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Many of Smaug's attributes and behaviour in The Hobbit derive directly from the unnamed " old night-scather " in Beowulf: great age ; winged, fiery, and reptilian form ; a stolen barrow within which he lies on his hoard ; disturbance by a theft ; and violent airborne revenge on the lands all about.
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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 these attributes are illustrated the long established ( since 1972 ) farmer's market currently held year round on Saturdays and Wednesdays at The Market on State on the city's east side.
Many busts, gems and coins represent Antinous as the ideal type of youthful beauty, often with the attributes of some special god.
Many commentators have attempted to decompose timbre into component attributes.
Many of the attributes of Xiuhtecuhtli are found associated with Early Postclassic Toltec warriors but clear representations of the god are not common until the Late Postclassic.
Many of the physical attributes as described in the texts of the Avesta coincide with the choice of plant used in present-day Zoroastrian practice.
Many attributes of the Italian culture, including food, in Independence are described in Italian Culture in Independence.
Many scholars have accused Eliade of " essentialism ", a type of over-generalization in which one incorrectly attributes a common " essence " to a whole group — in this case, all " religious " or " traditional " societies.
Many later demos feature so-called ' multicolor ' effects ( changing the color attributes of the ZX Spectrum's display configuration of 768 character blocks ), which have to be fixed to a specific ZX Spectrum model.
Many thinkers today do not consider FM-2030's characteristics to be essential attributes of a transhuman.
Many medieval philosophers made use of the idea of approaching a knowledge of God through negative attributes.
Many of his initial supporters referred to his strong performances in the House of Commons and magnetism as key attributes that would make him a popular leader.
Many have feathered headdresses and reptilian attributes and a few are human like.
Many wines of comparable quality are produced using similar but distinctly different approaches to their production ; quality is dictated by the attributes of the starting material and not necessarily the steps taken during vinification.
Many mythologists also believe Dažbog to be identical with another East Slavic deity with possible solar attributes, Hors.
Many components of Dog River are, in fact, real attributes of Rouleau, notably the combined liquor and insurance store.
Many attributes of Heaven were delineated in his Analects.
Many of the phone's cosmetic attributes are customisable at the point of purchase.
Many of the weapons and equipment from the first game are brought over as well as new items such as robotic mice used to distract enemies, a camouflaged mat and three different types of rations with special attributes each.
Many mundane attributes such as hit points, perceptiveness, and swimming skill are not affected by choice of guild.
Many sources aimed at a Western audience equate Metal with the attributes of the element Air.
Many attributes in the social sciences, including abilities and personality traits, are also studied as quantitative properties and principles.
Many people, particularly in the United States, consider the design, location and number of cup holders in a vehicle to be one of the most important attributes influencing their vehicle purchase.
Many systems ( particularly sub-country level systems ) impose a tax on particular corporate attributes.
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Many forms of socialist theory hold that human behaviour is largely shaped by the social environment.
Many common text editors ( such as gedit, Notepad ++, and Visual Studio ) exhibit similar behaviour when arrow keys are used with control key depressed.
Many reports, foreign and Israeli, are sharply critical of the behaviour of Hebronite settlers.
Many early studies on the benefits or damages caused by birds in fields were made by analysis of stomach contents and observation of feeding behaviour.
Many languages show mixed accusative and ergative behaviour ( for example: ergative morphology marking the verb arguments, on top of an accusative syntax ).
Many early classifications of the sparrows placed them as close relatives of the weavers among the various families of small seed-eating birds, based on the similarity of their breeding behaviour, bill structure, and moult, among other characters.
Many natural substances exhibit this rectification behaviour, which is why it was the earliest modulation and demodulation technique used in radio.
Many explanations have been offered for Devon Loch's behaviour on the run-in, but the incident remains inexplicable.
Many programs allow specially formatted arguments, known as flags, which modify the default behaviour of the command, while further arguments describe what the command acts on.
Many researchers seek to assess sexual desire through examining self-reported data and observing the frequency of participants ’ sexual behaviour.
Many of their behaviours are socially facilitated i. e. expression of a behaviour by one animal increases the tendency for this behaviour to be performed by others.
Many have developed complex social behaviour to defend their space from rivals.
Many of the Marsh Arabs ' codes of behaviour were similar to those of the desert tribes.
Many bee breeding companies strive to selectively breed and hybridize varieties to produce desirable qualities: disease and parasite resistance, good honey production, swarming behaviour reduction, prolific breeding, and mild disposition.
Many of the frigatebirds ' colloquial names, including Man-o '- War Bird and Pirate of the Sea, are a clear reference to this kleptoparasitic behaviour.
Many times his friends had to come to his aid in smoothing the ruffled feathers of his opponents or in encouraging him to moderate his behaviour.
* " Moderation ": Many religions have approaches that produce practices that place limitations on the behaviour of their adherents.
Many of the approximately 140 species making up the family were previously assigned to other groups, largely on the basis of general morphology or behaviour.
Many aspects of the game can be altered by NewGRFs ; a NewGRF can introduce a complete new set of vehicles, new industries and the cargoes they produce, new town buildings, new rail graphics and behaviour, etc.
Many of the deaths are patterned to the weaknesses of the critics-the one that got his heart ripped out showed lusty behaviour earlier, the one drowned in wine is an alcoholic and a gluttonous person choked on pie while being force-fed.
Many forms of social behaviour have been observed among hoary marmots, including play fighting, wrestling, social grooming, and nose-to-nose touching.
Many in Britain at once believed the story of a " no quarter " order, and many also thought it justified their own army ’ s uncommonly savage behaviour after winning the battle, when government troops abused and butchered many prisoners, and even onlookers ( including children ).
Many computer users have encountered tools that monitor dynamic system behaviour in the form of anti-virus ( AV ) packages.
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