Although he never personally took part in military campaigns, he boasted of his successes in the prefaces to his laws and had them commemorated in art.

Although the Jin forces boasted 70, 000 men on 600 warships, and the Song forces only 3, 000 men on 120 warships, the Song Dynasty forces were victorious in both battles due to the destructive power of the bombs and the rapid assaults by paddle wheel ships.

Although a fraction of what it used to be remains, Caen once boasted an extensive rail and tram network.

Although it was considered a high security prison, it boasted one of the highest records of successful escape attempts.

Although Lucheni boasted that he acted alone, because many political refugees found a haven in Switzerland, the possibility that he was part of a plot and that the life of the emperor was also in danger, was considered.

Although the men of the tribe frequently boasted of the large animals they had killed, when pressed for details, they admitted that large animals were killed only a few times in a hunter's career.

Although the game boasted original soundtrack music by Brian May ( guitarist of Queen ), only a short intro from The Dark appeared in the final release, while the actual in-game score was done by Mirage ( in the case of the PC version, there was no in-game music at all ).

Although it boasted newspapers and telephones, lynch law often prevailed ( there were at least four deaths by lynching in 1882 ), schools barely operated, and indoor plumbing was a rare novelty.

Although Cork had until then boasted the presence of a proper theatre in some form for over 250 years, it was not until 1963 that the Opera House was rebuilt fully and opened.

Although the town boasted a cottage hospital, the lack of suitable facilities led to Lord Montagu donating land for a new hospital to be built.

Although its members boasted that there were one million legionnaires in Michigan, it probably had only between 20, 000 and 30, 000 members in the state in the 1930s, one third of whom lived in Detroit.

Although participants in the massacre boasted of their acts for years, none of the Missouri attackers were ever brought to trial, and the Latter-day Saints ' efforts at receiving justice in the Missouri courts failed.

Although the film boasted stars such as Yasmine Bleeth and Walter Koenig, they only appear in the segments that had been pulled from the FMV sequences of the game, which suffer from lower image quality than the original footage.

Although it starred respected and popular actors and boasted a big budget, the movie was a box office bomb and received little critical or popular praise.

Although the Hungarian accounts boasted that the Franciscans converted 200, 000 people, or a third of the region's population, this move brought great discontent among the Bulgarian population and eventually failed.

Although Dr. Bryce boasted of the paper as his institution's " remarkable enterprise ", he did not himself take part in it.

Although he improved on the arching of his father's instruments, by and large they are inferior and no match for the greatest maker of his day, Antonio Stradivari.

Although sales improved, Nintendo still dominated the handheld market.

Although relations with Libya improved with the presidency of Idriss Déby, strains persist.

Although oil drastically improved Libya's finances, popular resentment grew as wealth was increasingly concentrated in the hands of the elite.

Although profit was not a primary goal, their finances improved and the enterprise was profitable, but not sufficient to carry out their planned expansions.

Although Indonesians are now less vulnerable to the effects of nature as a result of improved technology and social programs, to some extent their social diversity has emerged from traditionally different patterns of adjustment to their physical circumstances.

Although government policies supporting large military and internal security forces and allocating resources to key supporters of the Ba ' ath Party government hurt the economy, implementation of the United Nations ' corruption-plagued oil-for-food program in December 1996 was to have improved conditions for the average Iraqi citizen.

Although greatly improved and with many variations, the Fourdriner machine is the predominant means of paper production today.

Although the first race meet proved a success, the track ran into financial difficulties and in 1894 the New Louisville Jockey Club was incorporated with new capitalization and improved facilities.

Although he made several important concessions, Charles improved his own military position by securing the favour of the Scots that summer by promising the official establishment of Presbyterianism.

Although this Manifesto did not dissolve existing plural marriages, relations with the United States markedly improved after 1890, such that Utah was admitted as a U. S. state.

Although people have no doubt misconstrued song lyrics for as long as songs have been sung, without improved communication and the language standardization that accompanies it, he believes there would have been no way to recognize and discuss this shared experience.

Although this design eliminated a number of useful instructions such as multiply and divide it was felt that the overall performance of the system would be dramatically improved because the chips could run at much higher clock rates.

Although a Dutch spectacle maker created the compound lens and inserted it in a microscope around the turn of the seventeenth century, and Galileo had applied the principle of the compound lens to the making of his microscope patented in 1609, its possibilities as a microscope had remained unexploited for half a century, until Robert Hooke improved the instrument.

Although not spectacular numbers, it showed that Sosa improved as a hitter.

Although the 32X could theoretically produce sound on par with the SNES, the difficulty of programming the sound system combined with the generally rushed nature of most 32X games meant that the system's improved audio capabilities mostly went unused.

Although they are still considered to be highly effective, they have been increasingly replaced by antidepressants with an improved safety and side effect profile, such as the SSRIs and other newer antidepressants such as the novel reversible MAOI moclobemide.

Although the security situation in the country has greatly improved, addressing the underlying issues which brought about the political turmoil of the 1990s remains the government's major task.

Although relations with John VII improved, Sultan Bayezid I besieged Constantinople from 1394 to 1402.

Although it was beneficial to have legislation on this issue the requirements were fairly minimal but continue to be improved with ongoing amendments.

Although the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( ACA ), which Congress passed in 2010, significantly improved the finances of Medicare, the retirement of the Baby Boom generation — which by 2030 is projected to increase enrollment from 48 million to more than 80 million as the number of workers per enrollee declines from 3. 7 to 2. 4 — and rising overall health care costs pose substantial financial challenges to the program.

Although there were accusations of human rights abuses, the OAS / UN International Civilian Mission in Haiti, known by the French acronym MICIVIH, found that the human rights situation in Haiti improved dramatically following Aristide's return to power in 1994.

Although the team improved its record to 23 – 59 the following year, local support for the Cavs eroded which eventually bottomed out that year by averaging only 3, 900 fans a game at the cavernous Coliseum which seated more than 20, 000.

Although rivals, the WBC's relationship with other sanctioning bodies has improved over time and there have even been talks of unification with the WBA.

Although its 2D graphics have improved over time, they still resemble the style of Thrust.