Although initially victorious at the Battle of Pea Ridge ( Elkhorn Tavern ) in March, Pike's unit was defeated later in a counterattack, after falling into disarray.

Although he eventually became a supporter of the claims of Lambert, he initially gave his support to Arnulf.

Although initially disappointed that the main French fleet was not at Alexandria, Nelson knew from the presence of the transports that they must be nearby.

Although initially excluded and even though they did not directly participate in the engagement, Troubridge and his men were given equal shares in the awards after Nelson personally interceded for the crew of the stranded Culloden.

Although he initially declined the part of Dr. David Banner in The Incredible Hulk because of its comic book origins, on reading Kenneth Johnson's script for the pilot episode, he was persuaded to change his mind ( and agreed to remain involved with the series for as long as Johnson was to be involved ).

Although the Nationalists had an advantage in numbers of men and weapons, initially controlled a much larger territory and population than their adversaries, and enjoyed considerable international support, they were exhausted by the long war with Japan and the attendant internal responsibilities.

Although many Caribbean islands were initially populated by Amerindian groups such as the Arawaks, Tainos, and Caribs, no evidence of this has been found in the Cayman Islands.

Although many were initially wary of the concept, it was because people were able to witness the procedure's consistently positive results, within their own community of ordinary citizens, that it became widely utilized and supported.

Although it initially received widespread support from the diving community, the FINA requirement that international competitors had to be registered with their National Governing Body was a major factor in the abandonment of this ambition a few years later.

Although deriving much of its semantics from Scheme and other Lisps — some implementations were in fact initially built within existing Lisp systems — Dylan has an ALGOL-like syntax rather than a Scheme-like prefix syntax.

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 were initially regarded as mere curiosities, by the 18th and 19th centuries kites were being used as vehicles for scientific research.

Although the architecture created frustrating obstacles, the design that was initially a predicament ultimately became beneficial to the marketing of the theatre.

Although his work was not initially taken seriously by British critics of the Sight and Sound circle, he was venerated by French critics associated with Cahiers du cinéma, who intellectualized his work in a way Hawks himself was moderately amused by, and he was also admired by more independent British writers such as Robin Wood.

Although he initially recommended against settlement of the region the report sparked a debate.

Although parties were centered around the individual leaders, often bearing their names, two broad political tendencies existed: the liberals, led first by Charilaos Trikoupis and later by Eleftherios Venizelos, and the conservatives, led initially by Theodoros Deligiannis and later by Thrasivoulos Zaimis.

Although no severe actions were initially taken to repress the Separatists, the group began to consider emigration to France or the United States.

Although Rapp did not entirely bar sex initially, it gradually became a custom and there were few births in later years.

Although some Itanium-based workstations were initially introduced by companies such as SGI, they are no longer available.

Although alteration or transformation of jazz by new influences has often been initially criticized as a “ debasement ,” Andrew Gilbert argues that jazz has the “ ability to absorb and transform influences ” from diverse musical styles.

Although he was initially successful in starving out Britain, Portugal refused to capitulate, leading to the Peninsular War throughout Spain.

Although initially skeptical of Christianity, he was eventually converted.

Although initially intending to study theoretical physics, he also attended courses on mathematics and philosophy.

Although eros is initially felt for a person, with contemplation it becomes an appreciation of the beauty within that person, or even becomes appreciation of beauty itself.

Although the Senate had initially agreed to Tarquin's request for a return of his family's effects, the decision was reconsidered and revoked after the discovery of the conspiracy, and the royal property was given over to be plundered by the Roman populace.

Although he assumed use of his stepfather's surname, it was not until Billy ( as he was known then ) turned fifteen that he formally adopted the surname Clinton as a gesture toward his stepfather.

Although it is possible that a post-monarchic author assumed the persona of a monarchic prophet to add credibility to his message, there is no evidence to support such a claim.

Although Nelson's biographer Ernle Bradford assumed in 1977 that the remains of Orient " are almost certainly unrecoverable ", the first archaeological investigation into the battle began in 1983, when a French survey team under Jacques Dumas discovered the wreck of the French flagship.

Although not much is known about the original process, it is assumed that Leichleitner emeralds were grown in acid conditions.

Although the Luxembourg Gendarmarie report assumed suicide, because of inconsistencies in the report, the Estonian charge d ' affairs in Paris, Rudolph Mollerson was sent to investigate.

Although Ingibiorg is generally assumed to have died shortly before 1070, it is possible that she died much earlier, around 1058.

Although the description " servant of the servants of God " was also used by other Church leaders, including St. Augustine and St. Benedict, it was first used extensively as a papal title by Pope St. Gregory the Great, reportedly as a lesson in humility for Patriarch of Constantinople John the Faster, who had assumed the title " Ecumenical Patriarch ".

Although in its basic form radiosity is assumed to have a quadratic increase in computation time with added geometry ( surfaces and patches ), this need not be the case.

Although rejecting the physical act of mastication, he nevertheless assumed the real presence of the body of Christ and therefore also a real self-impartation.

Although an infinite line is assumed, since all quantities are per unit length, the characteristic impedance is independent of the length of the transmission line.

Although it is assumed that most life forms on the island had an African ( or South American ) origin, isolation has allowed old species — elsewhere extinct — to survive and new species unique to the island to evolve.

Although not explained, it is assumed that she was, like Danny, hypnotized.

Although Chill only officially commanded the 85th Infantry Division ( which had suffered heavy casualties during the retreat from Normandy ) he had assumed command of the remnants of the 84th and 89th Infantry Divisions en route.

Although it is sometimes assumed that actress Alice Ghostley based her speech patterns and mannerisms on Lynde's, according to actress Kaye Ballard " it was Paul who was influenced by Alice ".

Although rounders is assumed to be older than baseball, literary references to early forms of ' base-ball ' in England pre-date use of the term rounders.

Although it is often assumed that the text describes Solomon as standing on this platform, the text could equally be read stood next to.

Although a player might perform significantly better or worse from one game to the next, Elo assumed that the mean value of the performances of any given player changes only slowly over time.

Although this is not explicitly stated in the series, Gaiman has said that he " always assumed " Morpheus had once been alone in the Dreaming and that he populated it because he wanted company.

Although it has been assumed that the universities went into decline during the Renaissance because the scholastic and Aristotelian emphasis of its curriculum was less popular than the cultural studies of Renaissance humanism, Toby Huff has noted the continued importance of the European universities, with their focus on Aristotle and other scientific and philosophical texts, into the early modern period, arguing that they played a crucial role in the Scientific Revolution of the 16th and 17th centuries.

Although unnamed, this dog is normally assumed to be Garmr.

Although many assumed the bands were playing live, due to technical issues and the need to ensure performances were controlled, the bands often recorded the performance on the day of shooting prior to taping, and then mimed to this " live " track.

Although the symmetric and transitive properties are often seen as fundamental, they can be proved, if the substitution and reflexive properties are assumed instead.

Although the Poles and Lithuanians spoke different languages, their histories were intertwined, and the Diocese of Scranton assumed the two groups would amicably share the same church and cemetery so long as their parish priest was fluent in both languages.

Although it is still generally assumed that the " Gospel of Thomas " was first composed in Greek, there is growing evidence that the Coptic Nag Hammadi text is a translation from Syriac.

Although it is often assumed that civilians are essentially passive onlookers of war, sometimes they have active roles in conflicts.