Although previous Apollo expeditions, including Apollo 14 and Apollo 15 obtained samples of pre-mare lunar material, before lava began to upwell from the Moon's interior and flood the low areas and basins, none had actually visited the lunar highlands.

Although many assume that the biblical Mark the Cousin of Barnabas ( Colossians 4: 10 ) is the same as John Mark ( Acts 12: 12, 25 ; 13: 5, 13 ; 15: 37 ) and Mark the Evangelist, the traditionally believed author of the Gospel of Mark, according to Hippolytus of Rome, the three " Mark " s are distinct persons.

Although all known chemical matter is composed of these elements, chemical matter itself constitutes only about 15 % of the matter in the universe.

Although Japan eventually recognized the People's Republic in 1972, shortly after Kakuei Tanaka succeeded Sato as Prime Minister of Japan, the memory of this relationship was strong enough to be reported by The New York Times ( April 15, 1978 ) as a significant factor inhibiting trade between Japan and the mainland.

Although he won at Darlington, he failed to finish 15 races, and completed the season 12th in points, the worst of his career.

Although the Cowboys finished the 1989 season with a 1 – 15 record, their worst in almost 30 years, " The Trade " later allowed Dallas to draft a number of impact players to rebuild the team.

Although Hungary enjoyed one of the most liberal and economically advanced economies of the former Eastern bloc, both agriculture and industry began to suffer from a lack of investment in the 1970s, and Hungary's net foreign debt rose significantly — from $ 1 billion in 1973 to $ 15 billion in 1993 — due largely to consumer subsidies and unprofitable state enterprises.

Although plans to raise the school leaving age to 15 in the 1940s were never ratified, increasing numbers stayed on beyond elementary education and it was eventually raised to 16 in 1973.

Although the dog-like hyenas thrived 15 million years ago ( with one taxon having colonised North America ), they died out after a change in climate along with the arrival of canids into Eurasia.

Although they had been at odds with each other from 912 – 15 over the title to lands in Thuringia, before he died Conrad recommended Henry as his successor.

Although the use of water power gave way to steam power in many of the larger mills and factories, it was still used during the 18th and 19th centuries for many smaller operations, such as driving the bellows in small blast furnaces ( e. g. the Dyfi Furnace ) and gristmills, such as those built at Saint Anthony Falls, which uses the 50-foot ( 15 m ) drop in the Mississippi River.

Although the majority of the population — 59. 8 percent — is between 15 and 64 years of age, Lesotho has a substantial youth population numbering around 35. 3 percent.

Although, once again, Mackal was unable to reach Lake Tele, he gathered details on other cryptids and possible living dinosaurs, like the Emela-ntouka, Mbielu-Mbielu-Mbielu, Nguma-monene, Ndendeki ( giant turtle ), Mahamba ( a giant crocodile of 15 meters ), and Ngoima ( a giant monkey-eating Eagle ).

Although attendances were not recorded for many of the earliest matches at North Road, the highest documented attendance was approximately 15, 000 for a First Division match against Sunderland on 4 March 1893.

Although its opponents would include winners of 9 of the last 15 NFL MVP awards, the team advanced to the 2010 NFC Championship game where they defeated the Minnesota Vikings, led by Brett Favre, 31 – 28 in overtime ( at 9: 19 CST ), and then went on to win their first Super Bowl appearance in franchise history.

Although the German occupation had lasted a mere 15 years, major changes in Palauan society had occurred.

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 fewer than 1, 000 Swazis are directly employed in the mining sector, many workers from Swaziland processed timber from the country's extensive pine populations for mines in South Africa, and around 10, 000 – 15, 000 Swazis were employed in South African mines.

Although George Thomason did not date this tract, the last date internal to the document was Saturday 13 November 1647, suggesting a publication date of 15 November 1647.

Although Henry had specified a group of men to act as regents during Edward's minority, Edward Seymour, Edward's uncle, quickly seized complete control, and created himself Duke of Somerset on 15 February 1547.

Although less efficient than the open-cycle design, the closed-cycle design is expected to deliver a rather respectable specific impulse of about 1500 – 2000 seconds ( 15 – 20 kN · s / kg ).

Although Hebrew and Greek words meaning " world " are used in Scripture with the normal variety of senses, many examples of its use in this particular sense can be found in the teachings of Jesus according to the Gospel of John, e. g. 7: 7, 8: 23, 12: 25, 14: 17, 15: 18-19, 17: 6-25, 18: 36.

