Although the Earth ’ s active surface processes quickly destroy the impact record, about 170 terrestrial impact craters have been identified.

Although Taiwan's per capita energy use is on part with neighboring Asian countries, in July 2005 the Ministry of Economic Affairs announced plans to cut 170 million-tons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2025.

Although Harding desired to run for a second term in office, he may have been aware of his own health decline ; he gave up drinking, sold his " life-work ", the Marion Star, in part to regain $ 170, 000 previous investment losses, and had the U. S. Attorney General Harry Daugherty make a new will.

Although the elite colonial infantry airborne units and the Foreign Legion bore the brunt of offensive counterinsurgency combat operations, approximately 170, 000 Muslim Algerians also served in the regular French army, most of them volunteers.

Although there is much overlap in the requirements and use of instruments, ordinary CD instruments are usually optimized for operation in the ultraviolet, approximately 170 – 300 nm, while MCD instruments are typically required to operate in the visible to near infrared, approximately 300 – 2000 nm.

Although he more than 20, 000 troops he had available, they were scattered in a long line of defense, and so in Jemappes he fought with 11, 600 infantry, 2, 170 cavalry and 56 guns.

Although there is some debate as to whether " unconscionability " is an element that English courts need to take into account when considering estoppel by representation of fact, the Australian courts clearly do ( see Wilken and Villiers, para 9-03 ; The Commonwealth v Verwayen ( 1990 ) 170 CLR 394 at 444 per Deane J.

Although philosophy has long been used in evaluation of religious claims ( e. g. Augustine and Pelagius's debate concerning original sin ), the rise of scholasticism in the 11th century, which represented " the search for order in intellectual life " ( Russell, 170 ), more fully integrated the Western philosophical tradition ( with the introduction of translations of Aristotle ) in religious study.

Although Czechoslovakia's industrial growth of 170 percent between 1948 and 1957 was impressive, it was far exceeded by that of Japan ( 300 percent ) and the Federal Republic of Germany ( almost 300 percent ) and more than equalled by Austria and Greece.

Although this is typically not a profitable enterprise, some custom ponies have sold for more than $ 170.

Although the Migratory Bird Treaty Act considers some 170 species to be " game birds ," less than 60 species are typically hunted each year.

Although the government of Greenland states that approximately 170, 000 seals are killed in Greenland annually, the Government of Canada estimates the kill as between 20, 000 to 25, 000.

Although never achieving the same playing success as his brother Tommy, he made a total of 474 appearances, scoring 170 times.

Although inexperienced in sea battles, the Romans, led by consul Gaius Duilius Nepos, heavily defeat the Carthaginian fleet, mainly due to the innovative use of land tactics in naval warfare ( including the use of the grappling irons and the corvus boarding bridge ).

Although Constable was his parents ' second son, his older brother was mentally handicapped and so John was expected to succeed his father in the business, and after a brief period at a boarding school in Lavenham, he was enrolled in a day school in Dedham.

Although the number of day pupils has risen over recent years, boarding at Mill Hill is still central to the life of the School.

Although she confesses to loneliness in the boarding school, she noted that it was compensated by her finding a "... perfect set of friends " there.

Although a coupe ( or 2-door hard-top ,) the Toronado featured elongated doors, allowing easier access for passengers boarding the rear seating area.

Although there were as many as ninety stories set in British boarding schools published between Sarah Fielding's The Governess, or The Little Female Academy in 1749 and 1857, Tom Brown's School Days was responsible for bringing the school story genre to much wider attention.

Although her father was a non-denominational Protestant and her mother Episcopalian, Surratt was enrolled in a private Roman Catholic girls ' boarding school, the Academy for Young Ladies in Alexandria, Virginia, on November 25, 1835.

Although nearly 10, 000 riders were boarding each day at the three stations by the third week of January, Metro nonetheless handed out free rail passes ( the first free rail pass giveaway in the transit agency's history ) to customers at the three stations to encourage ridership.

Although most of the commuter platform is low, there is a one car-length high section that allows level boarding.

Although most of the crew of these ships scrambled ashore, British boarding parties captured both vessels and set them on fire.

Although many people worry about the stress placed on the animal by being put in an unfamiliar and most likely crowded environment, the majority of boarding kennels work to reduce stress.

Although most pupils are day-pupils from the surrounding area and Ripon itself, there are boys ' and girls ' boarding houses.

