Although the rain is still falling vertically ( relative to a stationary observer ), you find that you have to hold the umbrella slightly in front of you to keep off the rain.

Although some plants do prefer slightly basic soil ( including vegetables like cabbage and fodder like buffalograss ), most plants prefer a mildly acidic soil ( pH between 6. 0 and 6. 8 ), and alkaline soils can cause problems.

Although the inclusion of cognitive appraisal as one of the elements is slightly controversial, since some theorists make the assumption that emotion and cognition are separate but interacting systems, the component processing model provides a sequence of events that effectively describes the coordination involved during an emotional episode.

Although Scotland and England had both rejected papal authority, the Reformation in each country proceeded in slightly different directions.

Although the group's early work was essentially punk-oriented, they quickly settled into a sunny, melodic, and slightly jangly pop style reminiscent in style of early R. E. M.

* Although procedure times are usually slightly longer, hospital stay is less, and often with a same day discharge which leads to a faster return to everyday living.

Although both mutation rates and average fitness effects of mutations are dependent on the organism, estimates from data in humans have found that a majority of mutations are slightly deleterious.

Although all models shared the same instruction set, later models added new instructions and interpreted certain instructions slightly differently.

Although the three catalytic β subunits have a common mechanism, they have slightly different substrate specificities, which are considered chymotrypsin-like, trypsin-like, and peptidyl-glutamyl peptide-hydrolyzing ( PHGH )- like.

To work with a second color, a second needle is used. Although needle tatting looks similar to shuttle tatting, it differs in structure and is slightly thicker and looser because both the needle and the thread must pass through the stitches.

Although many manufacturers licensed the design, including Citroën with their M35 and GS Birotor, using engines produced by Comotor, General Motors, which seems to have concluded that the Wankel engine was slightly more expensive to build than an equivalent reciprocating engine, although claiming having solved the fuel economy issue, but failed in obtaining acceptable exhaust emissions, and Mercedes-Benz which used it for their C111 concept car, only Mazda has produced Wankel engines in large numbers.

Although Sousaphones have a slightly more restricted range than their orchestral Tuba counterpart, generally they can all play the same music and usually have parts written in the bass clef and the indicated octave is played ( unlike Double Bass or Electric Bass that sound an octave lower than the indicated note.

Although the relation between vapor pressure and temperature is non-linear, the chart uses a logarithmic vertical axis to produce slightly curved lines, so one chart can graph many liquids.

Although she is a " valid ", Irene knows she will only ever be picked for lesser missions due to slightly elevated risk of heart failure.

Although usually slightly smaller than a human, an adult leopard is much more powerful and easily capable of killing them.

Although the segregationist George Wallace was on the ballot, Nixon ran slightly ahead of him and gained South Carolina's electoral votes.

Although slightly easier than stopped-down metering, operation is less convenient than automatic operation.

Although the Bush administration slightly increased funding

Although the birefringence Δn may vary slightly due to dispersion, this is negligible compared to the variation in phase difference according to the wavelength of the light due to the fixed path difference ( λ < sub > 0 </ sub > in the denominator in the above equation ).

Although the Cape Verdeans were treated badly by their colonial masters, they fared slightly better than Africans in other Portuguese colonies because of their lighter skin.

Although their form was variable, basilicas often contained interior colonnades that divided the space, giving aisles or arcaded spaces on one or both sides, with an apse at one end ( or less often at each end ), where the magistrates sat, often on a slightly raised dais.

Although every ideal in is simply the set of multiples of a certain integer n, the ideal structure of is slightly more complicated ; there are ideals that may not be expressed as the set of multiples of a given polynomial.

Although Marion County is not near either of Florida's coasts, it is situated slightly to the west.

Although a few mineral grains are known that are Hadean, the oldest rock formations exposed on the surface of the Earth are Archean or slightly older.

Although it was declared eliminated from the U. S. in 2000, high rates of vaccination and good communication with persons who refuse vaccination is needed to prevent outbreaks and sustain the elimination of measles in the U. S. Of the 66 cases of measles reported in the U. S. in 2005, slightly over half were attributable to one unvaccinated individual who acquired measles during a visit to Romania.

Although the Brandywine population is still predominantly rural, `` there are indications of a consistent and a statistically significant trend away from the older and relatively isolated rural communities.

Although the fossils of several older proto-frogs with primitive characteristics are known, the oldest " true frog " is Prosalirus bitis, from the Early Jurassic Kayenta Formation of Arizona.

Although this is an independent definition that does not refer to the older basis of ephemeris time, it uses the same quantity as the value of the ephemeris second measured by the cesium clock in 1958.