Although sentenced to 15 months imprisonment ( which he served in Holloway ), Jameson was later rewarded by being named Prime Minister of the Cape Colony ( 1904 – 08 ) and ultimately anointed as one of the founders of the Union of South Africa.

Although encountering severe fire, a massed cavalry charge split the Boer defences on 15 February, opening the way for French to enter Kimberley that evening, ending its 124 days ’ siege.

Although European designers were moving towards heavier 30 mm weapons for better hitting power, the U. S. initially concentrated on a powerful. 60 caliber ( 15 mm ) cartridge designed for a pre-war anti-tank rifle, expecting that the cartridge's high muzzle velocity would be beneficial for improving hit ratios on high speed targets.

Although Captain Du Petit Thouars had lost both legs and an arm he remained in command, insisting on having the tricolour nailed to the mast to prevent it from being struck and giving orders from his position propped up on deck in a bucket of wheat.

Although α and − α produce the same differential equation, it is conventional to define different Bessel functions for these two orders ( e. g., so that the Bessel functions are mostly smooth functions of α ).

Although he did not hold a formal executive position in the government, Chiang continued to issue orders to the army, and many officers continued to obey Chiang rather than Li.

Although Kent is described in the show introduction as " mild-mannered ", he can be very assertive, often giving orders to people and taking authoritative command of situations, though, as in the Pre-Crisis Superman stories at that time, Clark is still considered the secret identity.

Although his guards thought that it was odd for him not to rise at his usual time, they were under strict orders not to disturb him and left him alone the entire day.

" Although Eulalius appeared to be destined to be confirmed to the post, by boldly entering Rome on 18 March — Easter Sunday that year fell on 30 March — and disobeying Imperial orders, he lost the support of the authorities.

Although truck orders during World War II enabled it to revive somewhat, the company remained unstable in the postwar era, resulting in a bankruptcy reorganization.

Although some twenty-five orders and medals were authorized, generally only senior officers and warrant officers wear medal ribbons.

Although Sinclair started taking orders immediately, promising delivery within 28 days, first customer deliveries only started, slowly, in April.

Although retailers had preordered over 1 million 32X consoles, Sega had difficulty trying to fill these orders.

Although the exact date of the construction of the garden is not clear, historical evidence suggests it was constructed during the Seljuk Dynasty on the orders of the celebrated Seljuk monarch Sanjar.

Although he took holy orders in the Church of England, he had become a Puritan at Cambridge, forfeiting any chance of a place of preferment in the Anglican church.

Although the possessions were not considered valuable, for strategic reasons the British became reluctant to surrender them, and after prolonged discussions, orders were issued to Stapleton in June 1677 to retain possession of Tortola and the surrounding islands.

Although quantum evolution may happen at any taxonomic level ( 1953, 389 ), it plays a much larger role in " the origin taxonomic units of relatively high rank, such as families, orders, and classes.

Although Kirk is demoted to captain in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home for disobeying Starfleet orders, he also receives command of a new USS Enterprise.

Although the essentials were the same, there were variations in prayers and practices from region to region or among the various religious orders.

Although Longstreet's motivations have long been clouded by the vitriol of the Lost Cause partisans ( see Legacy ), many historians agree that Longstreet did not aggressively pursue Lee's orders to launch an attack as early as possible.

Although the Scyphozoa was formerly thought to include the animals now referred to the classes Cubozoa and Staurozoa, it is now thought to include just three extant orders ( two of which are in Discomedusae, a subclass of Scyphozoa ).

Although this result might appear to settle the existence and uniqueness of solutions, there are examples of linear partial differential equations whose coefficients have derivatives of all orders ( which are nevertheless not analytic ) but which have no solutions at all: see Lewy ( 1957 ).

Although his band was camped on a defined reservation, complying with the government's orders, some of its members had been linked to raiding into Kansas by bands operating out of the Indian Territory.

Although he hates taking orders, Dick has no intention of becoming an officer.

Although the crews of the boats were South Vietnamese naval personnel, approval for each mission conducted under the plan came directly from Admiral U. S. Grant Sharp, Jr., CINCPAC in Honolulu, who received his orders from the White House.

Although the Kingdom of Italy ceased to exist in 1946, King Umberto II did not abdicate his role as fons honorum over the two dynastic orders over which the family has long held sovereignty and grand mastership.

Although the German commanders were able to maintain open lines of communication and issue operating orders, even with swift staff work the tempo of the assault was such that German decision cycle was unable to react decisively.