Although Esau sold Jacob his own birthright, which was his blessing, for " red pottage ", Esau still hated Jacob for receiving his blessing that their father Isaac unknowingly had given to him.

Although the mountains tend to collect clouds and block sunlight ( reducing some narrow valleys at certain times of year to no more than three or four hours of sunlight per day ), the country is generally sunny, receiving as much as 2, 900 hours of sunlight per year in some areas.

Although only Israel and El Salvador, which was receiving massive amounts of military aid to fight its own guerrilla insurgency, voted with the U. S., the money still has not been paid.

Although the reflected radar signals captured by the receiving antenna are usually very weak, they can be strengthened by electronic amplifiers.

Although in general there are no rules in the practice of the latihan, a couple of important practices that might be called ‘ rules ’ are that men and women do not do latihan together, and non-members may not attend the latihan exercise without first receiving the contact referred to above, known as their opening.

Although the Cowboys outgained the 49ers in total offensive yards ( 451-294 ), Aikman broke an NFC Championship Game record with 380 yards passing, and Irvin also broke an NFC Championship Game record with 192 receiving yards, Dallas was ultimately unable to overcome their first quarter turnovers.

Although Green Bay's running game did not have any standout backs or Pro Bowlers, running backs Dorsey Levens, Edgar Bennett, and fullback William Henderson were all very good at blocking, running and receiving.

Although both series were successful, the Disney studio thought it was not receiving its rightful share of profits from Pat Powers, and in 1930, Disney signed a new distribution deal with Columbia Pictures.

Although overmodulation is sometimes considered permissible, it should not occur in practice ; a distorted waveform envelope will result in a distorted output signal of the receiving medium.

Although his mind was receiving nourishment, the same could not be said for Balzac's body.

Although the purpose of all morality plays is to instruct listeners on the means of receiving redemption, morality plays after the Protestant Reformation are of a distinctly different didacticism than the morality plays before the Reformation.

Although capable of developing sound battle strategies, Spike ( particularly in the days before receiving his chip and being re-ensouled ) often loses patience with anything more complicated than outright attack, as mentioned in the episode " In the Dark ".

Although practice in this regard varies, in general, if a convert comes to Orthodoxy from another Christian confession and has previously undergone a rite of baptism in the Trinitarian Formula (" in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit "), he or she may be received into the Orthodox Church through the sacrament of chrismation, after which receiving the Holy Eucharist.

Although he has had limited success at the voting booth regarding his candidacy for the colonial post of Governor of Puerto Rico in 1976, 1980, 1988, 2000 and 2004-losing every time to either the Popular Democratic Party ( PPD ) or the New Progressive Party ( PNP ) candidate-he nevertheless has enjoyed great electoral success regarding his candidacy to the Senate, receiving more votes than any other candidates in the Puerto Rican senatorial elections of 1972, 1984, 1992 and 1996.

Although doubts were cast upon their legitimacy, the brothers obtained recognition and in March 880 divided their father's realm at Amiens, Carloman receiving Burgundy and Aquitaine.

Although he was not receiving as much praise as his brother, Vaughan caught the attention of Jimmie's band mate, Doyle Bramhall, saying that Vaughan " had it from the get-go ".

Although receiving average reviews, with an aggregate score of 75 % on both GameRankings and Metacritic, Renegade was praised for its online features: GameSpy awarded Renegade its 2002 " Wish it had been better " award, condemning the single player but saying that " C & C: Renegade's multiplayer was innovative and fun ".

Although Cantrell wrote almost all of the music for Alice in Chains ( sometimes co-writing along with the bassist and drummer ), and the lyrics, Staley wrote more and more lyrics as time went on, eventually receiving credit for about half the lyrics from their entire catalog prior to the release of Black Gives Way to Blue in 2009.

Although charitable giving was to be encouraged even it had to be limited by the consideration that suffering was frequently the result of individuals receiving the consequences of their actions.

Although the Church of Scientology attempted to prevent others from receiving the document by continuously borrowing it, the text of this declaration and its exhibits were scanned, converted to text, and posted onto the Usenet newsgroup alt. religion. scientology by ex-Scientologist Arnie Lerma.

Although her song " Vis mig hvem du er " performed strongly in the national final, receiving top marks from all televoting regions, it was a full-scale failure at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, in its English version, " Tell me who you are ".

Although Harrison persuaded the producers to reverse the decision, Plummer was satisfied by receiving $ 87, 500 just for signing the contract and didn't even miss a performance of his role in the stage play The Royal Hunt of the Sun during this incident.

Although not as well received as the original Metroid on the Nintendo Entertainment System, the game was still given generally favorable reviews, receiving an aggregated score of 78 percent from Game Rankings.

