Because of its historic popularity as a murder weapon, thallium has gained notoriety as " the poisoner's poison " and " inheritance powder " ( alongside arsenic ).

The notoriety of their alleged bed-hopping often propels their popularity and they are often promoted by their current or former fling.

Private overprints generally remain outside the formal realm of philately, although individual issues can achieve notoriety through their popularity or aesthetic appeal.

He parlayed this local popularity into a wider notoriety by attending the 1876 State Democratic Convention which nominated Wade Hampton as the Democratic candidate for governor of South Carolina.

His scathing criticisms had a success of notoriety, but their popularity was ephemeral, and the publication of them ( 5 vols., 1819 – 1820 ) as Cours de littérature dramatique proved a failure.

Part of the book's appeal, in addition to its poetical astronomy, was its notoriety as a Reformist text: Palingenius was placed on the Index of Prohibited Books by the Inquisition and consequently enjoyed popularity in Protestant regions across Europe.

Gothic rock gave rise to a broader goth subculture that included clubs, various fashion trends and numerous publications that grew in popularity in the 1980s, gaining notoriety by being associated by several moral panics over suicide and Satanism.

On the strength of the popularity and notoriety of her books, Glyn moved to Hollywood to work in the movie industry in 1920.

However, despite the popularity and notoriety of his ideas, Wells failed to exert a deeper and more lasting influence because he was unable to concentrate his energies on a direct appeal to intelligentsias who would, ultimately, have to coordinate the Wellsian new world order.

A few unorthodox shots have gained enough popularity or notoriety to have been given their own names and entered common usage.

The Red Rooster Vegas is run out of the home of it's owners Mike and Chris Borchers, and it's claim to notoriety is that in nit's 30 year history, it has been almost constantly put upon legally by the local authorities because of it's location in a residential area. While once a popular meeting place for both tourists and locals, it's popularity has declined in recent years

Buffalo's notoriety increased significantly with the popularity, especially in Europe, of its platform shoes from the mid 1990s through the early 2000s.

Gothic rock gave rise to a broader goth subculture that included clubs, various fashion trends and numerous publications that grew in popularity in the 1980s, gaining notoriety by being associated by several moral panics over suicide and Satanism.

The recording has received many positive reviews and has helped Frost Like Ashes gain more popularity and notoriety.

Because of his initial popularity with Dutton, however, Keeler began to gain some notoriety in the mid-1930s as a purveyor of new and original stories.

The lake's popularity derives from its remoteness, climate and beauty, as well as its notoriety as the location of the murder of Grace Brown in 1906.

Nevertheless, the song's notoriety helps spur its popularity and allows it to become just the second major crossover hit in 10 years, reaching No. 15 on the Billboard magazine Hot 100 singles chart ( in addition to its No. 8 peak on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart ); the song will also jumpstart McGraw's fledgling career, which had gotten off to a less-than-stellar start a year earlier.

During the Vietnam War, her popularity and public notoriety resulted in a photo insertion in the GI newspaper Stars and Stripes.

As the 70's turned into the 80's, Twinkie gained increasing notoriety through the popularity of The Clark Sisters albums HE GAVE ME NOTHING TO LOSE ( 1979 ), IS MY LIVING IN VAIN ( 1980 ), YOU BROUGHT THE SUNSHINE ( 1981 ) & SINCERELY ( 1982 ).

Despite its popularity, WEBrick has gained some notoriety since the code is somewhat undocumented.

The DT has gained popularity as well as notoriety due to some of its editorials, considered controversial in some parts of Pakistan, but lauded in the international press.

From the point of view of popularity the best-known member of the Commission was Walter Camp, the Yale athlete whose sobriquet was `` the father of American football ''.

This carbine ( under $140, about $15 more for a deluxe grade ) has an 18-1/2-inch barrel and was obviously inspired by the popularity of last year's Model 760 pump with a short-barrel.

After the first few weeks, it was obvious that rules had to be made, laid down and obeyed -- even if our popularity ratings became subnormal as a result.

The Chinese world view during the Han dynasty, when the Lo Shu seems to have been at the height of its popularity, was based in large part on the teachings of the Yin-Yang and Five-Elements School, which was traditionally founded by Tsou Yen.

One of the attributes of ANOVA which ensured its early popularity was

Bates was more fortunate, as the song's popularity was well established by the time of her death in 1929.

There was more chopping and changing in the teams, given that there was no official board of selectors for each country ( in 1887 – 88, two separate English teams were on tour in Australia ) and popularity with the fans varied.

This was due largely to increasing popularity of textual communication services such as instant-and text messaging.

Common meter hymns were interchangeable with a variety of tunes ; more than twenty musical settings of " Amazing Grace " circulated with varying popularity until 1835 when William Walker assigned Newton's words to a traditional song named " New Britain ", which was itself an amalgamation of two melodies (" Gallaher " and " St. Mary ") first published in the Columbian Harmony by Charles H. Spilman and Benjamin Shaw ( Cincinnati, 1829 ).

The name's popularity was spread throughout the Greek world by the military conquests of King Alexander III, commonly known as " Alexander the Great ".

The allotment of an individual was based on citizenship rather than merit or any form of personal popularity which could be bought.

Arbor Day reached its height of popularity on its 125th anniversary in 1997, when David J. Wright, noticed that a Nebraska nonprofit organization called the National Arbor Day Foundation had taken the name of the holiday and commercialized it for their own use as a trademark for their publication " Arbor Day ," so he countered their efforts, launched a website, and trademarked it for " public use celebrations " and defended the matter in a federal district court in the United States to ensure it was judged as property of the public domain, the case was settled in October 1999.

The song quickly gained popularity and an amended version was sung by a choir of 10, 000 at the inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901.

The American folk music revival was a phenomenon in the United States that began during the 1940s and peaked in popularity in the mid-1960s.

Les Danaïdes was received with great acclaim and its popularity with audiences and critics alike produced several further requests for new works for Paris audiences by Salieri.

However, it was an advantageous position to hold because it demonstrated the aspiring politician's commitment to public service, as well as giving him the opportunity to hold public festivals and games, an excellent way to increase his name recognition and popularity.

Even when he had achieved popularity and his work was in demand, he still reworked models, often destroying them or setting them aside to be returned to years later.

Feeling against Catholics, and especially against James, Duke of York, was running strongly ; the Exclusion Bill had been passed by the House of Commons, and the popularity of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, was very great.

His popularity was now such that the Eternal Diet of Regensburg, which met in 1802, resolved to erect a statue in his honor and to give him the title of savior of his country, but Charles refused both distinctions.

Djuvara's credentials are, however, verified, and his works have seen increased support in recent years, largely due to his popularity in Romania.

The band's enduring popularity was verified when two compilation albums both reached # 1 in the UK Albums Chart ( see below ).