Although granted freedom of worship and generally better treated than non-Christians in most European countries, non-Muslims in the Ottoman empire were required, in accordance with Islamic law, to pay a special poll tax, the jizya, which in times of poor harvests was a crippling burden on mainly subsistence-level peasants.

Although he is perfectly willing to cooperate with Scotland Yard, Holmes has nothing but contempt for the intelligence and mentality of the police.

Although we continue to pay our conversational devotions to `` free private enterprise '', `` individual initiative '', `` the democratic way '', `` government of the people '', `` competition of the marketplace '', etc., we live rather comfortably in a society in which economic competition is diminishing in large areas, bureaucracy is corroding representative government, technology is weakening the citizen's confidence in his own power to make decisions, and the threat of war is driving him economically and physically into the ground ''.

Although it is constantly made to look foolish ( too simple to come in out of the rain, people say, who have found in the innocent an impediment ), it does not mind looking foolish because it is not concerned with how it looks.

Although open to the general public it is not overcrowded ; ;

Although we have no measures of its strength or intensity, the heritage of the doctrine of inalienable rights is retained.

Although because of the important achievements of nineteenth century scholars in the field of textual criticism the advance is not so striking as it was in the case of archaeology and place-names, the editorial principles laid down by Stevenson in his great edition of Asser and in his Crawford Charters were a distinct improvement upon those of his predecessors and remain unimproved upon today.

Although Patchen has given previous evidence of an interest in jazz, the musical group that he works with, the Chamber Jazz Sextet, is often ignored by jazz critics.

Although the false glamour surrounding bourbon or other whisky commercials is possibly no more fatuous than the pseudo-sophistication with which TV soft-drinks are downed or toothpaste applied, there is a sad difference between enticing a viewer into sipping Oopsie-Cola and gulling him into downing bourbon.

Although the United States and the U.S.S.R. have been arguing whether there shall be four, five or six top assistants, the most important element in the situation is not the number of deputies but the manner in which these deputies are to do their work.

`` Although it is not the best of which he is capable '', said Shelley as he closed the book, `` it is still poetry of a high order ''.

Although Sam Rayburn affects a gruff exterior in many instances, nevertheless he is fundamentally a man of warm heart and gentle disposition.

Although a similar situs for tangible property is mentioned in the statute, this is cancelled out by the provision that definite kinds of property `` and all other tangible property '' situated or being in any town is taxable where the property is situated.

Although much of the Industrial Division's promotional effort is devoted to securing new locations and expansions by major industries, small business is also afforded considerable attention.

Although Mr. Brown was not himself its inventor ( it was a French idea ), it is typical that his intuition first conceived the importance of mass producing this basic tool for general use.

Although at least three pads were planned, only two, designated A and B, were completed in October 1965.

Although there have been some reports suggesting that Toronto may be one of the world's most diverse cities ( see Demographics of Toronto ), the United Nations agency has never designated any city as being the most multicultural or diverse.

Although officially designated " 48-215 ", the car was marketed simply as the " Holden ".

Although Penn began operating as an academy or secondary school in 1751 and obtained its collegiate charter in 1755, it initially designated 1750 as its founding date ; this is the year which appears on the first iteration of the university seal.

Although only one neighbourhood is designated as Chinatown in modern Greater Vancouver,

Although they were designated officially to study just the planetary systems of Jupiter and Saturn, the space probes were able to continue their mission into the outer solar system, and they are expected to push through the heliosheath in deep space.

Although the Downing Street government buildings and grounds are a designated site under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 for criminal trespass, the actual street was not included within the boundaries of the designated area.

Although the term originally designated traditional conservatives and reactionaries, the usage of “ right-wing ” has been extended to describe liberal conservatives, classical liberals, libertarian conservatives, Christian democrats, and nationalists.

Although designed in the 1930s, the Beetle was only produced in significant numbers from 1945 on, when the model was internally designated the Volkswagen Type 1, and marketed simply as the " Volkswagen ".

Although there was some ambiguity regarding the legality of it being flown for any other purpose on civilian vessels, its use as an ensign or jack was established well in advance of the 1864 Act that designated the Red Ensign for merchant shipping.

Although Route S-28 was used for the alignment for nearly three decades, the second state highway renumbering in 1953 eliminated the designation, and Route 18 was designated in place.

Although San Miguel was originally designated the county seat, the county government was moved to San Luis in 1863.

Although Haakon had children with his mistress Kanga the Young prior to his marriage with Margrete, it was his children with Margrete that was designated as his successors in accordance with a papal recognition.

Although much of the upper reaches are now designated as leisure routes, there is still significant commencial traffic on the navigation.

Although typically regarded as a suburb of the City of Nottingham, and officially designated as part of the Nottingham Urban Area, for local government purposes it is in the borough of Broxtowe, lying outside the City's unitary authority area.

Although Route 571 and Route 526 are proposed to be realigned onto the new alignment, there is no designated change proposed for Route 64.

Although John Bottom was later designated the cult's " Archbishop of Venezuela and the Caribbean ", their family received no financial support from the group and lived in poverty.

Although, under its original name of Mac OS X, it was officially designated as simply " version 10 " of the Mac OS, " version 9 " had a completely different codebase, file system, design, and hardware support.

