Although I had been inside it I had not yet seen it functioning.

Although it was dark as usual I could see that the hall had only recently contained a great many people.

Although after much trouble he did manage to get it back, he discovered there was no trade to be had.

Although it had seemed a good reason, to begin with: no couple could afford to have children.

Although the monarch had frequently asserted that the elections were to be without party significance, his action was an implicit admission that party identifications were a factor.

Although wanted by the sheriff for killing an old man named Asher Jones, the warrant for his arrest had never been served.

Although the first polyether foams on the market had to be produced by the two-step prepolymer method, today, thanks to new catalysts, they can be produced by a one-shot technique.

Although the particular form of conceptualization which popular imagination had made in response to the experience of spirit was undoubtedly defective, the raw experience itself which led to such excesses remains with us as vividly as ever.

Although quiet when they brought her in, she'd suddenly turned violent and had to be knocked out.

Although not much desiring the account, he had been appointed advertising head of Zenith.

Although this was the first time that Helva had seen unshelled people, she took this experience calmly.

Although Lincoln won only a plurality of the popular vote, his victory in the electoral college was decisive: Lincoln had 180 and his opponents added together had only 123.

Although Crete had contacts with Mari from 2000 BC, there is no evidence that the ecstatic prophetic art existed during the Minoan and Mycenean ages.

Although he had demonstrated no previous interest in film as a profession, Kurosawa submitted the required essay, which asked applicants to discuss the fundamental deficiencies of Japanese films and find ways to overcome them.

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 popular from her first appearance in 1930, Jane Marple had to wait thirty-two years for her first big-screen appearance.

Although England decisively won the Ashes 4 – 1, Bodyline caused such a furore in Australia that diplomats had to intervene to prevent serious harm to Anglo-Australian relations, and the MCC eventually changed the Laws of cricket to curtail the number of leg side fielders.

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 much of the church hierarchy in the East had opposed the Nicene creed in the decades leading up to Theodosius ' accession, he managed to achieve unity on the basis of the Nicene creed.

Although Romans who had been adopted into a new family usually retained their old nomen in cognomen form ( e. g. Octavianus for one who had been an Octavius, Aemilianus for one who had been an Aemilius, etc.

Although he made no pretence regarding the significance of the Senate under his absolute rule, those senators he deemed unworthy were expelled from the Senate, and in the distribution of public offices he rarely favoured family members ; a policy which stood in contrast to the nepotism practiced by Vespasian and Titus.

Although not used until the 20th century, the phrase is related to the ideas of plain speech and simplicity which Fox practiced, but motivated by the more worldly goal of eradicating war, injustice and oppression.

Although she never practiced her profession formally, she typified the new woman of the post – World War I era: intelligent, robust, and aware of multiple female possibilities.

Although the latihan can be practiced alone, members are advised to participate regularly, ideally twice a week, in a group latihan.

Although adoption is today practiced globally, the United States remains the leader in its use.

Although the name is similar, it markedly differs from the socialist market economy and Socialist-oriented market economy, which is practiced within the People's Republic of China and Socialist Republic of Vietnam, respectively.

Although forbidden in the Hebrew Bible, magic was widely practiced in the late Second Temple Period and well documented in the period following the destruction of the Temple into the 3rd, 4th and 5th centuries C. E.

Although contemporary professional use of the term ' urban design ' dates from the mid-20th century, urban design as such has been practiced throughout history.

Although he had supported the elimination of counterrevolutionaries, Zhou actively suppressed the campaign when he arrived in Jiangxi in December 1931, criticizing the " excess, the panic, and the oversimplification " practiced by local officials.

Although there are a wide range of koryū styles practiced in Japan, the two most popular koryū styles practiced worldwide are Musō Jikiden Eishin-ryū and Musō Shinden-ryū.

Although it is sometimes called " death yoga ," it is mainly practiced during life, in meditation.

Although among the Carib, it was apparently associated with rituals related to the eating of war enemies, some Europeans believed the Carib practiced general cannibalism.

Although primarily a military weapon, the pike could be surprisingly effective in single combat and a number of 16th-century sources explain how it was to be used in a dueling situation ; fencers of the time often practiced with and competed against each other with long staves in place of pikes.

Although ritual is often used in context with worship performed in a church, the actual relationship between any religion's doctrine and its ritual ( s ) can vary considerably from organized religion to non-institutionalized spirituality, such as ayahuasca shamanism as practiced by the Urarina of the upper Amazon.

Although the United Order was practiced in many Utah communities during the late 1870s, Orderville was unique in both the level of success it experienced under the communal living style, and in the duration of the experiment.

Although pre-Christmas fasting is not a popular custom still practiced, Italian-Americans still enjoy meatless Christmas Eve feast and attend the Midnight Mass.

Although Jews have been present in Japan and Judaism has been practiced since the 16th century, on a very limited scale, in Japan, Japan comprised but a small part of Jewish history from the ending of Japan's " closed-door " foreign policy to World War II.

Although he had his MD, he never practiced ; he was more interested in a career as an inventor.

Although Europe had already experience the East-West Schism by this time, such a split was far less concrete than it is today, and Catholic Slavs in Bosnia and the Dalmatian coast practiced Christianity in a similar way to Orthodox Slavs – priests married, wore beards and gave liturgy in Slavic rather than Latin.

Although water sports such as rowing were the most practiced activity by the city's youth, the city had teams strong enough to compete in the Campeonatos Paulista, with Clube Atlético Internacional and Sport Club Americano being the two strongest representatives.

Although some recreational activities such as archery and horseback riding are practiced here, the importance of this area is primarily as a ecological preserve for various species of flora and fauna, such as snakes and lizards.

Although most anglers keep their catch for consumption, catch and release fishing is increasingly practiced, especially by fly anglers.

Although the historical Algonquin society was largely hunting-and fishing-based, some Algonquin practiced agriculture and cultivated corn, beans, and squash, the famous " Three Sisters " of indigenous horticulture.

" Although it is most commonly practiced in Indonesia among the Chinese Indonesian communities, styles of kuntao are also practiced in Singapore, Malaysia ( especially Borneo ) and the Philippines, where Chinese martial arts were brought by merchants, labourers and other settlers from south China.