Helped considerably by the Soviet campaign against the novel, Doctor Zhivago became an instant sensation throughout the non-Communist world upon its release in November 1957.

The 120-page book, first published in the United States and then in Britain, was illustrated by Osbert Lancaster and became an instant best seller.

Executives and employees who were paid with stock options instead of cash became instant millionaires when the company made its initial public offering ; many invested their new wealth into yet more dot-coms.

The instant that was designated December 31. 5 GMT in 1924 almanacs became January 1. 0 GMT in 1925 almanacs.

Upon the show's American debut in 1999, it was an instant hit and became a regular part of ABC's prime time lineup until 2002.

The first version of the program was released in November 1996 and ICQ became the first Internet-wide instant messaging service, later patenting the technology.

A new edition ( the first edition was resold in America ), released in December of the same year but carrying an 1866 date, was quickly printed and became an instant best-seller, securing Tenniel's lasting fame in the process.

I thought my horse was about to die, and would have sprung from his back had a minute more elapsed ; but as that instant all the shrubs and trees began to move from their very roots, the ground rose and fell in successive furrows, like the ruffled water of a lake, and I became bewildered in my ideas, as I too plainly discovered, that all this awful commotion was the result of an earthquake.

The records became almost instant classics and were instrumental in establishing Davis ' quintet as one of the best on the jazz scene.

The band's early albums, Rattus Norvegicus, No More Heroes and Black and White were highly successful with the record-buying public and singles such as " Peaches ", " Something Better Change " and " No More Heroes " became instant punk classics.

The new series, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, was an almost instant success, and the character, Oswald — drawn and created by Iwerks — became a popular figure.

Steamboat Willie became an instant success, and Plane Crazy, The Galloping Gaucho, and all future Mickey cartoons were released with soundtracks.

The series became an instant hit because, although a comedy, in the context of its time it did deal with aspects of working class life comparatively realistically.

The song became an instant hit, reaching number one in the UK ( becoming his third number one single as a solo artist ) and New Zealand.

When the album Swing When You're Winning ( in reference to his 2000 studio album Sing When You're Winning ) was released in late 2001, it became an instant hit in the UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Austria, Germany and Switzerland.

NED unveiled the newly improved Synclavier II at the AES show in May 1980, where it became an instant hit.

The series became available for instant streaming via Netflix during the Summer of 2011.

Black Boy became an instant best-seller upon its publication in 1945.

The next morning, Novalee wakes up in the hospital and became an instant celebrity after giving birth in a Wal-Mart.

It moved to New York where it became an instant and enormous hit during its long Broadway run.

Obscure but innocent words like posset ( a medieval drink made with curdled milk ) became cues for instant giggling, especially among adolescents in school.

* In 1999, Notre-Dame de Paris opened in Paris and became an instant success.

Many of these became instant icons, such as PPG Place in Pittsburgh and the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California. The Crystal Cathedral, Garden Grove, California | Garden Grove, California in 2007.

In 1524 Hans Mikkelsen and Christiern Pedersen translated the New Testament into Danish ; it became an instant best-seller.

Forbidden Planet became an instant success, and roles in other MGM films such as Ransom!

In February 1997, cloning became the focus of media attention when Ian Wilmut and his colleagues at the Roslin Institute announced the successful cloning of a sheep, named Dolly, from the mammary glands of an adult female.

He later became head of Afghanistan National Front ( known in the media as United National Front ), the largest political opposition to Hamid Karzai's government.

The live performances for Hole's 1994 and 1995 tours became notorious in the media due to Love's fraught emotional state, with Love often altering hurtful song lyrics toward herself, dedicating songs to Cobain and Pfaff, provoking fans, throwing guitars into the audience, and breaking into screaming fits onstage.

Elsie left open the possibility that she believed she had photographed her thoughts, and the media once again became interested in the story.

The media subsequently once again became interested in Frances and Elsie's photographs.

This became known as the Nashville sound which Atkins said was a label created by the media attached to a style of recording done during that period to keep country ( and their jobs ) viable.

Her nightlife and constant partying became a popular subject with the media.

In addition to the obscenity lawsuit and being ignored by the mainstream media ( MTV and most radio stations gave such groups scant notice, not to mention airplay ), the band became increasingly disillusioned with the underground scene as well.

The suspect purchased his airline ticket under the alias Dan Cooper ; but, because of a news media miscommunication, he became known in popular lore as " D. B.

The mistake was picked up and repeated by numerous other media sources, and the moniker " D. B. Cooper " became lodged in the public's collective memory.

Yahoo. com became the first major media company to offer games for free in 1999.

By 2000, when web publishing of stories became more popular than zine publishing, thousands of media fanzines had been published ; over 500 of them were k / s zines.

Moving to London in 1945, following the repeal of the Witchcraft Act of 1736 he became intent on propagating this religion, attracting media attention and writing about it in High Magic's Aid ( 1949 ), Witchcraft Today ( 1954 ) and The Meaning of Witchcraft ( 1959 ).

However, over time East Germany's abbreviation DDR became colloquial also among most West Germans and West German media.

Brood relished the media attention and became the most famous hard drug user in the Netherlands.

In due course, he became a dominant figure in the Albanian media, and his slogans appeared painted in crimson letters on signboards across the country.

The development of Impressionism in the visual arts was soon followed by analogous styles in other media that became known as impressionist music and impressionist literature.

In the 1950s, evidence of Hoover's unwillingness to focus FBI resources on the Mafia became grist for the media and his many detractors.

* Figuratively and with negative connotations to indicate the role of a spokesperson or mass media venue that is used to perpetuate the views or agenda of another, as in " the newspaper became a mouthpiece for its owner's political views.

In the 2000s, a classification called the " seven mass media " became popular.

Mobile phones were introduced in Japan in 1979 but became a mass media only in 1998 when the first downloadable ringing tones were introduced in Finland.

Busby's team also became associated with the liberalisation of Western society during the 1960s ; George Best, known as the " fifth Beatle " for his iconic haircut, was the first footballer to significantly develop an off-the-field media profile.

Albert became the focus of a media frenzy in 1997, Albert went on trial for felony charges of forcible sodomy.

Launched as a comic book before it became a magazine, it was widely imitated and influential, impacting not only satirical media but the entire cultural landscape of the 20th century, with editor Al Feldstein increasing readership to more than 2, 000, 000 during its 1970s circulation peak.

First published by Knopf Canada and Picador in December 1999, shortly after the 1999 WTO Ministerial Conference protests in Seattle had generated media attention around such issues, it became one of the most influential books about the alter-globalization movement and an international bestseller.