Widely considered a week long alcohol binge, schoolies week is most criticised for excessive drinking and problems that flow from this.

Widely used since, it has been criticized by its inventor, as Gibson himself would later describe it as an " evocative and essentially meaningless " buzzword that could serve as a cipher for all of his " cybernetic musings ".

Widely believed to be a synonym for Mecca, it is said to be more specifically the early name for the valley located therein, while Muslim scholars generally use it to refer to the sacred area of the city that immediately surrounds and includes the Kaaba.

Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal.

Widely used for pumping difficult materials such as sewage sludge contaminated with large particles, this pump consists of a helical shaped rotor, about ten times as long as its width.

Widely condemned for its brutality, including violence deployed against peasants, trade union organizers, popularly elected officials and the general civilian population, the Shining Path is described by the Peruvian government as a terrorist organization.

* Bill James: Widely considered the father of sabermetrics due to his extensive series of books, although a number of less well known SABR researchers in the early 1970s provided a foundation for his work.

Widely acknowledged as one of the peaks of the operatic repertory, Tristan was notable for Wagner's advanced use of chromaticism, tonality, orchestral colour and harmonic suspension.

Widely criticized for his actions, he argued that he wanted to know who was responsible and was willing to shock the magazine's readers in the hope that someone would come forward with information.

Widely used systems for tagging English text with parts of speech, such as the computer program MontyLingua, based on the Penn Treebank list of tags, do not use this category.

Widely admired for its credible presentation of a comprehensively imagined future human society on both the Earth and the moon, it is generally considered one of Heinlein's major novels as well as one of the most important science fiction novels ever written.

Widely publicized arrests have led to a call to reform the Law of Return to permit the revocation of Israeli citizenship for – and the subsequent deportation of – neo-Nazis.

Widely and often cited, A Dictionary of Modern English Usage is renowned for its witty passages, such as:

Widely reported pit bull attacks have resulted in the enacting of breed-specific legislation in several jurisdictions, as well as increased premiums for liability insurance.

Widely considered to have been one of the greatest catchers in the history of the game, Campanella played for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1940s and 1950s, as one of the pioneers in breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball.

The second book in the series, its full title being A Teacher's Word Book of the Twenty Thousand Words Found Most Frequently and Widely in General Reading for Children and Young People, was published in 1932, and the third and final book, The Teacher's Word Book of 30, 000 Words, was published in 1944.

* A Teacher's Word Book of the Twenty Thousand Words Found Most Frequently and Widely in General Reading for Children and Young People ( 1932 )

Widely considered to be America ’ s top medal contender for the 2004 Olympic Games, González stunned fans on June 12, 2003 when he decided to bypass the games and turn pro at the age of 18.

Widely cultivated for its flowers, jasmine is enjoyed in the garden, as a house plant, and as cut flowers.

Widely acclaimed as a landmark picture, the film is noted both for the memorable music scene near the beginning that sets the tone for what lies ahead: a trip into unknown and potentially dangerous territory, and for its infamous " squeal like a pig " male rape scene.

Widely known for some of the best bass fishing in NY.

Widely recognized as a rabbi of exceptional talent, Yisrael Salanter became head of a yeshivah in Vilna, where he quickly became well known in the community for his scholarship.

Widely available-in the UK, nurseries stocking this tree can be found by using the plantfinder function of the Royal Horticultural Society's website.

Widely blamed for the accident, Elisian was suspended by USAC for the accident ( reinstated a few days later ), and was shunned by many in the racing community.

Widely rumoured to have been either homosexual or bisexual, Edward also fathered at least five children by two women.

Widely introduced by accident, " cabbageworms ", the larvae of Pieris rapae, the Small White Butterfly, are a common caterpillar pest in horseradish.

Widely used by delivery services, courier companies and the parcel division of the US Postal Service and Canada Post, they are often seen driven with the door open, especially in big cities.

Widely recognized as hugely influential on the development of hard rock and heavy metal in the late-1960s and beyond, The Experience were best known for the skill, style and charisma of frontman Hendrix, who has been voted one of the greatest guitarists by various music publications and writers.

Widely disseminated by the Port Royal Logic of Antoine Arnauld and Pierre Nicole, Descartes ’ method was rooted in verification: the only path to truth, and thus knowledge, was through axioms derived from observation.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest opening batsmen in cricket history, Gavaskar set world records during his career for the most Test runs and most Test centuries scored by any batsman.

Widely considered as early favourites by the media, the band eventually finished first, having earned tight 50, 5 % of the audience vote over Fortenbacher in the second and final election round.

Widely respected as well as trusted, he ensured that by the time he left the leadership in 1967, the Liberals had once again become a notable political force.

Widely considered one of the best fighters of all time, Greb was named the 7th greatest fighter of the past 80 years by The Ring Magazine, the 5th greatest fighter of all-time by historian Bert Sugar and ranked as the # 1 middleweight and the # 2 pound-for-pound fighter of all-time by the International Boxing Research Organization.

Widely recognised as one of the most beautiful women in films ( she won a film beauty competition to start herself off in the business ), Carroll's aristocratic blonde allure and sophisticated style were first glimpsed by film audiences in The Guns of Loos in 1928.

Widely distributed and not uncommon, it is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN

Widely owned and read by English Puritans, the book helped mould British popular opinion about the Catholic Church for several centuries.

Widely considered by numerous landscape architects, to be the masterpiece of its creator, Japanese landscape designer Takeo Shiota ( 1881 – 1943 ).

Widely respect by his peers and known as one the most dedicated players in baseball, Gwynn in 1990 was accused by some teammates of being selfish and caring more about his batting average than winning.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest second basemen of all time, during his career Gehringer, who batted left-handed and threw with his right, compiled a. 320 batting average and had seven seasons with more than 200 hits – a hit total never reached in a season by Ted Williams or Mickey Mantle and reached only once by Willie Mays.

Widely propagated in New Zealand, it was introduced to the United Kingdom c. 1935 and the United States in 1972 by Grady Auvil.

Widely considered one of the greatest football players in Israel, he had a promising future which was cut short by a fatal accident.