Often also the works by the Flemish Jacob van Maerlant, as a whole, are regarded as an encyclopedia.

Often regarded as one of the greatest military strategists in European history, Hannibal would later be considered one of the greatest generals of antiquity, together with Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Scipio, and Pyrrhus of Epirus.

Often the legal vassal of pope or emperor ( either Byzantine or Holy Roman ), they were the real power-brokers in the south until their erstwhile allies, the Normans, rose to preeminence: The Lombards regarded the Normans as barbarians and the Byzantines as oppressors.

Often, what is widely regarded as a deep philosophical problem will vanish, argues Wittgenstein, and eventually be seen as a confusion about the significance of the words that philosophers use to frame such problems and questions.

Often, the linguistic nondifferentiation of animals not only regarded by science as different species, but that also often exist in radically different environments, is the result of culturally perceived similarities between organisms, as well as of abstract associations formed within a particular group's mythology and folklore ( see Cicada mythology ).

Often regarded in the context of D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation, which had appeared five years earlier, critics have considered Micheaux's project as a response to Griffith.

Often regarded as one of the greatest players of the English game, he is the only player to have been knighted while still playing, as well as being the first winner of both the European Footballer of the Year and the Football Writers ' Association Footballer of the Year awards.

Often regarded as the band's signature song, " Pour Some Sugar on Me " was ranked No. 2 on VH1's " 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s " in 2006.

Often regarded as a single language, Taishanese can also be seen as a group of very closely related, mutually intelligible subdialects spoken in the various towns and villages in and around Siyi ( the four counties of Taishan, Enping, Kaiping, Xinhui ).

Often it was regarded as opposite to the worldwide influence of communism.

Often regarded as a foundational work in feminist theology, Beyond God the Father is her attempt to explain and overcome androcentrism in Western religion, and it is notable for its playful writing style and its attempt to rehabilitate " God-talk " for the women's liberation movement by critically building on the writing of existentialist theologians such as Paul Tillich and Martin Buber.

Often they have been regarded almost mental twins in spite of clear differences.

Often regarded as one of Dylan's finest series of shows, this first leg of the tour was eventually documented on The Bootleg Series Vol.

Often regarded as a joke character, he also has a serious side.

Often referred to as " the father of modern yoga ," Krishnamacharya is widely regarded as one of the most influential yoga teachers of the 20th century and is credited with the revival of hatha yoga.

Often regarded as one of the most important recording engineers in music history, Van Gelder has recorded several thousand jazz sessions, including many widely recognized as classics, in a career spanning more than half a century. Van Gelder has recorded many of the great names in the genre, including Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, Grant Green, Wayne Shorter, John Coltrane, and many others.

Often regarded as the greatest two-man duel in Indianapolis 500 history, the 1960 race saw a record 29 lead changes ( a record that stood until 2012 ).

Often considered the first modern military surgeon, Larrey's writings are still regarded as valuable sources of surgical and medical knowledge and have been translated into all modern languages.

Often compared to Lou Barlow, Smog's Bill Callahan and Elliott Smith, Pupa's Window is regarded as one of Baltimore's " best-kept indie-pop songwriter secrets.

Often this led to the paper being regarded with a considerable degree of enmity, especially during the strikes in the coal industry of the 20th century.

Often associated with mounds and other mortuary complexes across the Eastern Woodlands ( concentrated in the North American Southeast ), step pyramids were constructed as ceremonial centres by the Mississippian cultures ( 900-1500CE ), and are regarded as a facet of the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex.

Often regarded as the most dangerous of the positions.

Often regarded as a difficult plant to cultivate this is mainly due to several problems: 1 ) it likes bright light and this encourages algal growth which is difficult to clear from the leaves ; 2 ) newly imported bulbs grow well in the first year but often fail in the second year, apparently due to a lack of food in the bulbs ( cause still unknown ); 3 ) seeds may be produced but often fail to germinate or thrive.

Often regarded as a bizarre tribute, the song portrays Bruce as some kind of martyr, even though its characterizations of Bruce have been described as peculiar and almost non-descript.

Often dismissed as an unreliable tradition, it has been studied with attention by modern scholars, in particular Neil Christie, who see in it a possible record of a formal invitation by the Byzantine state to settle in northern Italy as foederati, to help protect the region against the Franks, an arrangement that may have been disowned by Justin II after Narses ' removal.

Often, a serial bus can be operated at higher overall data rates than a parallel bus, despite having fewer electrical connections, because a serial bus inherently has no timing skew or crosstalk.

Often clairvoyance has been associated with religious or shamanic figures, offices and practices.

Often described as the opposite of déjà vu, jamais vu involves a sense of eeriness and the observer's impression of seeing the situation for the first time, despite rationally knowing that he or she has been in the situation before.

Often after the director has had his chance to oversee a cut, the subsequent cuts are supervised by one or more producers, who represent the production company and / or movie studio.

Often the training period-the costs of which are in great part covered by the initial fee-is too short in cases where it is necessary to operate complicated equipment, and the franchisee has to learn on his own from instruction manuals.

Often a hero in these situations has a foil, the villain, typically a charismatic evildoer who represents, leads, or himself embodies the struggle the hero is up against.

Often the villain will try to convince the hero either a ) the villain is not in fact evil like the hero thinks he is, b ) the hero is actually the evil / immoral one, c ) the mentor character has been using the hero's special qualities for his own ends and does not really care about him / her.

Often informal or formally intrinsic to local religious customs, this type of insurance has survived to the present day in some countries where a modern money economy with its financial instruments is not widespread.

Often serious crimes have been either poorly investigated or prosecution has been declined.

Often outing is used solely to damage the outed person's reputation, and has thus been controversial.

Often in a pan and scan telecast, a character will seem to be speaking offscreen, when what has really happened is that the pan and scan technique has cut his image out of the screen.

Often the center has a chimney of sorts built with sticks and then lined with feedbags or grasses that allows water placed at the center to flow out into the soil and reach the plants ' roots.

Often the heel of the sole has a rubber plate for durability and traction, while the front is leather for style.

Often, a block in a data flow diagram has a single input and a single output, and operate on discrete packets of information.

Often, parents of sick children would learn at check-out time that " Mr. Williams has taken care of your bill.

Often a court will assert a modest degree of power over a case for purposes of determining whether it has jurisdiction, and so the word " power " is not necessarily synonymous with the word " jurisdiction ".

Often an unregulated activity of opportunity in coastal communities, wrecking has been subjected to increasing regulation and evolved into what is now known as marine salvage.

Often they are recent immigrants, but xenophobia may be directed against a group which has been present for centuries, or became part of this society through conquest and territorial expansion.

A standard indoor track is designed similarly to an outdoor track, but is only 200 metres in length and has between four and eight lanes, each with width between 0. 90 m and 1. 10 m. Often, the bends of an indoor track will be banked to compensate for the small turning radius.

Often has whiskers.

Often used for fly fishing the fly reel or fly casting reel has traditionally been rather simple in terms of mechanical construction, little has changed from the design patented by Charles F. Orvis in 1874.

Often, the child has a large vocabulary and can identify many objects and pictures, but cannot put their language skills to good use.