Although the United States pledged neutrality, its sympathies were with France, an ally during the Revolution.

Although official and unofficial repression of the opposition parties ( the Dominican Revolutionary Party and National Civic Union, as well as the communist Dominican Popular Movement ) continued, Balaguer publicly condemned this repression and in September he pledged to form a coalition government.

Although electors are not required by federal law to honor a pledge, in the overwhelming majority of cases they vote for the candidate to whom they are pledged.

Although Virginia had elected electors pledged to both Van Buren and Johnson, the state's 23 " faithless electors " refused to vote for Johnson, leaving him one electoral vote short of a majority.

Although a Russian-mediated and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe-monitored ceasefire was implemented in South Ossetia in 1992, the Georgian-Ossetian conflict still remains unresolved even though a recent peace plan proposed by the government of Georgia promised the South Ossetians larger autonomy and pledged expanded international involvement in the political settlement of the conflict.

Although Ney had pledged his allegiance to the restored monarchy, the Bourbon court reacted coolly to his common origins.

Although both parties pledged progress in 1948, the only major development before 1954 was the integration of the military.

" Although South Carolina law permitted electoral fusion, the Labor Party pledged not to endorse candidates of any other party.

Although the Landsknechts were never quite as redoubtable as the Swiss, they were much more readily available for hire, as after 1515 the Swiss pledged themselves to neutrality, other than regarding Swiss soldiers serving in the ranks of the Royal French army.

Although the union had pledged before the walkout began to feed strikers, it was wholly unable to fulfill this promise.

Although the Everards were Catholic, and remained so, Sir John pledged allegiance to the Crown, and when he surrendered all his property to the Queen in 1607, it was immediately granted back to him.

Although he had pledged to not enter politics again, he became increasingly politically active.

Although UDMR did not join the new government as a coalition partner, it did sign a series of annual contracts with the PSD in which the PSD pledged to implement certain legal rights for the Hungarian minority community in return for UDMR's support in parliament.

Although Bush had earlier pledged to donate a quarter of the money he received from jersey sales to Hurricane Katrina victims if allowed to wear the number 5, he later said he would make that donation no matter what number he wears.

Although half the representatives chosen for Ireland were pledged Repealers, O ’ Connell dropped the demand.

Although Magoffin pledged " to abide by the will of the majority of the people in the state " and to uphold the state and federal constitutions, Unionists in the legislature did not trust Magoffin.

Although this inevitably involves him aiding He-Man and the Masters from time to time, he has pledged no alliance and refuses to officially side with anyone in the battle, abiding purely by his own sense of right and wrong with little consideration for others.

Although the first three Hanoverians rarely attended Cabinet meetings they insisted on their prerogatives to appoint and dismiss ministers and to direct policy even if from outside the Cabinet.

Although the Commander-in-Chief of the British Armed Forces is legally the Sovereign: under constitutional practice the Prime Minister can declare war, and through the Secretary of State for Defence ( whom he may appoint, dismiss or even appoint himself as ) as chair of the Defence Council the power over the deployment and disposition of British forces.

Although the bill aimed generally to overhaul and modernize all of the federal court system, its central and most controversial provision would have granted the President power to appoint an additional Justice to the U. S. Supreme Court for every sitting member over the age of 70½, up to a maximum of six.

Although prior to 303 there appeared to be tacit agreement between the Tetrarchs that Constantius ’ s son, Constantine and Maximian ’ s son Maxentius were to be promoted to the rank of Caesar once Diocletian and Maximian had resigned the purple, by the end of 304 Galerius had convinced Diocletian ( who in turn convinced Maximian ) to appoint Galerius ’ s nominees Severus and Maximinus Daia as Caesars.

Although he was to appoint both of his sons emperor ( Arcadius in 383, Honorius in 393 ), Theodosius remained loyal to the dynasty of Valentinian I.

Although he probably did not take part in the decision to set up a special exchequer for the collection of Richard's ransom, Walter did appoint the two escheators, or guardians of the amounts due, who were Hugh Bardulf in the north of England and William of Sainte-Mère-Eglise in the south.

Although Clark was refused rank when Jefferson asked the Senate to appoint him, at Lewis ' insistence, he exercised equal authority, and continued the mission.

Although he had won plaudits for his legal skills as Lord Chancellor, Attlee declined to appoint him to the British delegation at the Nuremberg War Trials, telling him bluntly in a letter that his role in the pre-war governments made this unwise.

Although Reed was a Democrat, his reputation as a corporate agricultural lawyer led President Hoover to appoint him the new general counsel of the Federal Farm Board on November 7, 1929.

Although Lange believed that the error cast doubt on Douglas ’ s judgement, he did not accept Douglas ’ s resignation because he did not wish to appoint a new finance spokesperson so close to the election.

Although the SFA are not involved in the day-to-day operation of the Scottish Premier League or the Scottish Football League, they do appoint referees to officiate the games in these leagues.

( Although Senators are ceremonially appointed by the President, his role is a mere formality: the Constitution obligates him to accept and appoint the 14 nominees chosen by the Council, as well as 18 Senators nominated by other institutions ( Prime Minister 9, Leader of the Opposition 8, Council of Rotuma 1 ).

Although Commodore's concurrence is generally somewhat of a formality, The Squadron Command will appoint a post-command officer to do a ' walk through ' with the JO to ensure the standards of the Squadron are met.