Although this was regarded as a character flaw in older academic research, his delaying tactics are now viewed as a means of coping with political challenges in far-flung territorial possessions.

Although in 1899 Standard Oil controlled more than 85 % of the oil production in the older oil regions in the Appalachian Basin and the Lima-Indiana trend, it never controlled more than 10 % of the oil production in the new Gulf Coast province.

Although it is sometimes claimed that Irenaeus believed Christ did not die until he was older than is conventionally portrayed, the bishop of Lyons simply pointed out that because Jesus turned the permissible age for becoming a rabbi ( 30 years old and above ), he recapitulated and sanctified the period between 30 and 50 years old, as per the Jewish custom of periodization of human life, and so touches the beginning of old age when one becomes 50 years old.

Although K-Meleon 0. 9. 13 is based on Gecko 1. 7. 13, which is now obsolete, a simulation of it ( called " K-Meleon0. 9. 13-ud3-1. 8. 0. 7 ") has been made that is based on a current " k-meleon. exe " and a recent 1. 8. 0. x Gecko rendering engine to allow people who prefer the older K-Meleon 0. 9 interface to update their browsing to current security standards.

Although older than both Boulton and Darwin, by 1758 Whitehurst was writing to Boulton telling excitedly of a pyrometer he had built, and looking forward to visiting Birmingham " to spend one day with you in trying all necessary experiments ".

Although Machu Picchu is by far the most well-known internationally, Peru boasts many other sites where the modern visitor can see extensive and well-preserved ruins, remnants of the Inca-period and even older constructions.

Although Sophia was in her seventy-first year, older than Anne by thirty-five years, she was very fit and healthy, and invested time and energy in securing the succession either for herself or her son.

Although considerably older than Queen Anne, Sophia enjoyed much better health.

Although Oswald had one known son, Æthelwald, it is uncertain whether this was a son from his marriage to Cynegils ' daughter or from an earlier relationship — since Æthelwald began ruling in Deira in 651, it has been argued that a son from this marriage would have been too young at the time to be trusted with this position, and therefore may have been older, the product of a relationship Oswald had during his exile.

Although the older analog camcorders ( VHS, VHS-C ) were produced in SECAM versions, none of the 8 mm or Hi-band models ( S-VHS, S-VHS-C, and Hi-8 ) recorded it directly.

Although the programme is aimed at children between the ages of one and four, it had a substantial cult following with older generations, mainly university and college students.

Although there is no official national anthem of Scotland, Flower of Scotland is one of a number of songs which unofficially fulfil this role, along with the older Scots Wha Hae, Scotland the Brave and Highland Cathedral.

Although his older brother Jakob had received his dismissal from the Hannoverian Guard, Wilhelm was accused of desertion ( for which he was pardoned by George III in 1782 ).

Although most x86 processors used in new personal computers and servers have 64-bit capabilities, to avoid compatibility problems with older computers or systems, the term x86-64 ( or x64 ) is often used to denote 64-bit software, with the term x86 implying only 32-bit.

Although they failed to achieve further success in 1986, their repertoire expanded to include songs such as " Sugar Spun Sister ", taking on influences from bands such as The Jesus & Mary Chain and the indie-pop era Primal Scream (" Velocity Girl " being a major influence on " Made of Stone "), and they stopped playing the older songs.

Although Christine was introduced to the piano at the age of four, it was not until age eleven that she studied music seriously, when she was re-introduced to the instrument by Philip Fisher, a local musician and school friend of her older brother John.

Although as the above makes clear there is no confirmed etymological connection, it might be noted that these older meanings are synonymous with the modern expression " bull " otherwise generally considered, and intentionally used as, a contraction of " bullshit ".

Although their influence was weakened, there were still a good deal of men with influence from the older aristocracy.

Although EMKA, Ltd. ( now part of Universal Television ) had acquired Paramount's older films in 1959, Animal Crackers evidently was regarded as a mess best left untouched.

Although the technique is older, the first widely circulated use of the term " threaded code " is probably Bell's article " Threaded Code " from 1973.

Although " there was a true revival of te reo in the 1980s and early to-mid-1990s .... spurred on by the realisation of how few speakers were left, and by the relative abundance of older fluent speakers in both urban neighbourhoods and rural communities ", the language has been in a " renewed decline " since ( p. 439 ).

Although the term " computed tomography " could be used to describe positron emission tomography or single photon emission computed tomography ( SPECT ), in practice it usually refers to the computation of tomography from X-ray images, especially in older medical literature and smaller medical facilities.