Much of its shock value derives from the fact that the first portion of the essay describes the plight of starving beggars in Ireland, so that the reader is unprepared for the surprise of Swift's solution when he states, " A young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled ; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee, or a ragoust.

Much to Gunray's shock, Bane let Jedi board his ship, and then successfully forced Jedi Anakin Skywalker to open the Holocron in exchange for his Padawan's life.

Much to their shock, Caleb is revived with another power transfusion from the First and immediately knocks Angel unconscious with a devastating blow.

Much to her shock, Julie learns that Caleb was aware of her previous affairs with Luke and Jimmy and believes she was also involved in an affair with Lance.

Much to Steele's shock, McMahon replied, " That's exactly what I want!

Much of his work involved acts designed for maximum shock value.

Much humor is drawn both from the culture shock of their encounters and from the reality that they usually do not understand the local systems well enough to be able to predict the actual effects of the spells they attempt.

Much to his shock, the creature was not dead and has since disappeared.

Much like the DCAU version of Livewire, before she gained her abilities, she was also a shock jock.

Much to the shock of Do-Ji, the grateful Emperor promoted Hur Jun to 3rd grade officer and Chief Imperial Doctor.

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.

Eleanor Bron's earliest work for television included appearances on David Frost's Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life, My Father Knew Lloyd George and BBC-3, where she performed in sketches with John Fortune ; they had already worked together at Peter Cook's Establishment Club.

* Essex is said by editor David L. Stevenson to be alluded to in Much Ado About Nothing at 3. 1. 10-11.

Much of David Copperfield is autobiographical and some scholars believe Heep's mannerisms and physical attributes to be based on Hans Christian Andersen, whom Dickens met shortly before writing the novel.

Rushton was involved as one of the hosts in the early episodes of another satirical programme in late 1964 Not So Much A Programme, but drifted away as it became the vehicle that launched David Frost as a chat show host.

She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the novelty hit " Come On-a My House " written by William Saroyan and his cousin Ross Bagdasarian ( better known as David Seville, the father figure of Alvin and the Chipmunks ), which was followed by other pop numbers such as " Botch-a-Me " ( a cover version of the Italian song Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina by Alberto Rabagliati ), " Mambo Italiano ", " Tenderly ", " Half as Much ", " Hey There " and " This Ole House ", although she had success as a jazz vocalist.

A frequent guest on David Letterman's NBC program, it was during the run of ' Without You I'm Nothing, With You I'm Not Much Better ' that she appeared with her then good friend ( and rumored lover ) Madonna on the show.

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 David Hume.

Much of the land on which the town is now built was, previous to the laying out of the town, owned by David H. Ditch, whose log home, which stood until 1881, was used as a hotel, and later in 1825, when Waterloo was declared the country seat, courts were held there.

Le Mesurier also teamed up with another ex-Dad's Army colleague, Clive Dunn, to record a novelty single, " There Ain't Much Change from a Pound These Days " / " After All These Years ", which had been written by Le Mesurier's step-son, David Malin.

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 Brainerd's influence on future generations can be attributed to the biography compiled by Jonathan Edwards and first published in 1749 under the title of An Account of the Life of the Late Reverend Mr. David Brainerd.

* The Man Who Knew Too Much: Alan Turing and the Invention of the Computer ( 2005 ), a book by David Leavitt

Roberts who today ( 2012 ) under the name John Roberts is a national correspondent for Fox News ; Christopher Ward, a noted songwriter and producer who collaborated musically with Mike Myers on the Austin Powers movies ; Sook-Yin Lee, now a noted CBC Radio host and actress ; Terry David Mulligan, a prolific film and TV character actor ; actress Amanda Walsh ; Erica Ehm, who became a noted songwriter after leaving Much ; and George Stroumboulopoulos, now a Canadian television personality on CBC.

Among his many and varied parts may be mentioned Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth, Shylock, Richard III, Wolsey, Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, Richelieu, David Garrick, Hernani, Alfred Evelyn, Lanciotto in George Henry Bokers ( 1823 – 1890 ) Francesca da Rimini, and Janies Harebell in The Man o ' Airlie.

* Liner notes, David Rosenboom's How Much Better if Plymouth Rock Had Landed on the Pilgrims

* Much of the cast has some connection to the Buffyverse: Benson and Marsters obviously played prominent characters on Buffy ; David Fury was a writer / producer and Rupert Cole was a production assistant on Buffy ; Jeff Ricketts guest starred on both Buffy and Angel as a Watchers ' Council member ; Andy Hallett starred on Angel as Lorne / The Host ; Grant Langston guest starred on an episode of Angel ; and Tressa di Figlia was married to Buffy cast member Nicholas Brendon.

