All in all though, the situation had changed considerably and Louis XIV began to look for ways to end what was fast becoming a ruinous war for France.

Then, to match the look of the C64, CBM changed the drive's color to brown-beige and the name to Commodore 1541.

He then changed his number to 44, which would turn out to look like a " lucky number " for the slugger.

While the core community has remained the same, the look and feel of Ros Na Rún has changed and evolved over the years to incorporate the changing face of rural Ireland.

The appearance changed for Worms 2, which brought in a more cartoon look to the worms in the cover.

The general look and feel of New Scientist has changed over the years.

It was also around this time Freddie changed his surname to " Mercury ", inspired by the line " Mother Mercury, look what they've done to me ," in the song My Fairy King.

After Lantz took over production in 1929, the character's look was changed to some degree over the following years: Oswald got white gloves on his hands, shoes on his feet, a shirt, a " cuter " face with larger eyes, a bigger head, and shorter ears ( pictured left ).

Gilbert was initially sceptical about casting Staff but changed his mind after she padded herself to look bigger and read from a scene between her character and Owen's.

Her appearance is also somewhat changed to look like an operator.

An architectural look of the city was being changed.

By 1987, Menudo's record sales began to decline and the group changed its image, adopting an edgier look and performing more rock-influenced songs.

Moze and Edna look out over a changed landscape cluttered with galvanized corrugated metal.

In late 2000, the whole set was changed again to its current " industrial " look, changes initially welcomed due to the reduced ratings of the 1999-2000 season.

“ Homeland insecurity: Laurie Anderson takes uncompromising look at how America has changed .” LJWorld. com.

In 1996 " Action Control " sets with infrared controls were added and 1999 saw the introduction of a " Motion System " range of sets that changed the look of Meccano completely.

After Birdsong departed from the group to join The Supremes in 1967, under the advice of Vicki Wickham, the group changed its look, musical direction and style and reformed as Labelle, in 1971.

The make-up was changed to make the faces look more melted, ghoulish and decayed with deep ridges.

Narita changed the bright, smooth look of the Enterprise bridge that had been created by Zimmerman for The Final Frontier by lighting the set as spottily as possible.

He was revised in 1985, when his look changed from a trollish old man to a red-headed Dennis the Menace-type child who spoke and wore a shorter-brimmed hat and a black cape with yellow on the inside.

Barbie's appearance has been changed many times, most notably in 1971 when the doll's eyes were adjusted to look forwards rather than having the demure sideways glance of the original model.

In 1999, President Bill Clinton awarded the National Medal of Arts to Lear, noting that “ Norman Lear has held up a mirror to American society and changed the way we look at it .” Also in 1999, he and Bud Yorkin received the Women in Film Lucy Award in recognition of excellence and innovation in creative works that have enhanced the perception of women through the medium of television.

In the daytime drama's 57th season on television and 72nd overall season, the show had changed its look to a more realistic experience in an attempt to compete with the growing popularity of reality television.

Well-preserved fossils have been found in the 400-million-year-old Rhynie cherts of Scotland, which look surprisingly modern, indicating that the basic structure of the harvestmen has not changed much since then.

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Forced to look for alternatives to taro, Samoa's exporters have dramatically increased the production of copra, coconut oil, and fish.

This so dramatically improved turning performance that it was referred to as " The Cheater ", because it allowed even beginners to " cheat " their turns and look like pros.

The band achieved their initial notoriety through Bjelland's " babydoll " image — sometimes referred to as the kinderwhore look — which contrasted dramatically with the raw power of her singing voice and her aggressive lyrics.

Continued efforts are needed to reduce urban-rural disparities and inequities associated with poverty ; to dramatically increase coverage in countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Oceania ; to promote global monitoring of drinking water quality ; and to look beyond the MDG target towards universal coverage.

According to the Lonely Planet's Thailand guidebook, the 2004 tsunami dramatically improved the look of Maya Bay.

Preserving a piece's look and character is important and removal or reduction may dramatically reduce its value.

: I have a sinking fastball to either side of the plate, a cutter ( which changes the direction of my fastball so it breaks instead of sinking ), to either side of the plate, a curveball I throw at three speeds and three angles, a straight change — using the same arm speed and position as a fastball but with a grip and a release that slows it dramatically, and changeups to different locations that I throw off my sinker which look like batting practice fastballs.

The new look attracted many new buyers, as sales increased dramatically.

The entire terminal's " look & feel " will improve dramatically once the renovation works are completed.

Scale insects vary dramatically in their appearance from very small organisms ( 1 – 2 mm ) that occur under wax covers ( some look like oyster shells ), to shiny pearl-like objects ( about 5 mm ), to creatures covered with mealy wax.

During the 1880s photoengraving techniques had developed further and by the end of the century the process had dramatically improved the look of newspapers and enhanced advertisements with better graphics.

One of the actors Lewis was able to get back had dramatically changed his look in the intervening years, necessitating his playing the brother of the original character.

As one of the celebrity industrial designers of the 1930s and 1940s, Dreyfuss dramatically improved the look, feel, and usability of dozens of consumer products.

For 2009, Kawasaki dramatically changed the appearance of the ZX-6R to match the more angular look of the ZX-10R.

New York magazine described Rihanna's early look as that of a cookie-cutter teen queen while stating that she has the ability to shift looks dramatically and with great ease.

The sales of dress shirts raised dramatically, and the look is launched on the NBC Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.

The tone of the series changed dramatically as darker stories were produced and the overall look of the series took on many characteristics of film noir.

In part due to the Lebanese Civil War the Antiochian Orthodox population of Ottawa increased dramatically in the 1970s and 1980s and the congregation began to look for a larger home.

The studios look in a reasonably good state, which would change dramatically for Phase Two.

A new logo was created, and the in-store look was dramatically overhauled.