Alli's second lucky break came in the person of a widely beloved Icelandic poet, Stefán frá Hvítadal, who happened to live in his county.

He freely gave to those in need, and was widely beloved by local citizens, among whom his benevolence and generosity were legendary.

The band continued to be widely beloved for its three strong female vocalists.

To be sure, the Government of President dos Santos is not widely beloved, but Mr. Savimbi is accorded the brunt of the blame.

"She was widely beloved out there," Corin said, barely hearing his own voice in his stupefaction.

Here in Fair Lawn, the hometown of Officer Collura, hundreds of people gathered inside and outside a funeral home to pay their respects to a woman who was widely beloved.

Mr. Carter's music still lacks the expressive directness of his more widely beloved avant-garde contemporaries Messiaen and Lutoslawski (not to mention Britten).

Al Burt (1927 - November 29, 2008) was a widely beloved Florida author and longtime journalist with The Miami Herald.

In 2007, it was selected for Nihon no Uta Hyakusen, a collection of songs and nursery rhymes widely beloved in Japan.

Barber has created a complex personality, wildly famous and widely beloved.