The Nationalists initially had superiority in arms and men, but their lack of popularity, infiltration by Communist agents, low morale, and disorganization soon allowed the Communists to gain the upper hand in the civil war.

This allowed the network to grow in popularity.

The popularity of Street Fighter II led it to be released for home game consoles and allowed it to define the template for fighting games.

In spite of its great popularity in the early 1980s, these problems allowed WordPerfect to take WordStar's place as the de facto word processor from 1985 onwards.

After initially having been banned by the king due to its negative portrayal of the nobility, the play was ironically finally allowed to be publicly performed because of its overwhelming popularity at court, where secret readings of it had been given.

The growing popularity and availability of non-linear editing systems has allowed film-makers to shoot Super 8 film but edit on video, thereby avoiding much of the scratches and dust that can accrue when editing the actual film.

A 1970s nostalgia fad allowed White to enjoy a renewed wave of popularity in the 1990s.

In 1932, her immense popularity allowed her to dictate the terms of her contract and she became increasingly choosy about her roles.

In 1933 came his next grand work, Midnight, which gained great popularity, to a point that it was also published in French and English, and it allowed to develop a sense of revolutionary realism.

Ms. magazine's popularity finally allowed the term to enjoy widespread usage.

The popularity of Captain Marvel allowed Fawcett to produce a number of spin-off comic books and Beck to open his own New York City comics studio in 1941.

The show's popularity allowed for two spin-off series: Saved by the Bell: The College Years ( 1993 – 1994 ), a prime time series which followed several of the original characters ' college experiences, and Saved by the Bell: The New Class ( 1993 – 2000 ), a Saturday-morning series which followed a new group of students at Bayside High School.

The popularity of the internet has also allowed for online sexual encounters, known as cybersex, which may involve roleplay.

In addition, the rising popularity of cable and satellite TV networks ( with their typically less strict censorship rules ) allowed the public to see direct broadcasts of many new titles-previously that would have been impossible.

This has allowed the League Cup to retain popularity, especially with fans of clubs for whom the League Cup offers the only realistic chance of qualifying for Europe.

The 1993 Constitution allowed Fujimori to run for a second term, and in April 1995, at the height of his popularity, Fujimori easily won reelection with almost two-thirds of the vote.

This was particularly common during the Second World War when church bells often were not allowed to be rung ( as to do so would have signified an invasion ); although the ringers returned to the towers as soon as the war was over, for a number of years thereafter handbell ringing retained great popularity.

Despite the controversy surrounding Winchell, his popularity allowed him to leverage support for causes that he valued.

Former King Michael of Romania and Prince Alexander of Serbia have been allowed to return, gained some popularity, played largely apolitical public roles, but never came close to being restored to their ancestral thrones.

Rohan was soon allowed to return to Strasbourg, and his popularity was shown by his election in 1789 to the Estates-General by the clergy of the bailliages of Haguenau and Wissembourg.

The railroad station was also responsible for the increasing development of the neighborhood because the access to the railroad allowed people to get into the city easily, increasing its popularity among families looking to move into a suburb.

Paul Martin, however, seems to have overcome this and his long tenure as minister helped elevate him to the national popularity that allowed him to become Prime Minister.

During the 1930s the PCF grew rapidly in size and influence, its growth fuelled by the popularity of the Comintern's Popular Front strategy, which allowed an alliance with the SFIO and the Radical Party to fight against fascism.

Bank advised the OSS of Ho's great popularity, recommended that Ho be allowed to form a coalition government, and predicted that Ho would win a popular election overwhelmingly if one was conducted.

His death inspired Maduro to aspire to the presidency and gave him the popularity that allowed him to first register and then be elected as a presidential candidate, in spite of a constitutional ban on those not born in Honduras from becoming President.

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.

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.

He enjoyed considerable popularity in France ; when he retired to Versailles, the King gave him a pension.

Ditka's success and popularity in Chicago has led him to land analyst roles on various American football pregame shows.

We find temples and shrines erected in his honour, e. g. at Nippur, Girsu, Ur, Babylon, Sippar, and Nineveh, and the numerous epithets given to him, as well as the various forms under which the god appears, alike bear witness to the popularity which he enjoyed from the earliest to the latest period of Babylonian-Assyrian history.

The King ( and many Feuillants with him ) expected war would increase his personal popularity ; he also foresaw an opportunity to exploit any defeat: either result would make him stronger.

Opponents accused him of seeking popularity.

Brooks ' integration of rock elements into his recordings and live performances has earned him immense popularity.

Rossini ’ s popularity in Paris was so great that Charles X gave him a contract to write five new operas a year, and at the expiration of the contract he was to receive a generous pension for life.

His popularity has enabled him to appear in a light-hearted series of commercials for Walkers, playing a comical role as an arch-villain which sends up his reputation as a nice guy.

These reforms not only increased investor confidence, but they were also supported by the IMF and the World Bank, however, they were not welcome widely by the Hungarians ; Bokros broke the negative record of popularity: 9 % of the population wanted to see him in an " important political position " and only 4 % were convinced that the reforms would " improve the country's finances in a big way "

Hoover's reputation, experience, and popularity coalesced to give him the nomination on the first ballot, with Senator Charles Curtis named as his running mate.

Even Julian's intellectual friends and fellow pagans were of a divided mind about this habit of talking to his subjects on an equal footing: Ammianus Marcellinus saw in that only the foolish vanity of someone " excessively anxious for empty distinction ", whose " desire for popularity often led him to converse with unworthy persons ".

Achard's greatest successes and popularity were in the period between the two World Wars when contemporary critics favorably compared him to some of his renowned French predecessors such as Pierre de Marivaux and Alfred de Musset.

Despite the popularity of Gayoom, those connected to the former President hired ex-SAS mercenaries in 1980 to carry out a coup to oust him.

Despite coup attempts in 1980, 1983, and 1988, Gayoom's popularity remained strong, allowing him to win three more presidential terms.

Despite the score's continued popularity, Gone with the Wind failed to win an Oscar for him.

In late 1993, Meat Puppets achieved mainstream popularity when Nirvana's Kurt Cobain, who became a fan after seeing them open for Black Flag, invited Cris and Curt to join him on MTV Unplugged for acoustic performances of " Plateau ", " Oh Me " and " Lake of Fire " ( all originally from Meat Puppets II ).

He initially gained popularity for recreating the role as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire ( 1951 ), a Tennessee Williams play that had established him as a Broadway star during its 1947-49 stage run ; and for his Academy Award-winning performance as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront ( 1954 ), as well as for his iconic portrayal of the rebel motorcycle gang leader Johnny Strabler in The Wild One ( 1953 ), which is considered to be one of the most famous images in pop culture.

Octavian's base of power was his link with Caesar through adoption, which granted him much-needed popularity and loyalty of the legions.

As Bunyan's popularity came only after the stories appeared in print, some commentators have thought of him as an inauthentic " fakelore " character.

While many reforms made during the Putin presidency have been generally criticized by Western nations as un-democratic, Putin's leadership over the return of order, stability, and progress has won him widespread popularity in Russia.

He began ordering Martok on near-suicidal missions against Dominion forces, hoping that a string of defeats would weaken Martok's popularity and discredit him as a military leader.

The book's popularity with young boys surprised him.