Much of its appeal in this era was due to the ribald, suggestive themes featured by many troupes ; this appeal was further augmented by the fact that the performers were often also available for prostitution.

Much of MySQL's appeal originates in its relative simplicity and ease of use, which is enabled by an ecosystem of open source tools such as phpMyAdmin.

Much of their appeal for the American public was that they covered virtually every branch of the service involved in the war.

Much of the show's appeal was Welk himself.

Much of the appeal of factory distressed denim is that it looks similar to dry denim that has, with time, faded.

Much of Picnics lasting appeal seems to derive from its well-drawn supporting characters and subplots, the authentic location settings in central Kansas and the time-capsule depiction of life in 1955 small-town America.

Much of the appeal of the series stems from its extensive use of references and allusions from a wide array of thinkers such as Teilhard de Chardin, John Muir, Norbert Wiener, and to the poetry of John Keats, a famous English Romantic poet of the 19th century, Norse Mythology, and the monk Ummon ; a large number of technological elements are acknowledged by Simmons to be inspired by elements of Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, and the Economic World.

Much of the film's appeal lies in its surreal, Kafkaesque settings ; no extensive attempt is made to explain what the cube is that the characters are confined in, why it was created, or how the people were selected to be put inside there, and the movie remains without any answers.

Much like Homer Simpson, Ryo-san's antics appeal to children who can laugh at an old buffoon and to men fearing that they are becoming old buffoons themselves and also because it often subtly mock the latest fads and trends.

Much of her comic appeal comes from her deadpan delivery.

Much of the advertising around Tab was geared towards women with an emphasis on the fact that it could help them keep physically fit, even going so far as to appeal to their desire to look attractive to men.

Much of the appeal of the show comes from the personalities involved.

Much of the early hiring was therefore focused on editorial staff for content such as comics and music designed to appeal to that demographic and this was reflected in the grandiose name " Total Entertainment Network.

Much like the breakfast cereal Flutie Flakes, Flutie Fruities were created to appeal to fans of Flutie's football career, and a large portion of the proceeds went toward the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism.

Much of the modern painted pottery for sale today is not of traditional origin, and has been altered for the appeal of foreign buyers.

Much of the appeal of the books and TV series lies in the comical interactions between Davies and the other characters.

Much of this was raised by a public appeal and the private donors included Henry Tate, who gave £ 20, 000 towards the building and a further £ 5, 500 for books in the library, and William Hartley, who paid £ 4, 300 for the clock and bells in the tower.

Much of the money, however, came from a public appeal for funds.

Much of the land was acquired in 1927 after a public appeal was launched to prevent further development on the fields around the monument.

Much of Europe lay in ruins, over 60 million people had been killed ( most of them civilians ), including approximately 6 million Jews and 5 million non-Jews in what became known as the Holocaust.

Much of Jerusalem and the Temple lay in ruins.

She was also noted for her wit ; among her numerous sayings and quips are " Much more genius is needed to make love than to command armies " and " We should take care to lay in a stock of provisions, but not of pleasures: these should be gathered day by day.

Much of this success in defense lay in the world's first use of gunpowder ( i. e. with early flamethrowers, grenades, firearms, cannons, and land mines ) to fight back against the Khitans, the Tanguts, the Jurchens, and then the Mongols.

Much of the sequence of the freaks attacking Cleopatra, as she lay under a tree, was removed, as well as a gruesome sequence showing Hercules being castrated, a number of comedy sequences, and most of the film's original epilogue.

Much of the power of these companies lay in the long-term contracts themselves.

Much of the town's poorer housing formerly lay in a series of narrow yards that ran northward from the marketplace and Wrawby Street.

Much of this designated housing lay vacant for months or even years before it could be sold.

Much later, the history of the House of Eorl recounted in Appendix A states that " The forefathers of Eorl claimed descent from kings of Rhovanion, whose realm lay beyond Mirkwood before the invasions of the Wainriders, and thus they accounted themselves kinsmen of the kings of Gondor descended from Eldacar.

Much of the storyline is intimately related to the lay of the land in Arslan.

Much of the new discoveries lay outside the boundaries of the monument, under land managed by the United States Forest Service.

Much of this southern continent lay inside the Antarctic Circle, and the climate there was unlike any that exists today.

Much of Magnus ' work lay in ruins.

Much of existent architecture and masterplans elsewhere that lay claim to be green are simply commonly-styled or iconically-styled builtforms stuffed internally with ecoengineering gadgetry.

Much of the blame lay in the original charter members, which had become entrenched in leadership and direction of Ruskin.

Much of the local rock is limestone common in the Auvergne, known as indusial, because of the cases, or indusiae, of the larvæ of Phryganea ( resembling caddis-flies ), which have been encrusted, as they lay, by hard travertine ( a white or light-coloured concretionary limestone, usually hard and semi-crystalline, deposited from water holding lime in solution ).

Much like old cars and trucks, buses often pass through a dealership where they can be bought for a price or at auction.

Much like their Type 2 counterparts, Beetles were psychedelically painted and considered an ancestor of art cars.

Much attention was paid to soundproofing-the gearlinkage for example was telescopic-the 95 series being quieter in-cab than many luxury cars!

Much like Pittsburgh, Birmingham's major industries were iron and steel production, plus a major component of the railroading industry, where rails and railroad cars were both manufactured in Birmingham.

Much of Main Street is closed off to cars and the festival is celebrated by a parade, a car show, a carnival, and other activities.

Much like the day before, loudspeaker cars and bicycles provided communications between the different columns of marchers from the outer districts as, all morning, they converged on the city center.

Much smaller than its predecessors, the newly created manufacturer struggled as it continued the heritage of building cars at the Longbridge plant, which included the original Mini for the final few months of its 41-year production life.

Much of the land on the route is undulating, but despite this, the preferred route alignment is considered to be high standard and will allow most of the route to have the national speed limit applying — for cars, for coaches and for HGVs.

Much of the interest in the hydrogen economy concept is focused on the use of fuel cells to power electric cars.

Much the same as motor cars nowadays, private chairs existed, and were an important marker of a person's status.

Dunlop tyres were used on subsequent record breaking vehicles and became a popular choice for racing cars such as Formula 1. 1918: Much work is carried out by Oliver Lucas's company on the design and improvement of the military search light, he also designs a signalling lamp after experiences at the Somme and the design is later used by the British Army.

Much faster than the speeds seen regularly by Sprint Cup cars, and faster still than IRL machinery of the time.

Much like the roller coaster design on which it is based — the Indiana Jones et le Temple du Péril attraction at Disneyland Paris — guests riding Raging Spirits board hopper cars that propel them along tracks around the archeological excavation site.

Much design effort is made to improve the impact resistance of cars so as to minimize user injury.