Although the permanency of acrylics is sometimes debated by conservators, they appear more stable than oil paints.

Although in 1899 Standard Oil controlled more than 85 % of the oil production in the older oil regions in the Appalachian Basin and the Lima-Indiana trend, it never controlled more than 10 % of the oil production in the new Gulf Coast province.

Although it replaced whale oil, the 1873 edition of Elements of Chemistry said, " The vapor of this substance mixed with air is as explosive as gunpowder.

Although the oil discoveries of the 1960s have brought it immense petroleum wealth, at the time of its independence it was an extremely poor desert state whose only important physical asset appeared to be its strategic location at the midpoint of Africa's northern rim.

Although generally lubricants are based on one type of base oil, mixtures of the base oils also are used to meet performance requirements.

Although all the other lights were extinguished, that light burned oil, in spite of the fact that it had been kindled first.

Although much has been made of its status as a major exporter of oil, Nigeria produces only about 2. 7 % of the world's supply.

Although oil paint was first used for the Buddhist Paintings by Indian and Chinese painters in western Afghanistan sometime between the fifth and ninth centuries, it did not gain popularity until the 15th century.

Although French geologists already in 1926 established for certain the presence of oil and gas in the country only then France started exploiting these reserves.

Although the use of global sources in the supply chain of organizations can be traced back several decades ( e. g., in the oil industry ), it was not until the late 1980s that a considerable number of organizations started to integrate global sources into their core business.

Although the country is rich in natural resources, the economy is mainly bolstered by agriculture, food processing, lumber, oil, cement, chemicals, mining, basic metals, hydropower, tourism, textile industry, migrant remittances, and the informal economy.

Although it is generally believed acceptable, several painting texts such as The Painter's Handbook state that it is unwise to paint in oils over acrylic gesso because, unlike with time-tested alternatives such as rabbit skin glue, oil paint eventually delaminates from the acrylic gesso surface.

Although he invested in the stock market, to the point where there was a ticker tape machine in the livingroom, he played the market primarily to lose, or else invested in odd schemes that inadvertently paid off big ( swamp land found to have oil under it, etc .).

Although he is best known for his oil paintings, Hopper initially achieved recognition for his watercolours and he also produced some commercially successful etchings.

Although some industries are global competitors, such as several iron and steel works, chemical plants and oil corporations that are large industrial enterprises employing thousands of people, most industrial and commercial enterprises in Austria are relatively small on an international scale.

Although renowned for his oil paintings, Turner is also one of the greatest masters of British watercolour landscape painting.

Although wild rapeseed oil contains significant amounts of erucic acid, a known toxin, the cultivar used to produce commercial, food-grade canola oil was bred to contain less than 2 % erucic acid, levels that are not believed to cause harm in humans and no health effects have been associated with consumption by humans of the genetically modified oil.

Although rumors that canola oil can cause dangerous health problems circulated, there is no reason to believe canola oil poses unusual health risks and its consumption in food-grade forms is generally recognized as safe by the United States Food and Drug Administration.

Although first published in the Des Moines Register in 1932, Hamlin himself allegedly claimed to have originated the idea while he watched dinosaur bones being dug up by oil equipment.

Although the invasion of Iraq and subsequent recession spawned a rash of belt-tightening reorganizations which drastically redirected the efforts of their alliance partners, they continued with the management seminars, consulting, and small-scale collaborations.

Although, in theory, the pump could work without it, the efficiency would drop drastically and the pump would be subject to extraordinary stresses that could shorten its life considerably.

Although the role of the violin in music drastically changed through this period, progress in violin technique was steady but slow.

Although Gorbachev's attempts at Perestroika ultimately failed, he drastically changed the perceptions of the outside world towards Russia.

Although Mountain Dew was first marketed under that name in Knoxville, the original soft drink ’ s formula changed drastically from Knoxville ’ s formula to the syrup mixture that constitutes today ’ s drink ; that mixture was formulated in Marion.

Although both the Osage and the Missouri were exposed to European diseases such as smallpox and typhus, the Osage suffered only slightly compared to the Missouri, who were drastically reduced in population.

Although VH1 has drastically reduced its emphasis on music, it does continue to play music videos ( just like its sister network, MTV ) from 4 a. m. until 11 a. m.

Although President Saakashvili's reforms are considered to have been of mixed success, the rate of corruption in the country has drastically reduced.

Although the Kadets had moderated their position in the Second Duma, in May 1907 they refused to vote for a resolution denouncing revolutionary violence, which gave the government of Pyotr Stolypin a pretext to dissolve the Second Duma on June 3, 1907 and change the electoral law to drastically limit the representation of leftist and liberal parties.

Although he started searching for asteroids in the era of visual detection, by 1891 Max Wolf had pioneered the use of astrophotography to drastically speed up the rate of detection of asteroids, and both Wolf and Charlois separately discovered far more asteroids than would have been feasible by visual detection.

Although this does not necessarily reduce the amount of manpower required for a project, as more changes are required due to the incomplete and changing information, it does drastically reduce lead times and thus time to market.

Although not thought to be under any threat worldwide, the red squirrel has drastically reduced in number in the United Kingdom.

Although the technology, aims, methods, and plans of World War I were drastically different from earlier wars, military leaders continued to insist upon a form of martial etiquette from civilians which increased resentment between the countries.

Although the band's lineup altered drastically in the 1990s, McBrain remained in Iron Maiden and, since the return of Adrian Smith and Bruce Dickinson in 1999, the group has undergone a resurgence in popularity, and are now considered by some as " bigger than ever ".

Although Taoist temples and shrines are abundant in Singapore, the official number of followers has dwindled drastically over the years from 22. 4 % to 8. 5 % between the years 1990 to 2000.

Although stereolithography can produce a wide variety of shapes, it is often expensive ; the cost of photo-curable resin ranges from $ 80 to $ 210 per liter, and the cost of stereolithography machines ranges from $ 100, 000 to more than $ 500, 000 ; although recently, renewed public interest in stereolithography has inspired the design of several consumer models with drastically reduced prices.

Although the UAC's role is drastically reduced in Doom II: Hell on Earth, the UAC return in Final Doom with teleportation research facilities on Earth and the moons of Jupiter.

Although bigger companies have their own labels, most of budget releases are done by third party companies, who acquire the rights of successful titles released long after the originals have disappeared from the stores, and re-sell them, usually without printed manuals, replaced by PDF versions on-disk and a drastically changed cover ( or simply framed inside the labels ' standard box art ).

Although the high switching frequency requires sophisticated components and circuits, it drastically reduces the bulk of the step down transformer, as the mass of magnetic components ( transformers and inductors ) that is required for achieving a given power level goes down rapidly as the operating ( switching ) frequency is increased.

Although initial attendance was high, the number of visitors fell drastically within a few months, and the aquarium failed to meet its attendance projections of over a million visitors per year, in part because of a downturn in the U. S. economy.

Although Hapgood drastically overestimated the effects of changing mass distributions across the Earth, calculations show that changing mass distributions both on the surface and in the mantle can cause true polar wander.

Although Maelstrom sometimes treated Deathurge as if he were a lackey, Deathurge served only at Oblivion's behest, for Oblivion perceived within Maelstrom the potential to drastically tip the scales between existence and non-existence in his favor.

Although there are still coniferous trees surrounding the village, a few kilometers northeast into Hamilton Inlet, the terrain changes drastically to a sub-arctic tundra.