One reason for the continuing popularity of "The Fantasticks" was that it was different from large musicals playing in Broadway theaters.

VOA: special.2010.05.24

Another reason for the increase in bird strikes is the growing popularity of air travel in the United States.

VOA: special.2009.04.01

He did so after witnessing the popularity of the activity himself during a trip to New Zealand in the nineteen sixties.

VOA: special.2011.06.28

But Mr.Gustafson sees a better chance for the efforts to increase the popularity of the orange sweet potato in Africa.

VOA: special.2011.01.04

The first test of the new government's popularity may come next year in upper house elections in Japan.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

The huge popularity of 3-D films like "Avatar," "Up" and "Monsters vs.Aliens" has many people willing to buy this costly, developing technology.

VOA: special.2010.01.26

He wrote that a whole new public for music had developed as a result of the popularity of the radio and record player.

VOA: special.2009.06.21

Truman's popularity increased. However, most Americans did not expect him to win the election in nineteen forty-eight.

VOA: special.2011.08.11

The "Twilight" series of books and movies has increased the popularity of vampires around the world.

VOA: special.2010.01.20

More and more of these famous people are using their popularity to bring attention to humanitarian and environmental causes that are important to them.

VOA: special.2009.05.08

"A phenomenon recalling Marilyn Monroe's sensational debut in show business, Mister Teenager is on his way to attaining a popularity unparalleled in theater history."

VOA: special.2010.04.02

He says the team he works on got interested in studying energy drinks because of the explosion in their popularity in the last few years.

VOA: special.2009.07.22

And it helped establish the popularity of a new form of entertainment, music videos.

VOA: special.2009.07.05

And,it shows that the popularity of the King of Rock and Roll lives on.

VOA: special.2010.04.02

This week on our program, we dive into the popularity of SpongeBob SquarePants.

VOA: special.2009.08.21

It can even recall a time of success and popularity for an industry.

VOA: special.2010.06.06

Some of the resulting products have been very creative and gained popularity.

VOA: special.2011.03.22

During the nineteen seventies, his popularity decreased as disco music became popular.

VOA: special.2010.05.16

However,Clemente's popularity began to grow during the nineteen seventy-one World Series.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

The popularity of the soup has increased greatly over the years.

VOA: special.2009.06.16

His performances won him considerable popularity during the nineteen twenties.

VOA: special.2009.10.11

Later,the popularity of the drink spread throughout Europe.

VOA: special.2010.02.17

He used his popularity to support environmental causes.

VOA: special.2009.07.10

His popularity dropped,however, during his presidency.

VOA: special.2010.03.04

Now,hoop houses are gaining popularity.

VOA: special.2009.12.22