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July 04, 2008

Popularity

the popularity of Y (noun) - how much Y is liked by the public

the rose's popularity is undeniable

the popularity of chocolate

owed his popularity to his charming smile

the continuing popularity of deep-fried foods

the professors were suspicious of his popularity

the growing popularity of the bathing beaches and spa cures at the resort

in spite of her enormous popularity, she was incredibly insecure

she was painfully aware that her fame and popularity could wane literally overnight

believed that popularity was everything and could be bought with a fist

enjoy popularity
an upsurge in popularity
widespread popularity
enormous popularity
current popularity
popularity rating
enjoyed popularity amongst mothers
enjoys huge popularity with voters

achieve popularity
win popularity
regain popularity

grow in popularity
gaining in popularity
gained a degree of popularity
growing popularity
growing in popularity rather than shrinking
began about 20 years ago and it's been growing in popularity ever since

meteoric rise in popularity
a decline in popularity
popularity of television programmes

waning popularity
his popularity could wane in the near future

relative popularity

establish popularity
the award-winning designs have helped to establish its popularity

the undeniable popularity of these absurd films

died while still at the height of his popularity

increasing the popularity of the product through intensive promotions

used his personal popularity to win public support for his regime

her popularity as a songwriter
compete for popularity

the symbolic potency of nomadic designs being one of the major reasons for their growing popularity in the West

the popularity of their old shop had helped them secure the tenancy of the new shop


Example sentences:

* The convenience and effectiveness of cordless tools is reflected in their meteoric rise in popularity.

* Mountain marathons are gaining in popularity.

* Also growing in popularity during this time were supermarkets, as they successfully built a supply chain that soon offered the freshness of wet markets in a much more pleasant format.

* In spite of her enormous popularity and the huge attraction she held for men throughout her life she remained incredibly insecure.

* Carriage driving for the disabled began about 20 years ago and it's been growing in popularity ever since.

* Fishing has mass appeal and is growing in popularity rather than shrinking.

* With over 2,500 cultivators and species generally available from nurseries, the rose's popularity is undeniable.

* Like every star before her, she was painfully aware that her fame and popularity could wane literally overnight.

* Like many others in the industry, Miles points to the number of fast food outlets opening every day as an indication of the continuing popularity of deep-fried foods and adds that unhealthy frying is caused principally by poor frying practices.

* He decided to kill off the beloved main character in his series of novels while still at the height of his popularity.

* The marketing department have been increasing the popularity of Stoddard Templeton products by using incentive promotions.

* He then used his personal popularity and legitimacy to win public support for his regime.

* It could create dependence on unreliable imports (as the world market for low sulphur coal is extremely susceptible to sharp increases in demand and expensive because of its popularity in the USA), adversely affect the balance of payments, be vulnerable to changes in the value of the pound, increase unemployment costs from the mining industry, and lead to the geological abandonment of UK mines, thus making it a difficult policy to reverse.

* His teachers were suspicious of his popularity, annoyed by his lack of interest in academic work and infuriated that he could still achieve high marks in examinations.

* The publicity given to the award-winning designs must have helped to establish the popularity of the Second Empire style for certain buildings in Britain and the United States in the 1860s and 1870s, but it did not introduce the style to Britain.

* Yet for all the growth of its port and shipyard facilities, the size of its herring fleet, the complexity of its transportation network, the growing popularity of the bathing beaches and Spa Cures in nearby Zoppot, Danzig was tied to a backward and unstable agricultural hinterland, dominated by the massively retrograde talent of the Junkers.

* Since candidates of the same party cannot afford to differentiate themselves in political terms what they have to compete for is popularity.

* Growing up among the tough men of Cornwall, Harry had come to believe that popularity was all; that it could be bought with success, and that success could be got by a closed fist and a big voice.

* The symbolic potency of nomadic designs is one of the major reasons for their growing popularity in the West.

* Sales and operational manager David Taylor said the popularity of the Mappin Street shop had helped the group to secure the tenancy of the new shop.

* His popularity as a songwriter rested mainly on his English ballads, much used in drawing-rooms.

GUH 839 The waning popularity of polyphonic song, whether for voices only or for voices doubled by instruments, during the first half of the seventeenth century, is remarkable all over Europe.


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