Many of Christie ’ s books and short stories both set in the Middle East and back in England have a decidedly otherworldly influence in which religious sects, sacrifices, ceremony, and seances play a part.

Many of the Ainu dialects, even from one end of Hokkaido to the other, were not mutually intelligible ; however, the classic Ainu language of the Yukar, or Ainu epic stories, was understood by all.

Many of the stories have them travel to foreign countries, though others are set in and around their village.

Many stories have developed since the founding long ago to become a part of America's folklore and cultural awareness, and non-native American folklore especially includes any narrative which has contributed to the shaping of American values and belief systems.

Many stories are also told about him in various collections of sayings of the Desert Fathers.

Many of Howard's original unedited Conan stories also form part of the Cthulhu Mythos.

Many stories in Buddhist scripture stress the superior power of the Buddha's teaching to rehabilitate murderers and other criminals.

Many of Smith's stories were published in six hardcover volumes by August Derleth under his Arkham House imprint.

Many conventions of the detective-fiction genre evolved in this era, as numerous writers — from populist entertainers to respected poets — tried their hands at mystery stories.

Many detective stories have police officers as the main characters.

Many of his stories are built on characters and locations created by Carl Barks.

Many such depictions also blend in with characters from his stories, suggesting Poe and his characters share identities.

Many successful Hollywood films have been based on British people, stories or events, including Titanic, The Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean and the ' English Cycle ' of Disney animated films.

Many Hollywood films with a British dimension ( based on British people, stories or events ) have had enormous worldwide commercial success.

Many of the prototypical stories and much of the attitude of classic noir derive from the hardboiled school of crime fiction that emerged in the United States during the last depression.

Many scare stories have originated from various Russian gas masks and their filters that are now common in surplus stores ; the GP-5 was often considered to have an asbestos filter, however like most cold-war masks it only contains activated charcoal.

Many combats, deaths, boasts, threats, epithets, figures of speech, stories, lines of poetry and books of the Iliad later, Hector lays hold of Protesilaus ' ship and calls for fire.

Many science fiction stories ( notably Ben Bova's Grand Tour stories ) feature detailed descriptions of how people could extract minerals from asteroids and energy from sources including orbital solar panels ( unhampered by clouds ) and the very strong magnetic field of Jupiter.

Many of her stories have a milieu reminiscent of the space opera and pulp tales she read in her youth, but typically with a much darker tone: the cosmic journeys of her characters are often linked to a drastic spiritual alienation, and / or a transcendent experience which brings fulfillment but also death.

Many of Niven's stories take place in his Known Space universe, in which humanity shares the several habitable solar systems nearest to the Sun with over a dozen alien species, including the aggressive feline Kzinti and the very intelligent but cowardly Pierson's Puppeteers, which are frequently central characters.

Many of these stories take place on a Mars populated by intelligent, humanoid Martians-and other, more Lovecraftian things.

Many of her stories were vividly descriptive.

Many initial news stories hypothesized the attack had been undertaken by Islamic terrorists, such as those who had masterminded the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

" Many readings, prayers, and stories are used to recount the story of the Exodus.

Many crocheted items are composed of individual motifs which are then joined together, are by sewing or crocheting, whereas knitting is usually composed of one fabric, such as entrelac.

Many scholars also doubt Petrine authorship because they are convinced that 1 Peter is dependent on the Pauline epistles and that is was written after Paul ’ s ministry because it shares many of the same motifs espoused in Ephesians, Colossians, and the Pastoral Epistles.

Many fragments of these have outlived the buildings that they decorated and demonstrate a wealth of formal border designs of geometric scrolls, overlapping patterns and foliate motifs.

Many of its ideas, motifs and scenes appear in adumbrated form in Proust's unfinished novel, Jean Santeuil ( 1896 – 99 ), though the perspective and treatment there are different, and in his unfinished hybrid of philosophical essay and story, Contre Sainte-Beuve ( 1908 – 09 ).

Many different colours and patterns are used for the background, and the motifs are extremely varied.

Many of the stories and motifs found in the Jataka such as the Rabbit in the Moon of the Śaśajâtaka ( Jataka Tales: no. 316 ), are found in numerous other languages and media.

Many late-Victorian authors during the fin de siècle employed Gothic conventions and motifs in their writing, stressing and alluding to the supernatural, the ghostly, and the demonic.

Many of the earliest riboswitches to be discovered corresponded to conserved sequence " motifs " ( patterns ) in 5 ' UTRs that appeared to correspond to a structured RNA.

Many of these motifs appear to be resurrection symbols ( Germann, p. 28 ).

“ Aside from the Czech folk-song, Já mám koně, nearly all the principal motifs of Dvořák ’ s sixth Symphony can be traced back to … compositions by Beethoven and Brahms .” Many of Josephson ’ s comparisons involve transitional material, modulatory processes, and orchestration, emphasizing that Dvořák was influenced by Beethoven ’ s procedures, not just his melodies.

Many of the bracteates feature ruler portraits of Germanic kings with characteristic hair that is plaited back and depictions of figures from Germanic mythology influenced to varying extents by Roman coinage while others feature entirely new motifs.

Many other ideographic and iconographic motifs which may portray the religious beliefs of the Pre-Viking and Viking Norse are depicted on runestones, which were usually erected as markers or memorial stones.

Many design motifs may have ethnic, ritual or symbolic meaning or have been developed for export trade.

Many decorative motifs ( floral triangles, swastikas, etc.

Many Kurdish women wear tattoo motifs on their forehead to ward off evil spirits and show their ethnic group.

Many other motifs are present including time, reality, nature, love, parents, Russia, literature, art, death, light, colors, dreams, travel, and exile.

Many of the pieces from the game, or music motifs from them, have made their way into other Copeland Pieces, such as the theme to The Amanda Show, Look Up, and Louis Hansa.

Many stone facades with beautiful carvings and motifs were stripped from the walls and sold to heritage traders for paltry sums.

Many of the motifs found at Knowth are typical: spirals, lozenges and serpentiform.

Many motifs of Egyptian ornamentation are symbolic, such as the scarab, or sacred beetle, the solar disk, and the vulture.