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Although inflicting heavy damage, Israel's inability to locate and destroy Hezbollah's diluted force dispositions or neutralise key command centres ultimately meant that it did not meet its war aims.
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Although Chinese troops managed to surround and outnumber the UN forces, the UN forces broke out of the encirclement while inflicting crippling losses on the Chinese.
Although the fighters damage the alien ship, they run out of missiles without inflicting critical damage.
Although of modest size, they are capable of inflicting significant damage: during one study of the threat display, a grey reef shark attacked the researchers ' submersible multiple times, leaving tooth marks in the plastic windows and biting off one of the propellers.
Although the Luftwaffe could, and did, mount effective attacks on the ever larger formations of Allied heavy bombers, the sheer numbers of B-17s and B-24s attacking enemy targets was overwhelming the German fighter force, which simply could not sustain the losses the Eighth Air Force bombers and fighters were inflicting on it.
Although Elvis himself was killed, he managed to foil Bravo Unit's attempt in killing the US President and his security detail by inflicting severe casualties among the Unit's members.
Although this species has a reputation for docility, they are very powerful animals, capable of inflicting severe bites or even killing a keeper by constriction.
Although heavily outnumbered, the Romans decisively defeated the allied tribes, inflicting heavy losses on them.
Although the importance of inflicting punishment on those persons who breach the law, so as to maintain social order, is retained, the importance of rehabilitation is also given priority.
Although outnumbered and outclassed by the British squadron the French ships fought hard, inflicting damage on the leading British ships and severely wounding Commodore Hood.
Although Rampage is shown to be cruel and to enjoy inflicting suffering and fear on others, Rampage was revealed to have some goodness in him in the episode " Transmutate ".
Although Kong made Val position Poison on the floor outside the ring for her to smash with her sledgehammer, Tara was able to attack Kong and stop her from inflicting any damage.
Although and heavy
Although the lowest salinity values are just north of the equator ( because of heavy tropical rainfall ), in general the lowest values are in the high latitudes and along coasts where large rivers enter.
Although the show typically broadcasts daily updates in the evening ( which are sometimes criticized for their heavy editing ), viewers can also watch a continuous, 24-hour feed from multiple cameras on the web.
Although their ship was a wreck, the crew of Guerrier refused to surrender, continuing to fire the few functional guns whenever possible despite heavy answering fire from Zealous.
Although mechanisation of the Army was considered as a means of avoiding the heavy casualties and indecisive nature of the offensives during the earlier years of the war, no strategic doctrine was evolved to match technical developments.
Although the Romans inflicted heavy losses on the enemy, two-thirds of the Caledonian army escaped and hid in the Scottish marshes and Highlands, ultimately preventing Agricola from bringing the entire British island under his control.
Although Ecuador began to improve economically in the following months, the government of Noboa came under heavy fire for the continuation of the dollarization policy, its disregard for social problems and other important issues in Ecuadorean politics.
Although the biggest hit on the album ( and ELO's biggest hit overall ) was the rock song " Don't Bring Me Down ", the album was noted for its heavy disco influence.
Although uncertain, the casualties were heavy for both sides.
Although the Australian defenders had been forced back from Point 24, heavy casualties had been inflicted on 21st Panzer Division.
Although the shooter claimed an obsession for " Goth ", his favorite music list was described, by the media, as a " who's who of heavy metal.
Although the war was a heavy burden on Iran and Iraq politically, economically, and socially, the most profound consequence of the war's prolongation on Iraq, was its impact on the patterns of Iraq's foreign relations.
Although the spoken introduction to the short piece of music is quite clear, the piano playing is largely inaudible due to heavy surface noise.
Although the locomotive hauled a train of 10 tons of iron and 70 passengers in five wagons over nine miles ( 14 km ), it was too heavy for the cast iron rails used at the time.
Although subdivided into " light ", " medium ", " heavy " or " general-purpose ", even the lightest machine guns tend to be substantially larger and heavier than other automatic weapons.
Although developmental debates took place within the Workers ' Party of Korea in the 1950s, North Korea, like all the postwar communist states, undertook massive state investment in heavy industry, state infrastructure and military strength, neglecting the production of consumer goods.
Although many English speakers from outside North America regard such terms as distinct Americanisms, they are often just as ubiquitous in Canada, mainly due to the effects of heavy cross-border trade and cultural penetration by the American mass media.
