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 they are forbidden to sit with the customers, the dancers are sometimes proffered drinks, and most of them can bolt one down in mid-shimmy.

Although modern scholars have expressed surprise that `` the simple magic square of three '', a mere `` mathematical puzzle '', was able to exert a considerable influence on the minds and imaginations of the cultured Chinese for so many centuries, they could have found most of the answers right within the square itself.

Although Tylor undertook a field trip to Mexico, both he and Frazer derived most of the material for their comparative studies through extensive reading, not fieldwork, mainly the Classics ( literature and history of Greece and Rome ), the work of the early European folklorists, and reports from missionaries, travelers, and contemporaneous ethnologists.

Although most species are associated with water and damp habitats, some are specialised to live in trees and in deserts.

Although in many frog species, females are larger than males, this is not the case in most species where males are actively involved in territorial defence.

Although they are often considered to be weeds in gardens, this viewpoint is not always necessary, as most of them die when the soil temperature warms up again in early to late spring when other plants are still dormant and have not yet leafed out.

Although most extant species of Asteraceae are herbaceous, the examination of the basal members in the family suggests that the common ancestor of the family was an arborescent plant, a tree or shrub, perhaps adapted to dry conditions, radiating from South America.

Although originally controversial, the axiom of choice is now used without reservation by most mathematicians, and it is included in ZFC, the standard form of axiomatic set theory.

Although there are variations from place to place, most of the world's architects are required to register with the appropriate jurisdiction.

Although the general direction of the mountains, ridges, and valleys is northeast and southwest, irregularity is one of the most prominent characteristics.

Although Albert has received relatively little recognition in German history, his dissolution of the Teutonic State caused the founding of the Duchy of Prussia ( and also the Hohenzollern dynasty ), which would eventually become arguably the most powerful German state and instrumental in uniting the whole of Germany.

Although the increased contact brought by trade between the Japanese and the Ainu contributed to increased mutual understanding, sometimes it led to conflict, occasionally intensifying into violent Ainu revolts, of which the most important was Shakushain's Revolt ( 1669 – 1672 ).

Although most of the members of the community signed a document issued by Hasan Ali Shah summarizing the practices of the Ismailis, a group of dissenting Khojas surprisingly asserted that the community had always been Sunni.

Although Muslim scholars have often debated over who this verse refers to, most classical commentators and modern translators have taken the opinion that this refers to Amram, the father of Moses and Aaron.

Although many other chemists have repeated this advice, IUPAC and most chemistry texts still favour the usage of allotrope and allotropy for elements only.

Although most of the legions were lost, about 10, 000 Romans cut their way through to safety, maintaining unit cohesion.

Although still actively involved in running his many businesses, Carnegie had become a regular contributor to numerous magazines, most notably the Nineteenth Century, under the editorship of James Knowles, and the influential North American Review, led by editor Lloyd Bryce.

Although early Commodore advertisements attempted to cast the computer as an all-purpose business machine, the Amiga was most commercially successful as a home computer, with a wide range of games and creative software.

Although the hardware is limited to four separate sound channels, software such as OctaMED uses software mixing to allow eight or more virtual channels, and it was possible for software to mix two hardware channels to achieve a single 14-bit resolution channel by playing with the volumes of the channels in such a way that one of the source channels contributes the most significant bits and the other the least.

Although he is sometimes regarded as among the first and most influential architects of Nordic modernism, a closer examination of the historical facts reveals that Aalto ( while a pioneer in Finland ) closely followed and had personal contacts with other pioneers in Sweden, in particular Gunnar Asplund and Sven Markelius.

Although most dialects of English used in the former British Empire outside of North America and Australasia are, to various extents, based on British English, most of the countries concerned have developed their own unique dialects, particularly with respect to pronunciation, idioms and vocabulary.

Although page flipping was a hardware possibility, the limited memory forced most applications to do all their drawing directly to the visible screen, often resulting in graphical flicker or visible redraw.

Although most cultural systems of astrology share common roots in ancient philosophies that influenced each other, many have unique methodologies which differ from those developed in the West.

Although love is central to both Christianity and Judaism, literary critic Harold Bloom ( in his Jesus and Yahweh: The Names Divine ) argues that their notions of love are fundamentally different.

