Although previous big-name pitchers, including Bill Swift, Bret Saberhagen, and Darryl Kile, had struggled in Colorado, following the 2000 season O ' Dowd made two very splashy signings in the free-agent market, signing Denny Neagle to a five-year contract worth $ 51 million, followed five days later by signing Mike Hampton to an eight-year, $ 121 million contract.

Although the film is set during the Christmas season, studio head Darryl F. Zanuck insisted that it be released in May, arguing that more people went to the movies during the summer.

Although Lena Horne and other black actresses were considered, Darryl F. Zanuck chose to cast a white actress for fear of racial backlash.

Although he has rarely recorded or performed outside of the band, he and bandmates, guitarist Dr. Know and bassist Darryl Jenifer, were recruited by rapper Lil ' Jon, a longtime fan of the band, to record the song " Real Nigga Roll Call ", which interpolated the music of I Against I's " Re-Ignition ".

Although the " official name " for the Division remains the Division of Mines and Geology, in January 2002 the Department of Conservation ’ s Director, Darryl Young, established its pseudonym as the California Geological Survey.

Although Santiago was worried about distractions, he noticed Francis played music and the pair began to jam together.

Although Francis did not receive a humanist education, he was more influenced by humanism than any previous French king.

Although the French commissioners were unwilling to treat with the insurgent Lords of the Congregation, they offered the Scots certain concessions from King Francis and Queen Mary, including the right to summon a parliament according to use and custom.

Although the Godfroy Reserve was allotted to Miami Indian Chief Francois ( a. k. a. Francis ) Godfroy, Delaware Indians were also allowed to stay there.

Although a number of churches do not survive, St Francis Xavier's in Berrima, New South Wales is regarded as a fine example of a Pugin church.

Although the Tsar and his immediate entourage pushed hard for a battle, Emperor Francis of Austria was in a more cautious mood and, as mentioned, he was seconded by Kutuzov, the Commander-in-chief of the Russians and the Allied troop.

Although Francis firmly opposed heresy, the difficulty was initially in recognising what constituted it ; Catholic doctrine and definition of orthodox belief was unclear.

Although dice have been mostly used in gambling, and in more recent times as " randomizing " elements in games ( e. g. role playing games ), the Victorian scientist Francis Galton described a way to use dice to explicitly generate random numbers for scientific purposes in 1890.

Although her chart success waned in the second half of the 1960s, Francis remained a top concert draw.

Although she appeared in three further motion pictures on the silver screen, Francis was never satisfied with herself as an actress, and after appearing in a made-for-television movie in 1966, she declined further offers.

Although this album continues to be re-released under various names on countless low budget labels, " With Love To Buddy " remains as Francis ' last original release as of October 2011.

Although the Tsar and his immediate entourage pushed hard for a battle, Emperor Francis of Austria was in a more cautious mood, and he was seconded by Kutuzov, the main Russian commander.

Although the accusation was entirely false, and the subsequent privy council investigation only reaffirmed this, James Francis Edward's birth was a contributing factor to the Glorious Revolution.

In response, Faisal cabled to the Iraqi Legation in London: " Although everything is normal now in Iraq, and in spite of my broken health, I shall await the arrival of Sir Francis Humphrys in Bagdad, but there is no reason for further anxiety.

Although the school struggled financially in its early years, Georgetown expanded into a branched university after the American Civil War under the leadership of university president Patrick Francis Healy.

Although there were many notable members of the Inn, both legal ( Sir Dudley Digges, Thomas Bedingfield and Francis Bacon, for example ) and non-legal ( including William Juxon, the Archbishop of Canterbury ), the list could not compare to that of the Elizabethan period.

Although not nearly as famous as its German counterpart, there was also an English Historical School, whose figures included Francis Bacon and Herbert Spencer.

Although some of the society's documents claim that it originated in medieval France, and were under the sponsorship of Francis I of France during the sixteenth-century, this claim is hard to substantiate.

Although this movement largely concerned women, the chief organizers were mostly men, one of them being Francis Barry.

Although Francis Nicholson, formerly dominion lieutenant governor, was then serving as lieutenant governor or Virginia and sought the superior position, William awarded the governorship to Andros, and awarded Nicholson yet another lieutenant governorship, this time that of Maryland.

Although a royal absolutist ( and not a republican like the early Italian umanisti ), Budé was active in civic life, serving as a diplomat for Francis I and helping to found the Collège des Lecteurs Royaux ( later the Collège de France ).

Although strongly identified as an altarpiece form, triptychs outside that context have been created, some of the best-known examples being works by Hieronymus Bosch, Max Beckmann, and Francis Bacon.

