Much of the band ’ s enduring and unfashionable reputation stems from their emergence in the early 1980s as the most commercially successful band of the neo-progressive rock movement, an unexpected revival of the progressive rock musical style that had fallen out of critical favour in the mid-1970s.

Much less commercial than the two previous albums, Savage was mostly ignored in the U. S., although rock radio in more progressive markets supported " I Need a Man ".

Much like O ' Connor himself, Gillespie was racially progressive and politically liberal.

Much like the preceding ... And Then There Were Three ..., Duke presents a more mainstream sound while retaining a strong progressive influence.

Much Ballroom, Garrison and Sebastian's, and they appeared with other leading progressive bands like Tully, Tamam Shud and Sons Of The Vegetal Mother.

Much of the coloration is due to the inclusion of copper or associated minerals in progressive stages of hydrothermal precipitation.

Much of the eastern parts of the country remained independent, as part of the Turk Shahi kingdoms of Kabul and Gandhara, which lasted that way until the forces of the Muslim Saffarid dynasty followed by the Ghaznavids conquered them.

Much of the gentrification of the area has been based around Church Street which is now home to many independent shops, pubs, bars and cafe's.

Much like its competitor UPN, the WB Television Network was a reaction primarily to new FCC deregulation of media ownership rules that repealed fin-syn, and partly to the success of the upstart Fox and first-run syndicated programming during the late 1980s and early 1990s such as Baywatch, Star Trek: The Next Generation and War of the Worlds, as well as the erosion in ratings suffered by independent television stations due to the growth of cable television and movie rentals.

Much of today's Montenegro was under Ottoman control from 1498 to 1699, while coastal Montenegro was under Venetian control and central Montenegro ( Upper Zeta ) was independent.

Much of Spain's political framework is codified in the Spanish Constitution of 1978, which formalizes the relationship between an independent constitutional monarchy, the government, and the legislature.

Much later in his service on the court, during the Nullification Crisis in South Carolina from 1831 – 1833, Johnson again displayed his desire for independent thought by moving away from his residence in South Carolina, so as not to be swayed by the intensity of public opinion there.

Much like other independent record labels, Kung Fu has released a series of low-priced compilation samplers designed to draw attention to the label.

He will be playing Dogberry in the upcoming independent film Much Ado About Nothing, based on the Shakespeare play of the same name, written and produced by Joss Whedon.

Much of the British independent film, television and post-production industry is based around London's Soho area.

Much like Steven Spielberg's film version, War of the Worlds is a modernized adaptation, but was released by independent production company The Asylum, whose budget may be more on par with the Pendragon film version.

By 1987, Andersen's roles were infrequent with her only appearances being in an episode of CBS Summer Playhouse and an independent film entitled Too Much.

Much of the impetus behind campaign finance reform in the United States and in other countries is an attempt to prevent economic power being used to take political power.

Much as 19th century science is often treated as the inventor of conceptions of evolution and race which had serious negative political and social consequences, many 19th century historians pursued what they intended as reasonably objective research projects in the history of their own and other regions either to end by themselves using the results to support nationalistic goals or to see their work used that way by others.

Much more detailed speculation based on these scant historical details has been interpolated by many of Galois ' biographers ( most notably by Eric Temple Bell in Men of Mathematics ), such as the frequently repeated speculation that the entire incident was stage-managed by the police and royalist factions to eliminate a political enemy.

Much subsequent controversy about Rousseau's work has hinged on disagreements concerning his claims that citizens constrained to obey the general will are thereby rendered free: The notion of the general will is wholly central to Rousseau's theory of political legitimacy.

Much of the varying definitions of what Jutland consists of are due to differences between the Jutland peninsula considered as a geographic feature and Jutland considered as a historical political territory.

Much of Kyrgyzstan depends entirely on Uzbekistan for natural gas ; on several occasions, Karimov has achieved political ends by shutting pipelines or by adjusting terms of delivery.

Much academic debate regarded one or both of two pragmatic topics: how ( or whether ) to apply utilitarianism to problems of political policy, or how ( or whether ) to apply economic models ( such as rational choice theory ) to political issues.

Much of the prior history of Milan was the tale of the struggle between two political factions — the Guelphs and the Ghibellines.

Much of Li's rapid political promotion was due to the support of Party elder Chen Yun.

Much of Bacchylides's poetry was commissioned by proud and ambitious aristocrats, a dominant force in Greek political and cultural life in the 6th and early part of the 5th centuries, yet such patrons were gradually losing influence in an increasingly democratic Greek world.

