Although until the 13th century religious minorities ( Jews and Muslims ) had enjoyed considerable tolerance in Castilla and Aragon – the only Christian kingdoms where Jews were not restricted from any professional occupation – the situation of the Jews collapsed over the 14th century, reaching a climax in 1391 with large scale massacres in every major city except Ávila.

Most of the country has an elevation of fewer than 200 m. Although Hungary has several moderately high ranges of mountains, those reaching heights of 300 m or more cover less than 2 % of the country.

Although not reaching its 1970s peak in Westminster elections, the SNP had more success in the Scottish Parliamentary elections with their system of mixed member proportional representation.

Although he was small in primary school, he grew rapidly around the age of 12, reaching his full adult height of 6 ft 2 inches ( 188 cm ) at 18.

Although Egypt's administrative control of Kush extended only down to the fourth cataract, Egyptian sources list tributary districts reaching to the Red Sea and upstream to the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile rivers.

Although the concept of zoology as a single coherent field arose much later, the zoological sciences emerged from natural history reaching back to the works of Aristotle and Galen in the ancient Greco-Roman world.

Although eventually reaching a top circulation of 1500, The Rolling Stone failed in April 1895 since the paper never provided an adequate income.

Although the series never won an Emmy it was a major success for several years, reaching its peak at number six in the ratings between October 1960 and April 1961.

Although their ultimate destination was New York, they frequently noted how reaching Magadan was the ultimate measure of success or failure for their adventure.

Although it is possible that all of the Time Lords killed were at the end of their regeneration cycles ( somewhat more likely with a retiring President: potentially his reaching the end of his regeneration cycle was the very reason for his retirement ), it is also possible that regeneration, regardless of how many regenerations the individual Time Lord has already undergone, is a conditional and non-inevitable phenomenon.

Although the record was issued under the group's name, Pet Sounds is arguably seen as a Brian Wilson solo album — Wilson even toyed with the idea by releasing " Caroline, No " as a solo single in March 1966 — reaching no.

Although it failed to function before reaching Venus, Venera-1 was an important milestone in spacecraft design — the first truly modern planetary probe.

Although Foo Fighters continued to be one of the most successful rock acts, with albums like In Your Honor ( 2005 ) reaching number two in the US and UK, many of the first wave of post-grunge bands began to fade in popularity.

Although occasional boats were still reaching Bourne in 1857, the self-acting doors at Tongue End were replaced by a sluice in the 1860s, which prevented passage from the Glen to the Bourne Eau, although the right of navigation was not officially revoked until 1962, as part of flood defence measures which included the replacement of the sluice by a pumping station in 1966.

Although the processor was inferior to its predecessor, the Pentium III, on a clock-for-clock basis, Intel designed the processor to be capable of reaching much higher clock speeds than the Pentium III.

Although we seemed to have little in common — I was a redneck from Aragon, and he an elegant Andalusian — we spent most of our time together ... We used to sit on the grass in the evenings behind the Residencia ( at that time, there were vast open spaces reaching to the horizon ), and he would read me his poems.

Although Fernão Pires de Andrade and his Portuguese comrades were the first to open up China to the West, another significant diplomatic mission reaching all the way to Beijing would not be carried out until an Italian, the Jesuit Matteo Ricci ( 1552 – 1610 ) ventured there in 1598.

Although these alienated much of their roots reggae following, Brutal was nominated for a Grammy and " The Great Train Robbery " gave them their second UK hit single, reaching number 62.

Although reaching the FA Cup semi-finals a year later, McGhee was dismissed in November 1998 as Wolves were slipping out of contention for the play-off places.

Although Shackleton turned back before reaching the South Pole, he had discovered the first proven route to the pole, and in doing so, became the first person to set foot upon the great polar plateau.

Although his will provided for $ 2000 for each of his children upon reaching adulthood ( including those by Mitain ), there is no evidence that they received any money.

Although the concept of zoology as a single coherent field arose much later, the zoological sciences emerged from natural history reaching back to the works of Aristotle and Galen in the ancient Greco-Roman world.

Although the great Siberian rivers slowly traversed this zone in reaching the Arctic Ocean, drainage of the numerous lakes, ponds, and swamps was hampered by partial and intermittent thawing.

