Although he never personally took part in military campaigns, he boasted of his successes in the prefaces to his laws and had them commemorated in art.

Although the Jin forces boasted 70, 000 men on 600 warships, and the Song forces only 3, 000 men on 120 warships, the Song Dynasty forces were victorious in both battles due to the destructive power of the bombs and the rapid assaults by paddle wheel ships.

Although a fraction of what it used to be remains, Caen once boasted an extensive rail and tram network.

Although it was considered a high security prison, it boasted one of the highest records of successful escape attempts.

Although the men of the tribe frequently boasted of the large animals they had killed, when pressed for details, they admitted that large animals were killed only a few times in a hunter's career.

Although the game boasted original soundtrack music by Brian May ( guitarist of Queen ), only a short intro from The Dark appeared in the final release, while the actual in-game score was done by Mirage ( in the case of the PC version, there was no in-game music at all ).

Although it boasted newspapers and telephones, lynch law often prevailed ( there were at least four deaths by lynching in 1882 ), schools barely operated, and indoor plumbing was a rare novelty.

Although it boasted improved graphics and features and changed some elements of gameplay from the original, reviews cited some issues and did not score it as highly as its predecessor.

Although Cork had until then boasted the presence of a proper theatre in some form for over 250 years, it was not until 1963 that the Opera House was rebuilt fully and opened.

Although the town boasted a cottage hospital, the lack of suitable facilities led to Lord Montagu donating land for a new hospital to be built.

Although its members boasted that there were one million legionnaires in Michigan, it probably had only between 20, 000 and 30, 000 members in the state in the 1930s, one third of whom lived in Detroit.

Although participants in the massacre boasted of their acts for years, none of the Missouri attackers were ever brought to trial, and the Latter-day Saints ' efforts at receiving justice in the Missouri courts failed.

Although the film boasted stars such as Yasmine Bleeth and Walter Koenig, they only appear in the segments that had been pulled from the FMV sequences of the game, which suffer from lower image quality than the original footage.

Although it starred respected and popular actors and boasted a big budget, the movie was a box office bomb and received little critical or popular praise.

Although the Hungarian accounts boasted that the Franciscans converted 200, 000 people, or a third of the region's population, this move brought great discontent among the Bulgarian population and eventually failed.

Although Dr. Bryce boasted of the paper as his institution's " remarkable enterprise ", he did not himself take part in it.

Although the pope assented to the condemnation, the West believed that the Emperor had acted contrary to the decrees of Chalcedon.

Although Somalia has had no central monetary authority for upwards of 15 years between the outbreak of the civil war in 1991 and the subsequent re-establishment of the Central Bank of Somalia in 2009, the nation's payment system is actually fairly advanced due primarily to the widespread existence of private money transfer operators ( MTO ) that have acted as informal banking networks.

Although Norway never acted, the Franco-Scottish alliance, later known as the Auld Alliance, was renewed frequently until 1560.

Although she sometimes acted as regent during his absences from France, her powers were strictly nominal.

Although Hollywood Squares was a legitimate game show, the game largely acted as the background for the show's comedy in the form of joke answers, often given by the stars prior to their " real " answer.

Although they were elected, Ukrainian Hetmans had very broad powers and acted as heads of the Cossack state, their supreme military commanders, and top legislators ( by issuing administrative decrees ).

Although he came late ( and unexpectedly ) to power, Louis acted with vigour, reforming the French legal system, reducing taxes and improving government, much like his contemporary Henry VII did in England.

Although he was crowned king at the age of seven, until age fourteen ( 1066 ) his mother acted as regent, the first queen of France ever to do so.

Although devaluation was a contentious issue in the Labour Party and was not part of Labour ’ s election policy, the decisiveness with which the incoming government acted won it popular acclaim and enhanced Douglas ’ s standing in the new cabinet.

Although Uhrig maintained his innocence, the Commission believed Uhrig acted illegally.

Although Ferguson was neatly dressed during the consultation, he acted strangely and identified himself by a false name before providing his real name.

Although Spike Jonze had never acted in a movie before, Russell wrote the part of Conrad Vig specifically for him, and the two practised Conrad's southern accent over the phone while Jonze directed his first feature film, Being John Malkovich.

Although Van der Lubbe was certainly an arsonist, and clearly played a role, there has been considerable popular and scientific debate over whether he acted alone.

Although the order has not been fully acted upon, he is legally out of under house arrest.

Although Frawley acted in over 100 films, he is best known for playing landlord Fred Mertz in the situation comedy I Love Lucy, and " Bub " in the TV series My Three Sons.

Although, in the words of Senator Everett Dirksen, Burger " looked, sounded, and acted like a Chief Justice ," Woodward and Armstrong's The Brethren depicted Burger as a weak chief justice who was not seriously respected by his colleagues due to alleged personal eccentricity and lack of legal acumen.

Although these allowances are made for children, they can still act, and are sometimes found to have acted, in a negligent manner.

