Many patent contests were waged over automobile components and accessories, among them tires, detachable rims, ball bearings, license brackets, and electric horns.

Many contemporary Pueblo peoples object to the use of the term Anasazi, although there is still controversy among them on a native alternative.

Evidence for this is found in the prologue to the Gospel of Luke, wherein the author alludes to his sources by writing, " Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word.

Many participants were among those 11 million or more protesters that on the weekend of February 15, 2003, participated in global protests against the imminent Iraq war and were dubbed the " world's second superpower " by an editorial in the New York Times.

Many fundamental questions of craftsmanship versus mass production, the relationship of usefulness and beauty, the practical purpose of formal beauty in a commonplace object, and whether or not a single proper form could exist, were argued out among its 1, 870 members ( by 1914 ).

Many of the early building societies were based in taverns or coffeehouses, which had become the focus for a network of clubs and societies for co-operation and the exchange of ideas among Birmingham's highly active citizenry as part of the movement known as the Midlands Enlightenment.

Many Enlightenment thinkers ( such as Adam Smith and the American Founding Fathers ) subscribed to this view to some extent, and it remains influential among so-called classical liberals and libertarians.

Many rumours persist among Fulham fans of past tenants of Craven Cottage.

Many of the debates among Christians have roots in questions about the sources of authority different Christians believe represent God's purest or most definitive message.

Many definitions tend to postulate or assume that complexity expresses a condition of numerous elements in a system and numerous forms of relationships among the elements.

Many cruisers are " long term " and travel for many years, the most adventurous among them circle the globe over a period of three to ten years.

Many theoretical perspectives attempt to explain development ; among the most prominent are: Jean Piaget's Stage Theory, Lev Vygotsky's Social constructivism ( and its heirs, the Cultural Theory of Development of Michael Cole, and the Ecological Systems Theory of Urie Bronfenbrenner ), Albert Bandura's Social learning theory, and the information processing framework employed by cognitive psychology.

Many words are formed from entirely different roots than in Siberian Yupik, but even the grammar has several peculiarities not only among Eskimo languages, but even compared to Aleut.

Many Methodist churches ( see The United Methodist Church, among others ) retain the form and function of episcopal polity, although in a modified form, called connexionalism.

Many notable Muslim Bengali figures were among the Founding fathers of present date, State of Pakistan.

Many original freestyle artists, and DJs such as Jellybean, Tony Torres, Raul Soto and Roman Ricardo, were of Puerto Rican ancestry, which was one reason for the style's popularity among Latino Americans and Italian Americans, especially in the New York City area.

Many of the extras were recruited by Amber Rudd who is described in the credits as " Aristocracy Co-ordinator "— among those used were Lords Burlington and Woolton.

Many Bogart biographers and actress / writer Louise Brooks agree that the role is the closest to Bogart's real self and is considered among his best performances.

Many remained landless, and plots grew smaller and smaller and thus more and more unproductive as land was subdivided among heirs.

Many of the current " rules " of comedic improv were first formalized in Chicago in the late 1950s and early 1960s, initially among The Compass Players troupe, which was directed by Paul Sills.

Many people in cultures which have notation still learn by ear and ear training, often through a musicianship course at a music conservatory or college, is common practice among those who use notation extensively.

Many members of the family are widely cultivated, owing not only to their aromatic qualities but also their ease of cultivation: these plants are among the easiest plants to propagate by stem cuttings.

Many of Beria's subordinates, proteges and associates were also arrested, among them Merkulov, Bogdan Kobulov, Sergey Golgidze, Vladimir Dekanozov, Pavel Meshik, and Lev Vlodzimirskiy.

Many European sailors were shipwrecked on the coasts of the island, among them Robert Drury, whose journal is one of the few written depictions of life in southern Madagascar during the 18th century.

Many Plains tribes have sweatlodge ceremonies, though the specifics of the ceremony vary among tribes.

Many home-bound subway riders utilizing the Flushing-Main Street express are daily confronted with the sight of the local departing from the Woodside station as their express comes to a stop, leaving them stranded and strained.

Many hours are given free by the Jaycees to make this and all local pageants outstanding events.

Many local citizens feared that there would be irregularities at the polls, and Williams got himself a permit to carry a gun and promised an orderly election.

Many scholars see the persistence of Germanic Arianism as a strategy that was followed in order to differentiate the Germanic elite from the local inhabitants and their culture and also to maintain the Germanic elite's separate group identity.

Many students left and were enrolled in the local common school or a recently re-opened private school for boys.

Many air shows are held in support of local, national or military charities.

" Many installations have reported that a reflective or light colored dome induces a local vertical heat driven vortex that sucks cooler overhead air downward into a dome if the dome is vented properly ( a single overhead vent, and peripheral vents ).

Many cover versions are in different languages rewritten to reference local units ; these include:

Many printers are local peripherals connected directly to a nearby personal computer.

Many Dutch people subscribe every year to an event called fietsvierdaagse — four days of organised cycling through the local environment.

Many local communities are creating organizations to go along with their Youth Football leagues and Youth Basketball leagues.

Many do not see these voluntary associations as " denominations ", because they " believe that there is no church other than the local church, and denominations are in variance to Scripture.

Many diving clubs have masters teams in addition to their primary competitive ones, and while some masters dive only for fun and fitness, there are also masters competitions, which range from the local to world championship level.

Many local businesses with amusingly appropriate names were commemorated in a special edition of the card game Happy Families produced locally in the 1987s, created to raise funds locally.

Many years later, Captain Collyer, a Royal Navy officer assigned to smash the local smuggling ring, uncovered the deception and Dr. Syn's true identity, thanks in part to the tongueless mulatto ( who had been rescued by Collyer years before and who had been serving Collyer as a " ferret " seeking out hidden contraband ) who recognized Syn as Clegg.

Many of the punk zines were printed in small quantities and promoted the local scene.

Many state and local agencies use these data systems as a source for their own investigations and contribute to the database using secure communications.

Many jurisdictions, local as well as national, either ban gambling or heavily control it by licensing.

Many international artists such as Banksy have left their work in Melbourne and in early 2008 a perspex screen was installed to prevent a Banksy stencil art piece from being destroyed, it has survived since 2003 through the respect of local street artists avoiding posting over it, although it has recently had paint tipped over it.

Many artisanal, hand made cheeses, both common varieties and local specialties, are produced by small family farms throughout Greece and offer distinct flavors atypical of the mass produced varieties found commercially in Greece and abroad.

Many Hawick residents speak the local dialect of Border Scots which is informally known as " Teri Talk ".

Many local ethnic languages are the first language of most Indonesians and still important.

Many early typefaces were modelled on local forms of writing or derived from the various European forms of Gothic script, but there were also some derived from documentary scripts ( such as most of Caxton's types ), and, particularly in Italy, types modelled on handwritten scripts and calligraphy employed by humanists.

Many of John's military household joined the rebels, particularly amongst those that John had appointed to administrative roles across England ; their local links and loyalties outweighed their personal loyalty to John.

Many Filipino restaurants and bars local and abroad have karaoke machines which allow customers to sing.