Although Oman enjoys a high degree of internal stability, regional tensions in the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War and the Iran-Iraq war continue to necessitate large defense expenditures.

Although St. Lucia enjoys a steady flow of investment in tourism, the single most significant foreign investment is Hess Oil's large petroleum storage and transshipment terminal.

Although military contractor CACI released it in 1971, it still enjoys wide use in large-scale military and air-traffic control simulations.

Although she enjoys the company of the boys, she often shows disdain, naivity or exasperation toward some of their more boyish behaviour, though more often than not she is in the thick of such situations.

Although Tehran enjoys a more moderate climate than other parts of the country, the weather can sometimes be unpredictably harsh.

Although his fame has been long eclipsed by that of his contemporaries and friends William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Southey's verse still enjoys some popularity.

Although the Swedish constitution makes no mention of a national anthem, Du gamla, Du fria enjoys universal recognition and is used, for example, at government ceremonies as well as sporting events.

Although French cinema industry is rather small in terms of budget and revenues, it enjoys qualitative screenplay, cast and story telling.

Although Jughead usually doesn't seem interested in love, there have been several strips where he somewhat enjoys himself with Ethel, and he even occasionally professes an interest in Betty.

Although a government department under administrative hierarchy, it enjoys editorial independence.

Although the European Union is not considered a state, it enjoys the power to legislate in many areas of politics ; in some areas, those powers are even exclusively reserved to it.

Although he has used the SynthAxe on all his solo releases since Atavachron and still enjoys using his two remaining ones in the studio, he says he no longer wishes to make it such an integral part of his playing — especially live — mainly because of it being so rare ( only a thousand units are said to still exist ), and difficult to maintain and repair as a result.

Although both are common emblems of France, neither Marianne nor the rooster enjoys official status: the flag of France, as named and described in Article 2 of the French constitution, is the only official emblem.

Although seen scantly still the state enjoys the diversity owing to tribal sects of Soliga, Badaga, Jenu Kuruba, Hakki Pikki, Lambani and other inhabitants of forests.

Although now a private company, the Royal Mail enjoys special protection under Government legislation which severely limits consumer rights.

Although its centre of gravity lies in the southern province of Sindh, the party also enjoys considerable support in the more densely populated provinces of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.

Although Kelp knows that his alternate persona is an arrogant person, he cannot prevent himself from continually taking the formula as he enjoys the attention that Love receives.

Although she criticizes Spike's adaptability, declaring adaptation to be a compromise, Illyria enjoys beating him up ; at one point, she expresses her desire to keep him as a pet.

Although the region enjoys a high degree of autonomy in all areas except for defence and foreign affairs, the Central Government in Beijing desired to keep appointment powers for the Hong Kong Chief Executive as well as part of the Hong Kong legislature.

Although the tree stands today at only 68 % of its former stature, it enjoys greater health than nearly a century ago.

Although Mark enjoys working the ER, the many nights on call and the long hours added to Jen's decision to complete law school have strained their marriage.

Although the name " Dicyemida " precedes " Rhombozoa " in usage, and is preferred by most contemporary authors, " Rhombozoa " still enjoys much popular support.

Although they do their best to adjust to the rigors of camp life, Snoopy, in a tent of his own, enjoys a banana split while watching TV on his portable set.

Although Frosty enjoys frolicking and romping throughout town with the children who constructed him, the sun becomes too much for him to bear and Frosty is forced to leave town, promising his friends that he one day will return.

Although wanting to become an airline pilot when younger ( he still enjoys flying ), Levy was a disc jockey at Bradford's Pennine Radio ( now The Pulse of West Yorkshire ) from its launch in 1975-having been hired by the then television journalist and later Member of Parliament Austin Mitchell.

Although not unchallenged, validity generalization has broad acceptance with regard to many selection instruments ( e. g. cognitive ability tests, job knowledge tests, work samples, and structured interviews ) across a broad range of jobs.

Although Stephen Mallory was not put forward by the delegation from his state of Florida, Davis insisted that he was the best man for the job of Secretary of the Navy, and he was eventually confirmed.

Although Torvalds believes " open source is the only right way to do software ", he also has said that he uses the " best tool for the job ", even if that includes proprietary software.

Although widely honored in later years, she also suffered for her act ; she was fired from her job as a seamstress in a local department store.

Although Otto is initially disgusted by the concept of repossessing cars, his opinion changes rapidly when he is quickly paid in cash for his first " job ".

Although he worked hard at his job, he would stay out all night at parties.

Although Williams, then 21, hated the monotony of the blue-collar world, the job " forced him out of the pretentious gentility " of his upbringing, which had, according to Hale, " tinged him with mother's snobbery and detachment from reality.

Although Falcone had been threatened before, this failed attempt bothered him extremely because it had all the signs of an inside job.

Although the job represented a demotion for Johann, it gave him access to the new refractor, the largest telescope in the world at that time.

Although he agreed, Uematsu considered it a side job, and he did not think it would become a full-time career.

Although thousands of inscriptions were lost as time passed, many of those remaining indicate the social rank or job title of its inhabitants ; however, most of the inscriptions simply indicate how loving a couple was, or the love of parents and such.

Although Wiggum can often antagonize others as well, it is heavily implied that it is not out of malice but merely because he is doing his job or because he is ignorant of the situation.

Although on the surface level Esther's life seems to be in perfect order-she has got a good job, she is happily married, her children are well-behaved, they all are quite wealthy, they do not suffer from any illnesses-Esther is constantly suffering in some way or other.

Although graphology had some support in the scientific community before the mid-twentieth century, the results of most recent surveys on the ability for graphology to assess personality and job performance have been negative.

" Although, Spacely would later give George his job back in the end of the episode.

Although they have the same job title, they do not have the same responsibilities.

Although there had been some missteps in his career up to that point, in 1907 Edwin Earhart's job as a claims officer for the Rock Island Railroad led to a transfer to Des Moines, Iowa.

Although he wrote extensively on child-rearing in many popular magazines and in a book, Psychological Care of Infant and Child ( 1928 ), Watson later regretted having written in the area, saying that " he did not know enough " to do a good job.

Although Sutton was fired from her job, the mill became unionized, and she later went to work as an organizer for the textile union.

Although at first Freund did not want anything to do with television, it was the personal plea of both Lucy and Desi that convinced Freund to take the job.

Although he was an illegal immigrant in Paris, Xenakis was able to get a job at Le Corbusier's architectural studio.

Although he was not employed by the club, he was given a job by a member of the Sheffield Wednesday board that had no formal duties.

Although Lambert was not Newman's first choice to produce the series — Don Taylor and Shaun Sutton had both declined the position — he was very keen to ensure that Lambert take the job after his experience of working with her at ABC.

Although wishing to return to the Middle East as a member of the OSS, when he found out that that was impossible Fellers, in the summer of 1943, left his job in the Office of Strategic Services ( OSS ), where he played a central role in planning psychological warfare, and once again began working for General MacArthur in the Southwest Pacific.

Although he was offered another government job, he returned to Georgia, where he continued to practice law until his death in Cartersville, on December 21, 1880.