Through the reputation of its venerable founder and its position as a major European centre of learning, Columba's Iona became a place of pilgrimage.

Through Origen and especially the scholarly presbyter Pamphilus of Caesarea, an avid collector of books of Scripture, the theological school of Caesarea won a reputation for having the most extensive ecclesiastical library of the time, containing more than 30, 000 manuscripts: Gregory Nazianzus, Basil the Great, Jerome and others came and studied there.

Through the later half of the 18th century, the reputation of Emanuel Bach stood very high.

Through his oratorical gifts and reputation for extreme asceticism he attracted a large following, including two bishops named Instantius and Salvianus.

Through all the intrigues and troubles of the Fronde Mme de Motteville preserved the honourable reputation of being devoted to her mistress without any party ties or interests.

Through such measures Qaitbay gained a reputation for piety, charity, and royal self-confidence.

Through the Research and Developmental endeavours of its Academic Staff, DKIT has developed a strong applied R & D reputation in Software Development, Electronics and Engineering Design, Applied Humanities, Cultural Studies and Enterprise Development & Innovation with a new and emerging area in the field of Renewable Energy and Digital Media.

Through this he gained his lasting reputation as an inveterate perpetrator of Irish bulls.

Through the late 1850s and early 1860s, Crazy Horse's reputation as a warrior grew, as did his fame among the Lakota.

Through 1991, Levitation supported bands such as Pere Ubu, All About Eve, the Psychedelic Furs, Hawkwind, and in 1992 The Sugarcubes, and earned a reputation as a hard-working live act with energetic performances.

Through a series of government sponsored meetings and various provincial and national tournaments, Chen tai chi chuan regained its reputation as an important branch of Chinese martial arts.

Through these conflicts Samsonov gained a reputation as an energetic and resourceful leader, but some observers criticized his strategic abilities.

Through the 20th century, Freeman Fox & Partners built an international reputation in the field of bridges and highways.

Through uninterrupted supply and well maintained lights KSEB has been able to maintain good reputation in the recent years.

Through Bonnet, who had become an honorary member of the Danish Academy, his reputation reached Denmark.

Hartleben ’ s legendary reputation in turn-of-century letters is due chiefly to the many artistic groups he founded or contributed to, from the Bavarian Bohemian Beer Brotherhood at school in Celle ( 1885 ) to the Menschenclub ( a club for “ people ”) in Magdeburg ( 1890 ), the Karlsbad Idealists ’ Club ( 1891 ), the Verbrechertisch (“ Rogues ’ Table ”) in Berlin ( 1896 ), the Berlin Naturalists ’ Society known as Durch (“ Through ”), the Berlin drama movement Freie Bühne (“ Free Stage ”), the Berlin Free Literary Society, the Leipzig " Auguren College ", not to mention the lively interest he took in the Friedrichshagener Dichterkreis ( Friedrichshagen Poets Circle ).

Through his friend Richard Lower, whom he knew from the Westminster School, Locke was introduced to medicine and the experimental philosophy being pursued at other universities and in the Royal Society, of which he eventually became a member.

Through the intervention of a friend, Fredrik Cygnæus, Topelius was named professor extraordinary of the History of Finland at the University in 1854.

Through Mrs. Allen's old school friend Mrs. Thorpe, she meets her daughter Isabella, a vivacious and flirtatious young woman, and quickly becomes friends.

Through a friend named Robert Duran, Harris and Klebold later bought a handgun from an individual named Mark Manes for $ 500.

Through Wilder, Findley became a close friend of actress Ruth Gordon, whose work as a screenwriter and playwright inspired Findley to consider writing as well.

Through a series of episodic events — some friends try to involve Stan in a criminal plot, a white woman propositions Stan in a store, Stan and his friend Bracy ( Charles Bracy ) attempt to buy a car engine — a mosaic of an austere working-class life emerges in which Stan feels unable to affect the course of his life.

Through his therapy sessions, Will re-evaluates his relationships with his best friend ( Affleck ) and his girlfriend ( Driver ) while confronting his emotional issues and making decisions about his future.

Through a mutual friend, Matt Dike, the Dust Brothers were introduced to Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys.

