* Snopes's article on the Tomb of the Unknowns

The Quiteño multitudes standing in the pouring rain on May 31, 1944, to hear Velasco promise a " national resurrection ", with social justice and due punishment for the " corrupt Liberal oligarchy " that had been responsible for " staining the national honor ", believed that they were witnessing the birth of a popular revolution.

Despite the popular adulation of gladiators, they were set apart, despised ; and despite Cicero's contempt for the mob, he shared their admiration: " Even when have been felled, let alone when they are standing and fighting, they never disgrace themselves.

Castles mentioned within the story include Ashby de la Zouch Castle ( now a ruin in the care of English Heritage ), York ( though the mention of Clifford's Tower, likewise a still standing English Heritage property, is anachronistic, it not having been called that until later after various rebuilds ) and ' Coningsburgh ', which is based upon Conisbrough Castle, in the ancient town of Conisbrough near Doncaster ( the castle also being a popular English Heritage site ).

These shoes became popular in Venice and throughout Europe, as a status symbol revealing wealth and social standing.

The original intention was that the two texts would be viewed on equal standing, but the succinctness of the Mishnah and the power and influence of Yehuda Ha-Nassi made it more popular among most students of tradition.

These shoes became popular in Venice and throughout Europe, as a status symbol revealing wealth and social standing.

Many standing river waves are popular river surfing breaks.

In chess problems and endgame studies, the letter S, standing for the German name for the piece, Springer, is often used ( and in some variants of fairy chess N is used for the popular fairy chess piece, the nightrider ).

The father was a staunch slaveholder who taught his son that one's standing in society depended not merely on one's commitment to the ideal of popular self-government but also on the ownership of a substantial number of slaves.

Leslie Kurke contends that " Aesop was a popular contender for inclusion in the group "; an epigram of the 6th century CE poet Agathias ( Palatine Anthology 16. 332 ) refers to a statue of the Seven Sages, with Aesop standing before them.

With a text translated and adapted by Léon Battu and Ludovic Halévy, he presented it during the Mozart centenary celebrations in May 1856 as L ' impresario ; it was popular with the public and also greatly enhanced the critical and social standing of the Bouffes-Parisiens.

It was popular on its completion for offering a high quality and modern standing of living, but soon entered a decline that turned it into one of the worst residential areas in Western Europe.

Although devaluation was a contentious issue in the Labour Party and was not part of Labour ’ s election policy, the decisiveness with which the incoming government acted won it popular acclaim and enhanced Douglas ’ s standing in the new cabinet.

It is home to the popular roadside attraction, the Mars " Spaceship " or " Flying Saucer ". The Spaceship in Mars, PA It is also home to the Mars Station which is one of the last railroad depots still standing from the now defunct Pittsburgh and Western Railroad.

The Spillway is locally billed as " Pennsylvania's second most popular tourist attraction, after the Liberty Bell " and the logo of the Linesville Volunteer Fire Department is, in fact, a duck standing on the back of a fish.

TIFF ( originally standing for Tagged Image File Format ) is a file format for storing images, popular among graphic artists, the publishing industry, and both amateur and professional photographers in general.

Nevertheless, his standing with some continental musicians was unaffected ; Beecham records that Bartók and Kodály were admirers of Delius, and the former grew into the habit of sending his compositions to Delius for comment and tried to interest him in both Hungarian and Rumanian popular music.

With the high-profile changes at the top, the party was able to improve on its 9 % poll standing at the beginning of 2000 and reached 12 % of the popular vote in the May 2001 provincial election.

It was considered impossible to leave the popular Brougham out of the government, although his independent political standing was thought to be a possible impediment to the new administration.

In India piercings were regarded as a mark of beauty and social standing as well as a Hindu's honor to Parvati, the goddess of marriage, Nose piercing is still popular in India.

The popular landmark Siwash Rock is called " Slah-kay-ulsh " meaning " he is standing up.

As a measure of Heywood's popular standing in the final years of his life, Love's Mistress or the Queen's Masque, a play published in 1636, but performed since 1634, was reported to have been seen by King Charles I and his queen three times in eight days.

Red Star ’ s fiercest and long standing city rival is Partizan, the other large and popular sport society in Serbia.

The Mission Revival Style architecture became popular from about 1890 to 1915, with many examples standing throughout California and other southwest areas.

It was also possible to play the gudok while standing and even while dancing, which made it popular among skomorokhs.

That is particularly true of sovereignty when it is applied to democratic societies, in which `` popular '' sovereignty is said to exist, and in federal nations, in which the jobs of government are split.

Not all recent science fiction, however, is dystopian, for the optimistic strain is still very much alive in Mission Of Gravity and Childhood's End, as we have seen, as well as in many other recent popular novels and stories like Fred Hoyle's The Black Cloud ( 1957 ) ; ;

No other popular idol is accorded even that much grace.

But by comparison with the railroad, the motor car is a relatively new object of popular worship, so it is too much to hope that it may be brought within the bounds of civilized usage quickly and easily.

Taking account of the fact that such a move on our part would be unpopular in world opinion, he argued that the responsibility of the United States is `` to do, confidently and firmly, not what is popular, but what is right ''.

But as the popular response suggests, the potentiality of the Peace Corps is very great.

A salad with greens and tomato is a popular and wonderfully healthful addition to a meal, but add an avocado and you have something really special.

For decades it was the most popular dish served in the Ladies' Grill at breakfast, and it is one of the few old Palace dishes that still survive.

In California is located one of the most popular of the national parks -- Yosemite.

Easy to get to, and becoming more popular every year, it is only fourteen hours from New York by Pan American World Airways jet, four hours from Rome.

For those who need or want and can afford another car, buying one and driving it on the grand tour, then shipping it home, is one popular plan for a do-it-yourself pilgrimage.

Leasing a car is not as common or as popular as renting a car in Europe, but for long periods it will be unquestionably more economical and satisfactory.

The data is now interpreted in conjunction with a price chart, usually of a popular stock average.

Again, contrary to popular belief, there is nothing crazy or frantic about Parker either musically or emotionally.

Continuity exits, but like the neo-swing music developed from Lester Young, it is a continuity sustained by popular demand.

A political scientist writes of the growth of `` alienated voters '', who `` believe that voting is useless because politicians or those who influence politicians are corrupt, selfish and beyond popular control.

About that same time John Crosby's TV series on the popular arts proved again that giving jazz ample breathing space is one of the most sensible things a producer can do.

No reference is made to the possibility of recording other than popular music in this manner, and it would not seem to lend itself well to serious music.

But for all the manifest intention to `` show off '', this was a circus with a difference, for instead of descending in quality to what is known as a popular level, it added further to the evidence that this is a very great dancing company.