Some credit the move into professional competitive team play with prizes as a major factor in Counter-Strike's longevity and success.

The genre spanning nature of the Mario series that was sparked off by the success of Super Mario Kart has been described as key to the success and longevity of the franchise ; keeping fans interested despite the infrequency of traditional Mario platforming games.

When referring to those who made their service as a courtesan as their main source of income, success was based solely on financial management and longevity.

Devereaux believes that for the cloning and longevity process to be a success, subjects must also undergo psychological reconditioning, but Traynor, who is working at R1 as the Government's representative, disagrees, believing that Devereaux is turning the volunteer subjects into brainwashed puppets.

The first year was a big success but attendance was lower in 2006, doubts were raised about the festival's longevity and no festival was held in 2007.

Whether they leave readily and venture far, the ultimate criterion for success is longevity.

The success and longevity of the Aurora toolset ( and by extension, Neverwinter Nights ) lies in the hands of a dedicated and talented community of hobbyists, custom content creators, and independent developers.

Despite its longevity as a ballad, however, his next success, Joe Burke and Benny Davis ’ 1928 song " Carolina Moon ", did not quite measure up to its predecessors, albeit out of 14-weeks charted it stayed for seven at # 1.

LMS's attempt to establish a foothold in the highly commercialized and monopolized Hong Kong music industry is widely considered to be a success despite achieving only moderate commercial sales, due to their longevity, their name recognition ( mostly due to negative press ), and the original form of music they created.

Image: Kiyomizu0800. jpg | Otowa-no-taki, the waterfall where visitors drink for health, longevity, and success in studies

Ring's relationship with the Railway Cup inter-provincial competition was as remarkable for its longevity as well as its success rate.

These experiments met with varying degrees of longevity and success.

In 1988, Martin would team up with Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey, and Paul Gilbert to form Mr. Big – one of the few much-vaunted supergroups to actually combine chart success with longevity.

Belfort believes the most important key to his success and longevity in the sport is that he is happy with what he does.

It is said that the grandmother hypothesis “ is a central determinant of our longevity .” Analyses of historical data have found that the length of a female ’ s post-reproductive lifespan was reflected in the reproductive success of her offspring and the survival of her grandchildren.

Despite losing their Conference Semi-Final 3-1 to Chicago Fire Premier, it was nevertheless testament to the longevity of the franchise and the hard work of head coach Colistro that success was finally coming their way.

The main reasons for the success and longevity of the CIS is its commitment to serious research and a never wavering goal of trying to reduce the size and scope of government.

This strategy is the reason for the Stars ' longevity ( lasting ten seasons during some the NASL's most turbulent times ), but often the team was very mediocre and after the first year of success, the team began to draw very poor crowds.

This did not stop him from producing an opera ; it reached the stage in 1910 some ten years before Janáček ’ s, but with none of the success or longevity.

After the release of their final album Raw in 1991, despite their success and relative longevity, Peters announced on stage at the Brixton Academy that he was leaving the band.

But ultimately she understood the industry and her drive for success and longevity in her career supurred her on, she stated ;

On the one hand, Harkin ’ s success and longevity as Parks Commissioner can be measured in economic terms, namely in tourism profits.

Ultimately, American architects and politicians wanted to reflect the longevity and success of Roman politics in their own, but also in their public institutions where political activities take place.

Given Pagan's amazing level of success at the lower levels, it was only a matter of time before Pagan was offered a senior appointment.

Necking is used to establish dominance and males that win necking bouts have greater reproductive success.

In contrast to the 1990s, fewer major animated features of the 2000s included musical numbers, as the success of Pixar and DreamWorks computer animated films ( which were not musicals ) upset Disney's dominance.

The repulsion of the Spanish Armada ( 1588 ) by the English fleet revolutionized naval warfare by the success of a guns-only strategy and caused a major overhaul of the Spanish Navy, partly along English lines, which resulted in even greater dominance by the Spanish.

