Although it received enthusiastic reviews, the release failed to chart ; his next album, Grievous Angel ( released posthumously in 1974 ) met with a similar reception, and peaked at number 195 on Billboard.

Although " Humphrey was an enthusiastic supporter of every U. S. war from 1938 to 1978 ", in February, 1960, he introduced a bill to establish a National Peace Agency.

Although being undertaken by some of the Revolution's enthusiastic followers, the destruction of historical relics was never formally sanctioned by the Communist Party, whose official policy was instead to protect such items.

Although a few historians have claimed, with no evidence, that homosexuality was universal among the buccaneers, it is recognized by most that matelots shared women as well as their chattels, and that buccaneers were frequent and enthusiastic patrons of female prostitutes.

Although the film was a financial success, netting the studio a slim profit of $ 226, 000, some critics were less enthusiastic to the film, not so much to the animated portions as to the live-action portions.

Although, at other times, Kyle is an enthusiastic participant in Cartman's schemes and Cartman is sometimes seen actually being nice to Kyle in some instances.

Although Bernacchi was enthusiastic, the Maria Island Company went into liquidation in 1892.

Although the audience was enthusiastic, press reports were hostile, one describing the work as " no better than that of a gifted fourteen-year-old boy.

Although the matter was really Burke ’ s area of expertise, Fox was, at first, enthusiastic.

Although her father was an actor as well, he was not enthusiastic about his daughter's prospective new career.

Although enthusiastic about the future of the series, Stoddart opted not to enter it, fearing that he and the other ex-ChampCar teams would be unable to be competitive.

Although difficult to manufacture and relatively expensive, Autochromes were relatively easy to use and were immensely popular among enthusiastic amateur photographers -- at least, among those who could bear the cost and were willing to sacrifice the convenience of hand-held " snapshooting " in black-and-white.

Although the people were enthusiastic for a general rising, there was a great shortage of horses ( the Boers were an entirely mounted force ) as they had been taken by the British.

Although he acquired an enthusiastic and loyal following, he was never a top-seller in terms of the mass market.

Although King Carlos I was enthusiastic, and ordered preliminary works started, his officials in Panama soon realized that such an undertaking was beyond the capabilities of 16th-century technology.

Although they remain small in Britain, the international group to which they are affilitated, the International Marxist Tendency, has grown in number, especially in the Indian subcontinent and Latin America, where they are enthusiastic supporters of the Bolivarian Revolution ( they instigated the formation of the Hands Off Venezuela campaign group ).

" Although he conceded " Robbie Coltrane is a British comic actor of genuine talent, but he seems under a compulsion to make bad comedies about the Catholic church " Vincent Canby in the New York Times was more enthusiastic, writing " The film is irreverent, boisterous and enjoyable even when the gags hang fire.

Although the Soviets revised their attitudes under Nikita Khrushchev, during the process of de-Stalinization, and sought to normalize relations with the Yugoslavs, while obtaining influence in the Non-Aligned Movement, the answer they got was never enthusiastic, and the Soviet Union never gained a proper outlet to the Mediterranean Sea.

Although initially enthusiastic about the Russian October Revolution of 1917 and its Bolshevik leaders, he rejected them soon afterwards, and eventually became one of the strongest advocates of excluding communists from the Labour Party.

Although reactions were mixed, many critics were enthusiastic, and the show was commissioned for another run.

Although no longer used commercially, traction engines of all types continue to be maintained and preserved by enthusiastic individuals and are frequently exhibited at agricultural shows in Europe ( particularly the UK ), Canada and the United States.

Although Newman played no active role in the development of the SSEM, or any of the subsequent Manchester computers, he was generally supportive and enthusiastic about the project, and arranged for the acquisition of war-surplus supplies for its construction, including GPO metal racks from Bletchley.

British Admiral Somerville was not enthusiastic about the action, saying that it was "... the biggest political blunder of modern times and will rouse the whole world against us ... we all feel thoroughly ashamed ..." Although it did rekindle anglophobic feelings in France, the action demonstrated Britain's resolve to continue the war alone and rallied the British Conservative Party around Churchill ( although Prime Minister Churchill was not party leader ).

Although activist circles close to the royal court were enthusiastic towards the Ålanders ' plea for Swedish support, the activists had lost their political influence in 1916, and ultimately also the ear of King Gustav V. Representatives for the Ålanders were fed sympathetic words and empty phrases.

Although specialized and experienced amateur astronomers tend to acquire more specialized and more powerful equipment over time, relatively simple equipment is often preferred for certain tasks.

Although the history of the Big Apple was once thought a mystery, research over the past two decades, primarily by amateur etymologist Barry Popik and Gerald Cohen of Missouri University of Science and Technology, has provided a reasonably clear picture of the term's history.

Although " historian " can be used to describe amateur and professional historians alike, it is reserved more recently for those who have acquired graduate degrees in the discipline.

Although there are team sponsors, the sport is still an amateur sport financed by a mixture of private funding and commercial sponsors.

Although there is no dispute about the authenticity of this small penny, its discovery by an amateur archaeologist in 1957 has become controversial ; questions have been raised whether it was planted as a hoax.

Although he has been widely regarded as a dilettante or amateur, his scientific research was of remarkably high quality.

Although the 8 mm format was originally intended for creating amateur films, condensed versions of popular cinema releases were available up until the mid 1980s, for projection at home.

Although amateur bluegrass musicians and trends such as " parking-lot picking " are too important to be ignored, it is touring musicians who have set the direction of the style.

Although recently there have been many amateur typefaces available on CDs in batches of hundreds, type design remains an artistic profession of applied art comparable with architecture.

Although recently the race has gone professional, there are amateur races earlier in the morning for kids and adults.

Although it has been claimed that he had 100 amateur fights and 21 KO wins as a pro in Cuba, this was a fabrication by his manager, Pincho Gutierrez.

Although the sport is in decline in America, the first public amateur jai-alai facility was built in the United States in 2008, in St. Petersburg, Florida, with the assistance of the city of St. Petersburg.

Although there is a rich pool of folk songs in this region, traditions are not being cherished and most zagorian folk music available is performed by amateur groups.

Although his overall record was unremarkable, at the end of the season he was invited to play as an amateur for Cambridgeshire, albeit with little success.

Although Hobbs had rarely opened the batting, when Hayward captained Surrey in their opening game of the season — the regular, amateur Surrey captain was absent — he selected Hobbs and used him as an opening batsman.

Although productions are still less frequent than those of the better-known Gilbert and Sullivan operas, and professional productions are rare, Utopia is regularly presented by some of the amateur Gilbert and Sullivan repertory companies, and an amateur production can be seen most summers at the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival.

Although the league established itself as one of the strongest amateur leagues in the country, routinely providing the winners of the FA Amateur Cup, it was still seen as being at a lower level than the Southern League which was the top regional semi-professional league.

Although the FCC currently recognizes 14 different organizations as VECs, the VEC sponsored by the ARRL oversees about two-thirds of all U. S. amateur radio license examinations.

Although at its inception some of the league's franchises were barely above amateur level, it provided a professional outlet for many of the top female soccer players in the country.

Although the spitball is now banned at all levels of professional and organized amateur baseball, it is still sometimes thrown in violation of the rules.

Although popular with amateur operatic societies, Bitter Sweet has had relatively few professional productions.

Although amateur aficionados of mathematics are quite interested in this concept, professional mathematicians generally are not.