But they're also mighty persistent, and, apparently through sheer doggedness, the reanimated deceased have managed to occupy increasingly large areas of the popular imagination in the past few years.
Leaving no stone unturned, Shaw explores how evolutionary innovations such as small body size, wings, metamorphosis, and parasitic behavior have enabled insects to disperse widely, occupy increasingly narrow niches, and survive global catastrophes in their rise to dominance.
The results of the study indicate that the local beaches are being occupied increasingly by urban development, which is affecting the equilibrium of depositional systems, primarily through the occupation of dunes and cliffs.
Made Darsana, 59, the deputy chief of one of Kuta's three subdistricts, said outsiders were occupying an increasingly larger share of the population.
But the One World imperative occupied him increasingly.
Established as an independent legal institution two years ago when the law lords moved out of parliament, the supreme court occupies an increasingly prominent – some would say exposed – constitutional position.
Groups like Migration Watch, for example, who peddle questionable statistics with apocalyptic certainty, operate from the paradigm of a fixed population base where more and more people occupy an increasingly overcrowded space.
Leading the shock troops will be Mr. Romney's five sons, who have come to occupy an increasingly prominent place in his campaign, giving speeches, being hosts at fund-raisers, blogging and even weighing in on strategy, all the while helping their father paint a not-so-subtle contrast to some of his leading rivals.
In recent years, wind energy, as a kind of clean and abundant energy, occupies an increasingly important position.
Women occupy an increasingly prominent place in the work force without reducing most of their responsibilities at home.
