Although the project had an excellent pedigree with stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, the film was not a success, and Capra's eyebrow-raising statement, " I think State of the Union was my most perfect film in handling people and ideas " has few adherents today.

As the 2001 English edition of the Larousse Gastronomique puts it, " Although its description is not immediately appealing, haggis has an excellent nutty texture and delicious savoury flavour ".

Although rowers with less ability and training will burn fewer calories, the ergometer is an excellent tool for use in a weight-loss program.

Although Oneness proponents claim " Jesus " is the name of the Father ( in that he by inheritance obtained a more excellent name ), Oneness people are speaking in terms of the humanity of God as different from the trinitarian claim Jesus was the second God of rank in the trinity who became human.

Although versions with a turbosupercharger provided excellent performance at high altitude in the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, the turbosupercharger and its ductwork were too bulky to fit into typical single-engine fighters.

Although an excellent conductor of heat, it has somewhat inferior volumetric heat capacity as cast iron or carbon steel, it loses heat to convection much faster than carbon steel, and it may be constructed much thinner than cast iron.

Although Photios had an excellent education, we have no information about how he received this education.

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 its durability against abrasives and many common solvents is not very good, shellac provides an excellent barrier against water vapour penetration.

Although middle-aged, he is shown several times to still have excellent combat skills.

Although they have excellent senses of smell and hearing – vital attributes in a crepuscular omnivore – they have poor vision.

Although excellent to drink, in classical times, it was thought to have the effect of making men effeminate and soft.

Although " Encounter " is a taut drama with excellent performances by Brand and Takei, this historical inaccuracy ( and the complaints it engendered ) has caused this episode to be omitted from syndicated broadcasts of The Twilight Zone.

Although excellent against other foot troops the Vikings were frequently defeated by mounted troops.

Although farmers found the surface broken and uneven, the hills and valleys offered excellent grazing.

Although the Red River Valley has a short growing season, which is often made even shorter due to floods, the area has excellent crop yields which help make farming in the area less risky than in other areas with poorer soil.

Although less popular, the section heading east from Fairport is high quality and an excellent trail.

Although the town had an excellent harbor, little shipping occurred.

Although very high in sodium ( over 400 % DV ), one cup ( 275 g ) of miso paste is an excellent source of dietary fiber ( 59 %) and protein ( 64 % DV ), as well as a good source of minerals.

Although he stood only 5 ft 7 inches, he was an excellent left-handed pitcher and spent 11 years in the U. S. Army playing baseball.

Although he is regarded by most as an excellent prose stylist, Professor John Lachs ( who is sympathetic with much of Santayana's philosophy ) writes in his book On Santayana that the latter's eloquence may ultimately be the cause of this neglect.

Although critics saw him as unfairly privileged due to his relationship with Lasorda, Piazza became an excellent hitter, especially for a catcher.

Although the language has fallen out of favor as a primary business language, some find dBase an excellent interactive ad-hoc data manipulation tool.

Although being an excellent and proven accelerator for polychloroprene, ETU has been classified as reprotoxic.

Although Ames was becoming an excellent artillery officer, he realized that significant promotions would be available only in the infantry.

Although this kind of wholesale objection came at first from some men who were not technically Puritans, still, once the Puritans gained power, they climaxed the affair by passing the infamous ordinance of 1642 which decreed that all `` public stage-plays shall cease and be forborne ''.

Although the fort was evacuated in the face of the force of Cornwallis, Morgan and his men did have a chance to take another swing at the redcoats.

Although the impact of these increases on our industry's shipments will be gradual, on balance I look for another good increase in shipments in the coming year, to at least $6 billion.

Although I suggested that you hold the bar at the back of the neck there's no reason why you shouldn't make some experiments with the bar held in front of the neck.

Although the tape was run for over 1 hr., a steady state was not reached, and it was concluded that the reason for this was that the back pressure of the manometer was built up from the material fed from between the blocks and this was available at a very slow rate.

Although there is no question but that the process of washing fabrics involves a number of phenomena which are related together in an extremely complicated way and that these phenomena and their interrelations are not well understood at the present, this section attempts to present briefly an up-to-date picture of the physical chemistry of washing either fabrics or hard surfaces.

Although no national norms exist for the social development of children, the teacher can find a great deal of information concerning types of social behavior normally displayed by children at various age levels.

Although a large number of coatings systems, particularly at low thicknesses fail cohesively by the cutting mechanism, frequently a second type of cohesive failure may also take place.

Although it was at the Battle of The Little Horn, about which more words have been written than any other battle in American history, that the 7th Cavalry first made its mark in history, the regiment was ten years old by then.

Although federal and city narcotic agents sometimes worked together, Sokol continued, rivalries developed when they were `` aiming at the same criminals ''.

Although the primary mathematical properties of the middle number at the center of the Lo Shu, and the interrelation of all the other numbers to it, might seem enough to account for the deep fascination which the Lo Shu held for the Old Chinese philosophers, this was actually only a beginning of wonders.

Although a complete picture cannot be given, we can indicate some aspects of life into which the Christian faith entered as at least one creative factor.

Although I absolutely reject the Platonism of it, I have literally squealed with delight at the imperturbable perfection with which the position is laid down on page after page ''.

Although it was only three o'clock, he stopped in at the Golden Calf.

Although americium was likely produced in previous nuclear experiments, it was first intentionally synthesized, isolated and identified in late autumn 1944, at the University of California, Berkeley by Glenn T. Seaborg, Leon O. Morgan, Ralph A. James, and Albert Ghiorso.

Although it had at first been somewhat established in many colonies, in 1861 it was ruled that, except where specifically established, the Church of England had just the same legal position as any other church.

Although controversial at its time, the 13 principles laid out by the 12th century Spanish Jewish philosopher Maimonides are now considered mostly normative.

Although he was committed to maintaining what the church had defined at Nicaea, Constantine was also bent on pacifying the situation and eventually became more lenient toward those condemned and exiled at the council.

Although only one of his four children survived to adulthood, Antoninus came to be ancestor to generations of prominent Roman statesmen and socialites, including at least one empress consort.

Although at least three pads were planned, only two, designated A and B, were completed in October 1965.

Although the proposal seemed to have been approved, the plans of the British were thwarted by the uprising of Dost Muhammad's son Muhammad Akbar Khan, who defeated and annihilated the British-Indian garrison at Gandamak on its retreat from Kabul in January 1842.

Although there is no cliff at the site where his body was found there is a very steep rocky embankment-which would have been fatal in the dark.

Although he had crowned his son John II Komnenos co-emperor at the age of five in 1092, John's mother Irene Doukaina wished to alter the succession in favor of her daughter Anna and Anna's husband, Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger.

Although the copy has been lost, the Andrea Bianco original is preserved at the Biblioteca Marciana ( Venice ).