Although the Pentecostarion ends on the Sunday of All Saints, Pascha's influence continues throughout the following year, determining the daily Epistle and Gospel readings at the Divine Liturgy, the Tone of the Week, and the Matins Gospels all the way through to the next year's Lazarus Saturday.

Although Orthodox Jews believe that many elements of current religious law were decreed or added as " fences " around the law by the rabbis, all Orthodox Jews believe that there is an underlying core of Sinaitic law and that this core of the religious laws Orthodox Jews know today is thus directly derived from Sinai and directly reflects the Divine will.

Although the church's textbook, the Divine Principle does not specifically mention the teaching that Zacharias was the father of Jesus, according to Ruth Tucker some members of the church hold that belief-which is based on the work of Leslie Weatherhead.

Although, as shown above, Philo repeatedly endeavored to find the Divine Being active and acting in the world, in agreement with Stoicism, yet his Platonic repugnance to matter predominated, and consequently whenever he posited that the divine could not have any contact with evil, he defined evil as matter, with the result that he placed God outside of the world.

Although Orthodox monks are not permitted to hold personal possessions, the canons permit a hieromonk ( i. e., a monk who has been ordained to the priesthood ) to keep a chalice and other vessels necessary to celebrate the Divine Liturgy.

Although the name " Bloomingdale " was used for the area about the Bloomingdale Insane Asylum ( located at the present location of the main campus of Columbia University ), other names such as " Morningside Hill " and " Riverside Heights " were used for the area and no single name was commonly used for the neighborhood as projects began to construct the university campus, and also the nearby Teachers College, the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine and St. Luke's Hospital.

Although it is worth mentioning that Augustine also said " a law that is not just, seems to be no law at all " and Thomas Aquinas indicated laws " opposed to the Divine good " must not be observed.

Although this was not formally included in Islamic law, the Sharia recognizes customs that prevailed at the time of Muhammad but were not abrogated by the Qur ' an or the tradition ( called " Divine silence ").

Although mostly inaccurate, articles on Father Divine propelled his popularity.

Although Father Divine was outspokenly capitalist, he was impressed with the party's commitment to civil rights.

Although he is only mentioned by name, he is credited as the " Central Divine " ( 中神通 ) of the Five Greats ( 五絕 ), the top five champions of the first martial arts contest on Mount Hua.

Although Father Divine himself was married, the movement discouraged marriage, along with any excessive mingling of the sexes.

Although mostly inaccurate, articles on Father Divine propelled his popularity.

Although many were quick to dismiss Milla for attempting to crossover into yet another industry ( she has since gone on to headline the Resident Evil film franchise and continues to record music independently ), The Divine Comedy stands as one of the best lost pop albums of the ' 90s.

Although Merrill had written years before, in " Voices From Another World ", of having supernatural experiences with a Ouija board, Divine Comedies was far more candid about the extent of a practice which had preoccupied Merrill for several decades.

Although the term liturgy is used to mean public worship in general, the Byzantine Rite uses the term " Divine liturgy " to denote the Eucharistic service.

Although Jesus himself preached that he was the son of the God in the Old Testament, the Gnostics believed that he was the son of the True Divine Father and his consort Barbelo.

Although Damian pulled support for his understanding of the Trinity from the Bible and from the teaching of the early church fathers, he was never able to persuade Peter and, as a result, he ordered that Peter's name not be mentioned in the Divine Liturgy while Peter remained alive.

Although the prayers said on the beads of the rosary chain share specific similarities between the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and the Chaplet of Holy Wounds, these are distinct chaplets and were introduced over 20 years apart, one in Poland, the other in France.

Although he is retired, he still lectures on certain topics in the Foundation Year Programme at King's, including The Divine Comedy.

Although in mainstream Orthodox Judaism the rebuilding of the Temple is generally left to the coming of the Jewish Messiah and to Divine Providence, a number of organizations, generally representing a small minority of even Orthodox Jews, have been formed with the objective of realizing the immediate construction of a Third Temple in present times.

Although not as prolific as Lope de Vega, Calderón has left about seventy autos, the best known of which are The Divine Orpheus, a work of considerable poetic merit, The Devotion to the Mass, and The Captivity of the Ark.