainly his abolitionist views were widely known, but there is no concrete evidence to document his having participated in the Underground Railroad.

Certainly the martyr ’ s cult flourished, and by 988 AD, the town had become known as Casale di Sant ’ Evasio.

Certainly, Polish resistance was the largest resistance till German invasion of Yugoslavia and invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941.

Certainly, there was what he calls eliminationist antisemitism and its impact increased as the century matured ... But antisemitism came in different forms, and Goldhagen puts all antisemitism in the same basket, including the liberal type that wanted to see the Jews disappear by assimilation and conversion ... The vast majority of German antisemitics did not wish to abolish formal Jewish emancipation.

Certainly, the Polish resistance was the largest resistance movement until the German invasion of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union in 1941 ; in the last years of the war those two resistances would rival AK in its strength ( see Resistance during World War II for a more detailed analysis ).

In October, 1941, her husband wrote, " Certainly more than a thousand people are murdered in this way every day, and another thousand German men are habituated to murder ... What shall I say when I am asked: And what did you do during that time?

Certainly a further reduction in the discount rate would be a strong possibility, as well as an easier reserve position for the banking system.

Certainly among them were the areas inhabited by the Polans and Goplans, as well as the Sieradz-Łęczyca lands and Kuyavia.

Certainly the Japanese navy had performed well, but its opponents had been weak, and it was not invincible ... Tōgō's victory set Japan on a path that would eventually lead her " to the Second World War.

Certainly, if those genii did not perform their proper function well, the infant would be in danger.

It damn well ' urts !” Lawrence: “ Certainly it hurts .” Potter: “ Well what's the trick then ?” Lawrence: “ The trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts .”

Certainly so great growing a population, spread over such an extent of country, with such a variety of climates, of productions, of arts, must enlarge their language, to make it answer it purpose of expressing all ideas, the new as well as the old.

Certainly van de Velde was well aware of the varied experiences of women.

Certainly, secret societies in many African ethnic groups still use puppets ( and masks ) in ritual dramas as well as in their healing and hunting ceremonies.

Certainly Mrs. Christie ought to know them, but she continues to surmount them so well that another score of novels may be hoped for.

Certainly, he appears to have ended any other work with Constanze shortly thereafter, as he had his own career to work about as well.

Certainly the labels are free to file any suit they wish, despite knowing full well that AllofMP3 operates legally in Russia.

Devils ' general manager Lou Lamoriello praised his impact both on and off the ice: " Certainly ( the tangibles were ) the quality player he was even at that time, how good he was defensively as well as always finding a way to get big goals.

Certainly most of them were pious enough to want the churchman and fighters enough to want the soldier as well.

Certainly, the U-boat threat was well appreciated, but the First Lord's account of the time and its events makes no mention of the need to stop the threat at the strait.

Certainly, it makes more sense to look for the hill in question in the immediate vicinity of the ancient settlement than that of the modern town, which is well to the north of it.

< span style =" font-size: 90 %;"> Certainly, the discovery of a democratic vocabulary does not stem from idealistic conversion, but from pragmatic conclusions about the need to relieve pressure and vent political steam, as well as the shrew recognition that democratization wins favor ...

Certainly one gets further when one adopts " pawing " as well, which, after all, doesn't make a baby.

She did, however, accept the notion that some Neolithic and Bronze-Age societies centered around female deities: “ Certainly we are aware of numerous cross-cultural instances of goddess worship accompanied by widespread use of … figurines, so this is one of the most likely explanations of the Neolithic figurine assemblages .” Continuing, she wrote, “ Especially persuasive is the fact that goddess figurines — and larger-scale goddess images as well — exist in later cultures in the same geographic area ” as the prehistoric figurines ( p. 139 ).

Certainly John Caygill contributed to Halifax's lasting heritage-as well as building the Shay mansion, he contributed to the erection of two other landmarks in the town.

Certainly today, world literature is understood as including classical works from all periods, as well as contemporary literature written for a global audience.