Although designated with numbers that are sometimes the same as modern U. S. Army corps, there is no direct lineage between the 43 U. S. corps of the Civil War and those with similar names in the 20th century due to Congressional legislation caused by the outcry from Grand Army of the Republic veterans during the Spanish – American War.

Although the River Shannon forms the historic border between Roscommon and Westmeath, the Local Government Act of 1898 designated all of Athlone ( Urban ) as belonging to Westmeath, including areas west of the river.

Although used in the 19th century as a route for commerce between central Georgia and the coast, the river is nearly entirely still in its natural state, and was designated a bioreserve by The Nature Conservancy in 1991.

Although the 2008 draft legislation was abandoned, English Heritage published a single list of all designated heritage assets within England in 2011.

Although the Met did not have an officially designated " Music Director " until Rafael Kubelík in 1973, a number of principal conductors have assumed a strong leadership role at different times in the company's history.

Although he was voted America ’ s favorite comedian in a 1974 poll and highly sought out for every manner of TV game and variety show, it was the failure of his two series that reportedly exacerbated Lynde ’ s drinking problem, leading to numerous run-ins with the law and frequent arrests for public intoxication.

Although it is debatable whether University League Tables can accurately compare the quality of small specialised research institutions such as SOAS to general universities with tens of thousands of students and departments in nearly every academic discipline, or even to other specialised institutes with completely different kinds of focuses, in 2005, SOAS placed 4th among United Kingdom universities in a Guardian poll.

Although the album did not meet commercial success at the time of release, it has gone on to sell over 300, 000 copies and received critical acclaim from several publications, including Pitchfork Media, Magnet Magazine, Allmusic, and The Pazz & Jop poll.

Although the plans had been blocked by the time of the poll, proposals to convert a nursing home in the ward into a centre for asylum seekers were seen as a key election issue.

Although she did not win an absolute majority of the votes, Lawrence topped the poll and was elected President, taking office on 1 January 2004, shortly after Mark Latham succeeded Crean as party Leader.

Although the movie based on the series, Endless Waltz, ( which was aired before the actual series ) was shown completely uncut, YTV's decision to air an edited version of the series at 11: 30 p. m. EST on weeknights due to uneven market research conducted through an online poll, essentially cut the series off from mainstream viewership.

Although Mr Justice Ouseley said prayers were permitted to be held before the start of the formal agenda, Eric Pickles vowed to reverse the High Court decision, despite a recent Yougov poll showing 55 % were against councils holding prayers with just 26 % in favour.

Although a poll ( conducted by Bollywood Hungama ) named it the most anticipated release of the year, the film was a commercial ( and critical ) failure.

Although she was comfortably elected, her campaign against John Hewson for the Liberal Party leadership faced a setback when she did not poll as well as expected against author and filmmaker Bob Ellis, who ran against Bishop as an independent candidate for Mackellar.

Although most of the Hodgson Report was rejected at the time as being premature, within a decade and a half changing patterns in British trade meant that in 1963 a poll by the British Standards Institute ( BSI ) revealed that the majority of its members favoured a transition to the metric system.

: Although Taikobo is often criticized by other characters for being very ' un-protagonist-like ,' he was voted first in a Jump magazine character poll twice.

Although its modest capacity ( around 2, 100 people ) is small compared with several other Scottish venues ( the SECC, Ingliston, and various stadia ) the Barrowlands punches above its weight in attracting top-name performers, and was recently voted the best music venue in the UK in a poll of British bands, and in another survey amongst bands, was voted second best venue in the world.

Although not commercially popular upon release, Crazy Rhythms was a critical success, coming in a number 17 in the Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop critics ' poll, beating out such notable critics ' favorites as David Bowie's Scary Monsters, Joy Division's Closer, The Rolling Stones's Emotional Rescue, and The Specials ' debut album.

) Although some polls commissioned by the Discovery Institute show more support, these polls have been criticized as suffering from considerable flaws, such as having a low response rate ( 248 out of 16, 000 ), being conducted on behalf of an organization with an expressed interest in the outcome of the poll, and containing leading questions.

Although his early 2006 approval rating was a mildly unfavorable 45 percent, he led both Republican challengers, Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker and Congressman Mark Green by six to nine points in polls ; he has not been able to poll greater than fifty percent.

Although a class act in his youth, in 2007 he was voted in at Number 2 in The Times poll of the " 50 Worst footballers ( to grace the Premier League )", reflecting his dismal downturn in form after he signed for the English club Leeds United in 1995.

Although considered a battleground state, Bush won every single pre-election poll in the state.

Although the poll did predict that the ecologist would make a big score at these elections, they underestimated it widely.

Although technically able to vote, poll taxes, acts of terror ( often perpetuated by groups such as the Ku Klux Klan, founded in the Reconstruction South ), and discriminatory laws such as grandfather clauses kept black Americans disenfranchised particularly in the South but also nationwide following the Hayes election at the end of the Reconstruction era in 1877.

Although the Government does not keep official statistics on religious affiliation, a 2001 poll commissioned by the country's leading newspaper, El Tiempo, indicated that the religious demography is as follows:

Although Edward Scott easily won the seat, Horgan surprised many by taking second place in the poll.

Although a prisoner, he was elected a Sinn Féin Teachta Dála ( TD ) for the Sligo – Leitrim constituency at the 1957 general election, topping the poll with 7, 007 votes ( 15. 7 %).