The popularity of Zen today owes much more to its persistent Taoist origins than to Buddhist doctrine.

An antique receiver, it turns out, can fit well beside a computer, and dramatic radio's new-found popularity owes something to new technology.

However, their enduring popularity does owe something to the specific time in which they were written.

Sandell's popularity owed much to the performances of Oscar Ahnfelt, who set many of her verses to music.

Its nationwide popularity owed to the figure, Zhang Jian.

That popularity owed as much to the good humor he showed outside the ring as to the savagery he displayed between the ropes.

But she would have been justified in reflecting that the solidity and popularity of the Monarchy also owed a great deal to her.

The work's runaway popularity owes much to Ms. Upshaw's fervent rendition of the sorrowful text.

But the show's growing popularity may well owe something to his cool, modern restraint.