Many are often considered controversial because they step outside standard narrative and technical conventions.

Many Internet sites use YYYY-MM-DD, and those using other conventions often use-MMM-for the month to further clarify and avoid ambiguity ( 2001-MAY-09, 9-MAY-2001, MAY 09 2001, etc.

Many pictures released from the 1960s onward share attributes with film noir of the classical period, and often treat its conventions self-referentially.

Many of his novels have strong anarchist or libertarian themes, often promoting the idea that new technological advances render certain social conventions obsolete.

Many courses, theses, essays and dissertations have analyzed wrestling's conventions, content, and its role in modern society.

Many anime conventions are a hybrid between non-profit and commercial events, with volunteer organizers handling large revenue streams and dealing with commercial suppliers and professional marketing campaigns.

Many more states selected convention delegates at state party conventions, or in caucuses, which were not as open as they later became.

Many conventions also have an Artist, Editor, and Science guests, and most have a Toastmaster for major events such as the opening and closing ceremonies and the Hugo award ceremony.

Many state conventions elected delegates pledged to support bimetallism in the party platform.

Many of the conventions of courtly love can be traced to Ovid, through Andreas Capellanus, but it is doubtful that they are all traceable to this origin.

Many elements of space travel series and films borrow extensively from the conventions of the Western genre.

Many of the country's legislative practices derive from the unwritten conventions of, and precedents set by, the United Kingdom's Westminster Parliament ; however, Barbados has evolved variations.

Many levels also meet throughout the year in preliminary or final CDE contests hosted at schools in the division the can be CDEs or just banquets, barbecues, conventions, etc.

Many paper size standards conventions have existed at different times and in different countries.

Many of the burghers would have at this time welcomed union with the Transvaal, but learning from Sir George Grey that such a union would nullify the conventions of 1852 and 1854 and necessitate the reconsideration of Great Britain's policy towards the native tribes north of the Orange and Vaal rivers, the project dropped.

Many of its stylistic innovations survive today as the conventions of music videos, in particular the multi-angle filming of a live performance.

Many episodes concern breaches of intricate aspects of social conventions, such as the various details of tipping at restaurants, the obligation to " stop and chat " upon meeting an acquaintance, the allowed amount of caviar one may put on a cracker at a house party, whether a house guest needs the permission of the homeowner before taking a soft drink from the refrigerator.

Many old conventions have been replaced or superseded by laws.

Many aspects of Las Meninas relate to earlier works by Velázquez in which he plays with conventions of representation.

Many of the symbols recorded in the book were applied to events following 1918, specifically to Watch Tower conventions held in the years 1922 through 1928.

Many conventions of traditional role-playing video games are also present ; for example, there is extensive use of scripted cutscenes to advance the story, units gain experience points and grow stronger over the course of the campaign, and the player can visit shops to outfit characters with weapons and equipment.

Many of their songs adhere to the formulas and now ubiquitous stylistic conventions associated with " emo " pioneers Sunny Day Real Estate ( SDRE ).

Many people also opposed the new court completely replacing the Privy Council: many large businesses, particularly those which were subsidiaries of British companies or regularly traded with the United Kingdom, preferred for business reasons to keep the colonies under the unified jurisdiction of the British courts, and petitioned the conventions to that effect.

Many unofficial conventions or " unconventions " take place at other locations and times throughout the year, making it easier for BookCrossers who cannot travel internationally for the convention to gather and share their love of books.

Many of his works are generally considered part of the dark romanticism genre, a literary reaction to transcendentalism, which Poe strongly disliked.

Many of the German films of the immediate post-war period can be characterised as belonging to the genre of the Trümmerfilm ( literally " rubble film ").

Many of his variations ( and he has become the de facto master of this musical genre ), including Le Streghe, The Carnival of Venice, and Nel cor più non mi sento, were composed, or at least first performed, before his European concert tour.

Many secondary characteristics of this genre are similar to the film noir, but it distinguishes itself for being characterized by a female that dominates the relationship with the male central character, whose masculinity is challenged.

Many elements of the screwball genre can be traced back to such stage plays as Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It and A Midsummer Night's Dream and Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.

Many complaints ( all radio stations are required by the FCC to maintain, in their public files, copies of all correspondence from the public relating to station operations – for a period of three years from receipt ) have been received from fans of this musical genre ( Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, big band music ," etc.

Many were left wondering if the latest in the Electronic Battle Weapon series were simply one off experiments or signal a new direction they could take with the new album, perhaps swaying from their genre defining big beat albums of the past.

Many of the originally pornographic French ( and Viennese ) operettas were later played in a toned-down, " classical " version, which is how audiences today are mostly presented with the genre — in an opera house with opera singers, rather than in a private theatre with courtesans in the lead roles.

Many of his works for this genre were first premiered at the annual festival held by the Groupe de Musique Experimentale de Bourges ( France ) and at Fylkingen in Stockholm, Sweden.

Many novels in the spy fiction genre have been adapted as films, including works by John Buchan, Le Carré, Ian Fleming ( Bond ) and Len Deighton.

Many genre theorists contributed to these universally accepted forms of poetry.

Many genre writings, particularly in fantasy, are essentially pastiches.

Many bands in the genre enhance their sound with the use of a folk instrument.

Many specialist Vampire genre publishers operate such as " Vamptasy Publishing " in the UK.

Many of his anecdotes have the ring of truth, while others are inventions or generic fictions, such as the tale of young Giotto painting a fly on the surface of a painting by Cimabue that the older master repeatedly tried to brush away, a genre tale that echoes anecdotes told of the Greek painter Apelles.

Many composers famous for their string quartets – such as Joseph Haydn ( pioneer of the quartet genre ), Béla Bartók, Paul Hindemith, and Dmitri Shostakovich – never composed a string quintet.

Many contemporary directors use a creative amalgam of styles, depending on the genre of the theatrical work, the nature of the project and the type of cast.

Many bands in the black metal genre, such as Mayhem, Emperor, Gorgoroth and Darkthrone express extreme misotheism in their lyrics and actions, which involved burning down churches during the early 1990s.

Many books by Franquin have been published, many of which are considered classics of the genre.

Many up and coming bands in the metal genre cover songs by their predecessors to gain public interest, although more established bands have also recorded covers.

Many media players, especially those designed to play music, display available songs in a format known as a media library, which allows the user to organize their music by categories such as artist, album, genre, year, and rating.

Many British beat, folk, and rock musicians who came to prominence in the 1960s first picked up a musical instrument in order to play skiffle and the folk influences inherent in the genre introduced a new generation of young musicians to traditional music.

Many stories, especially in the fantasy genre, feature an object or objects with some great power.