" Although Brooks remained polite, he did observe that Yates was obviously unfamiliar with modern country music.

Although the Governor-General and the Queen occasionally observe certain formalities, in practice the Governor-General has constitutional responsibilities without reference to the Queen.

Although Nyepi is a primarily Hindu holiday, non-Hindu residents of Bali observe the day of silence as well, out of respect for their fellow citizens.

Although some members of the Serbian diaspora do not speak the Serbian language nor observe Christianity ( some Serbian citizens are Jews, Muslims, Protestants, Roman Catholics, Eastern Rite Catholics, or atheists ).

Although donning a mask and snorkel and swimming in any body of water would technically constitute " snorkeling ," by and large it is generally accepted that a " snorkeler " would don such gear and practice such activity within the vicinity of a reef, wreck, or other submerged objects, either to observe aquatic organisms including fish, algae, etc.

Although attempts have been made at several wavelengths to observe a shell, none has yet been found.

Although a demon could, in principle, observe the particle, save the result and act on it, deleting the result would necessarily dissipate heat and thus increase entropy.

Although Alabama is legally in the Central Time Zone, Phenix City's proximity to the larger city of Columbus, Georgia causes Phenix City ( including its municipal government ) and areas within a 10-15 mile radius ( such as Smiths Station ) to observe Eastern Time on a de facto basis.

Although Saudi Arabian OPEC delegates officially endorsed the new quotas, they stated anonymously that they would not observe them.

Although he directed the policy of the various ministries from behind the scenes, he evidently thought that the time was not ripe for asserting openly his direction of the policy of the Republic, and seemed inclined to observe a neutral attitude as far as possible.

" Although there is speculation on what he meant by musical ' color ', be it orchestration or harmonic, one can observe ' shades ' of a particular sound quality in his music.

" Although rare, Orthodox Jews still observe it in all its details when the occasion requires.

Although the story is not particularly successful as a narrative because of Lamb's poor sense of plot, it was well thought of by Lamb's contemporaries and led Shelley to observe “ what a lovely thing is Rosamund Gray!

Although presented with varying degrees of accuracy, these films provide a chance to see the game played, which otherwise may be difficult to observe personally.

Although it is capable of digging its own burrow, it prefers to occupy disused holes dug by a Warthog or an Aardvark or to lie in dense vegetation, making it even more difficult to observe.

Although 40 Eridani B is neither the closest white dwarf, nor the brightest in the night sky, it is by far the easiest to observe ; it is nearly three magnitudes brighter than Van Maanen's Star ( the nearest solitary white dwarf ), and unlike the companions of Procyon and Sirius it is not swamped in the glare of a much brighter primary.

* Alabama: Although all of Alabama is legally on Central Time, Phenix City and a number of surrounding communities unofficially observe Eastern Time, as Phenix City is part of the media market and metropolitan area of the considerably larger city of Columbus, Georgia in the Eastern Time Zone.

Although this puts the southern part of Idaho County in the Mountain Time Zone, the towns of Burgdorf and Warren, which are south of the Salmon River, observe Pacific time.

Although Marshall was allowed to observe the trial, as a civilian he was ineligible to take an official role in the men's defense.

Although it is both nearby and bright, it is difficult to observe because it is located in the Zone of Avoidance, a region near the plane of the Milky Way.

Although many commentators observe potential in the unique game-style itself, the actual direction of the game has been questioned, including conceivably redundant events and add-ons ( i. e. KRUNA ).

Although Switzerland is not an EU member state, it is bound to observe European food protection laws through other treaty agreements.

Although all agree that the birth of Muhammad was the most significant event in Islamic history, they point out that the companions of Muhammad and the second and third generation of Muslims did not observe this event.

Although designed to observe in three frequency bands: 1. 6 GHz, 5. 0 GHz, and 22 GHz, it was found that the sensitivity of the 22 GHz band had severely degraded after orbital deployment, probably caused by vibrational deformation of the dish shape at launch, thus limiting observations to the 1. 6 GHz and 5. 0 GHz bands.

Although the Einstein angle is too small to be directly visible from a ground-based telescope, several techniques have been proposed to observe it.

The Turkish language and the Islamic religion were gradually introduced as a result of the Seljuk conquest, and this period marks the start of Anatolia's slow transition from predominantly Christian and Indo-European and Semitic-speaking, to predominantly Muslim and Turkish-speaking ( Although some ethnic groups such as Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians and Georgians retained Christianity and their native languages ).