His tenure has seen the club go through an era of success and dominance both in England and in Europe, giving Ferguson a reputation as one of the most admired and respected managers in the history of the game.

Bankrolled by Calisto Tanzi, the club won these eight trophies between 1992 and 2002, a period in which it achieved its best ever league finish – as runners-up in the 1996 – 97 season – and threatened the dominance of the league's established powers: Juventus, Milan and Internazionale, the only Italian sides to have had more success in European competition than Parma.

His dominance over his peers ( despite his comparative lack of success in the majors ) was probably best expressed in the Official World Golf Rankings: Norman finished the season on top of the ranking list on seven occasions, in 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996 and 1997, and was second at the end of 1988, 1993 and 1994.

The high degree of competitive success and dominance in the rankings of these participating countries leads many to consider the Rugby Championship the toughest annual rugby union competition in the world.

His success on the music charts and rise to the mainstream drew more attention to New York at the time of West Coast hip hop's dominance.

The Beatles influence on rock music and popular culture was, and remains, immense. Their commercial success started an almost immediate wave of changes — including a shift from US global dominance of rock and roll to UK acts, from soloists to groups, from professional songwriters to self-penned songs, and to changes in fashion.

The reasons for this success is still enigmatic ; one speculation attributes their dominance to the huge, extremely fast cruising schools they inhabit.

The Czechoslovakian women's team had a very long tradition of success and was the chief threat to the dominance of the Soviet women's team for decades.

On 25 May 2007, Houllier stepped down as boss of Olympique Lyonnais, due to a fractious relationship with outspoken chairman Jean-Michel Aulas, who was frustrated at the club's inability to convert domestic dominance into European success.

In reference to the Blazers ' dominance of the league at the time ( they had won their third WHL title in five seasons ), Iginla described the expectations of success as being similar to those placed on the Montreal Canadiens, the NHL's most successful franchise: " When you put on a Blazers jersey, it's like putting on the Canadiens '.

There is also a dominance hierarchy among females, with reproductive success being displayed in shorter interbirth intervals amongst these alpha figures and the beginning of reproduction at earlier ages.

In all-male groups, dominance is attained through aggression and mating success.

Despite the success of the CX design ( and the unbroken legacy of dominance in this segment stretching back to 1934, there was no new and improved " big Citroën " model on the horizon by 1981.

" The early anticipation that surrounded Metal Gear Solid 2 since its E3 2000 demo has also been credited as a key factor in the PlayStation 2's best-selling success and dominance during the sixth console generation, as well as the demise of Sega's Dreamcast.

After two albums, Raspberries and Fresh, both released in 1972, creative tension came to a head sparked largely by Carmen's creative dominance ( and commercial success ) over the contributions of Bryson and Smalley.

While Lola has had limited success in the top class of the sport versus factory cars like the BMW V12 LMR and Audi R8, Lola has enjoyed periods of dominance in the second class ( formerly LMP675, now LMP2 ), including championship class victories in the American Le Mans Series, although this has been threatened in the ALMS LMP2 by works-supported entries from Acura and Porsche.

Some groups, such as Charter 88, have argued that a codified, written constitution with appropriate checks and balances is also essential to solving the problem of executive dominance, although again without popular success.

When Alistaire Stuart and a near comatose Rachel Summers are threatened by the authorities, Illyana grants them sanctuary ; however, she merely intends to use her guests to ensure her success in a bid for dominance over the world.

In 1643, when Parliament's cause floundered elsewhere, Brereton stood out as a success, establishing Parliamentary dominance in Cheshire.

Following Freeman's retirement from regular cricket after 1870, Yorkshire declined, winning fewer games in 1871 and 1872 as Gloucestershire rose to a position of dominance in County Cricket, driven by the success of W. G. Grace and his brothers.

Madame DuBarry became a huge international success, and managed to bring down the American embargo on German films and launch a demand for German films that briefly threatened to dislodge Hollywood's dominance in the international film market.