Although Hungary enjoyed one of the most liberal and economically advanced economies of the former Eastern bloc, both agriculture and industry began to suffer from a lack of investment in the 1970s, and Hungary's net foreign debt rose significantly — from $ 1 billion in 1973 to $ 15 billion in 1993 — due largely to consumer subsidies and unprofitable state enterprises.

Although developmental debates took place within the Workers ' Party of Korea in the 1950s, North Korea, like all the postwar communist states, undertook massive state investment in heavy industry, state infrastructure and military strength, neglecting the production of consumer goods.

Although extensively marketed by Philips, notably via infomercial, consumer interest in CD-i titles remained low.

Although the industrial sector has traditionally been Taiwan's largest energy consumer, its share has dropped in recent years from 62 % in 1986 to 58 % in 2002.

Although the consumer lacks sensory perception of the actual product, he / she gains benefits of shopping 24 hours a day.

Although anti-psychiatry is often attributed to a few famous figures in psychiatry or academia, it has been pointed out that consumer / survivor / ex-patient individuals and groups preceded it, drove it and carried on through it.

Although once previously reserved for very large installations of 10 kW or more, advances in technology have now permitted it to be available as a common consumer device, supplying 500 watts or less.

Although price rises had also been high under Frei ( 27 % a year between 1967 and 1970 ), a basic basket of consumer goods rose by 120 % from 190 to 421 escudos in one month alone, August 1972.

Although some pricing and distribution issues ( e. g., alcohol and automobiles ) remain unresolved, Norway's consumer, capital, and employment markets are increasingly approaching those of Europe in general.

Although most technologies implemented in modern workstations are also available at lower cost for the consumer market, finding good components and making sure they work compatibly with each other is a great challenge in workstation building.

Although both the consumer desktop and the workstation benefit from CPUs designed around the multicore concept ( essentially, multiple processors on a die, the application of which IBM's POWER4 was a pioneer ), modern workstations typically use multiple multicore CPUs, error correcting memory and much larger on-die caches than those found on " consumer-level " CPUs.

Although most consumer goods became increasingly difficult to obtain, Survey studies show that fairly adequate supplies of clothing were available for those who had been bombed out until the last stages of disorganization.

Although those " hybrid " techniques are usually more common in telecommunications systems than in consumer audio, their existence alone blurs the distinctive line between certain digital and analog systems, at least for what regards some of their alleged advantages or disadvantages.

Although Kellogg's profits did not suffer in the first quarter of 2009, consumer ratings polls at Vanno have been cited as indicating that Kellogg's reputation has suffered.

Although the argument has been expressed in connection with owner-occupied dwellings, the logic applies equally to all durable consumer goods and services.

Although industrial market segmentation is quite different from consumer market segmentation, both have similar objectives.

Although the format was capable of offering higher-quality video and audio than its consumer rivals, the VHS and Betamax videocassette systems, Laserdisc never managed to gain widespread use in North America, largely owing to high costs for the players and the video titles themselves.

Although no longer applied in consumer law, the principle of caveat emptor is generally held to apply to transactions between businesses unless it can be shown that the seller had a clear information advantage over the buyer that could not have been removed by carrying out reasonable due diligence.

Although the losses of the pumping process makes the plant a net consumer of energy overall, the system increases revenue by selling more electricity during periods of peak demand, when electricity prices are highest.

Although some consumer models were sold pre-war in Britain to this scale, the airmens ' models were pressed out of ground-up old rubber tires.

Although officially an affiliated company of consumer electronics giant Sony Corporation, which owns 50. 6 percent of the company, Aiwa prides itself on its independent operation and competes head on with Sony in several product categories.

Although published long before Babbitt in 1899, Thorstein Veblen's The Theory of the Leisure Class, which critiqued consumer culture and social competition at the turn of the 19th to 20th century, is an oft-cited point of comparison.

Although escalation is usually meant negatively, if two companies are in an escalating competition to produce the best widget, the consumer benefits because they get a choice between better and better widgets.

Although they still suffer from the typical handling and usability deficiencies of other multipurpose devices, HDSLR video offers shallow depth-of-field and interchangeable lenses which consumer camcorders lack.

Although it received mixed reviews when it first came out, and was often condemned for its portrayal of amoral passion, the book subsequently became an English literary classic.

Although several reviews were critical of the film – Pauline Kael said it " staggers along " and Stanley Kauffmann thought Cukor's direction was like " a rich gravy poured over everything, not remotely as delicately rich as in the Asquith-Howard 1937 Pygmalion " — the film was a box office hit which won him the Academy Award for Best Director, the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, and the Directors Guild of America Award after having been nominated for each several times.

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 Chapman was the named editor, it was Evans who did most of the work in running the journal, contributing many essays and reviews, from the January 1852 number until the dissolution of her arrangement with Chapman in the first half of 1854.

Although the album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard charts, it received mixed reviews and was not as commercially successful as her previous albums.

Although its reviews and events listings often focus on the cultural life of New York City, The New Yorker has a wide audience outside of New York.

Although the ZX Microdrive was initially greeted with good reviews, it never took off as a distribution method due to worries about the quality of the cartridges and piracy.

Although it had the support of the Hollywood establishment, and received mostly positive reviews, its socio-political outlook provoked a negative reaction among some members of the public.

Although the resulting album Leisure ( 1991 ) peaked at number seven on the UK Albums Chart, it received mixed reviews, and according to journalist John Harris, " could not shake off the odour of anti-climax ".

Although it received moderate reviews, the film is listed in The New York Times Guide to the Best 1, 000 Movies Ever Made.

Although the film wasn't financially successful, it was met with relatively positive reviews from film critics, and has been argued by animation historians and fans as the finest original feature-length appearance for the cartoon characters.

Although nearly one million copies were sold when the game was first released in August 1995, making it the best-selling Sierra adventure game created, the game received only mixed reviews from industry critics.

Although his performance in both Episodes II and III was met with generally mixed reviews by critics ( earning him the Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor in both films ) he became popular among audiences, being named in both People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People and Teen Peoples 25 Hottest Stars under 25.

Although he was rejected by the French Academy three times ( 1867, 1868, 1869 ), Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, the most influential critic of the day, set the seal of approval on the poet by devoting no less than three major articles in 1863 to reviews of Gautier's entire published works.

Although Garbo was humiliated by the negative reviews of Two-Faced Woman, she did not at first intend to retire.

Although the 1962 novel pre-dated extensive US activity in Vietnam and was not based on any historic incidents, by the December 1966 release of the film it was seen as an explicit statement on the US's extensive combat involvement in the Vietnam War in reviews published by the New York Times.

Although the resulting album Leisure ( 1991 ) peaked at number seven on the UK Albums Chart, it received mixed reviews, and according to journalist John Harris, " could not shake off the odour of anti-climax ".

Although the new act received good reviews, Bud quit, saying, " No one could ever live up to Lou.

Although its initial reception was warm its reviews were poor, and Smetana resigned himself to its failure.

Although the film was a commercial success earning $ 133 million worldwide within a budget of $ 110 million, reviews were almost universally negative, with observers criticizing the film's humor, language, and mature content.

Although reviews were mixed about Rubinstein's merits as a composer, they were more favorable about him as a performer when he played a solo recital a few weeks later.

Although known for his musical compositions and musicianship, Pete Townshend has been extensively involved in the literary world for more than three decades, writing newspaper and magazine articles, book reviews, essays, books, and scripts.

Although not developed or typically analyzed solely as a game in the traditional sense, FlightGear has nevertheless undergone reviews in a number of online and offline publications, and received positive reviews as a flight simulator game.