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 McCartney has never elaborated his claims, a delay may have been due to a disagreement between McCartney and George Martin regarding the song's arrangement, or the opinion of the other Beatles who felt it did not suit their image.

Although Mark Hoppus sings the song's two verses, Tom DeLonge, who sings the choruses, wrote this song about his parents ' divorce during his teen years.

Although a criticism of the foreign policy of the United States, the song's final stanza also delivers a harsh criticism on communism by making reference to the mass murder of pacifist Buddhist monks in the People's Republic of China during the Cultural Revolution and the USSR's Invasion of Afghanistan.

Although Alpert's vocal skills and range were limited, the song's unchallenging technical demands suited him.

Although the sound is similar to Erotica, the song's lyrics consist of passages read by Madonna from the book.

Although Lennon receives the sole credit as the song's author, multiple reports indicate that Ono, as well as Allen Klein, Lennon's manager, also contributed lyrics.

Although tensions were high among the band during the album's recording sessions, they reportedly collaborated as a close unit to work out the song's challenging rhythmic and meter issues, and consequently considered it one of the few true " Beatles " songs on the album.

Although Carey did not re-record her vocals for it, she added a new gospel-style intro before the song's dance portion.

Although the song's lyrics were written by Verve vocalist Richard Ashcroft, it has been credited to Keith Richards and Mick Jagger after charges by the original copyright owners that the song was plagiarized from the Andrew Oldham Orchestra recording of The Rolling Stones ' 1965 song " The Last Time ".

Although a few praised the song for its theme and production, most criticized Simpson's singing style, the sexual nature of the song's lyrics, and the over-use of digital sound enhancers.

Although the song's official title is Queen's College Colours, it is almost universally referred to by the first words of the Gaelic chorus.

" Although the group wished to establish a more stripped-down, conventional sound, one of the song's breakthroughs came after co-producer Brian Eno provided " electronification of the chords with a beat box " and a synthesised string part to the beginning.

" Although Easton's video clip for " Sugar Walls " did not in itself feature any controversial content, some music-video broadcasters refused the video airplay because of the sexual imagery of the song's lyrics.

Although the single was " rush released " with the intention of it being followed by a swiftly recorded second album, the band failed to capitalise on the song's success as it became Shed Seven's one and only release throughout 1995.

Although he initially had trouble convincing Roc-A-Fella Records executives to let him make his own album as a rapper, he was able to change their minds after the song's release.

Although the original had been one of Marc Almond's all-time favourite songs, he had never read the lyrics and thus incorrectly sang " What'll it be, what'll it be, you and me " instead of " Falling free, falling free, falling free ".

Although deemed thrash metal rather than black metal by today's standards, the album's lyrics and imagery focused more on anti-Christian and Satanic themes than any before it.

Although Hatfield shared vocal duties with Strohm in the group, she quickly stood out due to her unique vocal quality ; her somewhat thin, girlish voice gave the group a youthful, innocent sound that was nevertheless belied by often-caustic lyrics and a vocal delivery punctuated frequently by harsh, distorted screams ( in live performances more so than on recordings ).

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 not so indicated in the lyrics, the chorus is traditionally sung with a pause in the middle of the term " Cracker Jack ", and the second word ( pronounced " jacks ") is elided into the beginning of the next verse.

Although most fans assume ( and the lyrics of " I Bought Myself a Liarbird " from The Big Express imply ) that there was some financial impropriety involved, the terms of the settlement imposed a " gag " on the band and have prevented them from speaking publicly about the matter.

Although the theme is most widely known as an instrumental, it has been released with at least two different sets of lyrics.

Although hip hop in France has been greatly influenced by American hip hop culture, the lyrics remain typically in French.

Although some refrains were rapped in German, most of the lyrics as well as promotional materials and paraphernalia were in Turkish.

Although the lyrics were not used in the film, British audiences of the time fully understood the subtextual humour of " Hitler Has Only Got One Ball " being sung by prisoners of war.

Although his lyrics do not express Nazi ideology and his music is therefore not seen as NSBM by the scene ( but by external sources, like Mattias Gardell ) his writings are part of its ideological fundament.

Although the band members claimed not to be a " political band " — they are simply " political people " who are also musicians, they say — the group's lyrics have a political message which can be interpreted as generally anti-capitalist and anarchist.

Although the lyrics of Vector's music did not always contain the overt lyrics of Christian Contemporary Music with which the band was sometimes associated, Vector's albums were released under Christian labels, and were an example of Christian rock.

" Although Gane admitted that his partner's lyrics touch on political topics, he argued that they do not cross the line into " sloganeering ".

Although Venom's Black Metal, released in 1982, was the first record to coin the term, it was Bathory's early albums, featuring Satanic lyrics, low-fi production and an inhuman vocal style, that defined the genre.

Although it has been reported that Lennon wrote " I am the Walrus " to confuse those who tried to interpret his songs, there have been many attempts to analyse the meaning of the lyrics.

Although the lyrics and scenery are generic, United Fruit ( or its successor Chiquita ) was reputed to be the target.

Although Kivi was among the very earliest authors of prose and lyrics in Finnish language, he is still considered one of the greatest of them all.

Although the album did not contain as many lyrics with overtly politically messages as songs from The Score, there were still political intentions.

Although since the recording of Coming Home, Klein, Pundik and Gilbert all worked on lyrics together.

Although the term cantautore normally implies consistent sociopolitical content in lyrics, noteworthy performers in a more inclusive singer-songwriter categorization are: Domenico Modugno, Luigi Tenco, Gino Paoli, Sergio Endrigo, Fabrizio De André, Francesco De Gregori, Antonello Venditti, Roberto Vecchioni, Ivano Fossati, Lucio Dalla, Francesco Guccini and Franco Battiato.

Although War's lyrics are often socio-political in nature, their music usually had a laid-back, California funk vibe.

Although some songs, especially in musicals, are based on thematic ideas from the score ( or vice-versa ), scores usually do not have lyrics, except for when sung by choirs or soloists as part of a cue.

Although there were two official sets of lyrics ( some country singers, avoiding royalties, mostly substituted the copyright renditions with their own words ), the series simply used an instrumental theme.