Some of these languages, e. g., in worlds of fantasy fiction, alternative universes, Earth's future, or alternate history, are presented as distorted versions or dialects of modern English or other natural language, while others are independently designed conlangs.

Some maps, called cartograms, have the scale deliberately distorted to reflect information other than land area or distance.

Some of the primary criticisms of socialism are distorted or absent price signals, reduced incentives, reduced prosperity, feasibility, and its social and political effects.

Some instrument assume sine waveform for measurements but for distorted wave forms a true RMS converter ( TrueRMS ) may be needed for correct RMS calculation.

Some argue they are the best evidence of Yeti's existence, while others contend the prints are those of a mundane creature that have been distorted by the melting snow.

Some of their most noted songs have been without choruses and have featured dramatically atmospheric dynamics, conveyed through either distorted guitar crescendos, lavish orchestral arrangements or prominent, looped / shifting basslines, underpinned by high and exacting production values, involving sometimes copious digital editing and mixing.

Some of these distorted beginnings of new styles can be seen in the literature generally described as Matter of Rome, Matter of France and Matter of Britain.

Some of the leaders in these churches have been bitten numerous times, as indicated by their distorted extremities.

Some say that the Anglo-Saxon form was distorted from a Celtic form whose Welsh equivalent is Llwyd-rhyd = " grey ford ".

Some of the irregular galaxies are small spiral galaxies that are being distorted by the gravity of a larger neighbor.

Some historical events were also distorted: most notably Yi's campaign against the Jurchens, which did not happen in 1572 but a few years later, after his 1576 military examination.

Some scientists whose work is cited by the American College of Pediatricians-a small conservative organization which was formed when the American Academy of Pediatrics endorsed adoption by same-sex couples-have said that it has distorted and misrepresented their work.

Some scholars think the Roc is a distorted account of the Aepyornis.

Some critics, such as Basil Deane, maintain that Berlioz's depiction has distorted Cherubini's image with posterity.

Some critics have argued that an overemphasis on a limited number of singles has distorted record industry development efforts, and there are nearly as many critics of the Hot 100 as there are supporters.

The Demography of Cecil Sharp ’ s Somerset Folk Singers " in Historical Journal: 43 ( 2000 ): 3: 751-75, and " Cecil Sharp in Somerset: Some Reflections on the Work of David Harker " in Folklore 113 ( 2002 ): 11-34 ), were a devastating deconstruction of Dave Harker ’ s " orthodoxy ", charging Harker with having misrepresenting the data and distorted statistics for ideological reasons.

Some historians argue that the actions of Cromwell were within the then-accepted rules of war, or were exaggerated or distorted by later propagandists ; these claims have however been challenged by others.

* Some aircraft engines become distorted ( pear-shaped ) in the event of failure.

Some symptoms of temporal arteritis include severe headaches, scalp tenderness, jaw or facial soreness, distorted vision or aching in the limbs caused by decreased blood flow, and fatigue.

Some elements that persist throughout their music are resounding, jangling guitar chords, throbbing, prominent bass lines, harsh roars of electronically distorted noise, and ambivalent melodies that wander between major and minor keys, as well as Sakurai's distinctive rich baritone voice.

Some modern historians seek to avoid presentism in their work because they believe it creates a distorted understanding of their subject matter.

Some video games mimic film non-linearity by presenting a single plot in a chronologically distorted way instead of letting the player determine the story flow themselves.

Some accounts are quite lengthy but Florida's is the shortest of all, requiring only four paragraphs.

Some of these have explored and offered accounts of Christie's disappearance in 1926, including the 1979 film Agatha ( with Vanessa Redgrave, where she sneaks away to plan revenge against her husband ) and the Doctor Who episode " The Unicorn and the Wasp " ( with Fenella Woolgar, her disappearance being the result of her suffering a temporary breakdown due to a brief psychic link being formed between her and an alien ).

Some accounts claim that he simply vanished, however he suddenly collapsed.

Some historians have questioned the reliability of some of Bede's accounts.

Some religious communities regard sin as a crime ; some may even highlight the crime of sin very early in legendary or mythological accounts of origins — note the tale of Adam and Eve and the theory of original sin.

Some accounts regard members of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ( roughly 45 million ), the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church ( roughly 2. 5 million ), as members of the Coptic Orthodox Church.

Some accounts attributed that to the intimidating armed crowd gathered outside the courthouse.

Some accounts list another son, Richard, but they are incorrect.

Some scholars have proposed that the figure mentioned in both of these references is one and the same as the Hengist of the Hengist and Horsa accounts, though Horsa is not mentioned in either source.

Some of the arguments for and against the authenticity of the James passage revolve around the similarities and differences between the accounts of Josephus, Origen, Eusebius and the New Testament.

Some believers claim that God, being omnipotent, simply altered things as needed and sustained Jonah-the same as in other miraculous accounts in the Hebrew scriptures.

Some accounts suggest this led to her inability to have children.

Some accounts place the youth of Midas in Macedonian Bermion ( See Bryges ) In Thracian Mygdonia, A wild rose garden at the foot of Mount Bermion was called by Herodotus " the garden of Midas son of Gordias, where roses grow of themselves, each bearing sixty blossoms and of surpassing fragrance ".

Some accounts of Nostradamus's life state that he was afraid of being persecuted for heresy by the Inquisition, but neither prophecy nor astrology fell in this bracket, and he would have been in danger only if he had practiced magic to support them.

Some of the financial accounts for the Parthenon survive and show that the largest single expense was transporting the stone from Mount Pentelicus, about 16 kilometres from Athens, to the Acropolis.

Some prepaid card companies allow accounts to be recharged online manually or automatically via a method called auto-top-up. Roots Tel is one of the top companies providing the Virtual Phone Cards.

Some accounts claim that a supposed southern Shaolin Temple was destroyed instead of, or in addition to, the temple in Henan: Ju Ke, in the Qing bai lei chao ( 1917 ), locates this temple in Fujian province.

Some accounts have uncritically copied elements from the epic poem, The Acts and Deeds of Sir William Wallace, Knight of Elderslie, written around 1470 by Blind Harry the minstrel.

Some accounts claim that before his conversion to Christianity, Montanus was a priest of Apollo or Cybele.

Some colourful accounts claim that he choked on a piece of bread while denying any disloyalty to the king.

Some 87 percent of National Forest land lies west of the Mississippi River ; Alaska alone accounts for 12 percent of all National Forest land.

Some 20th-century historians have questioned these medieval accounts, claiming that references to St. Valentine are very scanty in old historical records and many of the accounts of the life of the saint appear to have originated with Geoffrey Chaucer.

Some fraudsters hijack existing email accounts and use them for advance-fee fraud purposes.