Although Mobutu succeeded in taking power, his position was soon threatened by the Kisangani Mutinies, also known as the Stanleyville Mutinies or Mercenaries ' Mutinies, which were eventually suppressed.

Although the New England states rejected the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions in 1798 – 99, several years later, the state governments of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island threatened to ignore the Embargo Act of 1807 based on the authority of states to stand up to laws deemed by those states to be unconstitutional.

Although outnumbered, the Holy League famously defeated the Ottoman Empire, which had threatened to overrun Europe, at the Battle of Lepanto.

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

Although some forts underwent Big Bertha's artillery bombardment, the fortifications were not threatened with capture.

" Although Nasser was not a supporter of Communism, his promotion of Arab nationalism threatened surrounding pro-Western states.

Although the Oirats later occupied the Ordos Desert, they never again seriously threatened the Ming state.

Although flamethrowers were never used in the American Civil War, the use of Greek Fire was threatened, and flamethrowers have been in use in most modern conflicts ever since.

Although Queen Eleanor intervened and Pope Innocent III threatened him with an interdict if he did not pay Berengaria what was due, King John still owed her more than £ 4000 when he died.

Although threatened to close, the factory remains open with 1, 200 employees.

Although several times larger than the next largest city in the county, Warren's prominence as the county seat has been threatened several times in its history.

Although restricted to a fairly small range in the southwest of Western Australia, it is locally common and does not seem to be threatened with extinction so long as its habitat of heath, shrubland and woodland remains intact and diverse.

Although none of the Drosera species in the United States is federally protected, all are listed as threatened or endangered in some states.

Although Wright had been expelled from the UVF, threatened with execution and an order to leave Northern Ireland, which he defied, the feud was largely contained during his life and the two major eruptions came after his death.

Although the Red-throated Loon is not a globally threatened species, as it has a large population and a significant range, there are populations which appear to be declining.

Although the majority of the imperial consultative assembly was happy with the formal declaration of direct rule by the court and tended to support a continued collaboration with the Tokugawa, Saigō Takamori threatened the assembly into abolishing the title " shogun " and ordered the confiscation of Yoshinobu's lands.

Although threatened by Milošević throughout the last years of his rule, Montenegro's democratization efforts have continued.

Although it is not threatened globally, there have been serious population declines in parts of Europe, possibly due to changes in farming practices.

Although burbot global distribution is widespread and abundant, many populations have been threatened or extirpated.

Although it is subject to predation and parasitism, the main threat to this species is changes in agricultural practices, which have led to population decline, some local extirpation, and range fragmentation in Europe ; however, it is not threatened globally.

Although it is subject to predation and parasitism, and changes in agricultural practices have caused local population declines, this widespread and abundant species is not threatened globally.

Although no names were printed, when the twins threatened the journalists involved in the story and Boothby threatened to sue, the newspaper backed down, sacked its editor, printed an apology and paid Boothby £ 40, 000 in an out-of-court settlement.

Although R v Scully ( 1824 ) 171 ER 1213 held that it was not justifiable to shoot an intruder merely to arrest him, on the facts, “ the life of the prisoner was threatened, and if he considered his life in actual danger, he was justified in shooting the deceased as he had done ; but if, not considering his own life in danger, he rashly shot this man, who was only a trespasser, he would be guilty of manslaughter .” See self-defence ( Australia ) for a comparative view on whether the use of excessive force causing death should give rise to a mitigatory defence and " Reform " below.

Although the elections were for local officials, it was not necessary to conduct the elections so as to prevent parties from publicly identifying their candidates.

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 local police were surprised by the size of N30, law enforcement agencies have since reacted worldwide to prevent the disruption of future events by a variety of tactics, including sheer weight of numbers, infiltrating the groups to determine their plans, and preparations for the use of force to remove protesters.

Although Captain Du Petit Thouars had lost both legs and an arm he remained in command, insisting on having the tricolour nailed to the mast to prevent it from being struck and giving orders from his position propped up on deck in a bucket of wheat.

Although modern cathode ray tubes used in televisions and computer displays have epoxy-bonded face-plates or other measures to prevent shattering of the envelope, CRTs must be handled carefully to avoid personal injury.

Although pest control is often done through the use of pesticides, there are also more natural ways to prevent getting the garden infested with different parasites.

Although wage and price controls are sometimes used to control or prevent inflation, no episode of hyperinflation has been ended by the use of price controls alone.

Although Robinson adopted an insulin injection regimen, the state of medicine at the time could not prevent continued deterioration of Robinson's physical condition from the disease.

Although this rule was not principally intended to prevent leg theory, it diluted the potency of short-pitched leg theory, as it allowed for fewer catching positions on the leg side.

Although not directly labeled, the flat bottom surfaces of the anvil and post embedded inside the epoxy act as anchors, to prevent the conductors from being forcefully pulled out from mechanical strain or vibration.

Although plans to lift investment restrictions were announced in May 2012, the change awaited what administration officials said were detailed reporting requirements on U. S. companies doing business in Burma, along with creating mechanisms to prevent U. S. economic ties to the powerful Burmese military and individuals and companies involved in human rights abuses.

Although he came to power with army support, Amanullah alienated many army personnel by reducing both their pay and size of the forces and by altering recruiting patterns to prevent tribal leaders from controlling who joined the service.

Although there is almost never a reason to have multiple points of entry to a subprogram, multiple exits are often used to reflect that a subprogram may have no more work to do, or may have encountered circumstances that prevent it from continuing.

Although the sum of the weights of the tractor and the trailer ( the gross weight ) is normally limited to a certain amount, some roads and bridges are marked with a different gross weight restriction to prevent damage.

Although Ryan and a small team of British agents helps the " Rabbit " and his family get to the West, they fail to prevent the attack on the Pope.

Although vastly outnumbered by the growing crowd out on the street, Sheriff McCullough was determined to prevent another lynching and turned the men away.

Although Perot easily won the nomination, his victory at the party's national convention led to a schism, as supporters of his opponent, former Governor Richard Lamm of Colorado, accused him of rigging the vote to prevent them from casting their ballots.

" ( Although the " reduction " mentioned is spurious as the two diagrams 3. 4 and 3. 5 are in fact the same ) and also " As we will see on the next few pages, the look-across interpretation introduces several difficulties which prevent the extension of simple mechanisms from binary to n-ary associations.

Although the organ was not damaged, all its pipes and other component parts had to be removed and laboriously cleaned and restored, to prevent damage from the fire's accumulated soot.

Although outwardly water-repellent, the cuticula is not able to prevent water loss by respiration, and, as a result, velvet worms can only live in microclimates with high humidity to avoid desiccation.

Although the Livingstone Falls prevent access from the sea, nearly the entire Congo is readily navigable in sections, especially between Kinshasa and Kisangani.

Although heavily outnumbered, the Greek Allies were persuaded by the Athenian general Themistocles to bring the Persian fleet to battle again, in the hope that a victory would prevent naval operations against the Peloponessus.

Although commonly known as " dry ski slopes ", many slopes are lubricated using a mist or jet system to increase speed and prevent damage to equipment from friction heat build-up.

Although prudence would be applied to any such judgment, the more difficult tasks, which distinguish a person as prudent, are those in which various goods have to be weighed against each other, as when a person is determining what would be best to give charitable donations, or how to punish a child so as to prevent repeating an offense.