( The best evidence is that he received a monthly wage of about $125, very good money in an era when top hands worked for $30 and found.

Out of the entire cast I alone received good notices for my portrayal of a psychopathic killer.

Nor can any man save himself by good works or by a commendable `` moral life '', although such works are the natural fruits and evidences of a saving faith already received and naturally expressing itself through such avenues.

The British were able to annex Sind and for his services, Hasan Ali Shah received an annual pension of £ 2, 000 from General Charles Napier, the British conqueror of Sind with whom he had a good relationship.

Furthermore, Pericles employed a number of offices to maintain Athens ' empire: proxenoi, who fostered good relations between Athens and League members ; episkopoi and archontes, who oversaw the collection of tribute ; and hellenotamiai, who received the tribute on Athens ' behalf.

Dyer and Whitton received $ 50, 000 from Searching for Bigfoot, Inc., as a good faith gesture.

For everything created by God is good and nothing is to be rejected when received with thanksgiving.

After Maris broke Babe Ruth's home run record, Lane defended himself by saying he still would have done the deal because Maris was unknown and he received good ballplayers in exchange.

These could be excommunicated, and after an appropriate time and public penance, be received back into the communion and good graces of the Church.

They saw to it that he received an excellent education at the Collège des Quatre-Nations, but he was never a good student: he had a facial tumor that impeded his speech, and he was always preoccupied with drawing.

Munch also produced multi-colored versions of " The Sick Child " which sold well, as well as several nudes and multiple versions of Kiss ( 1892 ) Many of the Parisian critics still considered Munch's work " violent and brutal " but his exhibitions received serious attention and good attendance.

Xanadu was turned into a surprising hit Broadway Musical that opened on 10 July 2007 at the Helen Hayes Theatre to uniformly good reviews and received 4 Tony Award nominations.

The Qur ' an states that Abraham received " good tidings of Isaac, a prophet, of the righteous ", and that God blessed them both ( XXXVII: 12 ).

His arrival on 18 July was well received by the Antiochenes, though it coincided with the celebration of the Adonia, a festival which marked the death of Adonis, so there was wailing and moaning in the streets — not a good omen for an arrival.

At that supper, then, Mary received the glorious encomium, " she hath wrought a good work upon Me ... in pouring this ointment upon My body she hath done it for My burial ... wheresoever this Gospel shall be preached ... that also which she hath done shall be told for a memory of her.

They are not received from any other source ; on the contrary, it is His nature that communicates all good to His own creatures in accordance with the capacity of each.

Born between 720 and 735 in Friuli in Italy to this possibly noble Lombard family, Paul received an exceptionally good education, probably at the court of the Lombard king Ratchis in Pavia, learning from a teacher named Flavian the rudiments of Greek.

With the promotion came greater recognition ; he received good evaluations from his superiors and had few problems with other crewmen.

Beyond Time and Space was considered similar to Save the World and reviewers equally praised and faulted the game on this, although overall Beyond Time and Space received a good reception from critics.

The record received good reviews, and the video for " Liverpool " featured Leonard Nimoy, which helped to generate further publicity.

After the book received unexpectedly good reviews and praise from President Reagan, the book became a bestseller.

Travesties was a Broadway hit which won two Tony Awards ( Best Performance by an Actor for John Wood and Best Comedy ), as well as the New York Drama Critics Circle Award ( Best Play ), and Curry's performance as the famous dadaist Tristan Tzara received good reviews.

Historians have traditionally been resistant to giving Harding good presidential reviews due to the multiple federal department scandals during his administration ; as a result, Harding has received low rankings as President.

* The Jamaica national bobsled team received major media attention and stunned the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada for its unexpected good performance.

After multiple revisions, the show opened on Broadway on April 4, 1964 at the Majestic Theatre, where it closed after 9 performances and 12 previews, unable to overcome the generally negative reviews it had received.

The film currently holds a 71 % " Fresh " rating on the review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 38 reviews, which made its critical reception above average but is much lower than The Evil Dead and Evil Dead II, which received 100 % and 98 % critical approval, respectively.

A Broadway staging in April 1988 received disastrous reviews, and closed after just two months.

Among the most successful of these was Batman: Arkham Asylum ( 2009 ), which was released by Rocksteady Studios to critical acclaim ; review aggregator Metacritic reports it as having received 92 % positive reviews.

In spite of these first impressions, the game has generally received positive reviews: Lafayette, for example, goes on to say that it is " really hard to fault GURPS Bunnies & Burrows ", as it is educational, realistic, whimsical and clever, while the game has also been described as a " work of genius ".

The play received glowing reviews in all the British broadsheets, including The Times: " The Tricycle's latest recreation of a major inquiry is its most devastating "; The Daily Telegraph: " I can't praise this enthralling production too highly ... exceptionally gripping courtroom drama "; and The Independent: " A necessary triumph ".

It earned less at the box office than his previous features and received mixed reviews ; some viewers were displeased with Chaplin's politicising.

A King in New York was released in September 1957, and received mainly mixed reviews.

The album received mixed reviews.

Commercially it was an instant success, and initially received favourable reviews.

The film alienated audiences with extremely explicit sex and violence and received extremely negative reviews.

Counter-Strike received generally favorable reviews.

In spite of this, Deicide's eighth studio album The Stench of Redemption album received rave reviews.

However, Total Devo was not a commercial success, and received poor critical reviews.

Also in 1839, the collection Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque was published in two volumes, though he made little money off of it and it received mixed reviews.

Although it received mixed reviews when it first came out, and was often condemned for its portrayal of amoral passion, the book subsequently became an English literary classic.

The film received generally positive reviews.

The near 3-hour-long epic, which chronicled the saga of the Corleone family, received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics, and fetched Coppola the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, which he shared with Mario Puzo, and two Golden Globe Awards-for Best Director and Best Screenplay.

The film received positive reviews, earning three nominations at the 62nd Academy Awards.

" The film received generally positive reviews from critics.

The film was positively received by critics as review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes evaluates that 86 % of critics have given the film a positive review, based on 28 reviews, with an average score of 7. 7 / 10.

The book received generally positive reviews and became an immediate bestseller.

The film was very well received with critics, currently holding a 96 % " Certified Fresh " approval on reviews aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, with the site's consensus stating, " While frothy to a fault, Four Weddings and a Funeral features irresistibly breezy humor, and winsome performances from Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell.

Friends received positive reviews throughout its run, becoming one of the most popular sitcoms of all time.