Thus, the revelation that Aunt May is actually Peter Parker's mother was highly controversial among Spider-Man fans.

Thus the CGS system never gained wide general use outside the field of science.

Thus, even systems which didn't use the EISA bus gained the advantage of having the ISA standardized, which contributed to its longevity.

Thus as a result of the three Carnatic Wars, the British East India Company gained exclusive control over the entire Carnatic region of India.

Thus in theory, if law enforcement officials decline to offer a Miranda warning to an individual in their custody, they may still interrogate that person and act upon the knowledge gained, but may not use that person's statements to incriminate him or her in a criminal trial.

Thus " legend " gained its modern connotations of " undocumented " and " spurious ".

Thus biography can form one part of the larger study of the cultural significance, underlying program, or agenda of a work ; a study which gained increasing importance in the 1980s and early 1990s.

Thus in all forms of Judaism following the Oral Law, women are allowed to marry whom they wish, including exogamously, whether they have gained an inheritance or not.

Thus it was designated a RAMSAR site in 1991 and gained National Nature Reserve status in 1993.

Thus the population exceeded 100, 000 and so Wolfsburg gained the status of major city with nearly 131, 000 inhabitants.

Thus, unusually for a Governor-General within the Empire, he never gained the prefix ' The Right Honourable ' nor the post-nominals ' P. C.

Thus, the city has gained entirely new squares, parks and monuments.

Thus by the end of the 1850s, the GNR had gained access to most of West Yorkshire, although without at this time owning any lines beyond Askern Junction, a few miles north of Doncaster.

Thus Xu Sheng and Zhu Ran conceded, the other generals gained much respect for Zhou Tai and accepted his command.

Thus the far left ( LCR, Lutte Ouvrière and Parti des travailleurs ) gained a total of more than 10 %.

Thus he gained their favour, and on the fall of the Pelloux cabinet in 1900 he made his comeback after eight years.

Thus far, such as litigation or proposed accounting reforms such as full cost accounting have not gained much traction for the product stewardship concept in the United States beyond the realm of academe and corporate public relations ( derisively referred to as greenwashing ).

Thus in 1651, when he published the first printed edition of the works of George Acropolites, the 13th century emissary of the Byzantine Emperor who acknowledged the supremacy of the Roman pontiff and thus had become something of a celebrity, at least in the West, the Latin essay that formed the preface to this volume, De Georgiis eorumque Scriptis gained fame itself as a learned plea for the commonalities between the two churches.

Thus they gained the name " forro ".

Thus, fantasy and rural-oriented comedies gained popularity and dominated the Nielsen ratings.

Thus, he was even able to outmaneuver Professor Zoom during their initial fight, although Zoom still gained the advantage by threatening innocent people.

Thus, while Iraq's body politic crumbled under immense political and economic pressure throughout the monarchic period, the military gained increasing power and influence ; moreover, because the officers in the new army were by necessity Sunnis who had served under the Ottomans, while the lower ranks were predominantly filled by Shia tribal elements, Sunni dominance in the military was preserved.

Thus Blaj gained the nickname " The Little Rome ".

Thus, Carroll's temporary innovation gained significance far beyond SWPA, and the life-saving surgical work performed in all of these hospitals during the war saved the lives of many thousands of critically wounded soldiers and airmen.

Thus, while antisemitism was a minor theme in the party's early stages, Stoecker saw that the party gained in popularity after it adopted a more aggressive antisemitic agenda.

Thus, the mechanical advantage is three.

Thus, it is not surprising that people left Alsace, not only for Paris – where the Alsatian community grew in numbers, with famous members such as Baron Haussmann – but also for more distant places like Russia and the Austrian Empire, to take advantage of the new opportunities offered there: Austria had conquered lands in Eastern Europe from the Ottoman Empire and offered generous terms to colonists as a way of consolidating its hold on the new territories.

Thus the system evolved from six principles in 1912 rose to eight in 1915, to, virtually, nineteen in 1923, and then descended to nine in 1925, with the added advantage that these nine can be merged into three, and these three into one law.

Thus, those who would eat kitniyot — people who are sick, sephardim, or others who could take advantage of the special category known as kitniyot — are largely out of luck and must treat any processed items without full certification as possibly full fledged chametz.

Thus, there was considerable space for the Muslims in promoting trade and Uthman took advantage of this position, soon establishing himself as a trader in Medina.

Thus being outmanoeuvred and divided, the Allied fleet only managed to reunite because De Ruyter decided not to take any unnecessary risks by pressing his advantage ; but the disorder was so persistent, it had to withdraw at nightfall.

Thus, the defender needs to be more precise, which in turn can lead to a time advantage for the attacker.

Thus, being a partner or owner in a group may give little advantage in terms of share ownership while producing a lot of risk to the partner, owner or participant.

) Thus, turtling offers great short-term defensive advantage but cedes the initiative ; it can be seen as a suicidal or desperation tactic, or a hallmark of an inexperienced player.

Thus the one advantage analog seems to have in this respect is that an analog recording may be " usable " even after the media it is stored on has suffered severe deterioration whereas it has been noticed that even slight media degradation in digital recordings may cause them to suffer from an " all or nothing " failure, i. e. the digital recording will end up being totally un-playable without very expensive restoration work.

Thus, the possibility that there is some form of adaptive advantage to the similar coloration deserves study.

Thus, from the outset of their revolt, they had the advantage of controlling what had been one of the major bases of Ruruan power.

Thus, a stalemate in the battle for Guadalcanal developed, with the Allies delivering supplies and reinforcements to Guadalcanal during the day, and the Japanese delivering supplies and reinforcements by warship ( called the " Tokyo Express " by the Allies ) at night with neither side able to deliver enough troops to the island to secure a decisive advantage.

Thus in the 1830s, with the advantage of inexpensive printing presses, there was a rush of educated males into the so-called “ free professions .”

Thus, New Age conspiracy theorists, such as the makers of documentary films like Esoteric Agenda, claim that globalists who plot on behalf of the New World Order are simply misusing occultism for Machiavellian ends, such as adopting 21 December 2012 as the exact date for the establishment of the New World Order in order to take advantage of the growing 2012 phenomenon, which has its origins in the fringe Mayanist theories of New Age writers José Argüelles, Terence McKenna, and Daniel Pinchbeck.

Thus, having a smaller helmet underneath was a real advantage.

Thus, it is believed one's reality tunnel can be widened to take full advantage of human potential and experience reality on more positive levels.

Thus, the competition consisted of just one game between England and Scotland ( with home advantage alternating annually ) with the winner claiming the Cup.

Thus for example firms who raise prices or lower wages to take advantage of increased demand or increased labour supply are frequently perceived as acting unfairly, where the same changes are deemed acceptable when the firm makes them due to increased costs ( Kahneman et al .).

Thus in comparison with other ‘ desalination ’ processes that may be used for make-up water the energy consumption is a fraction of these with the added advantage of the low fouling propensity of a forward osmosis process.

Thus, it appeared for a time that resistance to cholera explained the selective advantage to being a carrier for CF and why the carrier state was so frequent.

Thus, the home team always has a chance to respond if the visiting team scores in the top half of the inning ; this gives the home team a small tactical advantage.