Although the five Gundams succeed in destroying several of OZ's supply bases and mobile suit factories, the sinister organization is still able to complete its ultimate goal of overturning the Alliance and becoming the new ruler of Earth and the colonies.

Although Hezbollah had joined the new government in 2005, it remained staunchly opposed to the March 14 Alliance.

Although it was widely believed that some Alliance members would take offence to the term, it was officially accepted by the newly-merged party during the 2004 leadership convention.

Although Norway never acted, the Franco-Scottish alliance, later known as the Auld Alliance, was renewed frequently until 1560.

Although England, the Dutch Republic and Sweden had signed a Triple Alliance against France in 1668 to prevent that country from occupying the Spanish Netherlands, Charles II of England signed the secret Treaty of Dover with France in 1670, entailing that England would join Louis XIV of France in a punitive campaign against the United Provinces.

Although adhering to economic philosophies similar to those originally advanced by 19th-century liberals ( known confusingly as both neoliberalism and neoconservatism ), the Canadian Alliance agreed to the name " Conservative Party of Canada " for the new party in order to market themselves better to the electorate.

Although both the Alliance and Barisan Nasional registered themselves as political parties, membership was only possible indirectly through one of the constituent parties.

Although not stipulated by the licensing agreement, the Meritage Alliance strongly recommends that wineries label only their best blend Meritage and limit production to no more than 25, 000 cases.

Although many people, including many wine experts, have a tendency to Frenchify the word " Meritage " by pronouncing its last syllable with a " zh " sound, as in " garage ," the Meritage Alliance specifically states that the word should be pronounced to rhyme with " heritage.

Although unwilling to state clearly his position as aspiring prime minister of Belgium, Leterme led the Senate list for the CD & V / New-Flemish Alliance ( N-VA ) electoral pact in the 2007 elections.

Although it operates primarily in the United States, the National Alliance claims to have members in various countries all throughout the world.

Although the party recovered somewhat in subsequent elections, it remained the smallest party in the House of Commons until it disbanded itself permanently in 2004, and merged with the Canadian Alliance to form the Conservative Party of Canada.

Although in the past few years very few competitive games have been played between the two due to Rhyl's relegation to the Cymru Alliance.

Although, on the first ballot, Arnold Rüütel, a former leading communist and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Estonian SSR, had led with 42 per cent of the total vote, the final choice for the nomination was made by Parliament, the Riigikogu, which was dominated by the Pro Patria Alliance.

Although he was first elected as part of the conservative " Blue Horizon " bloc in 1919, Reynaud shortly thereafter switched his allegiance to the center-right Democratic Republican Alliance party.

Although the party was initially Eurosceptic as it was part of the Eurosceptic group within the European Parliament, Alliance for Europe of the Nations, it has since then changed its stance on Europe and left the group in 2009 after adopting several pro-European and pro-NATO policies.

Although officially a member of the opposition, Samoobrona backed the ruling social democratic Democratic Left Alliance in a number of key votes, giving them the majority needed to stay in power.

Although he supports animal rights groups, Van Hollen is not a supporter of organizations which aim to protect the rights of sportsmen and animal owners, and received an approval rating of 0 % from the Sportsmen's and Animal Owner ' Voting Alliance ( SAOVA ).

Although several Democrats were elected to parliament as part of the Alliance in the 1990s, the Democratic Party has not had independent representation in parliament since 1987.

Although Alliance for Germany won the elections, Alliance member Democratic Awakening only collected 0. 9 % of votes, amounting to four seats in Volkskammer.

Although the Alliance only won one seat, from the Tories ' perspective that seat was a formerly ultra-safe southwestern district.

Although the Constructicons did not appear again in the US Transformers title, they were not among the Transformers deactivated by the Underbase-empowered Starscream, and briefly appeared as part of the Autobot-Decepticon Alliance, both in group shots and as part of their last stand against Jhiaxus ' forces.

Although France was one of the very founding members of the Atlantic Alliance, President Charles de Gaulle withdrew France from NATO ’ s military structure in 1966 in protest over American dominance of the Atlantic Alliance.

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 the resolution might have been far more specific, it was considerably tougher than the earlier one.

Although MacDougall's results varied considerably from " 21 grams ", for some people this figure has become synonymous with the measure of a soul's mass.

Although the individual philosophical schools differ considerably, they nevertheless share a common vocabulary and set of concerns.

Although found in smaller numbers outside of Korea, they are often considerably larger than Korean dolmen.

Although the emperor has been a symbol of continuity with the past, the degree of power exercised by the emperor of Japan has varied considerably throughout Japanese history.

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 somewhat smaller, Doctor Who fandom considerably predates Star Trek fandom.

Although considerably older than Queen Anne, Sophia enjoyed much better health.

Although the two dignities of King of the Romans and King of Bohemia added considerably to his importance, and indeed made him the nominal temporal head of Christendom, they conferred no increase of power and financially embarrassed him.

Although the number of feet can vary considerably between species, their structure is basically very similar.

Although most early popes are called martyrs by sources such as the Liber Ponificalis, Telesphorus is the first to whom Ireneaus, writing considerably earlier, gives this title.

Although Mao Zedong Thought nominally remains the state ideology, Deng's admonition to seek truth from facts means that state policies are judged on their practical consequences ; the role of ideology in determining policy, in many areas, has thus been considerably reduced.

Although some candiru species have been known to grow to a size of in length, others are considerably smaller.

Although it was only fractionally longer than the contemporary Volkswagen Beetle, Time said the length of its hood over the front-mounted engine made " the difference seem considerably more ", adding that the car " resembles a sawed-off station wagon, with a long, low hood and swept-up rear, and is faintly reminiscent of the original Studebaker Avanti.

Although there have been considerably more than ten male heirs to the throne, there have been only ten Princesses of Wales.

Although the political and linguistic divisions between the two groups have blurred considerably, the political issues surrounding Taiwanese have been more controversial and sensitive than for other variants of Chinese.

Although they have since changed considerably, movie monsters did not entirely disappear from the big screen as they did in the late 1940s.

Although often referred to as the Dark Ages, the period after the end of Roman rule in southern Scotland, while poorly understood, is considerably less dark than the Roman period.

Although ritual is often used in context with worship performed in a church, the actual relationship between any religion's doctrine and its ritual ( s ) can vary considerably from organized religion to non-institutionalized spirituality, such as ayahuasca shamanism as practiced by the Urarina of the upper Amazon.

Although Clara's mother Sarah was considered very attractive, her family situation limited her marriage prospects considerably.

Although the United States maintains a force of 28, 500 troops in South Korea ( the second largest U. S. troop deployment in East Asia ), it is likely that that deployment would be considerably decreased if the political situation changed significantly in Korea, something expected to reduce U. S. influence in the region.

Although gender preference originated for other reasons, the modern science of genetics has made it possible to recognize that a strict gender preference in succession rules leads to heirs who share considerably more DNA with the distant ancestors who precede them in the line than would otherwise be the case.

Although Copernicus ' models reduced the magnitude of the epicycles considerably, whether they were simpler than Ptolemy's is moot.

Although Moore ’ s lamp was complicated, expensive to install, and required very high voltages, it was considerably more efficient than incandescent lamps, and it produced a more natural light than incandescent lamps.

Although situated in the county of Buckinghamshire which is one of the most affluent parts of the country Wycombe contains some considerably deprived areas.