The al Thanis were merchant princes, reliant on trade and especially the pearl trade, and depended on others to do their fighting for them, primarily the Bini Hajar i. e. Al Hajiri / Hajeri who owed their allegiance to Ibn Saud, Emir of the Nejd and Al Hasa.

The degree of Tibetan impact on the formation of Tangut Buddhism still remains unexplored, especially in the light of new discoveries showing that Tangut Buddhism owed more to the local culture in Northern China than to pure Tibetan or Han Chinese influences.

During their period of greatest celebrity, the band's influence on aspiring R & B-flavored white acts was without equal, especially in the northeastern U. S. Notable bands that incorporated ( sometimes to the point of parody ) the Rascals ' full-on stage demeanor and energy as well as the intense, hyper-dramatic vocalizing, drumstick-spinning gyrations and heavy bottom-end rhythm also achieved some prominence: the Vagrants ( featuring Leslie West, later of Mountain ), the Rich Kids, and the epitome of over-the-top funky psychedelia, the Vanilla Fudge, all owed their styles to the Rascals ' synthesis of show-biz and soul.

He was especially attracted to Ionescu's radical ideas and his interest in religion, which signified a break with the rationalist tradition represented by senior academics such as Constantin Rădulescu-Motru, Dimitrie Gusti, and Tudor Vianu ( all of whom owed inspiration to the defunct literary society Junimea, albeit in varying degrees ).

" Vaughan owed part of his enduring style — especially his use of tremolo picking and vibrato — to Mack.

) are especially noteworthy, partly because they were to have a more profound influence on Renaissance tragedians than their Greek originals .” Conventions commonly associated with Renaissance tragedies, most popularly Shakespeare, that are owed to Seneca, are revenge tragedies, structure of five acts, use of elaborate speeches, soliloquies, and asides, violence and horror performed on stage ( as opposed to Greek tragedies in which all such actions occurred off stage ), and an interest in the human condition, morality of nobility, and the supernatural, specifically with its human connection.

As Napoleon I, the founder of the Bonaparte dynasty and only head of the First French Empire, owed his success – both his personal rise and the growth of his empire – above all to his military excellence, it is hardly surprising that he bestowed most elaborate honours on his generals, especially those raised to the supreme army rank of maréchal ( marshal ).

The importance which he owed to his hereditary influence and possessions, and especially to his descent from Edward III, was immensely increased when Richard II publicly acknowledged him as heir presumptive to the crown in 1385.

Another one is the invisible bond between patron, padrino or caudillo and their protégés, ahijados or followers, a vestigial form of the liege that serfs owed the feudal lords and their reciprocal obligation to take care of their vassals, especially in times of need.

The basic design of the " Britannias " owed much to LMS building practices, especially when considering Riddles ' previous career with the said railway.

Distraint or distress is " the seizure of someone ’ s property in order to obtain payment of rent or other money owed ", especially in common law countries.

Woelfl was very tall ( over 6 feet ), and with an enormous finger span ( his hand could strike a thirteenth, according to his contemporary Frantisek Tomasek ); to his wide grasp of the keyboard he owed a facility of execution which he turned to good account, especially in his extempore performances.

There can be no question that the English furniture designers of the end of the 18th century, and especially the Adams, Hepplewhite and Sheraton, owed much to his graceful, flowing and classical conceptions, although they are often inferior to those of Pergolesi.

However, the resultant screenplay ( by Bava, Ennio De Concini and Mario Serandrei ) in fact owed very little to Gogol at all, and seemed to be more a tribute to the atmospheric black-and-white gothic horror films of the 1930s, especially those produced by Universal Studios.

Regions within a country, or cultural communities ( linguistic, ethnic, religious ) can also have their own celebrity systems, especially in linguistically or culturally distinct regions such as Quebec or Wales.

In the manga, Skuld's engineering skills made her a minor celebrity around the Nekomi Tech campus, especially when she engaged in a " Robot Wars " competition with Keiichi's sister Megumi Morisato.

By the late 1930s Dewey's successful efforts against organized crime — and especially his conviction of Lucky Luciano — had turned him into a national celebrity.

In some countries, especially Australia, Canada, the UK, and the US, broadsheet newspapers are commonly perceived to be more intellectual in content than their tabloid counterparts, using their greater size to examine stories in more depth, while carrying less sensationalist and celebrity material.

UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors are celebrity advocates of UNESCO ( not diplomatic ambassadors ) who use their talent or fame to spread the UNESCO ideals, especially attracting media attention.

A publicist is a person whose job is to generate and manage publicity for a product, public figure, especially a celebrity, or for a work such as a book or movie or band.

She originally started with an icy, mysterious appearance and persona, remaining indifferent to funny and friendly moments throughout ; however, that has toned down much over the years, with her often smiling and on occasion laughing, especially on the celebrity episodes.

The show features voice work by a number of largely Canadian celebrities, especially after the first season: celebrities appear occasionally on the second season, and the third season has a special celebrity guest star for each episode, who either play themselves or voice one of the show's eccentric, if not mad, characters.

The printed media, especially tabloids but also broadsheet newspapers, lean heavily on sensationalism and celebrity gossips.

The striking similarities between Sedgwick and Susan's life story, especially when recounted by Sedgwick in the midst of drug-induced audio interviews, make the film's candid depiction of excess and celebrity especially haunting.

