Although they are a tier-one nation in the International Rugby Board ( IRB ) tier system, the team have hardly participated in all three Rugby World Cup competitions since their first appearance in 1999.

Although Daly's membership of the IRB is certain, it is not known when he joined the organisation.

Although aware of the atrocities committed by the Sri Lankan forces as early as 1985, he made no attempt to leave, even when travelling abroad, the IRB found.

Although the Fenians had some success in infiltrating army units and had a considerable presence in parts of Ireland, the British took steps to remove seditious army units from Ireland and the rebellion was launched against the better judgement of the IRB leadership on the urgings of the American based Fenian Brotherhood.

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 word Jell-O is a brand name, it is commonly used in the United States as a generic and household name for any gelatin products.

Although the original had been in a generic setting, the new adventure set the Keep in Greyhawk.

Although all the above lens types — sclerals, PMMA lenses and RGPs — could be correctly referred to as being " hard " or " rigid ", the term hard is now used to refer to the original PMMA lenses, which are still occasionally fitted and worn, whereas rigid is a generic term that can be used for all these lens types: hard lenses ( PMMA lenses ) are a sub-set of rigid lenses.

Although the Mackintosh style of coat has become generic, a genuine Mackintosh coat should be made from rubberised or rubber laminated material.

Although the term " sons of liberty " had been used in a generic fashion well before 1765, it was only around February 1766 that its influence as an organized group, using the formal name " Sons of Liberty ", extended throughout the colonies, leading to the development of a pattern for future resistance to the British that would carry the colonies towards 1776.

Although the term " slasher " may be used as a generic term for any horror movie involving graphic acts of murder, the slasher as a genre has its own set of characteristics which set it apart from related genres like the splatter film.

Although the lyrics and scenery are generic, United Fruit ( or its successor Chiquita ) was reputed to be the target.

Although being an unregisterable generic term in many countries, " Modchip " is a registered trademark in Canada.

Although " Page Three " and " Page 3 " are registered trademarks of NI Group Ltd, parent company of the Sun, the term is often used in a generic manner to describe any such feature in any paper.

Although the tube went through a number of adjustments and improvements, it continued to be called by the generic name of Iconoscope.

Although a geographical indication for specialty food or drink may be generic, it is not a trademark because it does not serve to identify exclusively a specific commercial enterprise and therefore cannot constitute a genericized trademark.

Although they may not be associated with a particular company, generic drugs are subject to the regulations of the governments of countries where they are dispensed.

Although representatives of the church testified in a court hearing that the apocalyptic woman represented a generic, universal type of the world's persecution of spiritual truth rather than a specific personality, Mary Baker Eddy did identify with the experience the apocalyptic woman represented.

Although there has been much debate about the etymology of the word and, thus, the recipe's origins, it is now widely accepted that it is derived from the Old French verb " brier ", ' a Norman dialectical form of " broyer ", to work the dough with a " broye " or " brie " ( a sort of wooden roller for kneading ); the suffix "- oche " is a generic deverbal suffix.

Although BFD was originally designed to be a generic library usable by a wide variety of tools, the frequent need to tinker with the API to accommodate new systems ' capabilities has tended to limit its use ; BFD's main clients are the GNU Assembler ( GAS ), GNU Linker ( GLD ), and other GNU Binary Utilities (" binutils ") tools, and the GNU Debugger ( GDB ).

Although body formulations vary between countries and even between individual makers, a generic composition is 25 % ball clay, 28 % kaolin, 32 % quartz and 15 % feldspar.

Although they look like berliners ( German name ), bismarcks ( south-central Canada / north-central US name ), and jelly doughnuts ( generic name ; sometimes " jam donut "), pączki are made from especially rich dough containing eggs, fats, sugar and sometimes milk.

Although terminology for single coverage can vary, a few generic terms have been included to establish a general understanding of cornerback philosophy and how his function relates to the rest of the defense.

Although Big Wheel was a registered trademark, it was frequently used as a generic name for any toy whose design resembled that of Marx.

Although Krypto's breed is never specifically stated in the comic books, Krypto was drawn as a white dog of generic

Although it is popularly believed that the man on the box is Province of Pennsylvania founder, namesake and Quaker William Penn, the company states that " The ' Quaker man ' is not an actual person ", but is instead a generic representation of a " man dressed in Quaker garb ".

Although it is a generic channel and not a 24-hour news network, Abu Dhabi TV is famous for its footage of the 2003 Iraq War.

Although it uses a different topology and an operational amplifier configured to provide non-unity-gain, it can be analyzed using similar methods as with the generic Sallen – Key topology.

Although Martin's contributions invariably featured outrageous events and sometimes outright violations of the laws of space-time, his strips typically had unassuming generic titles such as " A Quiet Day in the Park " or " One Afternoon at the Beach ".

Although the withdrawal of the pharmaceutical companies from this case resulted in a government victory, the government showed no interest in providing access to the generic antiretroviral medications that its victory allowed.