Although Virgil died before he could put the finishing touches on his poem, it was soon recognized as the greatest work of Latin literature.

Although 17 jockeys remounted and some made up considerable ground, particularly Josh Gifford on 15 / 2 favourite Honey End, none had time to catch Foinavon before he crossed the finishing line.

Although Keegan's Southampton career only lasted two years, Saints fielded an attractive side also containing Alan Ball, prolific scorer of goals Ted MacDougall, ( who still holds the record for the largest number of goals in an FA Cup game – 9 – for Bournemouth against Margate in an 11 – 0 win ), MacDougall's strike partner at Bournemouth and Norwich Phil Boyer, club stalwart Mick Channon and Charlie George and in 1980 – 81 they scored 76 goals, finishing in sixth place, then their highest league finish.

Although Hawksmoor and John James terminated the commission by 1733, they were still being paid " for carrying on and finishing the works under their care " until James's death.

Although Wat Tyler, the leader of the revolt was struck down by William Walworth, mayor of London, during negotiations on 15 June, John Cavendish, the second son of the Chief Justice, gave the finishing stroke to Wat Tyler, the lord mayor having only wounded him in the neck.

Although finishing last in the 14-club elite league in the 1901 – 02 season, the club was not relegated as the league expanded to 18 clubs.

Although his record on other surfaces was less impressive, a late season victory over Pete Sampras on a fast indoor carpet gave him an outside chance at finishing the year no.

Although most of Seattle's major sports teams endured poor seasons during 2008, the Storm would be the only standout team in Seattle that year, posting a franchise-best 22 – 12 record and finishing with a 16 – 1 record at home, also a franchise-best.

Although they finished 16th in 1985 – 86 and re-election was a threat right up to the final few games of the season, they emerged as strong promotion contenders in the 1986 – 87 season, finishing sixth on 70 points and occupying the final playoff place in the division.

Although this ended his 1909 season, he recovered by 1910 to become a star pitcher again, finishing with a 29-11 record for the Syracuse Stars in the Class B New York State League, before being sold to the Philadelphia Phillies for $ 750.

Although he could hit fastballs well, Walker was unprepared for the more sophisticated pitches he encountered during his first season as a professional with the Utica Blue Sox and struggled at the plate, finishing with a. 223 average and only 2 home runs.

Although Duval was soon to reclaim his seat, Sainz's two rallies back in the Citroën impressed many, with the now 43-year-old Spaniard posting fourth and third finishing positions respectively.

Although she initially disregarded gossip of an affair, she fell in love with the womanizing millionaire and separated from Marley shortly after finishing My Darling Clementine.

Although he was in the lead after the first half of the tournament ( Pillsbury 6½ points out of 9, Lasker 5½, Steinitz 4½, Chigorin 1½ ), he was affected by severe headaches and scored only 1½ / 9 in the second half, ultimately finishing third ( Lasker 11½ / 18, Steinitz 9½, Pillsbury 8, Chigorin 7 ).

Although not completed in time for the 1976 Olympics, construction on finishing the tower recommenced in the 1980s.

Although Spurs finished in a disappointing tenth place, Keane was their success story of the season, finishing as Tottenham's top scorer with 13 goals, including a spectacular hat-trick in a win over Everton at White Hart Lane.

Although Hussain was dismissed shortly after lunch, the new batsman Alec Stewart batted aggressively, and took England home by 8 wickets, with Atherton finishing on 98.

Although the team would struggle and miss the playoffs every year through this stretch, Nedvěd would be a consistent offensive performer, leading the Rangers in scoring twice and finishing second on another occasion.

Although finishing fifth in their 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying group, Lithuania were nevertheless competitive.

Although Milan lost the Serie A title in 1995 — finishing a disappointing fourth — Capello signed off from his six-year stint with the Rossoneri by regaining the league championship the following year.

Although Verdy looked to return to prominence in 1999, finishing 2nd in the 1st Stage, the resurgence was short-lived as it fell to 10th in the 2nd Stage.

Although finishing top in their conference, the playoffs were a disappointment for the Colts who, after defeating Brampton Battalion in four games, were swept by the sixth place Sudbury Wolves.

Although the director's cut of the New York movie shows Snake was caught after a bank job, this story has Snake finishing up a second heist that was preplanned before his capture.

Although his university education was focused in science, he was not convinced it was his calling after finishing high school, when he briefly considered a career as a poet.

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 Baltimore had the best overall record in the AL East in 1981, they finished second in each half.

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 the candela is now defined in terms of the second ( an SI base unit ) and the watt ( a derived SI unit ), the candela remains a base unit of the SI system, by definition.

Although Attlee's second government was less radical than the first, it oversaw the passage of a number of reforms relating to issues such as industry in development areas, the restoration of land which had been devastated by ironstone pollution, and river pollution.

Although the first, which emphasizes the potential for energy and resource conservation and health benefits gained from cycling versus automobile use, is relatively undisputed, the second is the subject of much debate.

Although the WHIP ratio was not calculated until well after Young's death, Young was the retroactive league leader in this category seven times and was second or third another seven times.

Although the service sector has recently overtaken agriculture as the leading employer of Dominicans ( due principally to growth in tourism and Free Trade Zones ), agriculture remains the most important sector in terms of domestic consumption and is in second place ( behind mining ) in terms of export earnings.

Although the Cowboys are tied with the 49ers for the second most Super Bowl victories ( Steelers have 6 ), Dallas actually holds the record, with Pittsburgh, for the most Super Bowl games played ( 8 ) and solely holds the record the most Super Bowl MVPs with 7:

Although the novel is farcical on the surface, the novel, especially in its second half, is more serious and philosophical about the theme of deception.

Although Caitlin initially continued her relationship with John, she and Thomas began a correspondence and in the second half of 1936 were courting.

Although they finished second in the conference to the San Jose Sharks, the Wings became the first team in NHL history to top 100 points in nine straight seasons.

Although land, as at Ludgate Circus and Lewisham, had been reserved for the second stage, the rising cost led to the project's indefinite postponement in the early 1980s.

Although a letter from her publisher indicates that Emily was finalizing a second novel, the manuscript has never been found.

Although this is an independent definition that does not refer to the older basis of ephemeris time, it uses the same quantity as the value of the ephemeris second measured by the cesium clock in 1958.

Although not widely fielded until World War I, early machine guns were being used by militaries in the second half of the 19th century.

Although it did not win, Le Villi was later staged in 1884 at the Teatro Dal Verme and it caught the attention of Giulio Ricordi, head of G. Ricordi & Co. music publishers, who commissioned a second opera, Edgar, in 1889.

Although the only announced candidate for the presidency of the republic, the National Assembly elected him by the second narrowest margin in Lebanese history ( 57 votes out of 92 ) on August 23, 1982 ; most Muslim members of the Assembly boycotted the vote.

Although Mokhehle completed his term as Prime Minister, due to his failing health, he did not vie for a second term in office.

Although the aether is almost stationary according to Fresnel, his theory predicts a positive outcome of aether drift experiments only to second order in, because Fresnel's dragging coefficient would cause a negative outcome of all optical experiments capable of measuring effects to first order in.

Although her family disapproved, Peggy and Red married on September 2, 1922, and the best-man at their wedding was John Marsh, who would become her second husband.

Although she failed to change the president's position, she did support his campaign for a second term.

Although this figure is well below the 159 million users in the United States and although fairly low per capita, it was second in the world and on a par with Japan ’ s 57 million users.

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 a third for of a second remains in some languages, for example Polish ( tercja ) and Turkish ( salise ), the modern second is subdivided decimally.