" Although many early English deists had relied on ridicule to attack the Bible and Christianity, theirs was a refined wit rather than the broad humor Paine employed.

Although some measure of truth lies within the tale, it is largely an idealized account written by author Bigelow Paine and loosely based on McDonald's statements, published in Paine's classic book Captain Bill McDonald: Texas Ranger in 1909.

Although the philosophical idea has circulated since Immanuel Kant and Thomas Paine, it was not scientifically evaluated until the 1960s.

Although the manufacturer committed to re-do the broken parts, Gaudí liked the aesthetic of the broken masonry and asked that the pieces be stuck to the main structure with lime mortar and held in with a brass ring.

# Although not as radical as the Zapatistas would have liked, Madero did introduce some agrarian reforms, such as a reorganization of rural credit and the creation of agricultural stations.

Although music and songs amused kings, they were also enjoyed by ordinary people who liked to sing and dance in their homes or in the marketplaces.

Although William was an effective soldier, he was a ruthless ruler and, it seems, was little liked by those he governed: according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, he was " hateful to almost all his people and odious to God.

Although Nixon initially liked and respected Agnew, as time progressed he felt his vice president lacked the intelligence and vision, particularly in foreign affairs, to sit in the Oval Office, and he began freezing Agnew out of the White House decision-making process.

Although she is not outstandingly beautiful, she is well liked by most men because of her sweet personality, a popularity which is often resented by other women.

" Although Whedon's vision of female empowerment was not as apparent as he would have liked in the 1992 film, he was given a second chance when Gail Berman approached him with the idea of re-creating it as a television series.

Although the test audience indicated they liked the actress, they hated the character because they could not relate to a female who was so " cold ".

Although well liked by most, he proves to be lacking in character by seducing and later abandoning Little Em ' ly, who is later found in London working as a prostitute.

Although the chosen name was " Mariners ," the Pilot ′ s editor overruled the contest, deciding he liked the alliteration of " Tidewater Tides.

Although it was not liked as much as kūmara, it was appreciated for its ready availability and the ease with which it could be stored ( Orbell 1998: 29 ).

Although Hawkins was well liked Hawkins Monument by the Creeks, he believed, as did many white men of his time, that the Indians should embrace a European-American way of life.

Although his tenure was short, he was well liked by the local community.

Although Comte's English followers, including George Eliot and Harriet Martineau, for the most part rejected the full gloomy panoply of his system, they liked the idea of a religion of humanity and his injunction to " vivre pour autrui " (" live for others "), from which comes the word " altruism ".

Although Robinson said he did not like the word's literal definition of " attendants ", since he felt they were his friends, he liked the word itself and began to use it in regular conversation when referring to them.

Although Philo liked to withdraw from the world in order to give himself up entirely to contemplation, and bitterly regretted the lack of such repose (" De Specialibus Legibus ," 1 299 ), he did not abandon the work that was required of him by the welfare of his people.

" Although Victoria was known to dislike most babies, she liked Beatrice, whom she considered attractive.

Although Saab engineers liked the two-stroke engine it was decided that a four-stroke engine was necessary and the choice was a 1. 75 L ( later 1. 85 L ) engine from Triumph, the same Triumph Slant-4 engine used in the Triumph Dolomite, but the Saab version was fitted with a Zenith-Stromberg CD carburetor developed specially for Saab.

' Although Gandy dies in ' Legends Are Forever ,' Bellisario liked the character enough to adapt him to the present day.

" Although Sherman was well liked and respected among the delegates, his plan failed at first.

Although criticized for its low speed and weak gun, the Valentine was liked due to its small size, reliability, and generally good armour protection.

Although many liked McHenry personally, Washington, Hamilton, and Wolcott were said to have complained of his incompetence as an administrator.

Although the publisher did not at the time publish a line of children's books, Farrar met L ' Engle, liked the novel and ultimately published it.

Although the role of Hatcher was written as a small one, De Palma liked Reilly's performance so much that the role was significantly expanded.

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 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 some say Judaism is noncreedal in nature, others say it recognizes a single creed, the Shema Yisrael, which begins: " Hear, O Israel: the LORD our God, the LORD is one.

