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 papers have since presented fabrication methods for producing superhydrophobic surfaces including particle deposition, sol-gel techniques, plasma treatments, vapor deposition, and casting techniques.

Many of the pulp novels typically presented very unhappy women, or relationships that ended tragically.

Many other alternative explanations for the generation of lift by an airfoil have been put forward, of which a few are presented here.

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 radio transmission sites have backup diesel generators — in the case of amplitude modulation ( AM ) radio transmitters, the load presented by the transmitter changes continuously and instantaneously with the signal level.

Many form contracts are only contained in digital form, and only presented to a user as a click-through where the user must " accept ".

The character Maynard G. Krebs, played on TV by Bob Denver in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis ( 1959 – 63 ), solidified the stereotype of the indolent non-conformist beatnik, which contrasted with the aggressively rebellious Beat-related images presented by popular film actors of the early and mid-1950s, notably Marlon Brando and James Dean.

Many historians have claimed that they were presented to King George III, but there is no direct evidence that this occurred.

Many floats with the main subject of bees and honey are presented and advertise the many businesses in and surrounding Grayson County.

Many new works were presented under the baton of Oliver Knussen, himself a notable contributor to the new works presented at the Festival.

Many Māori feel that the Crown did not fulfil its obligations under the Treaty, and have presented evidence of this before sittings of the Tribunal.

Many experts in French history have admitted that there is a kernel of truth to Taylor's picture of France but have complained that Taylor presented French politics and society in such a manner as to border on caricature.

Many different interpretations have been presented, as well as attempts to identify the true nature of the titular disease.

Many operas do not require large-scale productions and may be presented in smaller theaters, such as Venice's La Fenice with about 1, 000 seats.

Many theorists have presented models of the brain and have established a range of estimates of the amount of computing power needed for partial and complete simulations.

Many women in history have presented themselves as men in order to advance in typically male-dominated fields.

Many cultures feel that the deceased should be presented looking his or her finest.

Many of the threepences presented to impoverished Maundy recipients were spent and are rarer than the other values today.

Many great jazz legends were presented, like Benny Goodman, Miles Davis, Sarah Vaughan, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz.

Many of them were presented as different species ( e. g., " monkey man ") and described as being the missing link, but it was also common for them to be presented as the last surviving Aztec.

* " Many of the papers presented there depended in an essential way upon others which had appeared originally in as many as three or four different languages.

Many authors have presented their pose in all poetic styles.