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 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.

The 2006 Senate Report on Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq stated that " Although DIA coordinated on CIA's Iraqi Support for Terrorism paper, DIA analysis preceding that assessment was more skeptical of the al-Libi reporting.

Although her father was skeptical of her chances of success in a difficult profession, he took his daughter to New York in 1914, where he enrolled her in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Although skeptical, Ken Williams gave the idea a shot.

Nobel Prize-winning physicist Hans Bethe went to Livermore in February 1983 for a two-day briefing on the X-ray laser, and " Although impressed with its scientific novelty, Bethe went away highly skeptical it would contribute anything to the nation's defense.

Although generally skeptical of 3-D film as a format, Herzog premiered the film at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival in 3-D and had its European premiere at the 2011 Berlinale.

Although a growing number of the party's conservatives — especially in the South — had grown increasingly skeptical of Roosevelt's economic and social policies, few of them dared to publicly oppose Roosevelt, and he was renominated easily when the Democratic Convention met in Chicago.

Although Szasz was skeptical about the merits of psychotropic medications, he favored the repeal of drug prohibition.

Although experts were initially skeptical, this condition is now recognized as a common disorder, with its prevalence in the U. S. ranging from 1. 4 percent in Florida to 9. 7 percent in New Hampshire.

Although he was a prime architect of the Vietnam War and repeatedly overruled the JCS on strategic matters, McNamara gradually became skeptical about whether the war could be won by deploying more troops to South Vietnam and intensifying the bombing of North Vietnam, a claim he would publish in a book years later.

Although the story appears in many different credible ancient sources, such as Plutarch, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, and Livy, with variations, many historians have been skeptical of the story.

Although the Church was skeptical, many adults were impressed by his teaching.

Although Deram executives were initially skeptical about the hybrid style of the resulting concept album.

Although initially skeptical, by 1946 Gödel argued in favor of this thesis:

Although Møller had studied the works of Hegel in great depth, he later became skeptical of Hegel's philosophy.

Although she is skeptical at first, she believes that he truly loves her.

Although most Swedish officers were skeptical about their chances in fighting the larger and more experienced Russian army, Gustav Adolf had an unrealistic view of Sweden's ability to defend itself against Russia.

Although initially skeptical, Joe is convinced by watching Jess play, and puts her on the team.

Although President Franklin D. Roosevelt thought his personal relationship with Joseph Stalin could dissolve future difficulties, President Truman was much more skeptical.

Although the Greening Earth Society was generally skeptical of the impact of climate change, it acknowledged some degree of global warming as real: " Fact # 1.

Although they were skeptical about Kraven's apparent resurrection, the X-Men called on the help of Spider-Man, who had battled Kraven many times over the years.

Although, skeptical of Randolph's socialist affiliations, on the recommendations of fellow union organizer John C. Mills of Chicago, Webster facilitated a series of public meetings for Randolph and Chicago porters, nightly for two weeks.

Although the Catholic Church is officially skeptical, a huge crowd of devotees and reporters gathers at the site.

Although evidentialism states that the content of the evidence does not matter, only that it constitutes valid justification towards some proposition, a skeptical criticism may be levelled at evidentialism from uncertainty theories.

Although Platonov was a Communist, his works were banned in his own lifetime for their skeptical attitude toward collectivization and other Stalinist policies.