Through his friend David Ayerst, Tippett went to work at experimental farms for the unemployed in Yorkshire.

Through the Southern California music scene, Vedder met former Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Jack Irons, who became a friend of Vedder and who would play basketball with him.

Through these articles, he became a lifelong friend of the Neo-impressionist Belgian painter Théo van Rysselberghe, resulting in a vast body of letters.

Through the efforts of a friend, he obtained a scholarship for the fourteen-year-old Camille to enter the Collège Louis-le-Grand in Paris.

Through his friend Dr. John Dix Fisher, a Boston physician who had started a movement there as early as 1826 for establishing a school for the blind, he had learned of a similar school founded in Paris by Valentin Haüy.

Through another friend, George W Norman, he met his wife, Harriet Lewin ( 1792 – 1878 ), a writer and later the biographer of the artist Ary Scheffer.

Mordack was the " friend " ( according to Cassima ) and master of the former Vizier of the Green Isles, Abdul Alhazred Through his relationship with Alhazred, Mordack was able to meet Cassima, princess of that land.

Through his lifelong friend, composer / conductor Cyril Ornadel, Croft met the producer Fiona Bentley, who had obtained rights to adapt and musicalise a number of Beatrix Potter stories.

Through his association with them in both Young Justice and the Teen Titans, Kon-El becomes the best friend of Robin, the Boy Wonder, a close friend of Impulse ( later Kid Flash ), and becomes romantically involved with Wonder Girl.

Through his editorship of the magazine Arkos, he has been a vigorous promoter of Scots literature, becoming a friend and early champion of, among others, Hugh MacDiarmid and Ian Hamilton Finlay.

Through her friend Stevie ( Martha Plimpton ), she meets Candy Darling ( Stephen Dorff ), who in turn introduces her to Andy Warhol.

Through his friend Jacques Prévert, in around 1924 Tanguy was introduced into the circle of surrealist artists around André Breton.

Through the influence of a friend of his late father, he earned a commission from the Canadian government to study the fermentation and distillation of maple syrup to schnapps.

Through apparitions of his dead friend and disturbing dream sequences, David becomes informed that he is a werewolf and will transform at the next full moon.

Through a friend who knew Mark Stewart, The Pop Group's vocalist, Hamlin and Johnstone acquired Underwood's address and hitched down to Bristol to convince him, using tape recordings of their jam sessions.

Through early biotechnology, farmers were able to select the best suited crops, having the highest yields, to produce enough food to support a growing population.

Through attractions, shops and accommodation, visitors provide an income and a livelihood to local employers and farmers.

Through the summer, the town also plays host to its farmers ' market which occurs every Thursday and is sponsored by the town's main street organization.

Through this measure European farmers were given a ' guaranteed ' price for their produce when sold in the European community.

Through each episode, Hokey would usually try to fool farmers and other antagonists with food-stealing schemes and / or finding a place to stay without cost, only for most of these tricks to back-fire on him in one way or another.

Through the assistance of the local Deputy Commissioner and parties responsible for his nomination, Saraswati reclaimed the surrounding land that had been encroached upon by local farmers.

Through collusion, entrepreneurs were able to buy land from farmers and then sell it at high prices.

Through government policies, capable farmers from Hokkaidō and northern Honshū received to of land and a house to settle in Karafuto, and thus the amount of land under cultivation and the Japanese population rose steadily through the 1920s and 1930s.

Through wells and arid irrigation, agriculture became the primary industry for the next 20 years and in return for his development, the farmers named the area in honor of the railroad tycoon and Senator, Clark County, Nevada.

Through it he advocated for farmers and for the Grange movement.

Through deduction and re-enactment, Misses Hinchliffe and Murgatroyd ( two spinster farmers who were also present at the time of the Scherz murder ) figure out that Miss Murgatroyd could see who was in the room as she was standing behind the door when it swung open ; she couldn't have seen Rudi as he was on the other side of the opened door, but she could see whose faces were illuminated by the torch beam.

Through the 1870s various constituencies, notably the Grange movement representing farmers, lobbied Congress to regulate railroads, but Congress declined to step in.