Although this policy met with initial success, it gradually undermined the relative effectiveness of imperial bureaucracy by placing family connections over merit.

Although initial studies suggested that antioxidant supplements might promote health, later large clinical trials with a limited number of antioxidants detected no benefit and even suggested that excess supplementation with certain putative antioxidants may be harmful.

Although the butterfly effect may appear to be an esoteric and unlikely behavior, it is exhibited by very simple systems: for example, a ball placed at the crest of a hill may roll into any of several valleys depending on, among other things, slight differences in initial position.

Although the initial certificate is available to anyone with a high school education, the diploma is meant to be a post-graduate qualification and in fact can be incorporated into a Master's degree program.

Although the PDP-2 never proceeded beyond the initial design, the PDP-3 found some interest and was designed in full.

Although the initial analysis is correct, there is another effect that can happen, known as the overvoltage effect.

Although the Estonian orthography is generally guided by phonemic principles, with each grapheme corresponding to one phoneme, there are some historical and morphological deviations from this: for example the initial letter ' h ' in words, preservation of the morpheme in declension of the word ( writing b, g, d in places where p, k, t is pronounced )

Although some found initial refuge in Italy ( especially Venice ), most resettled in the Ottoman Empire, where Spanish speaking Jews established in Istanbul a rich sub-culture with a flourishing Hebrew and Ladino printing industry.

Although the Army's initial July 1941 guidelines for OCS had been drafted as race-neutral, practically speaking few black applicants were admitted into OCS until after subsequent directives by Army leadership.

Although initial studies suggested that antioxidant supplements might promote health, later large clinical trials did not detect any benefit and suggested instead that excess supplementation may be harmful.

Although the Giants were successful on the field in their initial seasons, their financial status was a different story.

Although encountering the flaw was extremely rare in practice ( Byte magazine estimated that 1 in 9 billion floating point divides with random parameters would produce inaccurate results ),< ref > both the flaw and Intel's initial handling of the matter were heavily criticized.

Although Holmes appears to show initial interest in some female clients ( in particular, Violet Hunter in " The Adventure of the Copper Beeches "), Watson says he inevitably " manifested no further interest in the client when once she had ceased to be the centre of one of his problems ".

Although individuals in various civilian, military and police vessels reached the crash site and searched for survivors within minutes of the initial water impact, no survivors were found, making TWA 800 the second deadliest aircraft accident in the United States at that time.

Although there were initial scandals in his first term, Grant remained popular in the country and was re-elected a second term in 1872. Notable accomplishments as President include policies for the protection of African Americans in the Reconstruction states as well as Native Americans in the West, the Treaty of Washington in 1871, and the Specie Payment Resumption Act in 1875.

Although production was cancelled in 1996, seven low rate initial

Although the initial draft did not require a jury for civil cases, this led to an uproar which was followed by the Seventh Amendment, which requires a civil jury in cases where the value in dispute is greater than twenty dollars.

Although the initial aim of humanoid research was to build better orthosis and prosthesis for human beings, knowledge has been transferred between both disciplines.

Although the initial Atlantic naval explorations were performed purely by Europeans, members of many European nationalities were involved, including sailors from the Iberian kingdoms, the Italian kingdoms, England, France and Poland.

Although commonplace today, the effect bewitched audiences in the era before widespread recorded sound — after the initial 1918 run-through, Holst's daughter Imogen ( in addition to watching the charwomen dancing in the aisles during " Jupiter ") remarked that the ending was " unforgettable, with its hidden chorus of women's voices growing fainter and fainter ... until the imagination knew no difference between sound and silence ".

Although the movie's initial script and novelization describe the X-wings as belonging to " Blue squadron ", limitations in bluescreen photography led to the markings on the filming models, as well as the fictional squadron affiliation being changed to red.

Although the useful information was more likely to concern unexploded land mines and opium addiction than the latest modern farming techniques, the inspiration and model of Naway Kor, Naway Jwand was The Archers, and the initial workshopping with Afghan writers included an Archers scriptwriter.

Although considered an excellent navigator, Columbus wrecked the Santa María during the initial voyage of 1492, the flagship of his fleet ; he proved a poor administrator and was stripped of the governorship in 1500 ; he was jailed for six weeks upon returning to Spain ; yet Ferdinand and Isabel financed his fourth voyage to the New World, but denied him the governorship of the land.

