Thanks largely to the research of John Harley, knowledge of Byrd's biography has expanded in recent years.

Thanks largely to a combination of Greene's tactics, and Kościuszko's bateaux and accurate scouting of the rivers ahead of the main body, the Continentals safely crossed each one in its path, including the Dan River.

Thanks largely to the success of the Sign of the Cross, he left £ 57, 000, even after periods of relative failure, mainly during his later years managing the Old Court Theatre.

Thanks to his translation of this largely forgotten work, van Gulik became interested in Chinese detective fiction.

Thanks to the lagoon ’ s salt marshes, the salines became Torcello ’ s economic backbone and its harbour developed quickly into an important re-export market in the profitable east-west-trade, which was largely controlled by Byzantium during that period.

Thanks largely to the intelligent use made of the aid given by the U. S. S. R., the United States, West Germany, Britain, China, and the World Bank, the internal economy of the country made good progress.

Thanks largely to < nowiki ></ nowiki > João ` s battlefield skills, the Portuguese managed to fight Fernando ` s forces to a near draw.

Thanks to Giulio Bizzozero, who founded the Laboratory of General Pathology ( 1873 ) and contributed largely to the spread of the microscope in addition to discovering blood platelets, medicine in Turin branched out into the field of social medicine to meet the health and sanitary needs of the population, in particular with regard to infectious diseases and infant mortality.

Thanks largely to the success of shows like The Simpsons, as well as the network's acquisition of rights to show National Football League games, Fox has established itself as a major player in broadcast television.

Thanks largely to Seznec, it is widely understood that the Olympian gods, and the earlier spirits of field and spring, did not die with the advent of Christianity, but lived on.

Thanks largely to a 3-1 penalty shoot-out win over C. D.

Thanks largely to the enormous worldwide popularity of this single, " The Girl From Ipanema " now ranks as the second most-recorded song of all time, surpassed only by Paul McCartney's " Yesterday ".

Thanks largely to their efforts, the Governor of the Canal Zone declared Barro Colorado Island ( BCI ) a biological reserve in 1923, making it one of the earliest biological reserves in the Americas.

Thanks largely to Parmentier's efforts, the Paris Faculty of Medicine declared potatoes edible in 1772.

Thanks to Amin's efforts in the 1970s, the officer corps consisted largely of Khalqis.

Thanks largely to the market a number of new restaurants and boutiques have opened in the area.

Thanks to these songs, the name Ogopogo stuck and the First Nation name has largely been forgotten.

Thanks largely to J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels, which have become the best selling book series of all time, fantasy is becoming increasingly intertwined with mainstream fiction.

Thanks largely to recommendations by Cliff Gladwin, he went on to make his County Championship and Derbyshire debut on 7 June the follow year, scoring another duck and eight as well as taking two catches as Derbyshire drew with Sussex at the County Ground, Derby.

Thanks largely to tourism, present-day standards of living have risen to the average Spanish levels.

Thanks largely to a growing Pacific Islander culture in New Zealand, this word has been adopted by other Pacific cultures.

" Thanks largely to her recordings for Spirit Feel, Williams received both the MacArthur Genius Award and the Kennedy Center Honor in 1993, tragically just a few months before her death.

Thanks to the efforts of men like Hubert Walter, this trend towards improved record keeping continued into his reign.

Thanks to the efforts of other like-minded individuals, the nihontō did not disappear, many swordsmiths continued the work begun by Masahide, and the old swordmaking techniques were rediscovered.

Thanks to British counter-intelligence efforts, of which Philby's Iberian subsection formed a significant part, the project ( code-named Bodden ) never came to fruition.

Thanks to the former Soviet system of game preserves and the efforts of the Society for Nature Conservation and the Academy of Sciences, flora and fauna receive some protection in the republic ; however, " hard-currency hunts " by wealthy Western and Arab businesspeople already are depleting animals on preserves.

Thanks to Disney's efforts, Baskett won an honorary Oscar in 1948.

* Thanks to the efforts of Eumenes II of Pergamum while in Rome, the Romans declare war on Macedonia and send troops to Thessaly, thus beginning the Third Macedonian War.

Thanks to these efforts, Kassel celebrated an enormous cultural upturn.

Thanks to the efforts by Stanisław Staszic Kielce became the centre of the newly-established Old-Polish Industrial Zone ( Staropolski Okręg Przemysłowy ).

Thanks to the efforts of Dr. Pope, Eufaula remained intact, its citizens unharmed.

Thanks to the efforts of Mayor Thelma Kindell and Board member Nancy Burger, Sandy Myers, John Seaman and Chris Rose and Cheri Thornton ( Treasurer ).

Thanks to the efforts of prominent members such as William Cecil and Gilbert Gerard, Gray's Inn became the largest of the four by number, with over 200 barristers recorded as members.

Thanks to the efforts of the Merseyside Police Department his collection of shirts, medals and awards was recovered, along with most of his valuables.

Thanks to the efforts of the 13th Autonomous, however, the Mars Zeons were defeated and the Olympus Cannon was destroyed.

Thanks to great efforts to decorate the park using loads of pine trees and thousands of Christmas lights in winter, " Winter Efteling " is growing more popular every year, reaching a climax during the holidays when thousands of people visit the park.

Thanks to conservation efforts its numbers increased.

Thanks to efforts made by local community groups such as the Lower East Side Preservation Initiative, East Village Community Coalition, Historic Districts Council, and Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, however, the proposed district now includes these worthy buildings.

Thanks to Charlotte's efforts, and with the assistance of the gluttonous rat Templeton, Wilbur not only lives, but goes to the county fair with Charlotte and wins a prize.

Thanks in part to his efforts, Hickel's debates with Congressional leaders led to enough initially hesitant Republicans voting in favor of the Alaska Statehood Act in 1958.

Thanks to the efforts of the Carlisle Indian School football program, which ended with the school's closure in 1918, there were numerous native Americans in the NFL through the 1920s, most famously Jim Thorpe.

Thanks to considerable fundraising and volunteer efforts, 4017 now resides with other pieces of railroad equipment in a climate-controlled shed at the museum in Green Bay.

Thanks to our combined efforts, the Ottoman army is everywhere in full retreat ".

Thanks in part to his efforts as RMC Dean, the Royal Military College of Canada pipes and drums were equipped with most of their highland kit, including the Mackenzie tartan in 1965.

Thanks to his efforts, along with those of John Dickinson, Richard Bassett, and others, Delaware became the first state to approve the Constitution.

Thanks to the efforts of Oregon Populist Party State Representative William S. U ' Ren and his Direct Legislation League, voters in Oregon overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure in 1902 that created the initiative and referendum processes for citizens to directly introduce or approve proposed laws or amendments to the state constitution, making Oregon the first state to adopt such a system.