Although he initially declined the part of Dr. David Banner in The Incredible Hulk because of its comic book origins, on reading Kenneth Johnson's script for the pilot episode, he was persuaded to change his mind ( and agreed to remain involved with the series for as long as Johnson was to be involved ).

Although the pilot episode was made, there were difficulties selling the project.

Although keen on becoming a pilot, there was already a surplus of trained aircrew and the Air Force instead put his mechanical skills to use as a flight mechanic, of which there was a wartime shortage.

Although it has morphological similarities with the pygmy killer whale, the false killer whale and the pilot whales, a study of cytochrome b gene sequences by Richard LeDuc indicated that its closest extant relatives are the snubfin dolphins of the genus Orcaella.

Although the series used more composers than any other Star Trek series ( Dennis McCarthy, Jay Chattaway, David Bell, Paul Baillargeon, Velton Ray Bunch, Brian Tyler, Mark McKenzie, John Frizzell and Kevin Kiner ), only McCarthy's score for the pilot has been released.

Although the fjord outside Molde has schools of both pilot whales and orca, the whale depicted is a baleen whale, which is not found in the area.

Although it was initially written as a standalone novel, the main character of The Engines of God, pilot Priscilla Hutchins, has since appeared in five more books, Deepsix ( 2001 ), Chindi ( 2002 ), Omega ( 2003 ), Odyssey ( 2006 ), and Cauldron ( 2007 ).

Although he considered his small stature ( 1. 61 m ) and light weight an advantage to becoming an aviator, and he tried every means of securing service as a flyer, during the First World War Ravel was not allowed to enlist as a pilot because of his age and weak health.

Although never actually a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Doohan was once labelled the " craziest pilot in the Canadian Air Force.

Although not designed for speeds over Mach 0. 85, it was taken supersonic during a dive by test pilot Janusz Żurakowski in December, 1952.

Although visibility was impossible due to thick fog, a KLM 747 pilot did not wait to be cleared for takeoff and collided with the Pan Am airplane on the runway.

Although the pilot was produced in colour, the videotape was wiped in the 1970s leaving only a 16mm black-and-white film telerecording.

Although flying under the bridge has been outlawed since 1911, in 1957 a Filton-based RAF Vampire jet from 501 Squadron flew at high speed under the deck before crashing in Leigh Woods, killing the pilot.

Although the crash was originally blamed on pilot error, it was subsequently found to have been caused by the build-up of slush towards the end of the runway, causing deceleration of the aircraft and preventing safe flying speed from being attained.

Although he appeared in the unscreened pilot he was unavailable for the series itself, which was instead broadcast as The Saturday Show.

Although often referred to as flying wings, these types carry the pilot ( and engine where fitted ) below the wing structure rather than inside it, and so are not true flying wings.

Although billed by the media as a " pilot ", Dubroff did not possess a medical certificate or a student pilot certificate, since they require a minimum age of 16, or a pilot certificate which requires a minimum age of 17, according to U. S. Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) regulations.

Although she had received over 66 hours of flight training, seven-year-old Jessica did not hold an FAA medical certificate, nor any pilot or student certificate.

Although the show wasn't picked up for the fall schedule, NBC did air the pilot on September 1, 1999.

Although all his books were set against a background of horse racing, his male heroes held a variety of jobs including artist ( In the Frame and To the Hilt ), private investigator ( Odds Against, Whip Hand, Come to Grief, Under Orders — all starring injured ex-jockey Sid Halley, one of only two heroes used more than once ), pilot, artist, wine merchant and many others.

Although not an instinctive, gifted pilot Malan was an exceptional shot and a very aggressive air fighter, and above all a superb tactician who instilled the methods and techniques he had honed in 1940 into successive generations of young fighter pilots who followed him.

Although Paddick is credited with the idea, the pilot programme was sanctioned by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, Sir John Stevens.

Although most of the episodes did not feature Freddy taking a major role in the plot, the pilot episode, " No More Mr. Nice Guy ", depicts the events of his trial, and his subsequent death at the hands of the parents of Elm Street after his acquittal.

Although it was dark as usual I could see that the hall had only recently contained a great many people.

Although New Orleans was not to learn of it for a spell, she also was a sadist, a nymphomaniac and unobtrusively mad -- the perpetrator of some of the worst crimes against humanity ever committed on American soil.

Although Faulkner was the heir in his own family to this tradition, he did not have Stark Young's inclination to romanticize and sentimentalize the planter society.

Although his tender nights were not the ones I dreamed of, nor was it for yachts, sports cars, tall drinks, and swimming pools, nor yet for money or what money buys that I burned, I too was burning and watching myself burn.

Although after much trouble he did manage to get it back, he discovered there was no trade to be had.

Although he did not attend any celebrated schools or universities, he was a master of Greek and Hebrew and could read the Bible in the original.

