Although the facilities at the range are managed by the 99th Air Base Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, the Groom facility appears to be run as an adjunct of the Air Materiel Command Air Force Flight Test Center ( AFFTC ) at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert, around southwest of Groom, and as such the base is known as Air Force Flight Test Center ( Detachment 3 ).

Although English bowlers did aim at the batsmen's body in the opening tour matches, they did not follow through by packing the leg-side field until Bill Woodfull led an Australian XI against the tourists in Melbourne on 18 – 22 November, in what was effectively a Test rehearsal.

Although initially given unofficial Test status ( and included as Test matches in some record books, notably Wisden ), this was later withdrawn and a principle was established that official Test matches can only be between nations.

Although Yerkes claimed that the tests measured native intelligence, and not education or training, this claim is difficult to sustain in the face of the questions themselves: Question 18 of Alpha Test 8 reads: " Velvet Joe appears in advertisements of ... ( tooth powder )( dry goods )( tobacco )( soap ).

Although Taylor made single figures in the three Tests following his century, he contributed 76 and 45 in the series-clinching Test at Nottingham.

* Although computers routinely pass the Turing Test, controversy still persists over whether machines are as intelligent as humans in all areas.

Although his first single, " Gypsy "/" Misty Mountain " was released in 1972, Otway shot to fame on the back of punk rock and a gymnastic performance on The Old Grey Whistle Test.

Although he made a century in the third Test at Sydney, he averaged just 31 for his 279 runs, and England lost 3 – 0.

Although he was not picked for the first test, which was drawn, Snow had the advantage of being fully acclimatised by the Second Test.

Although cricket was introduced to India by European merchant sailors in the 18th-century and the first cricket club in India was established in Calcutta in 1792, India's national cricket team did not play their first Test match until 25 June 1932 at Lord's.

Although he was the first bowler to take 300 Test wickets, he had undergone numerous clashes and problems with the England cricketing hierarchy.

Although they bounced back to win the Second Test, New Zealand took the Third to take a two-one series victory.

Although Australia won the three – Test series handsomely, with a 2 – 0 margin, they were to face stronger opposition overseas, in the next year.

Although Srinath was a batsman as a youth, it was in a club match that he caught the eye of former Indian Test batsman Gundappa Viswanath, now a selector for the state team.

Although Hutton scored 265 runs in the Test series, at an average of 44. 16, critics were disappointed, expecting more after his record innings of 1938.

Although he disliked committees, Hutton served as an England Test selector in 1975 and 1976, but business commitments limited his availability and for this reason he resigned in 1977.

Although Wisden said that Hammond accomplished little with the ball, team manager Plum Warner praised his bowling, claiming that during the first Test it was comparable to that of revered former England bowler Sydney Barnes.

Although the CL-41 Tutor has been retired from active training, 22 Tutors continue to fly with the Canadian Forces Snowbirds and the Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment at CFB Cold Lake.

Although Los Alamos tested several KIWI and Phoebus engines during the 1960s, testing of NASA's NERVA NRX / EST ( Engine System Test ) contractor engine didn't begin until February 1966.

Although blessed with some great players in their early days as a Test nation, their successes remained sporadic until the 1960s, by which time the side had changed from a white-dominated to a black-dominated side.

Although unable to play against New Zealand due to injury, while the series was in progress Tamim Iqbal was named The Wisden Cricketer's " Test Player of the Year ".

Although they failed to make the playoffs in 2009, the streak ended when the team rallied to win their final three regular season games to record back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in franchise history.

Although every Major League Baseball team cultivates fans from outside its immediate metropolitan area, and even though the greater Phoenix area has 2 / 3 of the statewide population, Colangelo still decided to call the team the " Arizona Diamondbacks " rather than the " Phoenix Diamondbacks ".

Although the team has been sold to Los Angeles investor Mark Attanasio, questions remain regarding Selig's past involvement.

Although Nelson's biographer Ernle Bradford assumed in 1977 that the remains of Orient " are almost certainly unrecoverable ", the first archaeological investigation into the battle began in 1983, when a French survey team under Jacques Dumas discovered the wreck of the French flagship.

Although Hill, no longer a front-runner since his 1969 accident, took his final Formula One win in the non-championship BRDC International Trophy at Silverstone, the team scored only seven championship points.

Although the team kept black jerseys, white jerseys, and white pants, they were now trimmed with orange and black tiger stripes.

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 the team does not officially retire jersey numbers, some are kept " unofficially inactive ", so it is uncommon to find any current players wearing the number of one of the " Ring of Honor " inductees.

Although they finished second in the conference to the San Jose Sharks, the Wings became the first team in NHL history to top 100 points in nine straight seasons.

In July 2007, new forensic evidence was presented in the case and a status report jointly issued by the State and the Defense team stated, " Although most of the genetic material recovered from the scene was attributable to the victims of the offenses, some of it cannot be attributed to either the victims or the defendants.

Although Walter Winterbottom was appointed as England's first ever full-time manager in 1946, the team was still picked by a committee until Alf Ramsey took over in 1963.

Although supposedly equal to all other members, Kusanagi fills the leadership role in the team, and is usually referred to as " the Major " due to her past rank in the Japanese Self-Defense Forces.

Although the 1984 – 1985 squad was made up of a healthy mix of emerging players and mature stars, at the beginning of the season no one would have regarded the team as having the necessary ingredients to make it to the end.

Although the team enjoyed ultimate success, 1955 was the worst year of Robinson's individual career.

Although the original organisation went into administration in 1992, the name was attached to a German company selling cars and accessories in 2008, and an unsuccessful attempt to set up a new Formula One team the following year.

Although the Washington team endured long bouts of mediocrity ( immortalized in the 1955 Broadway musical Damn Yankees ), they had a period of prolonged success in the 1920s and 1930s, led by Hall-of-Famers Bucky Harris, Goose Goslin, Sam Rice, Heinie Manush, Joe Cronin, and above all Walter Johnson.

Although the team colors remained the same, trim lines were added to the outside shoulders and sleeves, and the sides of the jerseys and pants.

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 Riviera is a sociopath, Armitage coerces him into joining the team.

Although the baseball team moved to San Francisco after the 1957 season, the football team continues to use " New York Football Giants, Inc ." as its legal corporate name, and is often referred to by fans and sportscasters as the " New York Football Giants ".

Although there are team sponsors, the sport is still an amateur sport financed by a mixture of private funding and commercial sponsors.

Although Ibsen died in 2008, her son Michael gave a mouth-swab sample to the research team on 24 August 2012.

Although the team used fifteen different starting pitchers, the 1989 Giants won the National League pennant.