Much encyclopaedism of the French Renaissance was based upon the notion of not including every fact known to humans, but only that knowledge that was necessary, where necessity was judged by a wide variety of criteria, leading to works of greatly varying sizes.

Much more forest land – about 40 percent of the total forest land base – is subject to varying degrees of protection through processes such as integrated land use planning or defined management areas such as certified forests ( Natural Resources Canada ).

Much like national parks and wildlife refuges, and to varying degrees, MPAs restrict potentially damaging activities.

Much of the praise went to the game's graphics, control and music, with minor criticisms varying between the trial-and-error gameplay, lack of level variety, easy boss levels and lack of innovation.

Much like the P99, the pistol comes with three varying rear grip inserts designed to accommodate various hand shapes and sizes ; this feature permits most shooters a comfortable and efficient grip on the firearm.

Much of the city of Chester itself is residential of varying characteristics, with more middle-class areas such as Upton and the large rural council estate of Blacon.

Much of the story is spent discussing many of the varying Hollow Earth concepts mentioned above.

Much like Euclid's first and third definitions and Plato's ' beginning of a line ', the Mo Jing stated that " a point may stand at the end ( of a line ) or at its beginning like a head-presentation in childbirth.

Much of the problem in arriving at a consensus relates to a failure to adopt generally agreed-on definitions or research methodology.

Much of the terminology used in connection with null hypotheses derives from the immediate relation to statistical hypothesis testing ; part of this terminology is outlined here, but see this list of definitions for a more complete set.

Much research in parasitology falls somewhere between two or more of these definitions.

Much effort is deployed by DEHAP, campaigning on Kurdish-identity consciousness arguments, to attract clan votes, but this is complicated by polemics of the definitions of a Kurdish and a distinct Zaza identity.

Much like Euclid's first and third definitions and Plato's ' beginning of a line ', the Mo Jing stated that " a point may stand at the end ( of a line ) or at its beginning like a head-presentation in childbirth.

Much criticism has been leveled at this rather forced analogy, but what is equally significant is Adams' complete acceptance of the Biblical record as `` good and trustworthy history ''.

Much of what has been written about boards of directors relates to boards of directors of business entities actively traded on public markets.

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 of this technology is based on science developed in the 1980s and used to produce what may be some of the most impenetrable operating systems ever.

Much of what remains of the world's rainforests is in the Amazon basin, where the Amazon Rainforest covers approximately 4 million square kilometres.

Much of Dennett's work since the 1990s has been concerned with fleshing out his previous ideas by addressing the same topics from an evolutionary standpoint, from what distinguishes human minds from animal minds ( Kinds of Minds ), to how free will is compatible with a naturalist view of the world ( Freedom Evolves ).

Much of what is known of Allen's captivity is known only from his own account of the time ; where contemporary records are available, they tend to confirm those aspects of his story.

Much of the Elements states results of what are now called algebra and number theory, couched in geometrical language.

Much of what is known about Epicurean philosophy derives from later followers and commentators.

Much effort on behalf of those analyzing the theory currently is an attempt to clarify what these different hypotheses are, and whether they are proposals to ' test ' or ' manipulate ' outcomes.

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 what is incorporated in the scientific method ( the nature of knowledge, evidence, experience, and causation ) and some modern attitudes towards the relationship between science and religion were developed by his protégés David Hume and Adam Smith.

Much of what we know about the Battle of Châlons comes from The History and Deeds of the Goths, written by Jordanes

Much of what is known of Louis's life comes from Jean de Joinville's famous Life of Saint Louis.

Much what is known about his reign is obtained from the Livonian Rhymed Chronicle and the Hypatian Codex.

Much of what is known about axonal function comes from studying the squid giant axon, an ideal experimental preparation because of its relatively immense size ( 0. 5 – 1 millimeters thick, several centimeters long ).

Much like Mormon ( who may have taken Amaleki as his model ), this last historian of the civilization that lasted for 400 years in the land of Nephi rose to the occasion and, filled with a sense of longing for what has been lost, eloquently recounted the last days of the Nephite people in their ancestral homeland, the land of Nephi.

As Sally M. Foster noted, " Much ink has been spilt over what the ancient writers meant by Picts, but it seems to be a generic term for people living north of the Forth-Clyde isthmus who raided the Roman Empire.

Much confusion has arisen over what proponents of punctuated equilibrium actually argued, what mechanisms they advocated, how fast the punctuations were, what taxonomic scale their theory applied to, how revolutionary their claims were intended to be, and how punctuated equilibrium related to other ideas like quantum evolution, saltationism, and mass extinction.

The Examiner review of 3 December 1859 commented, " Much of Mr. Darwin's volume is what ordinary readers would call ' tough reading ;' that is, writing which to comprehend requires concentrated attention and some preparation for the task.

Much of what was used in the film was purchased from the library of Capitol Records, and an album of the soundtrack was released at one point.

Much as a surgical team during surgery is led by one surgeon performing the most critical work, while directing the team to assist with less critical parts, it seems reasonable to have a " good " programmer develop critical system components while the rest of a team provides what is needed at the right time.

Much of the work in biomedical engineering consists of research and development, spanning a broad array of subfields ( see below ).

Much of the country's area consists of rolling plains.

Much of the country consists of flat, or rolling plateau savanna, about above sea level.

Much of the thermal energy in matter consists of random motion of charged particles, and this energy can be radiated away from the matter.

Much of upland Finland is not mountainous, but consists of bogs.

Much of the interior, with its large plains, lavascapes and volcanic mountains, consists of protected areas, although there are organised tours and vehicular access across them.

Much of the coast consists of scenic sandy beaches indented by coastal lagoons.

Much of the Gemara consists of legal analysis.

Much of it consists of restored stretches, and there is also a significant amount of artificial wetland in the watershed.

Much of its surface consists of deserts and mountain ranges, and large areas are set aside as wilderness preserves.

Much of what little exists consists of scraps and fragments, difficult to categorize.

Much of the county consists of wooded hills and valleys, with the landscape becoming more rolling and the hills having broader tops and gentler slopes in the southeastern portions of the county.

Much of the South East of the park consists of the Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area.

Much of the dialogue between Mexican characters is in English and the small amount of Spanish that peppers the dialogue consists of basic greetings, goodbyes, exclamations, and misplaced references to popular Mexican foods.

Much of the region consists of pine forests.

Much of its population consists of younger Latino families ( an estimated 90 percent of Hispanic origin ) and, in the outlying areas, migrant farm workers.

Much of Spring Lake consists of farms and ranches, with many people owning horses, cattle, and raising alfalfa and hay for their animals.

Much of Oulton consists of old, expensive houses.

Much of Tarkington's work consists of satirical and closely observed studies of the American class system and its foibles.

Much of the added time consists of two scenes: one in which Nixon meets with Central Intelligence Agency director Richard Helms ( played by Sam Waterston ) and another on Tricia Nixon's wedding day, where J. Edgar Hoover persuades Nixon to install the taping system in the Oval Office.

Much of anarchist discourse consists of comparing human behavior to that of other pack or social animals, and focuses on the ' collective stupidity ' such habits imply-also known in psychology as groupthink.

Much of the Swabian Alb consists of gentle to moderate hills often covered with forest or cleared for small-scale agriculture.

Much of the group's music consists of standard pop tunes arranged in heterodox ways: by inclusion of parts in other keys, for example, or of rhythm instruments playing arrhythmically.

Much of the watershed consists of one canyon generally paralleling the crustal convergence of the Indian subcontinent and mainland Asia.