Although the fort was evacuated in the face of the force of Cornwallis, Morgan and his men did have a chance to take another swing at the redcoats.

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 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 it was a mere fragment of the victim's remains, it was enough.

Although there were only four fluids tested, it was apparent that there were two distinct types.

Although the tape was run for over 1 hr., a steady state was not reached, and it was concluded that the reason for this was that the back pressure of the manometer was built up from the material fed from between the blocks and this was available at a very slow rate.

-- Although there was some variation in results which must be attributed either to trace impurities or to variation in wall effects, the photochemical exchange in the gas phase was sufficiently reproducible so that it seemed meaningful to compare the reaction rates in different series of reaction tubes for the purpose of obtaining information on the effect of chlorine concentration and of carbon tetrachloride concentration on the reaction rate.

Although the Taylor Scale was designed as a group testing device, in this study it was individually administered by psychologically trained workers who established rapport and assisted the children in reading the items.

Although not much desiring the account, he had been appointed advertising head of Zenith.

Although a bishop was promptly appointed to Hereford, none was named to Worcester, and it appears that Ealdred intended to retain Worcester along with York, which several of his predecessors had done.

Although the Congress had significant budgetary powers, it was overshadowed by the president, who appointed provincial officials.

Although Walter Winterbottom was appointed as England's first ever full-time manager in 1946, the team was still picked by a committee until Alf Ramsey took over in 1963.

Although air transport in Guyana had its beginnings in the 1920s when the first " bush " services were introduced, Government's earnest participation can be dated from 1947 when a Director of Civil Aviation was appointed to regulate the industry.

Although there was a cabinet, it was appointed entirely by the monarch, and the monarch usually presided over its meetings.

Although Admiral Aziz Mirza ( a life-long friend of Musharraf shared the dorm with the admiral in 1960s and graduated together from the academy ) was appointed by Prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Mirza remained extremely supportive to Musharraf's coup and was also a close friend of Musharraf since 1971 when both participate in an joint operations against Indian Army.

Although the Privy Council is primarily a British institution, officials from some other Commonwealth realms are also appointed to the body.

Although many of Ali Nasir Muhammad's followers were appointed to senior governmental positions ( including Vice President, Chief of Staff, and Governor of Aden ), Ali Nasir Muhammad himself remained abroad in Syria.

Although a successor was appointed as Dong Zhou Hui Wang, traditionally in Chinese history this is considered the end of the Zhou Dynasty.

Although Sweden is an elective monarchy at this time, Birger has been appointed heir to the throne already in 1284.

Although Garfield opposed the Commission, he found himself appointed to it.

Although the British Government retained theoretical control via the appointed Governor, the real power in Bermuda remained with the wealthy Bermudian merchant families who dominated the economy, and filled the benches of the House of Assembly and the Privy Council, with the President of the Privy Council being undoubtedly the most Bermudian with the greatest political power.

Although the Yellow Turbans were defeated, many generals appointed during the crisis never disbanded their assembled militia forces and used these troops to amass power outside of the collapsing imperial authority.

Although the emperor appointed the Chancellor of each kingdom, kings appointed all the remaining civil officials in their fiefs.

Although Martin appointed Aboriginal Territorians to her cabinet, she has been criticised for not improving the lot of her Aboriginal constituents, the majority of whom have a life expectancy well below that of white Australians.

Although he was born in South Carolina and reared in Georgia, he offered his services to the state of Alabama, which had appointed him to West Point and where his mother still lived.

Although he had the concurrence of Gen. Lee, Longstreet was unable to convince President Davis or his newly appointed military advisor, Braxton Bragg.

" Although Raeder was not anti-Semitic in the virulent National Socialist sense, he tolerated statements from his senior officers such as Admiral Schuster ( appointed by Raeder as the inspector of education and training ) who told new recruits in 1937 that they must be " racially and morally sound .".

Although the PNM did not secure a majority in the 31-member Legislative Council, he was able to convince the Secretary of State for the Colonies to allow him to name the five appointed members of the council ( despite the opposition of the Governor, Sir Edward Betham Beetham ).

Although he had serious reservations about the way the German General Staff wanted to conduct negotiations, he accepted the charge, and appointed a government that for the first time included representatives of the Social Democrats, Friedrich Ebert and Philipp Scheidemann.

Although Montevideo was the smallest department in terms of area ( divided into twenty-three geographic zones that generally coincided with the electoral zones ), its departmental board had sixty-five members in 1990 ; all other departments had thirty-one-member boards and a five-member executive council appointed by the departmental board, with proportional representation from the principal political parties.

Although Wren was appointed to the Fifty New Churches Commission in 1711, he was left only with nominal charge of a board of works when the surveyorship started in 1715.

Although the smallest group in terms of numbers, members of the plantocracy had links to British commercial interests in London and often enjoyed close ties to the governor, who was appointed by the monarch.