The Greeks were ambivalent toward Ares: although he embodied the physical valor necessary for success in war, he was a dangerous force, " overwhelming, insatiable in battle, destructive, and man-slaughtering.

In spite of the overwhelming British victory in the climactic battle, the campaign has sometimes been considered a strategic success for France.

The success of the event was overwhelming and the IOC decided to reintroduce tennis as a full medal sport at Seoul in 1988.

He followed up this minor success ( the French governor surrendered in the face of overwhelming force ) with a failed attempt to capture Guadeloupe in 1703, although he did significant economic damage before retreating.

* December 14 The play Douglas is performed for the first time in Edinburgh, with overwhelming success, in spite of the opposition of the local church presbytery, who summoned Alexander Carlyle to answer for having attended its representation.

It should be mentioned that unlike within commercial buildings smart building technologies within peoples homes have been less than an overwhelming success.

Ravlomanana's I Love Madagascar party achieved overwhelming electoral success in December 2001 and he survived an attempted coup in January 2003.

The overwhelming success of Barbarossa in its initial phase did a great deal to undermine Keitel's authority in the face of Hitler.

Contemporary Chinese writers ascribed Jurchen success in overwhelming the Liao and Northern Song mainly to their cavalry.

This is considered to be an overwhelming success and ranks them in the 20th position in the NBA.

Going in shortly after midnight, the attack on Pozières was a success, largely thanks to Walker's insistence on careful preparation and an overwhelming supporting bombardment.

The battle took place at Cnidus in 394 BC, and was an easy and overwhelming Persian success.

Like many others, Stauffenberg was impressed by the overwhelming military success, which was attributed to Hitler.

George W. Bush's electoral success owed much to his overwhelming support from white evangelical voters, who comprise 23 % of the vote.

The opera was announced as a collaboration between the two composers ; however, after the overwhelming success of its premiere on 26 April 1784, Gluck revealed to the prestigious Journal de Paris that the work was wholly Salieri's.

Shortly after this success other Navajo grassroots environmental groups began to form to fight the overwhelming environmental racism stacked against them.

He noted that a state of love could turn to fury and desperation, and that sudden severe reversals in life, such as " from the pleasure of success to an overwhelming idea of failure, from a dignified state — or the belief that one occupies one — to a state of disgrace and being forgotten " can cause mania or ' mental alienation '.

Decades later, Shankar would say of the overwhelming success of the event: " In one day, the whole world knew the name of Bangladesh.

The overwhelming success of Erasmus ' Greek New Testament completely overshadowed the Latin text upon which he had focused.

It was performed on 14 December 1756 with overwhelming success, in spite of the opposition of the presbytery, who summoned Alexander Carlyle to answer for having attended its representation.

Against Garry Kasparov, Miles had little success, not winning a game against him, and losing a 1986 match in Basel by the overwhelming score of 5½ – ½.

The success of Wade's efforts was shown by the rough assortment of weapons used by the Highlanders when Bonnie Prince Charlie raised the Forty-Five Rising, but the Jacobites ' overwhelming victory at the Battle of Prestonpans provided them with a good supply of government firelocks and bayonets left by the fleeing Redcoats.

The strikes soon spread and became such an overwhelming success, moving out from Glasgow and on to other cities throughout the UK, that the government, on 27 November 1915, introduced legislation to restrict rents to the pre-war level.

This part of the show proved to be an overwhelming success, to such an extent that it took over the show.

This is because it saw the overwhelming defeat of the moderate nationalist Irish Parliamentary Party ( IPP ), which had dominated the Irish political landscape since the 1880s, and a landslide victory for the radical Sinn Féin party, which had never previously enjoyed significant electoral success.

This project had an overwhelming response from the American public, and altogether, 12, 739 of these " American Blue-eyed Dolls " were sent to Japanese schools, each with an accompanying letter professing friendship.

Most of the opposition against the project was from Stord, while in Bømlo there was overwhelming support.

For a DIY project, it is also useful to establish limits on how much time and money you're willing to invest before deciding a repair ( or list of repairs ) is overwhelming and discouraging, and less likely to ever be completed.