Much research in several important science disciplines, including economics, political science, geology, paleontology, ecology, meteorology, and astronomy, relies on quasi-experiments.

Much of the Christian right's power within the American political system is attributed to their extraordinary turnout rate at the polls.

Much luxurious housing was created during the 1870s and 1880s, in the area that is now the political ward of Frognal & Fitzjohns.

Much of the recent political discourse in Ogden has focused on controversial government-sponsored development projects in the downtown area, including the Ogden Eccles Conference Center, Lindquist Field, The Junction, the Ogden River Project, and other proposals that have not moved forward.

Much of this debate is related to the works of the French philosopher Michel Foucault ( 1926 – 1984 ), who, following the Italian political philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli ( 1469 – 1527 ), sees power as " a complex strategic situation in a given society social setting ".

Much of the material culture of the Kofun period demonstrates that Japan at this time was in close political and economic contact with continental Asia, especially with the southern dynasties of China, via the countries of the Korean peninsula.

Much of human experience does not fall under science or mathematics but under the philosophy of value, including ethics, aesthetics, and political philosophy.

Much of the general philosophy of nonviolence has ' active ' or ' activist ' elements, in that they accept the need for a means of struggle to achieve political and social change.

Much like the BBC, NHK is funded by a " receiving fee " by every Japanese household, with no commercial advertising and the maintenance of a position of strict political impartiality.

Much of James's political writing was concerned with such matters, and the " refutation of the argument that ' faith did not need to be kept with heretics.

Much of European political history is dominated by dynasties such as the Carolingians, the Capetians, the Bourbons, the Habsburgs, the Stuarts, the Hohenzollerns and the Romanovs.

Stassen gained a reputation as a liberal, particularly when, as president of the American Baptist Convention in 1963, he joined Martin Luther King in his march on Washington, D. C. Much of Stassen's political thought came from his religious beliefs.

Much of the important individual and social action has been owing to religious incentives.

Much of the Mediterranean coastal terrain was suitable for mounted action and there was a long established culture of horsemanship amongst the Arab and Berber inhabitants.

Much of the motion of the lower leg is driven by the forces transferred from the upper leg rather than by the action of the muscles.

Much of the action of the story is not, as one might expect, about the science or engineering of creating an antigravity device to allow the conference to take place, but about how to persuade the world ’ s leading physicist to undertake the job.

* Much like the films of the 1980s, both the live action series and animated series followed the original version of Swamp Thing rather than Alan Moore's vision.

Much of the action takes place in Istanbul and on the Orient Express.

Much of Richard Elfman's 1980 cult film Forbidden Zone is a live action pastiche of the early Fleischer Studios style.

Much of the action of David Lodge's 1965 novel The British Museum Is Falling Down takes place in the old Reading Room.

Much of the action is focused on young Edward, the Black Prince, who broods on the morality of war before achieving victory against seemingly insurmountable odds.

Much of the action in 2002 film Windtalkers takes place during the invasion of Saipan during World War II.

Much of the action in the series takes place on the planet Hyperion.

Much of the film's visual style shares that of the Asian action cinema, and particularly Hong Kong action cinema, of John Woo, Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam, and the relentless pace of the second unit directors, like Vic Armstrong and Guy Hamilton, in the James Bond films.

Much as Metal Gear began as a pastiche of action movies of the time, characters were pastiches of contemporary action movie heroes.

Much of the action takes place in the communities of the Pelbar, along the Upper Mississippi River — in the general vicinity of Elsah.

Much of his time was spent in Versailles, where he found the stables of the palace open to him, and where he gained his knowledge of the anatomy and action of horses.

Much of the film features supernatural and mystical themes, though it is filled with action and comedy.

Much of the geography was formed by ancient glacial action, forming flat bottomed U shaped valleys.

Much of the early action is set in Transylvania, the homeland of the title character.

Much of the action in those books takes place in that district.

Frequently paired with actress Ann Little, his action hero role as the dashing race car driver drew young girls and older women alike to theaters to see his daredevil auto thrillers such as The Roaring Road ( 1919 ), Double Speed ( 1920 ), Excuse My Dust ( 1920 ), and Too Much Speed ( 1921 ).

Much of her life up to about 1882 is uncertain, as Josephine protected many details of her life prior to leaving Tombstone, Arizona, even threatening legal action to keep information private.

Much of the action was shot in the town of Most.