Although he pointed out that mandatory legislation impinging on home rule is basically distasteful, he added that the vital interest in election results transcended county lines.

Although London ( and the rest of Middlesex ) was lost by the East Saxons in the 8th century, the bishops of London continued to exert spiritual authority over Essex as a kingdom, shire and county until 1845.

Although the London County Council had been created as a London-wide authority covering the County of London in 1889, the county did not cover all the built-up area of London, particularly West Ham and East Ham ; and many of the LCC housing projects, including the vast Becontree Estate, were outside its boundaries.

Although the county was still below the " pass " threshold, the report demonstrated substantial improvement compared to previous decades on every measure of air quality.

Although the Bridger National Forest and the Teton National Forest have been administratively combined into the Bridger-Teton National Forest, it is important to note that the county contains portions of both original forests.

Although the population of clay county is relatively high, the majority of the county is still rural and consists of many farms and county roads less maintained.

Although the Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 to allow the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with the approval of voters, Clay County has remained a prohibition, or " dry ", county.

Although Aurembiax's mother, Elvira, had made herself a protegée of James's father, upon her death in 1220 Guerao had occupied the county and displaced Aurembiax, claiming that a woman could not inherit.

Although Bill Clinton won Grand County in 1992, the county voted for Bob Dole in 1996.

Although Union ships imposed a blockade on the port of Bayport, runners enjoyed a great deal of success — enough to lead the Union in June 1864 to order some 150 – 250 troops to destroy Confederate stockpiles in the county.

Although Monroe County has voted for the Democratic candidate since 1992, it is a close county in presidential elections ; it was won by the Democratic Party by margins of 5 % in 2008 and 0. 5 % in 2004.

Although the seat of government is located in a building in Downtown Orlando, the government declared a region of the county as " Downtown Orange County " in 2005.

Although long extremely rural, in recent years Sumter County has sustained an exceptionally large increase in population, almost solely due to the expansion of The Villages retirement complex, a significant portion of which is in the county.

Although there were no missions established within this county, Spanish influence here was direct and extensive, through the establishment of land grants from the King of Spain to favored settlers.

Although the city of Clearwater is the county seat of Pinellas County, all county services are available through county offices in St. Petersburg.

Although modern Gorgan is only a city and county ( sharing the same name ), ancient Hyrcania was the name of a greater region on the southern shores of the Caspian Sea ( encompassing all of the present day Golestan province, as well as some eastern parts of the Mazandaran province, and some southern parts of the present day Republic of Turkmenistan ).

Although Santa Cruz County is the smallest county in Arizona, it is still larger in area than the national average of.

Although county government in Connecticut is now defunct, there are still several former county municipal buildings standing which are used by other state or local agencies.

Although the county seat is Lander, the largest community is Riverton, home of Central Wyoming College and the economic hub of the region.

Although a bishop was promptly appointed to Hereford, none was named to Worcester, and it appears that Ealdred intended to retain Worcester along with York, which several of his predecessors had done.

Although Amasis thus appears first as champion of the disparaged native, he had the good sense to cultivate the friendship of the Greek world, and brought Egypt into closer touch with it than ever before.

Although the facilities at the range are managed by the 99th Air Base Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, the Groom facility appears to be run as an adjunct of the Air Materiel Command Air Force Flight Test Center ( AFFTC ) at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert, around southwest of Groom, and as such the base is known as Air Force Flight Test Center ( Detachment 3 ).

Although anthems were written in the Elizabethan period by Tallis ( 1505 – 1585 ), Byrd ( 1539 – 1623 ), and others, they are not mentioned in the Book of Common Prayer until 1662, when the famous rubric " In quires and places where they sing here followeth the Anthem " first appears.

* Although not named, a poisonous, two headed serpent appears in an episode of Once Upon A Time.

Although it appears clear that Badminton House, Gloucestershire, owned by the Duke of Beaufort, has given its name to the sports, it is unclear when and why the name was adopted.

Although it could serve as a textbook, it appears to have been mainly intended as a reference work.

Although there is no time scheme for when the project will begin, the club is already far into the consultation phase and it appears would like to begin soon during 2012-13.

Although data are still lacking, carbamazepine appears to be as effective and safe as lithium for the treatment of bipolar disorder, both in the acute and maintenance phase.

Although little is known about the life and career of Nerva before his accession as Emperor in 96, he appears to have been a highly adaptable diplomat, surviving multiple regime changes and emerging as one of the Flavians ' most trusted advisors.

Although in later life he prided himself on always publishing his work under his own name, in the late nineteenth century he appears to have used pseudonyms such as and in some of his published writings.

Although verse 7 does not appear in any version of the Greek text prior to the ninth century, it appears in most of the Latin manscripts, especially in the Vetus Itala ( Old Latin predating Jerome ).

Although it appears that globular clusters contain some of the first stars to be produced in the galaxy, their origins and their role in galactic evolution are still unclear.

Although not exactly an everyday sort of word, " gryphon " appears in most dictionaries and is understood by most literate English readers.

Although he uses " Josephus ", he appears to have taken the Roman praenomen Titus and nomen Flavius from his patrons.

Although this appears a challenging problem given current resources, many tools will be available to help future researchers: Moore's Law predicts further increases in computer power, semiconductor fabrication techniques continue to approach the nanoscale, and researchers grow ever more skilled at using proteins, ribosomes and DNA to perform novel chemistry.

Although Shakespeare's Macbeth presents Malcolm as a grown man and his father as an old one, it appears that Duncan was still young in 1040, and Malcolm and his brother Donalbane ( Domnall Bán ) were children.

Although a complete theory of evolution also requires an account of how genetic variation arises in the first place ( such as by mutation and sexual reproduction ) and includes other evolutionary mechanisms ( such as genetic drift and gene flow ), natural selection appears to be the most important mechanism for creating complex adaptations in nature.

Although the figures given to the United Nations ( UN ) might have been purposely distorted, it appears that in line with other attempts to open itself to the outside world, the North Korean regime has also opened somewhat in the demographic realm.

Although the term has been in use since at least the late 18th century ( used in 1796 in reference to alchemy ,) the concept of pseudoscience as distinct from real or proper science appears to have emerged in the mid-19th century.

Although it had its own kings from the 760s, it appears that Dál Riata did not recover.

Although Sixtus IV has been accused of having had male lovers, there appears to be little to substantiate such claims other than the diary records of Stefano Infessura.

Although skepticism was accused of denying the possibility of truth, in fact it appears to have mainly been a critical school which merely claimed that logicians had not discovered truth.

Although at this date the game appears to have been new enough to British readers to require explanation, the appearance by 1927 of a popular thriller with the title Scissors Cut Paper, followed by Stone Blunts Scissors ( 1929 ), suggests it quickly became popular.