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Although Cetus is not generally considered part of the zodiac, the ecliptic passes close to its constellation boundary, and thus the planets may be seen in Cetus for brief periods of time.
Although it looked like Parton's career had been revived, it was actually just a brief revival before contemporary country music came in the early 1990s and moved all veteran artists out of the charts.
Although those programs included years of research and work, ELIZA remains a milestone simply because it was the first time a programmer had attempted such a human-machine interaction with the goal of creating the illusion ( however brief ) of human-human interaction.
Although most episodes are brief, seizures sometimes spread and generalize.
" Although his expedition through Afghanistan was brief, Alexander left behind a Hellenic cultural influence that lasted several centuries.
Although the very subject matter caused it to be considered scandalous at the time, its brief revival three decades later, in the open and radicalized culture of the late 1960s, when the author was approaching his 70th birthday, found the once-ahead-of-its-time work judged as a tame and dated period piece below Achard's usual literary standard.
Although there was a brief public outcry regarding the high salary in comparison to the size of the country governed, the government's firm stance was that this raise was required to ensure the continued efficiency and corruption-free status of Singapore's " world-class " government.
Although nominally a constitutional monarchy, Thailand was ruled by a series of military governments, most prominently led by Plaek Phibunsongkhram and Sarit Dhanarajata, interspersed with brief periods of democracy.
Although William's successor Anne had considerable Tory sympathies and excluded the Junto Whigs from power, after a brief and unsuccessful experiment with an exclusively Tory government she generally continued William's policy of balancing the parties, supported by her moderate Tory ministers, the Duke of Marlborough and Lord Godolphin.
Although the conflict in Macedonia was brief, it was not scant of war crimes.
Although the drought was brief the main cause of death in Rwanda was due to Belgian prerogatives to acquisition grain from their colony ( Rwanda ).
Although it provided a brief period of unity after conquering Eastern Wu in 280, the Jìn suffered a devastating civil war, War of the Eight Princes, after which they could not contain the revolt of nomadic tribes known as the Wu Hu.
Although his administration was marked by a relative absence of major military or political conflicts, Titus faced a number of major disasters during his brief reign.
Although these brief exchanges are the only direct references in the work to the play's title, they presage the fates of the two main characters: Thomasina's early death and Septimus's voluntary exile from life.
Although their relationship was brief, she secured him his first major engagement, as a mimic and a singer in l ' Alcazar in Marseille to which he received critical acclaim by French theatre critics.
Although this rule takes effect with the 2014 Winter Olympics, the organizers of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London chose to hold their torch relays only in their respective hosting countries of Canada and the United Kingdom ( except for brief stops in the United States and Ireland, respectively ).
Although at first intended to have only a brief lifespan, its immense popularity urged Tagawa to continue producing the strip.
Although he started with a " gut feeling " that Richard was innocent of murdering his nephews, the Princes in the Tower, Fields claims to have investigated the facts as he would for a client he was representing, and he structured the book like a lawyer's brief, identifying the evidence and then drawing the logical implications from the facts.
Although it made a brief revival in the mid-1990s, today the aircraft is again retired.
Although Constable was his parents ' second son, his older brother was mentally handicapped and so John was expected to succeed his father in the business, and after a brief period at a boarding school in Lavenham, he was enrolled in a day school in Dedham.
Although brief, it was an influential period.
Although his history as a supporting character was very brief, Uncle Ben is an overshadowing figure in Spider-Man ’ s life, often appearing in flashbacks.
Although the assessment could have been sustained solely on prior precedent, Justice Stone added a dash of the pragmatism that, with a brief interlude, has since become our aspiration in this quarter of the law.
Although their heyday was relatively brief, nickelodeons played an important part in creating a specialized spectator, " the moviegoer ", who could now integrate going to the movies into his or her life in a way that was impossible before.