Although Eusebius does not say as much, the temple of Aphrodite was probably built as part of Hadrian's reconstruction of Jerusalem as Aelia Capitolina in 135, following the destruction of the Jewish Revolt of 70 and the Bar Kokhba revolt of 132 – 135.

Although most felt the Russian Revolution was working class in character, they believed that, since capitalist relations still existed ( because the workers had no say in running the economy ), the Soviet Union ended up as a state capitalist country, with the state replacing the individual capitalist.

Although the website Religion Facts, without citing any source, says that Pope Siricius was the first Bishop of Rome to style himself Pope, weightier authorities say the title " Pope " was from the early 3rd century an honorific designation used for any bishop in the West.

Although Orbison recorded and wrote standard structure songs before " Only the Lonely ", he claimed never to have learned how to write them: " I'm sure we had to study composition or something like that at school, and they'd say ' This is the way you do it ,' and that's the way I would have done it, so being blessed again with not knowing what was wrong or what was right, I went on my own way .... So the structure sometimes has the chorus at the end of the song, and sometimes there is no chorus, it just goes ... But that's always after the fact — as I'm writing, it all sounds natural and in sequence to me.

Although exact numbers are difficult to ascertain, it is safe to say that several million people served in the South Vietnamese armed forces, the vast majority of them in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam ( ARVN )— between 1956 and 1975.

Although he describes places throughout De Architectura, he does not say he was present.

Although in later years he had romantic relationships with other women and possibly affairs, George herself wrote to her husband " When you are dead, people will talk about your love affairs, but I shall say nothing, for I will remember how proud you were.

Although the CIA insists that MKUltra-type experiments have been abandoned, some CIA observers say there is little reason to believe it does not continue today under a different set of acronyms.

Although the fairies say that they cannot stop Strephon, they have become very much attracted to the peers, whom they find handsome and delightful.

Although some critics would say that contemporary Czech literature ( since 1989 ) is relatively marginalised in comparison with Czech film-making, writers such as Petr Šabach, Ivan Martin Jirous, Jáchym Topol, Miloš Urban, Patrik Ouředník, and Petra Hůlová are public figures and sell books in large numbers.

Johnson went on to say that " by the time I was a third of the way through, I had to suppress a strong impulse to throw the thing away ", Although Johnson recognised that in Bond there " was a social phenomenon of some importance ", this was as a negative element, as the phenomenon concerned three " three basic ingredients in Dr No, all unhealthy, all thoroughly English: the sadism of a schoolboy bully, the mechanical, two-dimensional sex-longings of a frustrated adolescent, and the crude, snob-cravings of a suburban adult.

" Although Peres himself did not retract the statement, the Israeli Foreign Ministry later issued a cable to its missions which stated that the " The minister absolutely did not say, as the Turkish news agency alleged, “ What the Armenians underwent was a tragedy, not a genocide "".

Although Hausdorff spaces aren't generally regular, a Hausdorff space that is also ( say ) locally compact will be regular, because any Hausdorff space is preregular.

Although she is a tomboy, on countless occasions strips have depicted Toots as having more of a feminine role than that of say Minnie the Minx.

Although addiction is a lifelong battle, it is much easier to say " no " to the addictive voice, than to give in.

Although Munroe would later say Crane " was not a handsome man ", she nonetheless admired his " remarkable almond-shaped gray eyes.

" Although Kyle, who wrote about the alleged incident in his book but did not mention Ventura by name, stated he asked Ventura to tone down his voice because the families of SEAL personnel were present, Ventura allegedly went on to say that the SEALs " deserved to lose a few guys ", after which Kyle stated he punched Ventura in the face.

Although Ermakov's archived statement does not say so, he told his wife that Anastasia was finished off with bayonets, while Yurovsky wrote that as the bodies were carried out, one or more of the girls cried out and were clubbed on the back of the head.

Although he continued to work with William Shatner in the Star Trek movies, in private life Doohan didn't care for him, and was once quoted as saying " I like Captain Kirk, but I can't say that I'm very fond of Bill ," declining to be interviewed by Shatner for Shatner's first Star Trek: Memories book about the show.

Although the band members claimed not to be a " political band " — they are simply " political people " who are also musicians, they say — the group's lyrics have a political message which can be interpreted as generally anti-capitalist and anarchist.