Although the ram continued to be a standard feature of all warships and ramming the standard mode of attack, these developments transformed the role of a warship: from the old " manned missile ", designed to sink enemy ships, they became mobile artillery platforms, which engaged in missile exchange and boarding actions.

Although not explicit, a dead Transformer with a similar appearance to Octane appears in issue 10 of the Transformers: Generation 2 series amidst a pile of Decepticon corpses on the Warworld following a raid by a boarding party of Jhiaxus's troops, led by Starscream.

Although Maritzburg College had been a boarding school since its foundation in 1863, the school's system of sports Houses was only started in1902.

Although TCS is co-educational, both boarding and day houses are single sex.

Although Meg claims that her house is a " boarding house ," her husband, Petey, who was confronted by " two men " who " wanted to know if we could put them up for a couple of nights " is surprised that Meg already has " got a room ready " ( 23 ), and, Stanley ( being the only supposed boarder ), also responds to what appears to him to be the sudden appearance of Goldberg and McCann as prospective guests on a supposed " short holiday ," flat out denies that it is a boarding house: " This is a ridiculous house to pick on.

Although his pupils included Peter Philips and Thomas Tomkins, both of whom were active as keyboard composers, the native virginal school to which he had contributed so much went into sharp decline with a number of deaths in the 1620s and never recovered.

Although Braille was admired and respected by his pupils, his writing system was not taught at the Institute during his lifetime.

Although Degas had no formal pupils, he greatly influenced several important painters, most notably Jean-Louis Forain, Mary Cassatt, and Walter Sickert ; his greatest admirer may have been Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

Although he was always discouraged by his family who wanted him to become a lawyer and he was looked down on by some of Tárrega's pupils, he continued to diligently pursue his studies of the guitar.

Although only in his mid-thirties, his students described him as an outstanding teacher, who, rather than imposing his own ideas, encouraged his pupils to find their own voice.

Although surrounded by friends and pupils, Nahmanides keenly felt the pangs of exile.

Although no longer in charge of a school, the Barbaulds did not abandon their commitment to education ; they often had one or two pupils living with them, who had been recommended by personal friends.

Although established primarily as a boys ' school, there have always been girls as day pupils at the school, and girls were first admitted as boarders in 1994.

Although the language was used in rural schools, Tatar-speaking pupils had little chance to enter a university, because all higher education was in Russian.

Although they form part of the same institution, going to Aberlour is not a prerequisite of going to Gordonstoun and neither is it enforced that pupils at Aberlour House continue on into Gordonstoun.

Although at that time an Oriel fellowship conferred a deserved distinction, Brown never took kindly to the life, but, after a few terms of private pupils, returned to the Isle of Man as vice-principal of his old school.

Although the town's ethnic minority population is below 25 %, in some schools the vast majority of pupils are from the ethnic minority population, whilst other schools are almost entirely white.

Although students could obtain this elsewhere, few did and in 1963 only 318 secondary modern pupils sat the exams.

Although the maned wolf displays many fox-like characteristics, it is not closely related to foxes and lacks the elliptical pupils found in foxes.

Although funded by the government, pupils are still required to pay fees ( MK15000 per term as of 2011 ) as they live on campus and must pay board.

Although mostly housing, Walton Court also has Ashmead Combined School, a mixed, community primary school, which has approximately 475 pupils from the age of four through to the age of eleven ( Nursery to Year 6 ), Mandeville Upper School ( Year 7 to Sixth Form ) and until the year 2000, Willowmead School.

Although the Government allows academies to select 10 % of pupils by ability, ESF Academies do not do so, being fully comprehensive schools for local children.

Although teaching was uncongenial to him he took pupils in mathematics, and held for a time the position of mathematical coach for Woolwich and Sandhurst.

Although they cannot, nowadays, directly give detentions, they can refer pupils who may be deserving of punishment to a House Master.

Although the editor is a member of staff, it is largely contributed to by team captains, house captains, heads of societies and other pupils.

Although comprehensive schools do not directly select pupils on the basis of academic ability, they may be part of a system in which selection occurs via catchment area.

Although Moscheles's music was now being looked on as a little old-fashioned, he was heavily in demand as a music teacher and included amongst his pupils many children of the rich and aristocratic classes.

Although humanoid in appearance, he has pale blue skin, no hair, and eyes with cat-like pupils.

Although the Lower School has its own head, it will be an integral part of the Senior School, where pupils will " encouraged to respect one another's differences in a climate that is warm and tolerant, and one which seeks to enthuse and challenge children to give of their very best.