Although considered by a few to be the weakest game in the franchise, Metroid II still received generally favorable reviews, receiving an aggregated score of 78 percent from Game Rankings.

Although many people believed Hagel had no chance of winning, he won a " stunning upset " in the election, receiving 56 % of the vote, winning virtually all demographic groups including many black precincts that had always voted Democratic in previous elections, and becoming the first Republican in twenty-four years to win a Senate seat in Nebraska.

Although Canada is internationally a fairly strong country in diving, the vast majority of Canadian high schools and universities do not have diving teams, and many Canadian divers accept athletic scholarships from American colleges.

Although not suitable for children, Giardino's work succeeded in imitating Winsor McCay's exquisite drawing technique, and the level of surrealism was fairly achieved.

Although its FPU performance fit scientific users quite well, its limited integer performance and high cost dampened appeal for most users, and the R8000 was in the marketplace for only a year and remains fairly rare.

Although this figure is well below the 159 million users in the United States and although fairly low per capita, it was second in the world and on a par with Japan ’ s 57 million users.

Although most maps are fairly linear, there are some maps that were intentionally designed to avoid that, which have multiple exits.

Although Somalia has had no central monetary authority for upwards of 15 years between the outbreak of the civil war in 1991 and the subsequent re-establishment of the Central Bank of Somalia in 2009, the nation's payment system is actually fairly advanced due primarily to the widespread existence of private money transfer operators ( MTO ) that have acted as informal banking networks.

Although he wishes to prove himself the greatest warrior in the universe, he usually does so fairly.

Although the amount of vermouth used in cocktail recipes has somewhat declined, it is still used today as an ingredient in many popular cocktails, and for that reason demand for the beverage has remained fairly steady through the 20th and into the 21st centuries.

Although web design has a fairly recent history, it can be linked to other areas such as graphic design.

Although ytterbium is fairly stable chemically, it is stored in airtight containers and in an inert atmosphere to protect the metal from air and moisture.

Although the standards permit any type of environment, it is fairly rare to see low level languages like C used.

Although his grandfather, Thomas Whitehead, was known for having founded Chatham House Academy, a fairly successful school for boys, Alfred North was educated at Sherborne School, Dorset, then considered the best public school in the country.

Although the idea has now become commonplace, a scientific origin for vampirism or zombies was fairly original when written.

Although the significance of the changes that surround menarche is fairly well recognized, in countries such as the USA, the social and psychological ramifications of the menopause transition are frequently ignored or underestimated.

Although it was beneficial to have legislation on this issue the requirements were fairly minimal but continue to be improved with ongoing amendments.

Although there have been variations over the years in the rules of and the prizes in the game, certain aspects of the game have remained fairly consistent.

Although this process introduced a fairly lengthy delay in the design of his new machine, once in the new lab things started to progress quickly.

Although most consumer goods became increasingly difficult to obtain, Survey studies show that fairly adequate supplies of clothing were available for those who had been bombed out until the last stages of disorganization.

Although this volume is notable for featuring imagined histories by serious historians, the histories are presented in narrative form ( in most cases with a fairly whimsical tone ) without any analysis of the reasoning behind these scenarios, so they fall short of modern standards for serious counterfactual history and are closer to the fictional alternate history genre.

Although direct exposure to the impeller spray has the deepest cleaning ability for containers, providing every dish, glass, and pitcher with direct spray in early dishwashers that only had a single impeller in the base of the unit resulted in a fairly light packing of dishware into the device, which may require two or three separate loads to process all the dishware.

Although the nationwide process is fairly simple, Corps approval must be obtained before commencing with any work in waters of the United States.

Covering the conclusion of M * A * S * H for TV Guide in 1983, Burt Prelutsky wrote, " Although nobody wanted to be quoted for the record, the feelings about Gary Burghoff's leaving were fairly unanimous: loved Radar, hated Burghoff.

Although there are plans now in force to reconvert it into a major leisure place for the alcalaínos, it still presents no more than fairly good tracks for cycling and walking.

Although still fairly rocky, a large number of eucalyptus and other tree species are prevalent.

Although authors such as Anne Perry wrote in the genre during the next decade, it wasn't until about 1990 that the genre's popularity saw a fairly quick ascent with works such as Lindsey Davis's Falco novels, set in the Roman Empire of Vespasian ; Elizabeth Peters's Amelia Peabody novels, in which the main character is not only a Victorian lady but an early feminist and an archaeologist working in early 20th century Egypt ; Steven Saylor's " Roma Sub Rosa " novels, set in the Roman Republic at the time of Julius Caesar ; John Maddox Roberts's SPQR series set during the Roman Republic ; and P. C. Doherty's various series, including The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, the Hugh Corbett medieval mysteries, partly indebted to the hardboiled tradition, and the Canterbury Tales of Mystery and Murder.