Although Abu Ma ' shar al-Balkhi | Abu Ma ' shar believed Ptolemy to be one of the Ptolemaic dynasty | Ptolemies who ruled Egypt after the conquest of Alexander the Great | Alexander the title ‘ King Ptolemy ’ is generally viewed as a mark of respect for Ptolemy's elevated standing in science.

Although once a major language in the Fertile Crescent, Syriac is now limited to enclaves in the Nineveh plains, Tur Abdin, the Khabur River | Khabur plains and around the Syrian town of Ma ' loula

Although Zhu Di would always claim that his mother was the Empress Ma ( Zhu Yuanzhang's primary wife ), his real birth mother is speculated by some to have been a secondary queen consort of either Korean or Mongolian origin.

Although in the first instance the Samanids were Governors of Khorasan and Ma wara ' u ' n-nahr under the suzerainty of the Abbasid Caliphate, the dynasty soon established virtual independence from Baghdad.

Although the rocks in Banff Park were laid down as sediments between ~ 600 Ma to ~ 175 Ma, the main period of mountain building occurred between 80 – 120 million years ago, as a result of the shortening and deformation of the ancient continental shelf as exotic island terranes collided and were accreted onto the continent's margin.

Although his personal involvement led to high esprit de corps in the RLAF, Thao Ma came into conflict with other Lao generals, as his whole-hearted commitment of RLAF aircraft to military purposes blocked their plans for opium smuggling.

Although she never had a speaking part, Ma Glum provided comedy value by always being put upon by Mr Glum, and yet always getting her way ( such as the episode where Mr Glum pawned her false teeth ).

Although " Ma Normandie " is used by Jersey at Commonwealth Games, Island Games and other international events where it is necessary for territories that otherwise use " God Save the Queen " to be distinguished, the fact that the song refers to France rather than to Jersey means that a body of opinion has campaigned for a change of anthem.

Although the cause of the intense regional volcanism around 16 Ma is hotly debated, the age progression across the High Lava Plains is now attributed to a reservoir of hot material that expanded over time, and the linearity of the trend attributed to exploitation of a deep, pre-existing weakness in the crust associated with the Brothers Fault Zone.

Although rebellions in the south still broke out after the Southern Campaign, they were comparatively minor, and Ma Zhong and Li Hui were quick to suppress them again and again.

Although the LP cover would also list the timing 4: 47 of " Ma Baker ", it was the much more common second single mix 4: 33 that was included in the album.

Although the trademark " Teflon " is generally not used among the Chinese-speaking population to describe the product as a whole so it's not used to describe Ma either, people do describe Ma using the nickname that the society actually uses to describe Teflon-enhanced-cookware-a " non-stick pan " (" bu zhan guo ").

Although Ma On Shan Rail is defined as a medium capacity system, KCRC has arranged 18 sets of Kinki Sharyo EMU SP1950 trains, built by Kinki Sharyo, running on the system in a four-car configuration.

Although the Song Shu text describes earlier precedents of the south-pointing chariot before the time of Ma Jun, this is not entirely credible, as there are no pre-Han or Han Dynasty era texts that describe the device.

Although she has left DTP she is still considered to be on their label according to paperwork-said by Remy Ma.

Although Blind Lemon Jefferson was the first to record " Match Box Blues " under that title in 1927, Ma Rainey had earlier recorded the famous line in her March 1924 recording of " Lost Wandering Blues " in Chicago, which was released as a Paramount 78 single, 12098, in 1924:

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

Although New Orleans was not to learn of it for a spell, she also was a sadist, a nymphomaniac and unobtrusively mad -- the perpetrator of some of the worst crimes against humanity ever committed on American soil.

Although Faulkner was the heir in his own family to this tradition, he did not have Stark Young's inclination to romanticize and sentimentalize the planter society.

Although his tender nights were not the ones I dreamed of, nor was it for yachts, sports cars, tall drinks, and swimming pools, nor yet for money or what money buys that I burned, I too was burning and watching myself burn.

Although after much trouble he did manage to get it back, he discovered there was no trade to be had.

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 the fort was evacuated in the face of the force of Cornwallis, Morgan and his men did have a chance to take another swing at the redcoats.

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 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 it was a mere fragment of the victim's remains, it was enough.

Although there were only four fluids tested, it was apparent that there were two distinct types.

Although the tape was run for over 1 hr., a steady state was not reached, and it was concluded that the reason for this was that the back pressure of the manometer was built up from the material fed from between the blocks and this was available at a very slow rate.

-- Although there was some variation in results which must be attributed either to trace impurities or to variation in wall effects, the photochemical exchange in the gas phase was sufficiently reproducible so that it seemed meaningful to compare the reaction rates in different series of reaction tubes for the purpose of obtaining information on the effect of chlorine concentration and of carbon tetrachloride concentration on the reaction rate.

Although the Taylor Scale was designed as a group testing device, in this study it was individually administered by psychologically trained workers who established rapport and assisted the children in reading the items.

Although the juntas, that had forced the French to leave Spain, had sworn by the liberal Constitution of 1812, Ferdinand VII openly believed that it was too liberal for the country.

Although MI5's agents were shocked that a Catholic Irishman desired to work for them, Nelligan was formally sworn into the British Secret Service.

Although some may be sworn peace officers their job is, in certain cases entirely civil rather than criminal law enforcement.

Although Gregoire was sworn in as Governor of Washington on January 12, 2005, Rossi did not formally concede and called for a re-vote over concerns about the integrity of the election.

Although he was sworn in to the Luxembourg Bar Council in 1980, he never practised as a lawyer.

Although he was one of the sworn physicians of the court, he apparently never attended nor received any salary.

Although her ancesters had sworn oaths never even to seek knowlege of this spell, Jadis had sought it out and learned it.

Although Bane had sworn off using Venom in Vengeance of Bane II in 1995, and his character is actually written as having kept that promise to himself, it is still not uncommon for artists to draw Bane as still wearing the tube leading from his old wrist device to the back of his head, as well as almost all media adaptions of the character show him actively using the Venom compound.

Although the laws since 19th century mostly require " personal service " of process, and sworn " proof of process " that the defendant has received notice of trial, in many areas the parties involved in service of process get away with perjured proof of process, claiming to have delivered the legal documents which in fact have not reached defendant ( but rather been discarded " in sewer ").

Although the warrant was sworn out October 25, 1825, Beauchamp had ignored it on the advice of a friend who said it was harassment.

Although Maine Fire-Police are not peace officers and do not have any police powers, they may be sworn in as Special Police in some towns-albeit rarely.

Although various incidents during the late 1960s and early 1970s, particularly in California, had sparked controversy and negative feelings towards police officers in general, The Rookies tried to better humanize the character of a police officer and show the struggles new, younger men and women ( who were often Vietnam-era military veterans and / or college graduates ) faced in their lives as law enforcement persons sworn to serve and protect the public.

Although it is a work of fiction, Luo Guanzhong's compelling account of the duel between Lü Bu, the mightiest warrior in the novel, and the three sworn brothers makes it one of the most celebrated events in Chinese culture.

Although Turnbull did not lead the Social Credit caucus in the house, he was selected as the party's cabinet representative and was sworn into office on November 4, 1940 as a Minister without portfolio.

Although García seldom departs from his sworn duty, he develops considerable respect for Zorro and later in the series is openly glad when Zorro escapes capture.