Many of Christie ’ s books and short stories both set in the Middle East and back in England have a decidedly otherworldly influence in which religious sects, sacrifices, ceremony, and seances play a part.

Many of the Ainu dialects, even from one end of Hokkaido to the other, were not mutually intelligible ; however, the classic Ainu language of the Yukar, or Ainu epic stories, was understood by all.

Many of the stories have them travel to foreign countries, though others are set in and around their village.

Many stories have developed since the founding long ago to become a part of America's folklore and cultural awareness, and non-native American folklore especially includes any narrative which has contributed to the shaping of American values and belief systems.

Many stories are also told about him in various collections of sayings of the Desert Fathers.

Many of Howard's original unedited Conan stories also form part of the Cthulhu Mythos.

Many stories in Buddhist scripture stress the superior power of the Buddha's teaching to rehabilitate murderers and other criminals.

Many of Smith's stories were published in six hardcover volumes by August Derleth under his Arkham House imprint.

Many conventions of the detective-fiction genre evolved in this era, as numerous writers — from populist entertainers to respected poets — tried their hands at mystery stories.

Many detective stories have police officers as the main characters.

Many of his stories are built on characters and locations created by Carl Barks.

Many such depictions also blend in with characters from his stories, suggesting Poe and his characters share identities.

Many successful Hollywood films have been based on British people, stories or events, including Titanic, The Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean and the ' English Cycle ' of Disney animated films.

Many Hollywood films with a British dimension ( based on British people, stories or events ) have had enormous worldwide commercial success.

Many of the prototypical stories and much of the attitude of classic noir derive from the hardboiled school of crime fiction that emerged in the United States during the last depression.

Many scare stories have originated from various Russian gas masks and their filters that are now common in surplus stores ; the GP-5 was often considered to have an asbestos filter, however like most cold-war masks it only contains activated charcoal.

Many combats, deaths, boasts, threats, epithets, figures of speech, stories, lines of poetry and books of the Iliad later, Hector lays hold of Protesilaus ' ship and calls for fire.

Many science fiction stories ( notably Ben Bova's Grand Tour stories ) feature detailed descriptions of how people could extract minerals from asteroids and energy from sources including orbital solar panels ( unhampered by clouds ) and the very strong magnetic field of Jupiter.

Many of her stories have a milieu reminiscent of the space opera and pulp tales she read in her youth, but typically with a much darker tone: the cosmic journeys of her characters are often linked to a drastic spiritual alienation, and / or a transcendent experience which brings fulfillment but also death.

Many of Niven's stories take place in his Known Space universe, in which humanity shares the several habitable solar systems nearest to the Sun with over a dozen alien species, including the aggressive feline Kzinti and the very intelligent but cowardly Pierson's Puppeteers, which are frequently central characters.

Many of these stories take place on a Mars populated by intelligent, humanoid Martians-and other, more Lovecraftian things.

Many of her stories were vividly descriptive.

Many initial news stories hypothesized the attack had been undertaken by Islamic terrorists, such as those who had masterminded the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

" Many readings, prayers, and stories are used to recount the story of the Exodus.

Many are phototrophic, although some groups contain members that are mixotrophic, deriving energy both from photosynthesis and uptake of organic carbon either by osmotrophy, myzotrophy, or phagotrophy.

Many contemporary Pueblo peoples object to the use of the term Anasazi, although there is still controversy among them on a native alternative.

Many industries, notably textiles, firearms, clocks and watches, buttons, horse-drawn vehicles, railroad cars and locomotives, sewing machines, and bicycles, saw expeditious improvement in materials handling, machining, and assembly during the 19th century, although modern concepts such as industrial engineering and logistics had not yet been named.

Many early investigators proposed a Caucasian ancestry, although recent DNA tests have not shown any genetic similarity with modern Europeans.

Many states have Arbor Day although only Victoria has Arbor Week, which was suggested by Premier Dick Hamer in the 1980s.

Many supporters of globalization think that policies different from those of today should be pursued, although not necessarily those advocated by the anti-globalization movement.

Many names meant something along the lines of " wild man " or " hairy man " although other names described common actions it was said to perform ( e. g. eating clams ).

Many of those that have been properly examined show that they continued in use for many centuries, although the interiors were often modified and changed, and they underwent many phases of habitation and abandonment.

Many countries such as the United States will monitor and control the banking sector through different agencies and for different purposes, although there is usually significant cooperation between the agencies.

Many issues such as sex, narcotics and terrorism cannot or can very rarely be openly discussed in strips, although there are exceptions, usually for satire, as in Bloom County.

Many superstitious fans attribute this collapse to an incident at Shea Stadium when a fan released a black cat onto the field, further cursing the club, although the " Amazin ' Mets " ended the season at a torrid pace, finishing with a remarkable 100 wins.

Many countries have forms of business entity unique to that country, although there are equivalents elsewhere.

CD-R is a Write Once Read Many ( WORM ) optical medium, although the whole disk does not have to be entirely written in the same session.

Many thinkers point to the concept of citizenship beginning in the early city-states of ancient Greece, although others see it as primarily a modern phenomenon dating back only a few hundred years.

Many practitioners take Edward Saïd's book Orientalism ( 1978 ) as the theory's founding work ( although French theorists such as Aimé Césaire and Frantz Fanon made similar claims decades before Said ).

Many Dungeons & Dragons elements appear in hobbies of the mid-to-late 20th century, although these elements had existed previously.

Many are azo dyes, although anthraquinone and triphenylmethane compounds are used for colors such as green and blue.

Many mainstream psychiatrists have also been dissatisfied with these new culture-bound diagnoses, although not for the same reasons.

Many of Dublin's traditional industries, such as food processing, textile manufacturing, brewing, and distilling have gradually declined, although Guinness has been brewed at the St. James's Gate Brewery since 1759.

Many Methodist churches ( see The United Methodist Church, among others ) retain the form and function of episcopal polity, although in a modified form, called connexionalism.

Many smaller online poker rooms, such as Boss Media, spread the variant, although it is unheard of in land casinos.

Many international artists such as Banksy have left their work in Melbourne and in early 2008 a perspex screen was installed to prevent a Banksy stencil art piece from being destroyed, it has survived since 2003 through the respect of local street artists avoiding posting over it, although it has recently had paint tipped over it.

Many of his works have been preserved and / or translated from the original Greek, although many were destroyed and some credited to him are believed to be spurious.

Many of them also accept unique listings of caches for their site, but these listings tend to be less popular than the international sites, although occasionally the regional sites may have more caches than the international sites.

Many agents also support deflate, although several important players incorrectly implement deflate support using the format specified by RFC 1951 instead of the correct format specified by RFC 1950 ( which encapsulates RFC 1951 ).