Sentences with phrase «numerous adaptations»

Elmore Leonard had been writing crime and western novels as far back as the 1950's and has had numerous adaptations of his work: Paul Newman in Hombre, Clint Eastwood in Joe Kidd and Charles Bronson in Mr. Majestyk are just some of the more familiar ones.

Reported to be the favorite cookie of Americans, Ruth Wakefield's recipe has been the springboard for numerous adaptations.

So successful was the tale of a jungle - raised Brit that it spawned 25 sequels by Burroughs and numerous adaptations in the worlds of film, television, radio, comics and even stage.

At the same time la chingada is a very dynamic term, which has been subject of numerous adaptations during the different eras of Mexican history.

«Water supplies that were previously reliable were negatively affected, and several failed to meet the requirements... Numerous adaptation measures were severely challenged.»

While it is true there are numerous adaptations that speed workouts develop (including, of course, improving overall swim speed), athletes with a background in strength focused lifting have a lesser need for speed work (and will experience more negative side effects in their upper body workouts).

I've never actually seen «Lady Windermere's Fan» performed, on stage or on film, but I'll guess that, given its numerous adaptations over the years, that it is generally delivered in a much funnier and respectable fashion than it is in A Good Woman.

Numerous adaptations of his work have been created, including eleven television specials, three feature films, and a Broadway musical.