Although he is perfectly willing to cooperate with Scotland Yard, Holmes has nothing but contempt for the intelligence and mentality of the police.

Although we continue to pay our conversational devotions to `` free private enterprise '', `` individual initiative '', `` the democratic way '', `` government of the people '', `` competition of the marketplace '', etc., we live rather comfortably in a society in which economic competition is diminishing in large areas, bureaucracy is corroding representative government, technology is weakening the citizen's confidence in his own power to make decisions, and the threat of war is driving him economically and physically into the ground ''.

Although it is constantly made to look foolish ( too simple to come in out of the rain, people say, who have found in the innocent an impediment ), it does not mind looking foolish because it is not concerned with how it looks.

Although open to the general public it is not overcrowded ; ;

Although we have no measures of its strength or intensity, the heritage of the doctrine of inalienable rights is retained.

Although because of the important achievements of nineteenth century scholars in the field of textual criticism the advance is not so striking as it was in the case of archaeology and place-names, the editorial principles laid down by Stevenson in his great edition of Asser and in his Crawford Charters were a distinct improvement upon those of his predecessors and remain unimproved upon today.

Although Patchen has given previous evidence of an interest in jazz, the musical group that he works with, the Chamber Jazz Sextet, is often ignored by jazz critics.

Although the false glamour surrounding bourbon or other whisky commercials is possibly no more fatuous than the pseudo-sophistication with which TV soft-drinks are downed or toothpaste applied, there is a sad difference between enticing a viewer into sipping Oopsie-Cola and gulling him into downing bourbon.

Although the United States and the U.S.S.R. have been arguing whether there shall be four, five or six top assistants, the most important element in the situation is not the number of deputies but the manner in which these deputies are to do their work.

`` Although it is not the best of which he is capable '', said Shelley as he closed the book, `` it is still poetry of a high order ''.

Although Sam Rayburn affects a gruff exterior in many instances, nevertheless he is fundamentally a man of warm heart and gentle disposition.

Although a similar situs for tangible property is mentioned in the statute, this is cancelled out by the provision that definite kinds of property `` and all other tangible property '' situated or being in any town is taxable where the property is situated.

Although much of the Industrial Division's promotional effort is devoted to securing new locations and expansions by major industries, small business is also afforded considerable attention.

Although Mr. Brown was not himself its inventor ( it was a French idea ), it is typical that his intuition first conceived the importance of mass producing this basic tool for general use.

Although the identification of the Aedicule as the site of Jesus ' tomb is not a tenet of faith for any major Christian denomination, many Catholic and Orthodox Christians hold fast to this traditional location.

Although no denomination is mentioned in the film, the characters are clearly members of the Episcopal Church.

Although each denomination may differ in application, the essential ideas of the Reformation remain foundational.

Although the portraits and legends changed with the political changes in France, the denomination remained in usage until the First World War under what was known as the Latin Monetary Union, the " Euro before the Euro ", so-to-speak.

Although his ministry did not lead to the formation of a new denomination, many Protestant denominations have claimed him as one of their own.

Although its strongly conservative views on theology and ethics might seem to make the LCMS politically compatible with Protestant evangelicals and fundamentalists in the U. S., the LCMS largely eschews political activity, partly out of concerns to keep the denomination untainted with potential heresies and also because of its strict understanding of the Lutheran distinction between the Two Kingdoms ( see above ), which repudiates the primarily Calvinist presuppositions about the totalizing rule of God that informs much, if not most, of U. S. evangelical understanding of politics and Christianity.

Although chapels frequently refer to Christian places of worship, they are also commonly found in Jewish synagogues and do not necessarily connote a specific denomination.

Although the Ayyubids were from the Shafi ' i denomination, they built schools for imparting instruction in all four of the Sunni systems of religious-juridical thought.

Although it was an easy denomination to work with in the context of the old sterling coinage system, being a quarter of a shilling, initially it was not popular with the public who preferred the groat ( four pence ).

Although not intending to form a new church or denomination, their rejection of Landmarkist values placed them in conflict with traditional churches in that area.

Although explicit fundamentalism and liberalism are rare in the CPC, neither are entirely absent, and recent trends in the denomination seem to be moving it further to the right.

Although he took an active part in the affairs of his denomination, he was not a mere ecclesiastic.

Although the term has recently been used ostensibly in the context of Hindutva, a kar sewak may be working towards any theological denomination.

Although many of its board members were affiliated with the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod ( LCMS ), the Society has no official ties to this specific Christian denomination.

Although Methodism has probably organised the institution of local preaching more thoroughly than any other denomination, lay preachers are of course used by many other churches.

Although prior to 1861 the Old School refrained from denouncing slavery, the issue was a matter of debate between Northern and Southern components of the denomination.

Although this denomination is not completely correct from the historical point of view, it is also known as Merindad de Ultrapuertos (" the regions beyond the mountain passes ") by the southerners, and Deça-ports (" this side of the mountain passes ") by the gascon-speakers.

Although Dr. Pingry gave talks on Proverbs and used the Bible for instructional purposes, the school has never been affiliated with any church or denomination.

Although the tola has been officially replaced by metric units since 1956, it is still in current use, and is a popular denomination for gold bullion bars in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Singapore, with a ten tola bar being the most commonly traded.