For 2008, Kona pledged to donate 1, 000 Africabikes for the project and due to the overwhelming customer support of this project, Kona set up a non-profit / humanitarian organization from their European HQ in Geneva, Switzerland called Kona Basic Needs http :// www. konabasicneeds. org.

This overwhelming outpouring of public support for the project led to the President withdrawing his opposition.

As early as 1892 the Southern Pacific Railway proposed a high level bridge, but a depression that year prevented further work on a project that would have been an overwhelming challenge for the engineers of the time due to soil conditions and extremely high clearances needed to clear river navigation.

Although the show's writers and producers received a minimal negative reaction from Willow choosing Tara over Oz, the response from viewers and critics alike was overwhelming towards Whedon for killing Tara, accusing him of homophobia.

Critically acclaimed, American Beauty was widely considered the best film of 1999 by the American press ; it received overwhelming praise, chiefly for Spacey, Mendes and Ball.

The reaction of the audience was overwhelming, and showed how well received Psyche has been with their Polish audience since they first performed in this country in 1992.

The game received overwhelming praise from critics.

PA-TEC's efforts have received overwhelming bipartisan support by both Bucks and Montgomery County officials, as well as at the state level, despite SEPTA's overall reservations.

Of his later operas, The Two Widows and The Secret were warmly received, while The Kiss was greeted by an " overwhelming ovation ".

Cries and Whispers was shown out of competition at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival, where Bergman received an overwhelming emotional response by the audience.

The proposal for community ownership has received the overwhelming support of the people of the islands who look forward to participating in the opportunity to regenerate the local economy, to reverse decline and depopulation, to reduce dependency while remaining aware of the environmental needs, culture and history of the islands.

The novel received overwhelming critical acclaim.

The republic received overwhelming support by the centrist voters who condemned Constantine for, among other things, swearing in the junta in 1967.

The training the troops received at Legionville was also seen as a instrumental to this overwhelming victory.

Like the singles preceding it, Dry received an overwhelming international critical response.

In that contest, Landrieu's pro-civil rights stance was rewarded when he received an overwhelming 99 percent support from black voters.

Without necessarily receiving great remuneration ( pay differentials under Zhivkov were within the 5: 1 range, with the overwhelming majority of salaries being within the 3: 1 range ), Party members and DS informers received very significant perquisites which involved access to accommodation, luxury imported goods, hard currency, the ability to travel abroad, superior medical and dental treatment and unhindered entry to higher education for their children.

The title received overwhelming critical praise and sold more than eight million units worldwide.

The group produced a collection of R & B hits throughout the 1980s, and received overwhelming commercial success from the Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis-penned love song " Tender Love " from their second album, Chillin ’ ( 1985 ).

During the 2004 referendum on the Annan Plan to extinguish the Republic of Cyprus through the formation of loose confederation along ethnic division in advance of its entry to the European Union, Talat promoted a ' Yes ' vote among Turkish Cypriots and the plan received overwhelming endorsement north of the Green Line.

Tarar is the only president to have come from the judiciary of Pakistan and has also the distinction of having secured an all-time high number of votes from an electoral college, consisting of a total votes of Pakistan Parliament and the four Provincial Legislatures, making him the only president who received overwhelming support from the elected representatives of the people of Pakistan.

The Soviet General Staff Studies of both the Belorussian and L ' vov-Sandomierz operations reveal that the L ' vov-Przemyśl operation received the overwhelming number of tank and mechanized corps.

He stated that his reason for joining was due to the overwhelming reaction he received whilst playing for Barcelona against Newcastle during a pre season friendly.

An internet meme, commonly known as 1960s Spiderman, regarding the series has received an overwhelming amount of popularity.

Following the overwhelming negative reception the N64 version received, Titus completely redesigned Superman for the PlayStation.

Heralded as an Australian victory against overwhelming odds the battle subsequently received wide coverage in the Western press, with its results making headlines in both Australia and the United States.

" he response was soon so overwhelming that he spent most of his time administering the site even though he received no income, loans, grants, or donations to compensate him for his time and effort or pay his expenses.

After the National Park Service completed a wilderness study in 2004, and received overwhelming support from the public, Congress designated 80 % of the land area of the national lakeshore as the Gaylord Nelson Wilderness on December 8, 2004.