Although he is perfectly willing to cooperate with Scotland Yard, Holmes has nothing but contempt for the intelligence and mentality of the police.

Although Patchen has given previous evidence of an interest in jazz, the musical group that he works with, the Chamber Jazz Sextet, is often ignored by jazz critics.

Although the wood has been changed to coal, much of it still retains its original cell structure.

Although today's trucks are as fast as passenger cars, a truck driver has to be a sensible person and guard against hogging the road.

Although the matter has not been unequivocally demonstrated, the available data show that micelles in themselves do not contribute significantly to the detergency process.

Although a somewhat technical subject, it has important political implications as the above discussion of the voting system indicated.

Although the pause in the advance of general business activity this year has thus far been quite modest, it is hard to escape the conclusion that the softening process will continue into the first quarter of 1961 and possibly somewhat longer.

Although refrigeration has served to extend the storage life of these products, substantially increased consumption might be possible if areas remote from the seacoast could be served adequately.

Although science has given us more effective materials, preparations from anise, castorbean, colchicum, nux vomica, mustard, fennel, and stramonium are familiar to many for the relief of human ailments.

Although progress has been made in America's system of libraries it still falls short of what is required if we are to maintain the standards that are needed for an informed America.

Although I have emphasized the barriers which an aroused nationalism has raised against relations between Christians and non-Christians in Asia, the fact is that this development has also widened the gulf between certain Afro-Asian religions themselves.

Although the axiom of countable choice in particular is commonly used in constructive mathematics, its use has also been questioned.

Although argon is a noble gas, it has been found to have the capability of forming some compounds.

Although the Indian and Greek concepts of the atom were based purely on philosophy, modern science has retained the name coined by Democritus.

Although panic attacks are not experienced by every person who has anxiety, they are a common symptom.

Although a cease-fire has held since 1994, the conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh has not been resolved.

Although MacDougall's results varied considerably from " 21 grams ", for some people this figure has become synonymous with the measure of a soul's mass.

Although, as of 2009, none of the extrasolar planets detected by ground-based astrometry has been verified in subsequent studies, astrometry is expected to be more accurate in space missions that are not affected by the distorting effects of the Earth's atmosphere.

Although hydrogen-like orbitals are still used as pedagogical tools, the advent of computers has made STOs preferable for atoms and diatomic molecules since combinations of STOs can replace the nodes in hydrogen-like atomic orbital.

Although the sign still exists, the " of " has now been replaced by the URL of their website.

Although the Caiman has not been studied in-depth, scientists have learned that their mating cycles ( previously thought to be spontaneous or year-round ) are linked to the rainfall cycles and the river levels, which increases chances of survival for their offspring.

Although Albert has received relatively little recognition in German history, his dissolution of the Teutonic State caused the founding of the Duchy of Prussia ( and also the Hohenzollern dynasty ), which would eventually become arguably the most powerful German state and instrumental in uniting the whole of Germany.

Although the family ( Amaranthaceae ) is distinctive, the genus has few distinguishing characters among the 70 species included.

Although, the criticism has been made that this itself is a form of magical thinking.

Although all characters have access to magic, for practical gameplay purposes a character's magical strength is proportional to her connection to the divine.

Although indigenous magical traditions persist to this day, very early on some communities transitioned from nomadic to agricultural civilizations, and with this shift, the development of spiritual life mirrored that of civic life.

Although the Asturian monarchy fostered the Christianization of this site ( ordering the edification of a church ), even today there are still pagan traditions linked with the Santa Cruz dolmen: It is said that xanas ( Asturian fairies ) appear to visitors, and magical properties are ascribed to the soil of the place.

Although they lost their first-round series in six games to the Philadelphia Flyers, it still remains a magical season for Lightning fans.

Although critics and writers debate which authors or works fall within the magical realism genre, the following authors represent the narrative mode.

Although much like the rest of the series, some religious authorities have condemned its use of magical themes, while others have praised its emphasis on self-sacrifice and on the way in which a person's character is the result of the person's choices.

Although indigenous magical traditions persist to this day, very early on some communities transitioned from nomadic to agricultural civilizations, and with this shift, the development of spiritual life mirrored that of civic life.

Although Spare died before chaos magic emerged, many consider him to be the father of chaos magic because of his repudiation of traditional magical systems in favor of a technique based on gnosis.

Although the earliest pysanky were often simply two-toned, it was believed that the more colors there were on a decorated egg, the more magical power it held.

Although capable of doing both significant physical and significant magical damage, Aira stands in contrast to Melvin, in that her magic skills tend to lag slightly behind her physical statistics.

Although at the end of some games Link becomes vastly talented in physical and magical arts, he usually starts off the game as a regular boy.

Although magical talent tends to run in families, witches do not teach their daughters, feeling that this would cause a sort of magical inbreeding.

Although the marriage was considered legal in the magical world, it was not in the mortal world, due to Leo and Grams ' status as being legally dead.

Although magical powers and items are often used in the series, Kaiba does not believe in such things, and, when necessary, convinces himself that it is all tricks and illusions due to the fail-safes in his programming.

Although Kaiba nearly wins, the magical nature of the game prevents him from attacking with the stolen Blue-Eyes, and Kaiba is defeated, suffering a penalty game.

Although some coin magic depends on the use of a gimmick ( e. g. modified coins, oversized coins or trick coins ), such gimmicks do not entirely automate a magical effect.

Although 4th edition eliminated the component mechanic for spells, most rituals require material components, some rituals require foci and many spells and prayers benefit from magical implements.

Although Eilonwy inherited her mother's red-gold hair and magical heritage, her intense blue eyes came from her father.

Although somewhat of a stretch, due to the detail of " magical birthgiving " in the folklore, an example of TTTS might have been noted ages before Schatz classified it or the painting " De Wikkellkinderen " illustrated, as an old Norse fairy tale, " Tatterhood ", seemed to explain it, with one of the two girls being lovely but weak ( pale skin and delicacy of anemia has often associated with how girls were most expected to be at the time ) and the other one, the title heroine, was considered hideous and too strong ( polycythemia has a higher blood cell count and often includes unsightly blemishes ).

Although the ancient Chamoru supposedly had magical abilities, the creature, though huge, was elusive.

Although Cinhil has rarely used his own magical abilities during his reign, he admits to Camber and Joram that he believes them to be very useful to a king.

Although magical workings vary in form and content, they often include enchantments and simple verse.