Some historians speculate that it was his conservative powerbase's disapproval of his foreign, non-Orthodox bride, more so than her appearance, that caused Alexei to spurn Charlotte.

Some observers speculate that Alan Jay Lerner's pride was so badly bruised by Muselli's much-publicized rejection of him ( due to his drug addiction and neglect of their son ) that in revenge he portrayed her as a gold-digging spendthrift.

Some speculate that the pope could leave instructions in writing, perhaps in his will, for the appointment to be made known after his death ; but it is difficult to imagine a case in which the pope would consider that his own death would remove the obstacle in the way of publishing the name.

Some speculate that the dish may have been invented in Spain, the first European country in which the potato appeared via the New World colonies, and assumes the first appearance to have been as an accompaniment to fish dishes in Galicia, from which it spread to the rest of the country and further to the Spanish Netherlands, which became Belgium more than a century later.

Some dishes may be pre-Ottoman, only taking Turkish names later ; Ash and Dalby, for example, speculate that grape-leaf dolmathes were made by the early Byzantine period.

Some scholars speculate that Hildegard was placed in the care of Jutta, the daughter of Count Stephan II of Sponheim, at the age of eight, before the two women were enclosed together six years later.

Some speculate that sponges are not so primitive, but may instead be secondarily simplified.

Some speculate that his reason for giving disinformation was in order to draw the U. S. into an attack on Iraq, which al Qaeda believes will lead to a global jihad.

Some historians speculate that they occupied Red Ruthenia, and their center was in Przemyśl.

Some, including Sheldon Glashow, speculate that Witten chose the letter because it resembles an inverted W. According to Witten, " M can stand variously for ' magic ', ' mystery ', or ' matrix ', according to one's taste.

Some followers speculate that " the Word " will yet be " spoken ," or that Meher Baba did break his silence but in a spiritual rather than a physical way.

Some speculate that higher taxes could help reduce soda consumption.

Some scholars speculate that the name of Sviatoslav, composed of the Slavic roots for " holy " and " glory ", was an artificial derivation combining those of his predecessors Oleg and Rurik ( they mean " holy " and " glorious " in Old Norse, respectively ).

Some biographies state that Marta's father was a gravedigger and handyman, while others speculate that he was a runaway landless serf.

Some speculate the maculae are outliers of the southern polar cap, which is in retreat in summer.

Some newspapers began to speculate on the motives for the murders.

Some scientists even speculate that the slugs are really just one organism in many bodies.

Some, including Martin Gardner, speculate there was an earlier version that was destroyed later by Dodgson when he wrote a more elaborate copy by hand .< ref >( Gardner, 1965 )

Some scholars speculate that the name derives from the Turkic root " Bala " or " Great ", and the clan-name " Endzhar ".

Some speculate that carpal tunnel syndrome is provoked by repetitive movement and manipulating activities and that the exposure can be cumulative.

Some speculate that Kerioth refers to a region in Judea, but it is also the name of two known Judean towns.

Some Shakespeare scholars speculate that it derives from Shakespeare's own draft, or " foul papers ," since it contains minor errors in speech labels and stage directions that are thought to be characteristic of the author in the process of composition.

Some speculate these reported creatures could be present-day specimens of the extinct giant ape Gigantopithecus.

Some historians speculate that the Giants got word that their star pitcher was risking his life and baseball career for the Stars and ordered him to stop, while others feel that the Stars ' coach got rid of Mathewson because he felt that, since the fullback's punting skills were hardly used, he could replace him with local resident Shirley Ellis.

Some critics say that the length of stay in a hospital is too long.

Some of the stumps are as much as three feet long, but most of them have been flattened by the pressure of the overlying sediments.

Some turnpikes have not been in full operation long enough to prove what they can do.

Some of them ignored the texts and had apparently memorized the words long ago.

Some salamanders in the genus Aneides and certain Plethodontids climb trees and have long limbs, large toepads and prehensile tails.

Some contact adhesives require as long as 24 hours to dry before the surfaces are to be held together.

Some of the side-effects will appear after the drug has been used only for a long time.

Some question whether the translation " You, also, O Ethiopians / Shall be killed by my sword " is a good translation, given the fact that Ethiopia is a long way away from Jerusalem.

Some of these elements, notably thorium ( atomic number 90 ) and uranium ( atomic number 92 ), have one or more isotopes with half-lives long enough to survive as remnants of the explosive stellar nucleosynthesis that produced the heavy elements before the formation of our solar system.

Some of these elements, notably thorium ( atomic number 90 ) and uranium ( atomic number 92 ), have one or more isotopes with half-lives long enough to survive as remnants of the explosive stellar nucleosynthesis that produced the heavy elements before the formation of our Solar System.

Some varieties, such as Shou Mian ( 寿面, literally noodles of longevity ), are symbolic of long life and good health according to Chinese tradition.

Some attribute the poor play in the World Series to the long lay off from the NLCS.

Some other features of this kind are helmet streamers — large cap-like coronal structures with long pointed peaks that usually overlie sunspots and active regions.

Some games have rules involving the " cascade ", " fountain " or " waterfall ", which encourages each player to drink constantly from their cup so long as the player before him does not stop drinking.

Some foods, such as many cheeses, wines, and beers will keep for a long time because their production uses specific micro-organisms that combat spoilage from other less benign organisms.

Some spices used then, but no longer today in French cuisine are cubebs, long pepper ( both from vines similar to black pepper ), grains of paradise, and galengale.

Some hunters, however, do their hunting in areas of dense cover where long guns would be awkward, or they relish the increased challenge involved in handgun hunting due to the necessity of approaching the game animal more closely.

Some went to Croatia ( into Dalmatia ), where the squared variant arose and where the Glagolitic remained in use for a long time.

Some areas use brick almost exclusively, and quarried stone has long provided walling.

Some of those who argue that the Homeric poems developed gradually over a long period of time give an even later date for the composition of the poems ; according to Gregory Nagy for example, they only became fixed texts in the 6th century BC.

Some of those algorithms will map arbitrary long string data z, with any typical real-world distribution — no matter how non-uniform and dependent — to a 32-bit or 64-bit string, from which one can extract a hash value in 0 through n − 1.

Some scientists argue that since the head and appendages are the greatest areas for heat loss from the body, the ability to grow long hair on the crown of the head as well as the face provides a distinct advantage in a cold climate.

Some wadis are over long and carry brief but torrential floods during the winter rains.

Some Christians believe insurance represents a lack of faith and there is a long history of resistance to commercial insurance in Anabaptist communities ( Mennonites, Amish, Hutterites, Brethren in Christ ) but many participate in community-based self-insurance programs that spread risk within their communities.

Some of the earliest Delta settlers came from the vicinity of New Orleans, where drumming was never actively discouraged for very long and homemade drums were used to accompany public dancing until the outbreak of the Civil War.