Thus ' the first passionate adoration of a youth for a celebrated actress whom he regards as far above him, to whom he scarcely dares lift his bashful eyes ' may be seen as part of an ' infatuation with celebrity especially perilous with the young '.

Today celebrity chefs often become celebrities by presenting cookery advice and demonstrations via mass media, especially television.

His share in the history of ideas and especially his nominalism have been exaggerated, his celebrity being far more due to his theological tritheism.

Boris gets annoyed at Natasha for acting like such a celebrity, especially since Fearless Leader had ordered them to keep a low profile.

Generally such people should not be categorized here, especially if they appear as a celebrity guest contestant.

A publicist is a person whose job is to generate and manage publicity for a public figure, especially a celebrity, a business, or for a work such as a book, film or album.

Adopting the musical style of early NWOBHM and building upon it, they achieved underground celebrity, especially in Scandinavia.

' Fan mail ' is mail sent to a public figure, especially a celebrity, by their admirers or " fans ".

Robert " Bo " Belinsky ( December 7, 1936 – November 23, 2001 ) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, who became an instant southern California celebrity as a rookie with the original Los Angeles Angels, especially when the fourth of his season-opening four straight wins was a no-hit, no-run game against his former organization, the Baltimore Orioles.

Certainly, much is always made in newspapers and magazines of celebrity couples with a notable height difference, especially where a man is shorter than his wife ( for example, Jamie Cullum, shorter at than Sophie Dahl, though the difference is often exaggerated ).

Celebrity dolls still remain popular today, especially given the cult of celebrity that has developed in the 1980s-first decade of the 21st century.

Still, as political and economic fortune had passed elsewhere, the city went into a rapid decline, especially after the founding of the Abbasid capital at Baghdad in the 8th century, and soon became a ghost town.

After accumulating a fortune from her performances, she leased the Olympic Theatre in London and produced a series of burlesques and extravaganzas for which the house became famous, especially popular works by James Planché.

Rockefeller built Standard Oil into a national monopoly, then retired from the oil business in 1897 and devoted the next 40 years of his life to giving away his fortune using systematic philanthropy, especially to upgrade education, medicine and race relations.

He staked US $ 20, 000 of his own money — a fortune in those days, especially during the slow recovery from the Panic of 1873 — on the condition that other Seattle businessmen would loan the enterprise at least twice that sum.

Good uses of Peripeteia are those that especially are parts of a complex plot, so that they are defined by their changes of fortune being accompanied by reversal, recognition, or both ”( Smithson ).

He devoted his considerable fortune to philanthropy, especially to the benefit of UNC-Chapel Hill.

Eads made his initial fortune in salvage, by creating a diving bell for retrieving goods from the bottom of rivers that were sunk there by riverboat disasters, especially along the busy Mississippi River.

Kélé's rituals involve contacting one's ancestors to ask for protection, especially " good crops, good health, and good fortune ".

Since she was wedded to a divine deity, she was supposed to be one of the especially welcome guests at weddings and was regarded as a bearer of good fortune.

Let the surplus of the sum belong to thy sanctuary, in order that by virtue of thy fortune, O saint, thou mayest come to the aid of me and Sira in all matters, and especially with respect to this petition ; and that what has been already procured for us by thy intercession, may be consummated according to the compassion of thy goodness, and the desire of me and Sira ; so that both of us, and all persons in the world, may trust in thy power and continue to believe in thee.

Mills grew along the banks of Grindstone Creek ( especially in the area known as Smokey Hollow-given this name because of all the smog caused by the many complexes ) as individuals like William P. Howland arrived to make their fortune.

She settled into the role of mistress of Hemsted, building up Norris's fortune, and was liked by the local folk, especially as she was generous to the poor.

* In a 1995 article, journalist Peter Keough described Hollywood as " a town where everyone is selling body and soul for fame and fortune, and all – especially women – are considered commodities ".

Many nicknames attached themselves to Collins, including " Lucky " and " Horseshoe " as a result of his reputation for fortune, especially when it came to tossing the coin.

The word humanitas was used by Cicero to describe the formation of an ideal speaker ( orator ) who he believed should be educated to possess a collection of virtues of character suitable for an active life of public service ; these would include a fund of learning acquired from the study of bonae litterae (" good letters ", i. e., classical literature, especially poetry ), which would also be a source of continuing cultivation and pleasure in leisure and retirement, youth and old age, and good and bad fortune.

Antonio Salieri ( Lisa ) is resentful of Mozart's good fortune, especially when Mozart wins the award for best composer.

Some of the family especially the taga-baybay, coastline dwellers found fortune in the fishing industry.

But then immigrants from other neighboring islands came, especially from Bohol, seeking good fortune in the reputed Land of Promise.

David had no apparent motive to kill his own sister, especially when it would mean depriving himself of the Cloade fortune.

The role of the " Julenisse " was to bring good fortune to the family and to achieve this, he would have to be treated well especially around Jul ( December ).

He was one of the few in Maldives who had ever built such a fortune which helped many maldivians especially people of dhidhdhoo.

Born in Padua, the son of an innkeeper, who claimed a connection to the noble Cornaro family of Venice, a connection he was at pains to prove, Cornaro expanded a modest stake from his mother's brother into a fortune based on his entrepreneurial skills, especially in hydraulics that reclaimed wetlands for farming, expressed in his Tratto di Acque (" Tract on Water management "), ( 1566 ).