Although previous big-name pitchers, including Bill Swift, Bret Saberhagen, and Darryl Kile, had struggled in Colorado, following the 2000 season O ' Dowd made two very splashy signings in the free-agent market, signing Denny Neagle to a five-year contract worth $ 51 million, followed five days later by signing Mike Hampton to an eight-year, $ 121 million contract.

Although Perot easily won the nomination, his victory at the party's national convention led to a schism, as supporters of his opponent, former Governor Richard Lamm of Colorado, accused him of rigging the vote to prevent them from casting their ballots.

Although the salary cap was a blow to one of the highest spenders of the league, the Colorado Avalanche finished the 2005 – 06 regular season with a 43 – 30 – 9 record for 95 points, good enough to finish second in the Northwest Division, seven behind the Calgary Flames and tied with the Edmonton Oilers.

Although the Mesa Verde District of the Great Southwest Council includes San Juan County, Colorado, the council no longer owns or operate the Cascade Scout Camp located in the San Juan National Forest, north of Durango, Colorado, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Although the 19th century saw a population boom in Hardyville as mining became more profitable, the beginning of the 20th century saw mining activities move away from the Colorado River and Hardyville.

Although the base was not assigned to Air Defense Command, the attached 29th Air Division was activated at Great Falls AFB in early 1950, bringing with them command and control authority of fighter interceptor squadrons, an aircraft control and warning squadron, and ground observer detachments in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and parts of Nevada, Utah, and Colorado as part of the Air Defense Command Western Air Defense Force.

Although Casa Colorado may have been a seventeenth-century landmark, it did not begin its existence as a community until early in the nineteenth century.

Although not directly on a railroad line, Iowa Colony was served by the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe line through nearby Manvel.

Although opposition parties were nominally permitted after 1962 ( the Colorado Party had been the only legal party in the country since 1947 ), Paraguay remained for all intents and purposes a one-party state.

Although, cacti is thought to only grow in Arizona and New Mexico, many native cacti is grown all throughout Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and West Texas as well.

Although inspired by The Stanley Hotel in Colorado, the 1980 movie The Shining, based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, used aerial shots of the Timberline Lodge as part of its opening scene.

Although initial reports indicated 10 soldiers killed and 38 wounded, the final tally was 4 killed and 21 wounded in the 1st Colorado Cavalry and 20 killed or mortally wounded and 31 other wounded in the 3rd Colorado Cavalry ; adding up to 24 killed and 52 wounded.

Although existing theatres were adapted to show Cinerama films, in 1961 and 1962 the non-profit Cooper Foundation of Lincoln, Nebraska, designed and built three near-identical circular " super-Cinerama " theaters in Denver, Colorado ; St. Louis Park, Minnesota ( a Minneapolis suburb ); and Omaha, Nebraska.

Although the courts eventually acquitted all union members charged with the bombing of the railroad station during the 1903-04 strike and awarded damages to those who had been deported, the strike and the union were broken in Cripple Creek ; similar measures were resorted to in Telluride, Colorado.

Although raised in the rustic mountains of western Colorado, Lavender came from a family that valued education.

Although local movements may obscure migration occurring in July, most migration occurred in August and September in Colorado.

Although members of the group attempted to persuade former Colorado Governor Dick Lamm, Perot's chief rival for the nomination, to run for president as an Independent, he declined, pointing out that he had promised before running that he would not challenge the party's decision.

Although never punished, Chivington was forced to resign from the Colorado Militia.

Although the Spaniards did not establish permanent settlements in Colorado, they traded with Native Americans who lived there.

Although most U. S. counties were created during the 19th century, the most recent county in the United States is Broomfield County in Colorado, created in 2001.

Although public sentiment sided with Messier, as he led the team to two first-place regular season finishes and the Stanley Cup, General Manager Neil Smith figured out that he had Gretzky and Pat LaFontaine as top centermen, and he came close to signing Joe Sakic from the Colorado Avalanche At 36 years old, Messier signed with the Vancouver Canucks to a high-priced free agent contract, where he would be reunited with Mike Keenan, who was the Rangers ' head coach in 1994, who would be hired as the Canucks ' general manager and head coach early in the 1997 – 98 season.