Although Classical electromagnetism predicted that the wavelength of scattered rays should be equal to the initial wavelength, multiple experiments had found that the wavelength of the scattered rays was longer ( corresponding to lower energy ) than the initial wavelength.

Although the range and precise application of defenses varies between jurisdictions, the following represents a list of the defenses that may apply to all levels of assault:

Although Eugene's forces inflicted double the number of casualties on the French the battle settled little except to deter Vendôme trying an all-out assault on Imperial forces that year, enabling Eugene to hold on south of the Alps.

Although the First Battle of Independence in August 1862 resulted in a Confederate victory, the Southerners were unable to follow up their win in any significant fashion, as the City of Kansas was occupied by Union troops and proved too heavily fortified for them to assault.

Although the Union troops failed again at Laurel Hill, an innovative assault attempt by Col. Emory Upton against the Mule Shoe showed promise.

Although the few French survivors resisted from all sides, by the end of the first day the German assault troops had only suffered about 600 casualties.

Although Hulagu was allied with Kublai Khan, his forces were unable to help in the assault against the Song, due to Hulagu's war with the Golden Horde.

Although Winston Churchill, had proposed the creation of an airborne force to assault behind the Germans lines in 1917, the first modern operation dates to late 1918.

Although the German press had once " swooned over him ", the new German authorities now made a mockery of Chagall's art, describing them as " green, purple, and red Jews shooting out of the earth, fiddling on violins, flying through the air ... representing assault on Western civilization ".

Although the German commanders were able to maintain open lines of communication and issue operating orders, even with swift staff work the tempo of the assault was such that German decision cycle was unable to react decisively.

Although the events at Dunkirk gave a great boost to British morale, they also left the remaining French to stand alone against a renewed German assault southward.

Although the decision had been made in late 1967, it was widely seen in the media as a punishment for being caught off guard by the communist assault.

Although the Spartans held on for long enough to rescue the body of the king, their line was soon broken by the sheer force of the Theban assault.

Although the outcome of the battle made such an assault unnecessary, Brock observed first-hand the tactical brilliance of Lord Nelson.

Although a heliborne assault managed to seize Tchepone, it was a useless victory, since the South Vietnamese could only hold the town for a short period of time before being withdrawn due to attacks on the main column.

Although the British correspondents were amazed at the courageousness and impetuosity of their attack, the assault of the Russian army was handicapped by poor organization and lack of experienced soldiers which, due to Sevastopol, forced their corps to consist mostly of militia.

Although not mentioned directly by name, the novel Cryptonomicon depicts an assault of a similar fortress U. S. Marine Sergeant Bobby Shaftoe dies assaulting in 1945.

Although the federal assault weapons ban expired in 2004, several states have their own assault weapons bans, which sometimes differ from the former federal law.

Although the primary sources state that Ravenna fell to their assault -- John of Antioch states that a shepherd led the army of Aspar safely through the marshes that protected the city -- Stewart Oost believes that Aspar's father, Ardaburius, who had been captured by Joannes ' soldiers, convinced the garrison of Ravenna to betray the city.

Although the worldwide depression of the late 1920s and early 1930s had minimal effects on Japan — indeed, Japanese exports grew substantially during this period — there was a sense of rising discontent that was heightened with the assault upon Rikken Minseitō prime minister Osachi Hamaguchi in 1930.

Although the Ents could split ordinary stone with ease, their assault on the tower only left a few scratches and chips on its surface.

Although one eye-witness — the bride, Eleanor Boardman — claimed to have seen the assault, others deny that it occurred.

Although there is no specific law against sexual harassment at workplace in India but many provisions in other legislations protect against sexual harassment at workplace, such as Section 354, IPC deals with " assault or criminal force to a woman with the intent to outrage her modesty, and Section 509, IPC deals with " word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman.

Although corals are major contributors to the framework and bulk material comprising a coral reef, the organisms most responsible for reef growth against the constant assault from ocean waves are calcareous algae, especially, although not entirely, species of coralline algae.

Although the Rangers repelled the initial assault, Iraqi counterattacks continued with heavy mortar and artillery shells that rained down on the Rangers.