Although the American denomination was introduced as a larger copper-nickel coin in 1866, and the 5 cent silver was retired in 1873, the Canadian five-cent coins remained small and silver until 1922.

Although the general denomination of " ișkembe çorbası " is very common, especially at the traditional restaurants dedicated to this soup, other interiors ( offal ) of cow and sheep and " kelle " ( sheep head meat, especially cheecks, baked ) one can order his / her dish made from the various parts of the stomach which are: " Tuzlama, ișkembe, șirden and damar ".

Although the Universalist Church as a denomination never fully embraced Spiritualism, many Universalists were sympathetic to this nineteenth-century movement.

Although he was a committed member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church for almost twenty years, he left the denomination after it excommunicated his wife's uncle in 1907.

Although affiliated with a Protestant denomination, it accepts students regardless of religious affiliation, imposing no religious requirement with the exception of those who are taking theology courses.

Although all administrative links with Jamaica were broken in 1962, the Cayman Islands and Jamaica continue to share many links and experiences, including membership in the Commonwealth of Nations ( and Commonwealth citizenship ) and a common united church ( the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands ) and Anglican diocese ( although there is debate about this ) as well as a common currency ( until 1972 ).

Although it is not known what functioned as a currency to facilitate these exchanges, it is thought that ox-hide shaped ingots of copper, produced in Cyprus may have functioned as a currency.

Although central banks today are generally associated with fiat money, the 19th and early 20th centuries central banks in most of Europe and Japan developed under the international gold standard, elsewhere free banking or currency boards were more usual at this time.

Although the perception by the public may be that the " central bank " controls some or all interest rates and currency rates, economic theory ( and substantial empirical evidence ) shows that it is impossible to do both at once in an open economy.

Although such intermediate implementations do not require units of currency ( e. g., dollars ), it is common practice to use budgeted dollars as the scale for PV and EV.

Although all the preparatory work for the decimal changeover had been done while Menzies was Prime Minister, Holt had particular responsibility as Treasurer for currency matters, and he was centrally involved in both the decision to change and its implementation.

Although the word " markka " predates the currency by several centuries, the currency was established before being named " markka ".

Although the increased use of bank notes and the use of credit during this period did decrease the dependence and value of precious metals, these forms of currency still remained vital to the story of medieval mining.

Although there have been other currencies predating the euro that were specifically designed in similar ways ( different sizes, colours, and ridges ) to aid the visually impaired, the introduction of the euro constitutes the first time that authorities have consulted associations representing the blind and visually impaired before the release of a currency.

Although its agricultural sector had recovered from the 1997 drought and timber prices were rising as most Asian economies recovered from their 1998 slump, Papua New Guinea's foreign currency earnings suffered from low world mineral and petroleum prices.

Although widely blamed for causing national disunity and losing the country later to the Chinese Ming Dynasty, Hồ Quý Ly's reign actually introduced a lot of progressive, ambitious reforms, including the addition of mathematics to the national examinations, the open critique of Confucian philosophy, the use of paper currency in place of coins, investment in building large warships and cannon, and land reform.

Although some terms in academia do go out of style, such as " Dark Ages ", the term Barbarian is in full common currency among all mainstream medieval scholars and is not out of style or outdated, though a disclaimer is often felt to be needed, as when Ralph W. Mathisen prefaces a discussion of barbarian bishops in Late Antiquity, " It should also be noted that the word " barbarian " will be used here as a convenient, nonpejorative term to refer to all the non-Latin and non-Greek speaking exterae gentes who dwelt around, and even eventually settled within, the Roman Empire during late antiquity ".

Although not a member of the European Union ( EU ), Monaco is closely associated with the economic apparatus of the EU through its customs union with France and its reliance upon the euro as its official currency.

Although he was formally a vassal of the crown of Poland, Albert retained self-government for Prussia, his own army, the minting of his currency, a provincial assembly ( Prussian Diet, Landtag ), and had substantial autonomy in foreign affairs.

Although Hongwu's rule saw the introduction of paper currency, its development was stifled from the beginning.

Although the British Sterling was the largest currency, both the French franc and the German mark shared large portions of the market until the First World War, after which the mark was replaced by the dollar.

Although intended to serve only temporarily, some did remain in circulation as currency.

Although nominally issued as legal tender, these coins ' face value as currency is far below that of their value as bullion.

Although the Euro became the official currency of Austria in 1999, euro coins & notes were not introduced until 2002.

Although the world was in the throes of a worldwide economic depression, the zaibatsu were prospering through currency speculation, maintenance of low labour costs and on military procurement.

Although no longer circulated, the term guinea survives in some circles, notably horse racing, and in the sale of rams, to mean an amount of one pound and one shilling ( 21 shillings ) or one pound and five pence in decimalised currency.

Although Heath had won another court battle which gave engravers the right to retain 8 impressions of any engraving, this right did not extend to currency or stamps.

Although the U. S. dollar ( as any other foreign currency ) is subject to exchange control laws in The Bahamas, the parity between Bahamian dollars and U. S. dollars means that any business will accept either U. S. or Bahamian currency and many of the businesses that serve tourists have extra U. S. dollars on hand for the convenience of American tourists.