Many of their populations number in the hundreds of billions.

Many Muslims believe as Saudi Prince Saud al Faisal did that the hundreds of billions of dollars in wealth obtained from the Persian Gulf's huge oil deposits were nothing less than a gift from God to the Islamic faithful.

Many religions popular in ethnic regions of the Soviet Union, including the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Catholic Churches, Baptists, Islam, Buddhism, and Judaism underwent ordeals similar to that which the Orthodox churches in other parts of the country suffered: thousands of monks were persecuted, and hundreds of churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, sacred monuments, monasteries and other religious buildings were razed.

Many television stations serving the city area include Saudi TV1, Saudi TV2, Saudi TV Sports, Al-Ekhbariya, Arab Radio and Television Network and hundreds of cable, satellite and other speciality television providers.

Many olive trees in the groves around the Mediterranean are said to be hundreds of years old, while an age of 2, 000 years is claimed for a number of individual trees ; in some cases, this has been scientifically verified.

Many airstrips ( now mostly abandoned ) were built on the hundreds of islands in the Pacific Ocean during World War II.

Many applications call for a crystal oscillator frequency conveniently related to some other desired frequency, so hundreds of standard crystal frequencies are made in large quantities and stocked by electronics distributors.

Many noncoding DNA sequences have important biological functions as indicated by comparative genomics studies that report some regions of noncoding DNA that are highly conserved, sometimes on time-scales representing hundreds of millions of years, implying that these noncoding regions are under strong evolutionary pressure and positive selection.

Many of the largest exchange points in the world can have hundreds of participants, and some span multiple buildings and colocation facilities across a city.

Many of its towns and hundreds of square miles of land were wrecked in four years of trench warfare, with the region suffering more damage than any other part of France.

Many hundreds of English, including close friends and retainers of John of Gaunt, died of disease or exhaustion.

Many of these freedmen joined the Union army and fought in battles against the Confederate forces. Yet hundreds of thousands of freed slaves died during emancipation as a result of the illness that devastated army regiments.

Many hundreds of strains are maintained, and over 400 Mendelian mutations have been described.

Many hundreds of persons took part, and it is said that the film contains some of the most beautiful photography ever shown on the screen.

Many similarly tall structures would be built a level at a time over hundreds of years.

Many of today's operating systems have hundreds of system calls.

Many hundreds of the soldiers who died in the hospitals during the war were buried in a Confederate cemetery on the south end of Webb's Bend, but the site is under water today, following the damming of the river below Demopolis in the 20th century.

Many hundreds of installations have emerged in mountainous and seascape areas.

Many estates established in Sewickley Heights up through the 1930s occupied hundreds of acres with houses of immense proportions.

Many hundreds of hours of Toscanini's rehearsals were recorded.

Many Internet websites that cater for swinging couples now exist, some boasting hundreds of thousands of members.

Many ancient works, such as the Bible and the Greek tragedies, survive in hundreds of copies, and the relationship of each copy to the original may be unclear.

Many defenders were killed and the remaining Dutch infantry attempted to escape across the mill bridge, but it collapsed during the retreat and hundreds of Allied troops drowned.

Many people send cards to both close friends and distant acquaintances, potentially making the sending of cards a multi-hour chore in addressing scores or even hundreds of envelopes.

Many pictures of oriental dragons show a flaming pearl under their chin.

Many rivers and lochs were rich in salmon and trout, and the pearl mussel was found in the bed of the Conon.

Many of these engraved pieces were adorned with stocks made of ivory or pearl with engraving and inlays as well.

Many animal products, including liver, Muktuk ( whale skin ), oysters, and parts of the central nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, and adrenal medulla, contain large amounts of vitamin C, and can even be used to treat scurvy.

Many of the early inhabitants have been laid to rest in San Lorenzo Pioneer Cemetery, including Moses Wicks, who brought oysters to San Leandro Bay ( by boat around the cape ) from Patchogue, Long Island ..

Many species of bivalve, oysters included, seem to be stimulated to settle near adult conspecifics.

Many breweries produce Oyster Stout, a beer intended to be drunk with oysters that sometimes includes oysters in the brewing process.

Many also believe that the name is fitting due to a flavor resemblance to oysters.

Many of the island's inhabitants worked as watermen in the expanding seafood industry capitalizing on the Chesapeake's supply of Maryland Blue Crab, Rockfish, and oysters.

Many village inhabitants were involved in fishing for oysters and scallops that came from as far afield as the French, Belgian and Dutch coasts and the carrying of salmon and lobster from Ireland and Norway to Britain.

Many species of invertebrates can also be found in these coastal tidepools, and include sponges, sea anemones, mussels, sea stars, limpets, crabs, shrimp, barnacles, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers.

Many species of mussels secrete byssus threads to anchor themselves on hard surfaces, with Families including the Arcidae, Mytilidae, Anomiidae, Pinnidae, Pectinidae, Dreissenidae, and Unionidae.

Many variations on each of these basic types are found ( e. g.: pino without raisins and olives, all kinds of seafood such as mussels, crab, prawns, or locos ( similar to abalone ), and mixed shrimp / cheese, etc .).

Many of them have drifted into the cities and towns and seaports.

Many years later I went to see S.K. in England, where he was living at Whiteleaf, near Aylesbury, and he showed me beside his cottage there the remains of the road on which Boadicea is supposed to have travelled.

Many readers of this department no doubt discount certain of my opinions for the simple reason that they can guess pretty accurately, even if they have never actually been told, what my age is.

Many styles have perforations and an almost weightlessness achieved via unlined leathers.

Many such loans have been made to establish small concerns or to aid in their growth, thereby contributing substantially to community development programs.

Many mills have already placed firm orders for this machine.

Many states have laws regulating the use of boat trailers and some have restrictions regarding the age of motor boat operators.

Many companies have upgraded their sales manpower and tested new selling, distribution, and promotion techniques to gain a bigger competitive edge.

Many companies have systems, particularly in R & D, which work more or less well, depending upon size and actual belief in the policy on the part of administration, as will be abundantly apparent in subsequent quotations.

Many of the men on our campus have a pretty set curriculum, especially in the various engineering fields, with few electives till the senior year.

Many of the suggested systems seem to have only the most tenuous relationship to the language structures that they purport to represent.

Many rate increases already have been put into effect.

Many years have passed since a Metropolitan audience heard anything comparable.

Many studies have observed the effects of volunteerism ( as a form of altruism ) on happiness and health and have consistently found a strong connection between volunteerism and current and future health and well-being.

Many of them also have infixes.

Many aquatic salamanders and all tadpoles have gills in their larval stage, with some ( such as the axolotl ) retaining gills as aquatic adults.

Many songs have used this term, including the American patriotic songs " America, The Beautiful " and " God Bless the USA ".

Many amateurs are beginners or hobbyists, while others have a high degree of experience in astronomy and often assist and work alongside professional astronomers.

Many definitions of art have been proposed by philosophers and others who have characterized art in terms of mimesis, expression, communication of emotion, or other values.

Many of the recent TV Games series of old Atari games have included either the 2600 or arcade versions of Asteroids.

Many species in the iris family have a great economic importance in ornamental horticulture and the cut flower industry, especially Gladiolus, Freesia, Sparaxis, Iris, Tigridia ( tiger lily ), Ixia ( corn lily ), Romulea, Neomarica, Moraea ( butterfly lily ), Nemastylis, Belamcanda, Sisyrinchium ( blue-eyed grass ), Crocosmia and Trimezia.

Many species have an erect woody stem which is covered with persistent dried leaves unless there have been fires, topped by a crown of long thin leaves.