* Excess alcohol: Although small amounts of alcohol are probably beneficial ( bone density increases with increasing alcohol intake ), chronic heavy drinking ( alcohol intake greater than three units / day ) probably increases fracture risk despite any beneficial effects on bone density.
Although he stopped running actively, he got plenty of exercise pushing heavy carts up the steep slopes in Turku.
Although no longer a collaborating institution, Chalk River Laboratories led the construction of the acrylic vessel that holds the heavy water, and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited was the source of the heavy water.
Although The Goons elevated Milligan to international stardom, the demands of writing and performing the series took a heavy toll.
Although the country is the most beautiful they have ever seen, every feature of the landscape ( including streams of water and blades of grass ) is unyieldingly solid compared to themselves: it causes them immense pain to walk on the grass, and even a single leaf is far too heavy for any to lift.
** The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ends: Although the United States Navy suffers heavy losses, it retains control of Guadalcanal.
Although average precipitation and humidity during summer are low, there are occasional heavy storms.
Although it was developed by David A. Palmer Productions, id had heavy involvement in the direction of the game, and Adrian Carmack was directly involved in creating art assets.
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Although signs of recovery have been seen in Grenada after the damage inflicted by Hurricanes Ivan and Emily, economic conditions remain difficult ; GDP is projected at a growth rate of only one percent for 2005.
Although the storm caused significant damage to the campus, there were no serious injuries.
Although problems with basic infrastructure and government services persist, and Lebanon is now highly indebted, much of the civil war damage has been repaired throughout the country, and many foreign investors and tourists have returned.
If the teacher asked whether the learner might suffer permanent physical harm, the experimenter replied, " Although the shocks may be painful, there is no permanent tissue damage, so please go on ".
Although most small towns and villages in Western Europe had not suffered as much damage, the destruction of transportation left them economically isolated.
Although nearly all of the ultraviolet spectrum of radiation is non-ionizing, at the same time ultraviolet radiation does far more damage to many molecules in biological systems than is accounted for by heating effects ( an example is sunburn ).
Although no one was seriously injured this operation caused property damage amounting to 123 million German Marks ( over 50 million euros ).
Although no one was killed, thousands had to be evacuated, and there was extensive agricultural damage.
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 anodized aluminium alloys can stand up to constant use, plain aluminium woks are too soft and damage easily.
Although droughts can persist for several years, even a short, intense drought can cause significant damage
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 these weapons were much smaller ( 300 kiloton or 1. 3 PJ ) than the Starfish Prime test, since those tests were done over a populated large land mass ( and also at a location where the Earth's magnetic field was greater ), the damage caused by the resulting EMP was reportedly much greater than in the Starfish Prime nuclear test.
Although decreases in stratospheric ozone are well-tied to CFCs and there are good theoretical reasons to believe that decreases in ozone will lead to increases in surface UVB, there is no direct observational evidence linking ozone depletion to higher incidence of skin cancer and eye damage in human beings.
Although Gallienus had already inflicted some damage on them at the Battle of Nestus, Claudius, not long after being named Emperor, followed this up by winning his greatest victory, and one of the greatest in the history of Roman arms.
Although the purpose of punitive damages is not to compensate the plaintiff, the plaintiff will in fact receive all or some portion of the punitive damage award.
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 it was a significant advancement from previous surfaces, concern over damage to slope users ( it provides little or no impact protection to a slope user when falling ) and ski or snowboard damage due to friction meant litigation for slopes using it was a constant threat.
Although in the 21st century it stays partially ruined because of damage caused by devastating earthquakes and stone-robbers, the Colosseum is an iconic symbol of Imperial Rome.
Although trimming enhances the hair's appearance by removing damaged or split ends, it does not promote faster growth or remove all damage along the length of the hair.
Although the retrograde effect normally extends some years before the brain damage, in some cases older memories remain — this sparing of older memories leads to the idea that consolidation over time involves the transfer of memories out of the hippocampus to other parts of the brain.
Although the extent of the damage was not as disastrous as during the Great Fire of 64 — crucially sparing the many districts of insulae — Cassius Dio records a long list of important public buildings that were destroyed, including Agrippa's Pantheon, the Temple of Jupiter, the Diribitorium, parts of Pompey's Theatre and the Saepta Julia among others.
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