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 industry trade associations are developing campaigns to protect or enhance the share of the consumer's dollar being spent on their particular products.

Many members of the movement are also aware of this, and argue that, as long as they have a common opponent, they should march together-even if they don't share exactly the same political vision.

Many pictures released from the 1960s onward share attributes with film noir of the classical period, and often treat its conventions self-referentially.

Many audio insiders like Sean Olive of Harman International share this view.

Many people who come close to death and have near death experiences report meeting relatives or entering " the Light " in an otherworldly dimension, which share similarities with the religious concept of Heaven.

Many religions share common beliefs.

Many members of other rodent genera and families are also referred to as rats, and share many characteristics with true rats.

Many sister cities share a water boundary which quite often serves as a border of both cities and counties.

Many suburbs are based on a heterogeneous society of working-class and minority residents, many of whom share the American Dream regarding home ownership as defined by developers and the power of advertising.

Many board games share the element of trying to be the first to get n-in-a-row: three men's morris, nine men's morris, pente, gomoku, Qubic, Connect Four, Quarto, Gobblet.

Many traditional character encodings share a common problem in that they allow bilingual computer processing ( usually using Latin characters and the local script ), but not multilingual computer processing ( computer processing of arbitrary scripts mixed with each other ).

Many churches include a time of response or a prayer time in which people may share concerns or pray with ministers.

Many of these South Asian and Southeast Asian deer species also share their habitat with various herbivores such as Asian elephants, various Asian rhinoceros species, various antelope species ( such as nilgai, Four-horned antelope, blackbuck, and Indian gazelle in India ), and wild oxen ( such as wild Asian water buffalo, gaur, banteng, and kouprey ).

* Many components of bacterial flagella share sequence similarity to components of the type III secretion systems, but the components of bacterial flagella and archaella share no sequence similarity.

Many scientists share the belief that there are problems with falsifiability and foundation ontologies purporting to describe " what exists ", to a sufficient degree of rigor to establish a reasonable method of empirical validation.

Many indigenous communities did not evenly share in the benefits of the economic boom Taiwan experienced during the last quarter of the 20th century.

Many ants share some characteristics that ease their preamble, institution, and subsequent range expansion.

Many American crossword puzzles contain a " theme " consisting of a number of long entries ( generally three to five in a standard 15 × 15-square " weekday "- size puzzle ) that share some relationship, type of pun, or other element in common.

Many cities have ordinary district councils, which share power with county councils.

Many Protestant traditions do not share the belief in the Real Presence but otherwise are varied ; for example, they may believe that in the bread and wine, Christ is present only spiritually, not in the sense of a change in substance ( Methodism ) or that the bread and wine of communion are a merely symbolic reminder ( Baptist faith ).

Many shell collectors belong to " shell clubs " where they can meet others who share their interests.

Many people upload their photographs to social networking websites and other websites, in order to share them with a particular group or with the general public.

Many supervillains share some typical characteristics of real world dictators, mobsters, and terrorists and often have aspirations of world domination or universal leadership.