Although people of all creeds enjoyed tolerance and freedom of religion under his rule, he repelled the Fatimids, partly by supporting their enemies in Ifriqiya, and partly by claiming the title Caliph ( ruler of the Islamic world ) for himself.

Although suan cai is not exclusively Chinese Islamic cuisine, it is used in Chinese Islamic cuisine to top off noodle soups, especially beef noodle soup.

Although women in Djibouti enjoy a higher public status than in many other Islamic countries, women's rights and family planning face difficult challenges, many stemming from poverty.

Although the attacks did not pose a threat to the stability of the Government of Eritrea ( the infiltrators have generally been killed or captured by government forces ), the Eritreans believe the National Islamic Front ( NIF ) in Khartoum supported, trained, and armed the insurgents.

* Although the Government of Ethiopia has allied with local clans in opposition to the Transitional National Government in the past, it currently is supporting the Transitional Government against its main rival, the Islamic Courts Union.

Although he was not mentioned as one of the Prophets of Islam, he is considered as one of them by some Muslim scholars, based on Islamic traditions.

Although rooted in Islam, the movement's pioneers have also utilised secular and European or non-Muslim feminist discourses and recognise the role of Islamic feminism as part of an integrated global feminist movement.

Although Muslim teaching at this time strongly opposed the printing of Islamic or Arabic texts, non-Muslim printing was not, in principle, forbidden ; indeed attempts were made in the 1570s by anti-Trinitarian Christians to establish a printing press in the Turkish capital to publish radical Protestant works.

required Although José María Aznar and his ministers were quick to accuse ETA of the atrocity, soon afterwards it became apparent that the bombing was the work of an extremist Islamic group linked to Al-Qaeda.

Although affected by ideologies such as communism during much of the 20th century, the Islamic identity and the dominance of Islam on political issues intensified during the early 21st century.

Although Hezbollah originally aimed to transform Lebanon into a formal Faqihi Islamic republic, this goal has been abandoned in favor of a more inclusive approach.

Although the reasons for Saddam Husayn's decision to invade Iran were complicated, the leaders of the Baath Party had long resented Iranian hegemony in the Persian Gulf region and had especially resented the perceived Iranian interference in Iraq's internal affairs both before and after the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Although Maududi talked about Islamic revolution, he was both less revolutionary and less politically / economically populist than later Islamists like Qutb.

Although some Islamic scholars have differed on the implementation of Jihad, there is consensus amongst them that the concept of jihad will always include armed struggle against persecution and oppression.

According to the principal editor of the journal, Leonard Lewisohn: " Although a number of major Islamic poets easily rival the likes of Dante, Shakespeare and Milton in importance and output, they still enjoy only a marginal literary fame in the West because the works of Arabic and Persian thinkers, writers and poets are considered as negligible, frivolous, tawdry sideshows beside the grand narrative of the Western Canon.

" Although the authors of Islamic Homosexualities argued this did not mean women could not engage in lesbian relationships, a lesbian anthropologist in 1991 visited Yemen and reported that women in the town she visited were unable to comprehend her romantic relationship to another woman.

Although sharia ( Islamic law ) was to be the residual source of law, it regained prominence after the Khost rebellion of 1923-24.

Although he supported an agreement with the Palestinians, he was willing to make no compromise in the war against militant groups such as Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Tanzim, and Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades.

Although there is much debate as to which states or groups operate strictly according to Islamic Law, Sharia is the official basis for state laws in the following countries: Yemen, Afghanistan, Somalia, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Mauritania, Oman and Iran.

Although there is this special history of debate concerning reason and faith in the Islamic, Christian and Jewish traditions, the pursuit of reason is sometimes argued to be compatible with the other practice of other religions of a different nature, such as Hinduism, because they do not define their tenets in such an absolute way.

Although the Islamic Republic of Iran is a state party to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, international human rights organisations and foreign governments routinely denounced executions of Iranian child offenders as a violation of the treaty.

Although Islamic law is often interpreted as prohibiting all intoxicants ( not only alcohol ), the ancient practice of hashish smoking has continued throughout the history of Islam, against varying degrees of resistance.

Although the LPF was established post-9 / 11, Fortuyn had already developed a worldview based on the " clash between civilizations ", namely between " modernity " and Islam, or Western society and Islamic culture.