Although Blood shot at him, he missed and was captured before reaching the Iron Gate.

Narayanan – AIR India Reporter 1988 Court Page No. 1381 ; 1988 Volume No. 3 SCC Court Cases Page No. 366 ; 1988 PLJR 78 – Although an affidavit may be taken as proof of the facts stated therein, the Courts have no jurisdiction to admit evidence by way of affidavit.

Although these two trios are sometimes numbered as " No. 5 " and " No. 6 ", the numbering of Beethoven's twelve piano trios is not standardized, and in other sources the two Op.

Although the " Archduke Trio " is sometimes numbered as " No. 7 ", the numbering of Beethoven's twelve piano trios is not standardized, and in other sources the Op.

Although he had other sponsors during his career, his No. 3 is associated in fans ' minds with his last sponsor, GM Goodwrench, and his last color scheme — a predominantly black car with bold red and silver trim.

Although the tax was later reduced to 20 percent, " No Dancing Allowed " signs went up all over the country.

Although it debuted at No. 4, and in spite of a live performance at the American Music Awards, the album was a commercial failure, due in part to the band's label's lack of support.

Although four songs were released as singles to promote the album ( lead single " Everything I Need ", " Man With Two Hearts ", " Maria ", and " Hard Luck Story "), only the first song charted in the US, and that only at No. 47.

Although Heinlein had previously written a few short stories in the fantasy genre, during this period he wrote his first fantasy novel, Glory Road, and in Stranger in a Strange Land and I Will Fear No Evil, he began to mix hard science with fantasy, mysticism, and satire of organized religion.

Although the album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard charts, it received mixed reviews and was not as commercially successful as her previous albums.

Although Pittsburgh's " Steel Curtain " defense had some new starters this season, such as linemen John Banaszak and Steve Furness, and defensive back Tony Dungy, they finished No. 1 in fewest points allowed ( 195 ) second in the league against the run ( allowing 107. 8 yards per game ) and ranked third in fewest total yards allowed ( 4, 529 ).

Although German U-boat crews were under War Order No. 154 not to rescue survivors, which was also the policy of the Allies, out of several thousand sinkings of merchant ships in World War II, there is only one documented case of a U-boat crew's deliberately attacking the ship's survivors: that of the U-852, whose crew attacked survivors of the Greek ship Peleus.

Although the project came to nothing, Fleming used the idea as the basis for the Dr. No novel.

Johnson went on to say that " by the time I was a third of the way through, I had to suppress a strong impulse to throw the thing away ", Although Johnson recognised that in Bond there " was a social phenomenon of some importance ", this was as a negative element, as the phenomenon concerned three " three basic ingredients in Dr No, all unhealthy, all thoroughly English: the sadism of a schoolboy bully, the mechanical, two-dimensional sex-longings of a frustrated adolescent, and the crude, snob-cravings of a suburban adult.

Although the story follows the same general storyline, there are some changes: the film shows Dr. No to be an operative of SPECTRE and his island fortress is nuclear powered ; No is killed not by the mountain of guano, but by drowning in reactor coolant.

Although it produced his last Top 10 hit with the upbeat " Late in the Evening " ( also a No. 1 hit on the Radio & Records American charts ), the album did not sell well, in a music market dominated by disco music.

Although the album de-emphasized country, it still reached No. 4 on the Country Albums chart.

Although the movie was a critical failure, its soundtrack ( No. 4 Pop ) was certified double platinum boasting five Top 20 singles on the Billboard Hot 100.

Although many of their previous albums, including Pleasure to Kill ( 1986 ), were quite popular in the United States, Kreator did not experience major American commercial success until the 2009 release of their twelfth studio album, Hordes of Chaos, which peaked at number 165 on the Billboard 200 and debuted at No. 16 on the Media Control Charts, the band's highest ever chart position in Germany.

Although the album was not as commercially successful as its predecessor was, it contained three high-charting singles, including the title track, " True Colors " which became Lauper's second song to hit No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100, " Change of Heart " ( No. 3 ) and a cover of Marvin Gaye's " What's Going On " ( No. 12 ) followed.