The promo video for " Too Much to Lose ," the album's first European single, featured Jeff Beck, David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, and Ringo Starr.

Much of the remaining time in the lineup, particularly early in this time period, was devoted to animated series, many of which were of foreign origin ( The World of David the Gnome, Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show, Noozles, The Adventures of the Little Koala, The Adventures of the Little Prince, The Littl ' Bits, Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics, Maya the Bee, Maple Town, Jim Henson's Muppet Babies ).

Much of Whitehead's work was well received: his tragedy The Roman Father was successfully produced by David Garrick in 1750, Creusa, Queen of Athens ( 1754 ) was also praised and his comedies The School for Lovers ( 1762 ) and The Trip to Scotland ( 1770 ) were successful.

" She went on to work with Mary Beth Piel and Ron Rains in " A Little Night Music " at the New York Opera Ensemble, " Quiet on the Set " at the Westbeth Theater, as Hero in " Much Ado About Nothing " at the Lincoln Center Stages, " Comedy of Errors " at the Hudson Theatre Guild, " Barefoot in the Park " at the Westbury Music Fair, " Self Offense " with the Cucaracha Theatre Company, " Inventions of Farewell " at HERE Theatre ( a one woman show directed by Estep Nagy ), and " The Red Address " as Lady, written by David Ives.

Wells started in cabaret at Oxford and began his television career as a writer on That Was The Week That Was, the 1960s weekly satire show that launched the careers of David Frost and Millicent Martin, among others, and also appeared in the television programme Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life, as well as in The Secret Policeman's Other Ball.

Much of the collecting was done in the second half of the 19th century and notable among the collections are the David Homfray collection from the Cambrian and Ordovician strata of Wales ; and the collections of George H. Hickling and D. M. S. Watson which are from the Silurian of the Dudley district, West Midlands and from the Old Red Sandstone.

In 1962 he was responsible for the first satirical television series That Was The Week That Was starring David Frost and Millicent Martin and its successors Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life and BBC-3.

* Much of the filmography of David Lynch ( e. g. Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, etc.

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 more important is to grasp the feelings of the narrator ( whose full name is never given ) as he becomes aware of the disorganized and bewildered mass of French prisoners clustered together in a temporary prison camp in and around the cathedral of Chartres.

Much of his earlier work was conceived in terms of a `` pseudo-anthropological '' myth reference, which is concerned with imaginary places and beings described in grandiloquent and travelogue-like language.

Much of this necessary increase in research and development, though properly chargeable to current expenses, is not reflected in earnings until projects are completed and the new machines sold in quantity, usually over a period of several years.

Much of the dirt and leaf stain is easily removed when damp, but requires dynamite if allowed to dry.

Much debate exists as to whether true altruism is possible.

Much of the distinct character of France's anthropology today is a result of the fact that most anthropology is carried out in nationally funded research laboratories ( CNRS ) rather than academic departments in universities

Much energy is used in the vocalization and it takes a toll on the territory holder who may be displaced by a fitter rival if he tires.

Much of the Alpine culture is unchanged since the medieval period when skills that guaranteed survival in the mountain valleys and in the highest villages became mainstays, leading to strong traditions of carpentry, woodcarving, baking and pastry-making, and cheesemaking.

Much of applied ethics is concerned with just three theories:

Much of the story is told first-hand, since Spalding had been involved in the game, first as a player and later an administrator, since the 1850s.

Much of the façade is decorated with a mosaic made of broken ceramic tiles ( trencadís ) that starts in shades of golden orange moving into greenish blues.

Much of the transportation of passengers is done via aircraft.

Much valued from antiquity to the present as a gemstone, amber is made into a variety of decorative objects.

Much of the most highly prized amber is transparent, in contrast to the very common cloudy amber and opaque amber.

Much of the book is set at his court in Brittany or during the campaign to retake his throne from Vortigern.

Much of the ACC transport is carried in this front, which is defined as the latitude at which a subsurface salinity minimum or a thick layer of unstratified Subantarctic Mode Water first appears, allowed by temperature dominating density stratification.

Much effort is also put into analyzing biological systems.

Much research is carried out into thin amorphous films as a gas separating membrane layer.