Although wanted by the sheriff for killing an old man named Asher Jones, the warrant for his arrest had never been served.

Although she found she was thirsty, she was about to refuse ( never, never take candy from a strange man ) when she saw the bottle was unopened.

Although he never gets to play while the clock is running, he gets a big kick -- several every Saturday, in fact -- out of football.

Although reaching No. 8 in the world in 2000, she never won a WTA Title in singles.

Although Asser never mentions Alfred's law code, he does say that Alfred insisted that his judges be literate, so that they could apply themselves " to the pursuit of wisdom.

Although Grothendieck himself never published his work in this area, the proposal became the inspiration for work by other mathematicians and the source of the theory of dessins d ' enfants.

Although he had for many years " harbored an ambition to create work for a public square ", he " had never set foot in New York, and knew nothing about life in a rapidly evolving metropolis.

Although Capp's endorsement activities never rivaled Li ' l Abner's or Fearless Fosdick's, he was a celebrity spokesman in print ads for Sheaffer Snorkel fountain pens ( along with colleagues and close friends Milton Caniff and Walt Kelly ), and — with an irony that would become apparent later — a brand of cigarettes, ( Chesterfield ).

Although Buzzcut's first name was never given in the series, it was revealed in This Book Sucks.

Although the embargo was never officially ratified by the United Nations Security Council, most countries refrained from official trade with Burundi.

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 Pasternak never left his wife, this initiated an extramarital relationship which would last for the remainder of Pasternak's life.

Although BJU never reapplied for federal tax-exempt status, and it continues to pay federal taxes, a number of its ancillaries, including Bob Jones Academy and the BJU Museum & Gallery, are tax-exempt entities.

Although the Bible never says " Jesus is God ", trinity based theology summarily claims: " Jesus Christ was fully God and fully man in one person, and will be so forever.

Although never president, Diego Portales dominated Chilean politics from the cabinet and behind the scenes from 1830 to 1837.

Although Love said she would " never write a book ", she did publish a memoir in 2006 titled Dirty Blonde: The Diaries of Courtney Love.

Although Confucius claimed that he never invented anything but was only transmitting ancient knowledge ( see Analects VII, 1 ), he did produce a number of new ideas.

Although never formally endorsed by CND nationally, INDEC candidates were generally put up by local CND groups as a means of raising the profile of this issue in public politics.

Although Coleco presented a mock-up of the SGM at the 1983 New York Toy Show, that product was never manufactured.

Although an amphibious invasion was never in question, blockading by Union naval forces was common, particularly at Halifax, where Confederate navy ships sought refuge and reprovisioning.

Although Van Gogh never boarded with him, Pissarro did explain to him the various ways of finding and expressing light and color, ideas which he later used in his paintings, notes Lucien.

Although the Christadelphian movement originated through the activities of John Thomas, he never saw himself as setting up his own disciples.

Although the CCC was probably the most popular New Deal program, it never became a permanent agency.

Although the PDP-2 never proceeded beyond the initial design, the PDP-3 found some interest and was designed in full.

Although the German General Staff was also abolished by the treaty, it nevertheless continued to exist as the Truppenamt or " Troop Office ", supposedly only an administrative body.

Although many nations have abolished capital punishment, over 60 % of the world's population live in countries where executions take place, such as the People's Republic of China, India, the United States of America and Indonesia, the four most-populous countries in the world, which continue to apply the death penalty ( although in India, Indonesia and in many US states it is rarely employed ).

" Although the laws criminalising union activity were outdated and had already been abolished in Great Britain, they were still on the books in Canada and police arrested 24 leaders of the Typographical Union.

Although Portugal officially abolished slavery in 1876, the practice of forced paid labor continued.

Although he did nothing to undermine the retention of the Wangchuck dynasty, the Druk Gyalpo in 1969 called for a triennial vote of confidence by the National Assembly ( later abolished by his successor ) to renew the Druk Gyalpo's mandate to rule.

Although it required a succession of internal military campaigns, he abolished the fortified Huguenot towns that Henry had allowed.

Although slavery had been legally abolished in Mozambique by the Portuguese authorities, at the end of the 19th century the Chartered companies enacted a forced labor policy and supplied cheap – often forced – African labor to the mines and plantations of the nearby British colonies and South Africa.

Although the slave trade was abolished in 1803, slavery itself was not abolished until 1848, after several mass slave escapes to the free British islands and an ensuing slave protest.

Although the slave trade was officially abolished in the British Empire by the Slave Trade Act of 1807, and slavery itself a generation later with the Slavery Abolition Act 1833, it took until 1850 to be halted in the territories which were to become South Africa.

Although China regained tariff autonomy in the 1920s, extraterritoriality was not formally abolished until 1943.

Although the judge found maintenance and champerty are constitutional, he questioned whether criminal liability for maintenance should be retained in Hong Kong as liability for both maintenance and champerty were abolished in places such as England and South Australia.

Although the international slave trade was abolished in the British Empire in 1807, slavery itself continued.

Although the extent of the privilege has been ill-defined, three features survived to the 20th century: the right to be tried by fellow peers in the Lord High Steward's Court and in the House of Lords ( abolished in 1948 ); the personal right of access to the Sovereign at any time, but this privilege has long been obsolete ; and the right to be exempt from civil arrest ( a privilege that has been used only twice since 1945 ).

Although there were previous plans to create Régions out of the Départements, like the Clémentel plan ( 1919 ) or the Vichy regionalisation programme ( 1941 ), these plans had no effect or else were abolished in 1945.

Although the NLF was not officially abolished until 1977, the Viet Cong no longer used the name after PRG was created.

Although the titles and distinctions of the Italian royal family are not legally recognised by the Republic of Italy, the remaining members of the House of Savoy, like dynasties of other abolished monarchies, still use some of the various titles they acquired over the millennium of their reign prior to the republic's establishment, including Duke of Savoy, Prince of Naples, Prince of Piedmont and Duke of Aosta.

Although the office of the consulate would continue to exist until Emperor Leo VI the Wise formally abolished it with Novel 94, it was Justinian who effectively brought the consulate as a separate political entity to an end.

Although the Eradicator's effects ( altering the DNA of all Kryptonian life-forms so that they would instantly die upon leaving the planet ) were felt immediately, the Destroyer's effects were possibly more significant: By the time the Kryptonian government admitted defeat and abolished the clone banks, a pro-clone rights terrorist faction known as Black Zero had started the Destroyer, a device which functioned as a giant nuclear gun, projecting massive streams of nuclear energy into the core of Krypton, intended to trigger an explosive chain reaction within Krypton's core almost immediately.

Although nexum was abolished as a way to secure a loan, debt bondage might still result after a debtor defaulted.

Although many locals hoped that Italy would restore their autonomy which had been abolished after the downfall of the Republic of Venice, the centralist policies continued.

Although the purchase of slaves in Massachusetts was illegal, ownership of slaves purchased elsewhere was not ; consequently the fine homes on High Street were staffed by African and Native American slaves until the newly independent General Court of Massachusetts abolished slavery altogether in the Revolutionary War.

Although sometimes referred to as a " parliament ", the Legislative Yuan, under Sun's political theory, is a branch of government, while only the National Assembly of the Republic of China ( now abolished ), with the power to amend the constitution and formerly to elect the President and Vice President, could be considered a parliament.

Although this requirement was abolished in 1960, the tradition has been kept by many card makers.