Some of the oldest and most widespread stories in the world are stories of adventure such as Homer's The Odyssey.

Some hard science fiction stories use small ( possibly nano-sized ) paired wormholes dedicated to communication by means of a laser which traverses the wormhole.

Some such stories are exaggerations of actual events ; others are completely fictional tales set in a familiar setting, such as the American Old West, or the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.

Some stories say that he placed both Arcas and Callisto into the heavens as bears, forming the Ursa Minor and Ursa Major constellations.

Some of the stories included in Saint Anthony's biography are perpetuated now mostly in paintings, where they give an opportunity for artists to depict their more lurid or bizarre interpretations.

Some early ' skyscrapers ' were made in masonry, and demonstrated the limitations of the material – for example, the Monadnock Building in Chicago ( opened in 1896 ) is masonry and just 17 stories high ; the ground walls are almost thick, clearly building any higher would lead to excessive loss of internal floor space on the lower floors.

Some stories he refers to are the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, the departure of the Argonauts, Theseus and the Minotaur, Ariadne ’ s abandonment, Tereus and Procne, as well as Protesilaus and Laodamia.

Some songs are about history or stories of famous capoeiristas.

Some short stories set in the Anno Dracula universe have also included Carmilla.

Some anthologies of Linebarger's fiction include a chart, with each of his stories inserted into the appropriate slot in the timeline.

Some well known stories include the Yuan Dynasty story Circle of Chalk ( Chinese: 灰闌記 ), the Ming Dynasty story collection Bao Gong An ( Chinese: 包公案 ) and the 18th century Di Gong An ( Chinese: 狄公案 ) story collection.

Some of these stories are whodunits ; in others the criminal is well known, and it is a case of getting enough evidence.

Some of the gadgets ( dōgu ) are based on real Japanese household devices with fanciful twists, but most are completely science fiction ( although some may be based on folklore or religious stories ).

Some fans write fan fiction, stories based on the universe and characters of their chosen fandom.

Some parts of Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov's A Hero of Our Time ( 1840 ) are also considered to belong in the gothic genre, but they lack the supernatural elements of the other Russian gothic stories.

* Some scholars hold that there has been extensive editorial reshaping of the stories and statements within the Mishnah ( and later, in the Talmud.

Some stories claim the adolescent Matilda took the field in some of these engagements, but no evidence supports this.

Some of the Aztec stories about Moctezuma describe him as being fearful of the Spanish newcomers, and some sources, such as the Florentine codex, comment that the Aztecs believed the Spaniards to be gods and Cortés to be the returned god Quetzalcoatl.

Some scholars have theorized that Smith became familiar with the name " Moroni " through his study of the treasure-hunting stories of Captain William Kidd.

Some stories explore the relationships among child-rearing, pair-bonding ( romantic love ), and sexual activity.

Some regions independently developed a character similar to Nasreddin, and the stories have become part of a larger whole.

Some of these books, such as The Number of the Beast and The Cat Who Walks Through Walls, start out as tightly constructed adventure stories, but transform into philosophical fantasias at the end.

Some religious organizations and practitioners believe that some or all of their traditional stories are not only sacred and " true ", but also historically accurate and divinely revealed, and that calling such stories " myths " disrespects their special status.

Some painters have less interest in the experience of the moment, with its attendant urgencies and ambiguities, than in looking beyond the flux of particular impressions to a higher, more serene level of truth.

Some of the earlier episodes have touches of the supernatural, as suited to the legendary background.

Some historians have found his point of view not to their taste, others have complained that he makes the Tory tradition appear `` contemptible rather than intelligible '', while a sympathetic critic has remarked that the `` intricate interplay of social dynamics and political activity of which, at times, politicians are the ignorant marionettes is not a field for the exercise of his talents ''.

Some of these thoughts -- not all of them -- have taken organized form in later years.

He said, `` Some have criticized your book as being neither literary criticism nor history.

Some have felt that Washington Irving comes out rather slimly, but let them look at the title of the book ''.

Some of us have imagination and sensibility too.

Some of former President Truman's off-the-cuff discourses have been in that vein.

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 memorable plays have been drawn from books, notably Life With Father and Diary Of Anne Frank.

Some families already have held weekend rehearsals in their home shelters to learn the problems and to determine for themselves what supplies they would need.

Some special health requirements might have to be met.

Some weapons systems have become obsolescent while still in production, and some while still under development.

Some offices have very broad responsibilities, touching on almost all aspects of a university's instructional program.

Some manufacturers have had the foresight to provide a socket for the chuck key ; ;

Some recreation features, such as scenic values and water interest, also have greater overall value than other interests.

-- Some areas may already have been improved and contain buildings, roads, utilities, cleared land, etcetera which may raise the cost of the site.

Some distribution costs are kept up by competitive pressure, some by the fact that the customers have come to expect certain niceties and flourishes.

Some men have no talent for or interest in management ; ;

Some agents have been shown to be much more toxic or infectious to experimental animals when exposed to aerosols of optimum particle size than by the natural portal.

Some of those who question the value of BW have assumed that the only potential would be in the establishment of epidemics.

Some members of the bee family have become idlers, social parasites that live at the expense of their hardworking relatives.

Some investigators have found a parallelism between remissions and return of the sympathetic reactivity of the hypothalamus to the normal level as indicated by the Mecholyl test and, conversely, between clinical impairment and increasing deviation of this test from the norm.

Some of the oldest, most persistent, and most cohesive forms of social groupings have grown out of religion.