Although seemingly stationed at the periphery of the war theaters, the Colorado regiments found themselves in a crucial position in 1862 after the Confederate invasion of the New Mexico Territory by General Henry Sibley and a force of Texans.

Although the causes were different, the lowland Agricultural Revolution is being seen as the forerunner of the Highland Clearances, which started around the same time but continued to the 1870s.

Although it is part of the EU, Gibraltar is outside the customs union and VAT area and is exempted from the Common Agricultural Policy.

Although initially established as the Northamptonshire Agricultural College, it now has expanded its teaching curriculm to cover all land-based subjects, sports, and construction.

Although never a strong proponent of the New Deal ( and certainly not to the degree that his fellow senator Richard B. Russell Jr. was ), George did support some programs that he saw as beneficial to Georgia — primarily the Tennessee Valley Authority, Social Security, the Rural Electrification Administration and the Agricultural Adjustment Act.

Although that decision struck down provisions within the Agricultural Adjustment Act as violating the Tenth Amendment, the court found that

Although Brooklyn College does not yet have a junior-year-abroad program, a good number of students spend summers in Europe.

Although there are no set minimum admissions criteria for Barrett College, the average GPA of incoming freshmen was 3. 84, with average SAT scores of 1314 / 1600 and ACT scores of 29.

Although the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists issued risk-based guidelines in 2003 ( due for review 2006 ), the implementation of these guidelines has been patchy.

Although he was not yet a priest, he was forced to forfeit his fellowship, resulting in the loss of his residence at Jesus College.

Although based on those of Merton College, these statutes clearly display the lack of resources then available to the college.

Although the Kingdom's funds were largely pushed towards the war, building projects among the more wealthy continued, with, for example, the completion of Pembroke College in this year.

Although Margaret was aggressively partisan and had a volatile temperament, she shared her husband's love of learning by dint of her cultured upbringing and gave her patronage to the founding of Queens ' College at Cambridge University.

Although no presidential candidate received a majority in the Electoral College and the election was ultimately resolved by the House of Representatives, the Electoral College elected Calhoun vice president by a landslide.

Although ultimately dissuaded by his parents ( at the suggestion of College staff ), Britten had also intended postgraduate study with Alban Berg in Vienna.

Although Hearst College is fictional, it strongly echoes the real Stanford family history, with the founder being a railroad tycoon rather than a media baron.

Although six cities launched candidacies and made presentations to the full IOC Session, the Selection College chose only two cities to go forward to be voted upon by the full IOC Session: Sion and Turin.

Although the United States Constitution refers to " Electors " and " electors ", the name " Electoral College " — or any other name — is never used to describe the electors collectively.

Although Topanga is admitted to Yale University, she decides to attend Pennbrook College with Cory and their friends.

Although the county seat is Lander, the largest community is Riverton, home of Central Wyoming College and the economic hub of the region.

Although Parker bequeathed most of his library to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, the Cotton manuscript was not included.

Although not located on Turl Street the college has links with the three Turl Street colleges ( Lincoln, Jesus, and Exeter ). The College is also physically linked to Lincoln College through a connecting door, which Brasenose College members are permitted to enter Lincoln College through on Ascension Day each year.

Although he had been an undergraduate at Exeter College, J. R. R. Tolkien was a Fellow of Pembroke from 1925 to 1945, and wrote The Hobbit and the first two books of The Lord of the Rings during his time there.

Although the College was closely linked to such institutions for many centuries, it became a more open society in the later 19th century.

Although not members of University College, the scientists Robert Boyle ( sometimes described as the " first modern chemist ") and his assistant ( Robert Hooke, architect, biologist, discoverer of cells ) lived in Deep Hall ( then owned by Christ Church and now the site of the Shelley Memorial ).

Although the borough is heavily residential, it is home to one of America's oldest traditional amusement parks, Kennywood Park ; the fourth largest shopping mall in the region, Century III ; advanced naval nuclear propulsion technology research and development facility, Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory ; monorail manufacturer Bombardier ; US Steel's Irvin Plant ; Community College of Allegheny County's South Campus ; the Allegheny County Airport ; and various other businesses and industries.