The rise and maintenance of liberal democracy in Britain owes much to protest, both lawful and unlawful.

Yes, the rise of women's basketball owes something to the movement and Title IX challenges, but that's exactly the point.

China's rise as a spacefaring nation owes much to a steady programme of investment and development that dates back to the 1950s.

Both the rise and fall of the district owe their fortunes to the evolution of transportation services and technology in America.

Just as his rapid rise to power in the federal government owed a lot to luck, so too did his promotion to state governor.

The rise of this flea market esthetic owes a lot to its embrace by designers in both the United States and Europe.

Ms. Goldsmith's rise to fame owes a lot to chance.

Palin's sudden rise to prominence, however, owes more to members of the Washington élite than her rhetoric has suggested.

He figured that any rise in the neighborhood's quality of life owed more to the forces of macroeconomics than to the racial makeup of newcomers.

If plaster is associated with tradition, however, its rise to prominence owes a good deal to the modernist impulse.