Many infectious diseases that killed by the millions were greatly reduced in the 20th century, with one notable achievement being the eradication of smallpox, and considerable progress being made toward the eradication of polio and Guinea Worm Disease.

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 Italian monarchists expressed doubts about the correctness of the referendum, claiming that millions of voters, many of them pro-monarchist, were unable to vote because they had not yet been able to return to their own local areas to register.

Many in the studio audience ( and millions of television viewers ) realized with a shock that the entire Newhart series ( and presumably Dick Loudon's entire existence ) had just been revealed to have been nothing more than a dream in the mind of Bob Newhart's 1970s character.

Many commercial VoiceXML applications have been deployed, processing millions of telephone calls per day.

Many Miss America winners live after their reigns in relative obscurity, but Vanessa Williams has made an internationally prominent career as a singer selling millions of albums worldwide and achieving critical acclaim as an actress on stage, in film and on television.

Many businesses collapsed, and as a consequence, millions of people temporarily fell below the poverty line in 1997 – 1998.

Many players have signing bonuses and other additional compensation that can run into the millions of dollars, although that is generally reserved for early round draft picks.

Many millions of persons in several countries around the world have been enrolled in iris recognition systems, for convenience purposes such as passport-free automated border-crossings, and some national ID systems based on this technology are being deployed.

Many in the business elite in Karachi were lobbying against Suhrawardy's decision to distribute millions of dollars of American aid to East Pakistan and to set up a national shipping corporation.

Many thieves are motivated by the fact that valuable art pieces are worth millions of dollars and weigh only a few kilograms at most.

Many of the buses, having survived millions of miles of commercial use, have been given a second career serving churches or other organizations, while the MCI / TMC coaches are very popular " conversion shells ," used for motorhomes.

Many universities have also rebated millions of dollars in fees back to affected borrowers.

Many millions of other birds migrate there for breeding and feeding.

Many were shocked to find a Yiddish verse ( sung by Mikhoels ) cut out from the famous lullaby in the Soviet classic movie Circus (" Tsirk ", 1936 ), known by heart by millions and still very popular in post-war Soviet cinemas.

Many events have happened on live television broadcasts that are well-remembered, sometimes because they were part of a major breaking news story already, and always because they happened unexpectedly and before audiences of thousands or millions of viewers.

Many millions of people live their entire lives without documents, without their nationality ever being questioned.

Many say that it is unfair for the RIAA to choose certain individuals to sue out of millions, but the RIAA dismisses the charge that the suits are unfair, comparing them to those who get targeted for speeding tickets.

Many millions of years earlier, the extremely rare conditions on a moon orbiting a gas giant in a remote galaxy allow for the creation of a lifeform able to ' transcend ' to a purely energy-based ( later known as energistic ) state, the Ly-cilph.

Many drowned while jostling for room on the boats ; with no logistical support from Saigon, those vessels sent were far too few for the millions of would-be evacuees.

Many millions of bhaktas or devotees of Radha Krishna visit these places of pilgrimage every year and participate in a number of festivals that relate to the scenes from Krishna's life on Earth.

Many people think that it is impossible to get data on the opinion of dozens of millions of people by just polling a few thousands.

Many argue that his success ( as one Black man out of millions ) is proof that discrimination based on race has been, or is close to being, eradicated in the United States, but proponents of the theory of the matrix of domination would argue that this overlooks issues of social class, gender, and age, Powell being an upper class, middle-aged / elderly male.

Many millions of tonnes of ore of spectacular grade were removed.

Many of our young people think it would.

Many people think that pansies last only a few weeks, then their period of growth and bloom is over.

Many people agreed that burns should be treated with bland oily salves or unsalted butter or lard, but one informant told me that a burn should be bathed in salt water ; ;

Many people use wicker cradles for old red wine, lifting the bottle carefully from the bin into the cradle and eventually to the table, without disturbing the sediment.

Many people seem hopeful, yet it is difficult to predict whether or not there will be any more real attainment of Christian unity in 1961 than there was in 1861.

Many people seem to be following a similar strategy by cooperating if and only if others cooperate in return.

Many people with serious visual impairments live independently, using a wide range of tools and techniques.

Many blind people find this number machine a very useful tool throughout life.

Many British people refer to the United States and Canada as " across the pond ", and vice versa.

Many people, however, became members of the French Resistance, and they are the allegorical equivalents of the voluntary sanitary teams in the novel, such as Tarrou, Rambert, and Grand, who fight back against the unspeakable evil ( the Nazi occupiers ).

Many " authentic Ainu villages " advertised in Hokkaido such as Akan and Shiraoi are tourist attractions and provide an opportunity to see and meet Ainu people.

Many people began to show pity and sympathy to Agrippina, due to the unfortunate circumstances in her life.

Many Aleuts now live across the state and not only in the Aleutians which has helped to spread the arts of their people and to better develop methods of creating their arts.

Many states still prohibit selling alcohol for on and off-premise sales in one form or another on Sundays at some restricted time, under the rationale that people should be in church on Sunday morning, or at least not drinking.

Many elements of the lament are borne out in the historical narrative in 2 Kings concerning the fall of Jerusalem: Jerusalem lying in ruins ( Lamentations 2: 2 and 2 Kings 25: 9 ), enemies entering the city ( Lamentations 4: 12 and 2 Kings 24: 11 ), people going into exile ( Lamentations 1: 3 and 2 Kings 24: 14 ) and the sanctuary being plundered ( Lamentations 1: 10 and 2 Kings 24: 13 ).

Many people regard the female human body, of which breasts are an important aspect, to be aesthetically pleasing, as well as erotic.

Many people regard bare female breasts to be erotic, and they can elicit heightened sexual desires in some men in some cultures.

Many people with hypomania are actually in fact more productive than usual, while manic individuals have difficulty completing tasks due to a shortened attention span.

Many people experience signature hypersexuality.

Many retailers open very early ( typically 5 am or even earlier ) and offer doorbuster deals and loss leaders to draw people to their stores.

Many of the Germanic people that filled the power vacuum left by the Western Roman Empire in the Early Middle Ages codified their laws.

Many people of Cape Verdean ancestry also live in Portugal, Netherlands, France, Italy, Argentina, and Senegal.

Many philosophers have argued that consciousness is a unitary concept that is understood intuitively by the majority of people in spite of the difficulty in defining it.

Many people around the world know the name and face of the current U. S. president Barack Obama.

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