Although the network of Buddhist temples across the country acted as a catalyst for an exploration of architecture and culture, this also led to the clergy gaining increased power and influence.

Although the government, after the judgment of Lau Kong Yung & Others v Director of Immigration was handed down, claimed that " the Court had confirmed that the Government had acted entirely constitutionally and legally " in requesting a NPCSC interpretation, the truth is the Court never endorsed or ratified the Government's acts.

Although never officially elected, Trudell acted as its national chairman from 1973 until 1979.

Although Prussia's military strength and freedom of action was severely restricted by the peace terms imposed at Tilsit, this Commission nevertheless acted as a General Staff to plan and implement the reconstruction of the Prussian Army.

Although he acted a judge, he encouraged investigators to procure confessions from the accused.

Although he had a few brushes with the law, he acted as a kind of urban Robin Hood to keep the streets in his neighborhood safe.

Although Granville's son, Robert Carteret, 3rd Earl Granville, had considered selling the land back to The Crown to dis-encumber himself, he never acted.

Although she knows she still isn't out of her shell, Fay angrily swears to go it alone.

Although most stand alone in the landscape, some examples exist of brochs surrounded by clusters of smaller dwellings.

Although Christ, like man, is made in the image of God, he alone shares the likeness of God the Father.

Although the fluxion is defined here as a function of time, the symbols and respectively standing alone are not defined here.

Although wage and price controls are sometimes used to control or prevent inflation, no episode of hyperinflation has been ended by the use of price controls alone.

Although the Coalition was joined by other allies, the French Empire was also not alone since it now had a complex network of allies and submitted states.

Although a space was left for him between the signatures of Eliyahu Dobkin and Meir Vilner, Zerach Warhaftig signed at the top of the next column, leading to speculation that Vilner's name had been left alone to isolate him, or to stress that even a communist agreed with the declaration.

Although his guards thought that it was odd for him not to rise at his usual time, they were under strict orders not to disturb him and left him alone the entire day.

Although knitting may have had a reputation as hobby one does alone, it is becoming more and more of a social activity.

Although the 1988 elections produced another national unity government, Shamir was able to take the role alone.

Although he initially needed Watson to share the rent of his comfortable residence at 221B Baker Street, Watson reveals in " The Adventure of the Dying Detective ", when Holmes was living alone, that " I have no doubt that the house might have been purchased at the price which Holmes paid for his rooms ," suggesting he had developed a good income from his practice, although it is seldom revealed exactly how much he charges for his services.

Although the latihan can be practiced alone, members are advised to participate regularly, ideally twice a week, in a group latihan.

Although neither agreement alone comes under the Statute of Frauds, the extension modifies the original contract to make it a 15-month lease, thereby bringing it under the Statute.

Although X10 offered interesting and powerful functionality, it had become obvious that the X protocol could use a more hardware-neutral redesign before it became too widely deployed, but MIT alone would not have the resources available for such a complete redesign.

Although the data suggests negative outcomes for these students whose parents relocate after divorce, there is not enough research that can alone prove the overall well-being of the child A newer study in the Journal of Family Psychology found that parents who move more than an hour away from their children after a divorce are much less well off than those parents who stayed in the same location

Although parity alone can only detect and not correct errors, it can be part of a system for correcting errors.

Although Burke himself was largely alone in defecting to Pitt in 1791, much of the rest of the party, including the influential House of Lords leader the Duke of Portland, Rockingham's nephew Lord Fitzwilliam, and William Windham, were increasingly uncomfortable with the flirtations of Fox and his allies with radicalism and the French Revolution.

Although male bonobos are individually stronger, they cannot stand alone against a united group of females.

Although the story and presentation of the film had been discussed during production with different Jewish groups to limit the offense it might cause, the film was attacked by critics who accused it of presenting the Holocaust without much suffering, and some who considered that " laughing at everything " was not remotely appropriate, let alone credible.

Although some microcomputers ( particularly early 8-bit home micros ) perform tasks using RAM alone, some form of secondary storage is normally desirable.

Although price rises had also been high under Frei ( 27 % a year between 1967 and 1970 ), a basic basket of consumer goods rose by 120 % from 190 to 421 escudos in one month alone, August 1972.

Although commonly referred to as simply Robinson Crusoe, the book ’ s complete, original title as it appears on the title page of the first edition is The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner: Who lived Eight and Twenty Years, all alone in an un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque ; Having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck, wherein all the Men perished but himself.

Although the three-peg version has a simple recursive solution as outlined above, the optimal solution for the Tower of Hanoi problem with four pegs ( called Reve's puzzle ), let alone more pegs, is still an open problem.

Although the Nineteenth Amendment had prohibited the denial of the right to vote because of a person's sex, Alice Paul, a suffragist leader, argued that this right alone would not end remaining vestiges of legal discrimination based upon sex.

Although in a traditional custard, where egg is used alone as a thickener, such as in a crème anglaise, boiling results in the over cooking and subsequent ' curdling ' of the custard, however in a pastry cream, starch prevents this.