Although this measure passed into law, he attained this object in August 1755 by marrying Caroline Campbell ( d. 1794 ), the eldest daughter of the 2nd duke of Argyll and the widow of Francis, Lord Dalkeith, the eldest son of the 2nd duke of Buccleuch.

Although excluded by a majority of the House of Commons from the list of the managers of that impeachment, Francis was nonetheless its most energetic promoter, supplying his friends Edmund Burke and Richard Sheridan with all the materials for their eloquent orations and burning invectives.

Although a valuable position, the Attorney General was expected to work incredibly hard ; although Francis North was earning £ 7, 000 a year as Attorney General he was pleased to give up the office and become Chief Justice of the Common Pleas because of the smaller workload, despite the heavily reduced pay.

Although it was dark as usual I could see that the hall had only recently contained a great many people.

Although he did not attend any celebrated schools or universities, he was a master of Greek and Hebrew and could read the Bible in the original.

Although they journeyed westerly as far as Germantown, beyond the Erie roundhouse and the machine shop, and along the Delaware and Hudson Canal, and northward to Brooklyn, below Point Peter, he could see the church spire wherever he looked back.

Although it had seemed a good reason, to begin with: no couple could afford to have children.

Although refrigeration has served to extend the storage life of these products, substantially increased consumption might be possible if areas remote from the seacoast could be served adequately.

Although a straight drum shade would be adequate and sufficiently neutral that the puppets could be changed without disharmony, it is far more fun to create shades in the gay spirit of a child's playtime.

Although modern scholars have expressed surprise that `` the simple magic square of three '', a mere `` mathematical puzzle '', was able to exert a considerable influence on the minds and imaginations of the cultured Chinese for so many centuries, they could have found most of the answers right within the square itself.

Although short a was not written, as in the Indic abugidas, one could argue that the linear arrangement made this a true alphabet.

Although some of his lands were restored to the control of his relatives, his safe return could not be arranged, and Hasan Ali Shah was forced to remain a permanent resident of India.

Although Asser never mentions Alfred's law code, he does say that Alfred insisted that his judges be literate, so that they could apply themselves " to the pursuit of wisdom.

Although, the young prince's troops could get the mastery in 1189 when the boyars of Halych rose against his rule, but shortly afterwards Prince Vladimir II Yaroslavich managed to escape from his captivity and he expelled the Hungarian troops from Halych.

Although metics had no direct political influence many were wealthy business owners who could, and sometimes did, influence policy by not allowing their citizen employees time off to attend the assembly, as well as having the simple expedient of wealth.

Although the VPI / VCI values are not necessarily consistent from one end of the connection to the other, the concept of a circuit is consistent ( unlike IP, where any given packet could get to its destination by a different route than the others ).

Although it was recognized that certain tributaries, represented for example, in the XVIIIth Dynasty tomb of Rekhmara at Egyptian Thebes as bearing vases of peculiar forms, were of some Mediterranean race, neither their precise habitat nor the degree of their civilization could be determined while so few actual prehistoric remains were known in the Mediterranean lands.

Although the Athlon was multiplier locked, crafty enthusiasts eventually discovered that a connector on the PCB of the cartridge could control the multiplier.

Although it could serve as a textbook, it appears to have been mainly intended as a reference work.

Although Henry Lumley ’ s British cavalry had managed to cross the marshy ground around the Petite Gheete, it was soon evident to Marlborough that sufficient cavalry support would not be practicable and that the battle could not be won on the Allied right.

Although the experimental service was publicly available, there were no digital set-top boxes or receivers available on the market which could decode the signal and the service was only presented to the public via BBC demonstrations using prototype receivers.

Although it could be used to mark rough surfaces such as leather, as Loud intended, it proved to be too coarse for letter writing and was not commercially viable.

Although effective in quick campaigns against Poland and France, mobile operations could not be sustained by Germany in later years.

Although he expressed that it would be deeply painful, Pasternak explained that it could not be prevented.

The manager of a popular auditorium in the LA Basin town of Wilmington, California: " Although Monday night dancing is frankly an experiment it was the only night of the week on which this outstanding band could be secured.

Although Valdivia found little gold in Chile he could see the agricultural richness of the land.

Although his term lasted only six months instead of twelve ( except for the Dictatorships of Sulla and Caesar ), all other magistrates reported to the dictator ( except for the tribunes of the plebs-although they could not veto any of the dictator's acts ), granting the dictator absolute authority in both civil and military matters throughout the Republic.

Although the Terni is somewhat obstructed, it is believed that it could easily be made navigable for small craft.