Although his role in Return of the Jedi was relatively brief, Admiral Ackbar became a prominent character in the Star Wars Expanded Universe, which encompasses all licensed stories in the Star Wars universe outside of the six main feature films, such as novels, comic books, video games and television shows.

Although and hostilities
Although the Government of Chad and the Government of Sudan signed the Tripoli Agreement on February 8, 2006, officially ending hostilities, fighting continues.
Although the opposition campaign was hurt by the desire of the Mexican electorate for stability, following the assassination of Luis Donaldo Colosio, the intended PRI candidate, and the recent outbreak of hostilities in the state of Chiapas, Zedillo's share of the vote was the lowest official percentage for any PRI presidential candidate up to that time.
Although they arrived too late to engage in hostilities, the action won Morocco goodwill among other Arab states.
Although Classis was retaken in 728, fighting continued between Byzantine forces and the Lombards until 729, when Gregory brokered a deal between Liutprand and the Byzantine exarch, Eutychius, bringing about a temporary ceasing of hostilities that held until Gregory ’ s death.
Although the Peace of Augsburg created a temporary end to hostilities, it did not resolve the underlying religious conflict, which was made yet more complex by the spread of Calvinism throughout Germany in the years that followed.
Although the United States attended the Geneva Conference ( 1954 ), which was intended to end hostilities between France and the Vietnamese at the end of the First Indochina War, it refused to sign the Geneva Accords ( 1954 ).
Although immediate hostilities ended, none of the underlying conflicts were resolved.
Although Byzantine sources did not record these hostilities, the text of the treaty survives in the Primary Chronicle.
Although hostilities were temporarily patched up in 1919, by September 1924 the then Saudi-sponsored Ikhwan under the leadership of Sultan bin Bajad and Khaled bin Luwai was ready to attack Ta ' if.
Although Korean War hostilities ended in July 1953, the Cold War with the Soviet Union persisted.
Although hostilities in northern China were suspended during these negotiations, Taiwan and the Pescadores were specifically excluded from the scope of the armistice.
Although he had conquered most of Royal Hungary, Bethlen was not averse to a peace, nor to a preliminary suspension of hostilities, and negotiations were opened at the conquered towns of Pressburg, Kassa and Besztercebánya ( Banská Bystrica ).
Although a state of hostilities existed between the Mam and the K ' iche ' of Q ' umarkaj after the rebellion of the Kaqchikel people against their K ' iche ' allies, when the Spanish conquistadors arrived there was a shift in the political landscape.
The Encyclopædia Britannica begins its article with the date range 1919 – 1920 but then states, " Although there had been hostilities between the two countries during 1919, the conflict began when the Polish head of state Józef Pilsudski formed an alliance with the Ukrainian nationalist leader Symon Petlyura ( 21 April 1920 ) and their combined forces began to overrun Ukraine, occupying Kiev on 7 May.
Although the major hostilities of World War II had ended, some of the rules were still in effect.
Although this event was to represent the high-water mark of hostilities with the Natives, in 1646, Captain Robert Higginson was directed to run a new pale at Middle Plantation, as the old was out of repair.
Although the Truce provided for a demilitarized buffer zone, Japanese territorial ambitions towards China remained, and the Truce proved to be only a temporary respite until hostilities re-erupted with the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937.
Although Austin was unable to attend, he did send a letter to the consultation, asking them to follow the Constitution of 1824 and to make it clear to Mexico that the hostilities were not an attempt for independence but instead a determination to fight for their rights as Mexican citizens.
Although separated from his mentor, Raj has always maintained that he does not want to have hostilities with his uncle who " was, is and always will be ( his ) mentor ".
Although the outcome was a draw, Lovewell's Fight marked the end of hostilities between the English and the Abenakis of Maine.
Although immediate hostilities ended, none of the underlying conflicts were resolved.
Although Raja Hasan Khan Mewattpati was pleased by the release of his son he however refused to abandon his state of warfare and hostilities against Babur, and saw the release of his son Nahir Khan as an exposed weakness of the Mughals.

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