Although hundreds of men dived into the sea to escape the flames, fewer than 100 survived the blast: approximately 70 survivors were picked up by British boats, including the wounded staff officer Léonard-Bernard Motard.

Although much circumstantial evidence has been found to suggest that fewer different amino acids were used in the past than today, precise and detailed hypotheses about which amino acids entered the code in what order have proved far more controversial.

Although Brazil has 100 million fewer citizens than the United States, and more restrictive gun laws, there are 25 percent more gun deaths ; other sources indicate that homicide rates due to guns are approximately four times higher than the rate in the United States.

Although occupying fewer seats than the Tory / Conservatives, the Whigs had a chance to draw support from the minor parties and independents who were also elected in July 1852.

Most of the country has an elevation of fewer than 200 m. Although Hungary has several moderately high ranges of mountains, those reaching heights of 300 m or more cover less than 2 % of the country.

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

The American Association for the Advancement of Science also recognized the need for increased understanding between scientists and lawmakers in its newsletter on Science and Technology in Congress, " Although most individuals would agree that sound science is preferable to junk science, fewer recognize what makes a scientific study ' good ' or ' bad '.

Although this rule was not principally intended to prevent leg theory, it diluted the potency of short-pitched leg theory, as it allowed for fewer catching positions on the leg side.

Although having fewer adherents, Manichaeism won the support of many high-ranking political figures.

Although this means fewer clock cycles per instruction compared to the Z80, for instance, the latter's higher resolution state machine allowed clock frequencies 3-5 times as high without demanding faster memory chips, which was often the limiting factor.

Although this remained a common practice in the NFL through the 1970s, fewer QBs were doing it by the 1980s and even Hall-of-Famers like Joe Montana did not call their own plays.

Although better-known, the RAF conducted fewer attacks than the Revolutionary Cells ( German: Revolutionäre Zellen, RZ ), which is held responsible for 296 bomb attacks, arson and other attacks between 1973 and 1995.

Although many settlements with fewer than 50, 000 inhabitants were satellite towns of Seoul or other large cities or mining communities in northeastern Kangwon Province, which would be considered urban in terms of the living conditions and occupations of the inhabitants, they still were officially classified as rural.

Although fewer than 200, 000 Model 1885 Single Shots were built, it remained in production from 1885 to 1920.

Although the Patriots posted a 5-11 regular season record during Parcells ' first year, eight of their losses were by 7 points or fewer.

Although the print version of the paper remains the largest local metropolitan newspaper in the United States, it is the third largest newspaper overall, behind The Wall Street Journal and USA Today, and its weekday circulation has fallen since 1990 ( as have other newspapers ) to fewer than one million copies daily.

Although it was not a great success at the time – selling fewer than 3, 000 copies in the United States during 1955 before going out of print – it soon went on to become a best-seller, and by the early 1960s was required reading in many schools and colleges ; the novel is currently renowned for being a popular choice of study for GCSE English Literature courses in the United Kingdom.

Although the district's population at the time consisted of about 500 natives and fewer than 50 whites, only the latter were permitted to hold office.

Although his complete poems add up to fewer than 2500 verses, two of them — the Spiritual Canticle and The Dark Night of the Soul are widely considered masterpieces of Spanish poetry, both for their formal stylistic point of view and their rich symbolism and imagery.

Although there are far fewer milk bars than there were during the 1970s and 80s due to changing shopping habits, most people living in suburban areas still have a milk bar within walking distance or a short drive of their home.

Although Salt Lake City is still home to the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( LDS Church ), fewer than half the population of Salt Lake City proper are members of the LDS Church today.

Although the team did not make the playoffs, they allowed 100 fewer goals than the previous season, and their 56 points represented a 26-point improvement from the previous season.

Although such glasses are generally considered safe, an individual prescription, as determined by an ophthalmologist or optometrist and made by a qualified optician, usually results in better visual correction and fewer headaches & visual discomfort.

" Although many remember the Alamo today, fewer remember Goliad.

Although the false glamour surrounding bourbon or other whisky commercials is possibly no more fatuous than the pseudo-sophistication with which TV soft-drinks are downed or toothpaste applied, there is a sad difference between enticing a viewer into sipping Oopsie-Cola and gulling him into downing bourbon.

Although Miller noted in 1907 that a difference in the pleural blood supply existed between animals, nowhere in his published works is it found that he did a comparative study of the intrapulmonary features of various mammalian lungs other than in the dog and cat ( Miller, '13 ; ;

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 the resolution might have been far more specific, it was considerably tougher than the earlier one.

Although in many frog species, females are larger than males, this is not the case in most species where males are actively involved in territorial defence.

Although relatively large for a theropod, Albertosaurus was much smaller than its more famous relative Tyrannosaurus, probably weighing less than 2 metric tons.

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 every Major League Baseball team cultivates fans from outside its immediate metropolitan area, and even though the greater Phoenix area has 2 / 3 of the statewide population, Colangelo still decided to call the team the " Arizona Diamondbacks " rather than the " Phoenix Diamondbacks ".

Although there has been considerable revision of this phylum ( the order Haemosporidia now has 17 genera rather than 9 ) it seems likely these numbers are still approximately correct.

Although the early German Panzerjäger carried more effective weapons than the tanks on which they were based, they were generally lacking in protection for the crew, having thinly armored open-topped superstructures.

Although such a conversion can be prone to loss, most modern audio systems use this approach as the techniques of digital signal processing are much more powerful and efficient than analog domain signal processing.

Although the curule aediles always ranked higher than the plebeian, their functions gradually approximated and became practically identical.

Although the VPI / VCI values are not necessarily consistent from one end of the connection to the other, the concept of a circuit is consistent ( unlike IP, where any given packet could get to its destination by a different route than the others ).

Although the permanency of acrylics is sometimes debated by conservators, they appear more stable than oil paints.

Although it has only 6. 14 percent of Alaska's land area, it is larger than the state of Maine, and almost as large as the state of Indiana.

Although the description sitting-on ( graph 1 ) is more abstract than the graphic image of a cat sitting on a mat ( picture 1 ), the delineation of abstract things from concrete things is somewhat ambiguous ; this ambiguity or vagueness is characteristic of abstraction.

Although this document was subsequently adopted by International Organization for Standardization ( ISO ) and subsequent revisions published by ISO have been adopted by ANSI, the name ANSI C ( rather than ISO C ) is still more widely used.

Although suffering less than the worst-hit countries, Bulgaria recorded its worst economic results since the 1997 meltdown.

Although players usually use their sticks to move the ball around, they may use any part of their bodies other than their heads, hands or arms and may use their skates in a limited manner.

Although Douglas was always second billed under Lancaster in these films, their roles were usually more or less the same size with the exceptions of I Walk Alone, in which Douglas played a villain, and in Seven Days in May, where Douglas ' part was larger than Lancaster's but not as dramatic.

Although benzodiazepines are much safer in overdose than their predecessors, the barbiturates, they can still cause problems in overdose.

Although for instance the EU ( as well as many other developed countries ) has a balanced monetary balance of trade, its physical trade balance ( especially with developing countries ) is negative, meaning that a lot less material is exported than imported.

Although originally devised in the United States, it was more commonly adopted by British libraries than by American ones.