Although his term began on January 3, 1957, he delayed taking his seat in the U. S. Senate until January 9, the day the New York State Legislature convened, to deny Democratic Governor W. Averell Harriman the opportunity to appoint a Democratic Attorney General.

Although the intent was to replace two cabinet posts with a single Minister of Human Resources Development, the desire to appoint " star candidate " Lucienne Robillard's to cabinet in 1995 gave the position received a reprieve from amalgamation — Robillard was given the title and positioned as a second minister inside HRDC, responsible for the " Labour Program.

Although the motion of censure failed, the motion to appoint a Select Committee passed the House over the opposition of the government, and the Labour government was forced out of office.

Although no longer Principal, after his resignation he used his influence to lobby the College council to appoint his assistant Morris Travers to the Chair of Chemistry when the position became vacant.

Although Marshall had recommended that MacArthur appoint as many Australian and Dutch officers to senior positions as possible, most of his staff was made up of US Army officers who had served under him in the Philippines.

Although judges no longer have the power to appoint counsel for an accused, since that function has been largely taken over by legal aid agencies, a trial judge should use their power to adjourn a case if it is in the interests of fairness that an accused have representation, which would encourage the legal aid agencies to provide counsel.

Although never commissioned an officer by the British Army, which did not appoint blacks in such positions, Colonel Tye earned his honorary title as a sign of respect for his tactical and leadership skills.

Although several Abuns might be appointed at one time, a request in 1140 to appoint enough to consecrate a metropolitan was refused.

Although the reaction to the Bill itself was not favourable, the House did appoint a Select Committee to look into the whole law relating to religious offences, including the possibility of repealing the law relating to blasphemy.

Although the demography of ancient Rome was multi-ethnic, including, for example, Etruscans and other Italics besides the Latini, the latter were the dominant constituent.

Although most of Ukraine fell under Bolshevik control and eventually became one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union, Poland and the Baltic states emerged as independent countries.

Although formally one of the residences of the rulers of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, a constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire, Braunschweig was de facto ruled independently by a powerful class of patricians and the guilds throughout much of the Late Middle Ages and the Early modern period.

Although employers were willing to negotiate with each union separately, they refused to bargain with the Building and Metal Trade Councils, disapproving of the constituent unions that had joined the umbrella organization, and citing employers ' inability to meet proposed wage demands.

Although employers were willing to negotiate with each union separately, they refused to bargain with the Building and Metal Trade Councils, disapproving of the constituent unions that had joined the umbrella organization, and citing employers ' inability to meet proposed wage demands.

Although the modern county of South Yorkshire was not created until 1974, the history of its constituent settlements and parts goes back centuries.

Although both the Alliance and Barisan Nasional registered themselves as political parties, membership was only possible indirectly through one of the constituent parties.

Although in elections, all candidates stand under the Barisan Nasional symbol, and there is a Barisan Nasional manifesto, each individual constituent party also issues its own manifesto, and there is intra-coalition competition for seats prior to nomination day.

Although the force was officially established in 1982, its constituent units stretch back to 1949.

Although recent studies of plant genetics have changed classification of individual plants, the groupings are still an excellent introduction to the many different plant families and their constituent species.

Although the Resident General was the real administrator of the federation, each of the four constituent states of the federation retained their respective hereditary rulers ( sultans ).

Although still claimed as official dogma, virtually all aspects of Titoism went into rapid decline after Tito's death in 1980, being replaced by the rival policies of constituent republics.

Although Austria and Hungary were constituent countries of the dual monarchy known as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, they formed separate football associations and teams at the turn of the century.

Although foiled by popular agitation led by Boris Yeltsin, then the president of the Russian SFSR, the coup attempt led to heightened fears that the reforms would be reversed, and most of the constituent republics began declaring outright independence.

Although it operates as a constituent college of the university, the college of law remains financially independent and receives no state or university funding.

Although Ropponmatsu One's analyses can only detect " FRP, nylon fibres and vinyl chloride " as the constituent parts of the Daiten suits, they seem to endow the wearer with exceptional powers.

Although the main psychoactive constituent of Cannabis is tetrahydrocannabinol ( THC ), the plant is known to contain about sixty cannabinoids ; however, most of these " minor " cannabinoids are only produced in trace amounts.

Although never itself a Grande Epreuve, or later a constituent of the European Championship, the Coppa Acerbo was considered one of the most prestigious races of its day.

Although for the most part the constituent grains are too small to be determined by the unaided eye, there are often larger crystals of cordierite, garnet or andalusite scattered through the fine matrix, and these may become very prominent on the weathered faces of the rock.

Although these phytochemicals are typically mentioned as specific to Rhodiola extracts, there are many other constituent phenolic antioxidants, including proanthocyanidins, quercetin, gallic acid, chlorogenic acid and kaempferol.

Although inorganic mercury is only a trace constituent of such fuels, their large scale combustion in utility and commercial / industrial boilers in the United States alone results in release of some 80. 2 tons ( 73 tonnes ) of elemental mercury to the atmosphere each year, out of total anthropogenic mercury emissions in the United States of 158 tons ( 144 tonnes )/ year.

Although this was actually the largest force put into the field by the Scots during the Wars, it was badly trained and its morale was low as many of its constituent Royalist and Covenanter parts had until recently been killing each other.

Although the structure and function of the SC are well known, the cortex and the relationship between its constituent parts are presently the subject of much investigation.