Although rats would attack him at night, he was able, by domesticating and living near feral cats, to sleep soundly and in safety.

Although the role of the ground attack aircraft significantly diminished after the Korean War, it re-emerged during the Vietnam War, and in the recognition of this, the US Air Force authorised the design and production of what was later to become the A-10 dedicated anti-armour and ground-attack aircraft of the Cold War.

Although he was under a Church interdict, Otto, already an excommunicate, decided to launch an attack rather than negotiate with the French.

Although galvanizing will inhibit attack of the underlying steel, rusting will be inevitable, especially if exposed to the natural acidity of rain.

Although the " loins " or reserves were on hand to theoretically correct or adjust an unfavorable situation, a shattered attack could make the reserves irrelevant.

Although Stalin had received warnings from spies and his generals, he felt that Germany would not attack the Soviet Union until Germany had defeated Britain.

Although it was never able to match the number of ships of the Royal Navy, it had technological advantages, such as better shells and propellant for much of the Great War, meaning that it never lost a ship to a catastrophic magazine explosion from an above-water attack, although the elderly pre-dreadnought Pommern sank rapidly at Jutland after a magazine explosion caused by an underwater attack.

Although bowmen were still deadly at close range, they were light troops unsuited to prolonged hand-to-hand combat and were vulnerable to a committed attack by cavalry.

Although the Crusades were, in part, originally intended to support the Byzantine Empire at Constantinople from attack by Turkish invaders, the Fourth Crusade resulted in the sack of Constantinople by the Crusaders in 1204, which greatly upset Pope Innocent.

Although they moved quickly in flight, early re-entry systems slowed dramatically once they reached the lower atmosphere, which gave time for a fast missile to attack it.

Although Ryan and a small team of British agents helps the " Rabbit " and his family get to the West, they fail to prevent the attack on the Pope.

" Although many early English deists had relied on ridicule to attack the Bible and Christianity, theirs was a refined wit rather than the broad humor Paine employed.

Although he succeeds, the bandits attack his post, overwhelming and killing some of the farmers.

Although a British test cryptanalytic attack made considerable progress, the results were not as significant as against the Enigma, due to the increased complexity of the system and the low levels of traffic.

Although the young Swedish King Charles XII ( 1682 – 1718 ; reigned 1697 – 1718 ) won spectacular victories in the early years of the Great Northern War, most notably in the stunning success against the Russians at the Battle of Narva ( 1700 ), his plan to attack Moscow and force Russia into peace proved too ambitious.

Although the means to carry out, motives for, and targets of a DoS attack may vary, it generally consists of the efforts of one or more people to temporarily or indefinitely interrupt or suspend services of a host connected to the Internet.

Although no individual was charged with carrying out the attack, suffragettes were blamed because of the passage of the recent Cat and Mouse Act.

Although Kuntz did not own the creative rights to Robilar and no longer worked at TSR, he unofficially suggested an alternate storyline that Robilar had been visiting another plane and in his absence, a clone or evil twin of Robilar was responsible for the attack.

Although Louis took Maastricht and William's attack against Charleroi failed, Lieutenant-Admiral Michiel de Ruyter defeated the Anglo-French fleet three times, forcing Charles to end England's involvement by the Treaty of Westminster ; after 1673, France slowly withdrew from Dutch territory ( with the exception of Maastricht ), while making gains elsewhere.

Although a situational pin is not an absolute pin and the pinned piece can still be moved according to the rules, moving out of line of attack can result in a bad situation or even immediate loss of the game.

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 taken by surprise, Edward's men resisted stoutly, beating back Somerset's attack among the hedges and banks.

Although a majority of boar attack victims recover with medical treatment, fatalities do occasionally occur.

Although almost all modern predation of narwhals is by humans, a few natural predators also attack them on occasion.

Although there were many IRA men — both Official and Provisional — present at the protest, it is claimed they were all unarmed, apparently because it was anticipated that the paratroopers would attempt to " draw them out ".

Although Babbage's design was technically feasible, no one had built a mechanical device to such exacting standards before, so the engine proved to be much more expensive than anticipated.

Although he had an eclectic mix of supporters, Kemp's campaign began borrowing against anticipated Federal matching funds because it had quickly spent itself into the red, which may have been due to the use of expensive direct mail fundraising techniques.

Although Mazda's concept was for the MX-5 to be an inexpensive sports car, the market proved extremely eager for it ; the car became an overnight novelty, resulting in many dealers placing customers on lists for pre-order due to the demand exceeding the anticipated supply.

Although the pairing of XTC and Rundgren was highly anticipated by fans, the sessions were less than enjoyable for the band.

Although an unsuccessful revolt against the czarist government in favor of a constitutional government, both Engels and Marx anticipated a bourgeois revolution in Russia would occur which would bring about a bourgeois stage in Russian development to precede a communist stage.

Although he anticipated resistance to a Stuart match from the Amsterdam merchants who had disliked his mother ( another Mary Stuart ), William believed that marrying Mary would increase his chances of succeeding to Charles's kingdoms, and would draw England's monarch away from his pro-French policies.

Although the scene featuring the three was short, it was one of the most highly anticipated scenes in the film.

Although an enrollment of about 50 students was anticipated that first year, the actual enrollment was more than 90.

Although the album was anticipated by both music critics and fans as a result of the band's previous worldwide successes with Stranger Than Fiction and The Gray Race, it was given mixed reviews by critics and fans.

Although Un Chien Andalou is a silent film, during the original screening ( attended by the elite of the Parisian art world ), Bunuel played a sequence of phonograph records which he switched manually while keeping his pockets full of stones with which to pelt anticipated hecklers.

Although by the time the video for their single " The Flame " was made in early 1986, Nick Rhodes had changed his hair colour to golden blond and Simon Le Bon returned to his regular highlighted hair style — this subsequent change of hairstyle anticipated the promotion of the forthcoming Duran Duran album, Notorious, released later that same year.

Although the German army had anticipated a rapid transfer of the British army to aid France, German naval planning had anticipated it would take longer for the British to organise.

Although the reconstruction of the Sun remained a work in progress, this talented class of prospects would serve as the foundation for a team that jumped back into contention quicker than anyone anticipated.

Although a sudden outgassing of CO < sub > 2 </ sub > had occurred at Lake Monoun in 1984, killing 37 local residents, a similar threat from Lake Nyos was not anticipated.

Although no particles are known to have negative mass, physicists ( primarily Hermann Bondi and Robert L. Forward ) have been able to describe some of the anticipated properties such particles may have.

Although the formal approval of the Colonial Office in London was not given until February 1906, the Governor, Sir Matthew Nathan, had anticipated a positive outcome and had already instructed the Public Works Department to start earthworks on the route from Tai Po Market to Fan Ling in December 1905.

Although the line-up of opponents largely anticipated Shachtman's 1940 split from the mainstream Trotskyists, the years from 1933 to 1938 restored the co-operation between Cannon and Shachtman.

Although a poll ( conducted by Bollywood Hungama ) named it the most anticipated release of the year, the film was a commercial ( and critical ) failure.

Although electrostatic patches caused by non-uniform coating of the spheres was anticipated, and was thought to have been controlled for before the experiment, it is now known that the final layer of the coating on the spheres defined two halves of slightly different potential, which gave the sphere an electrostatic axis.

Although much anticipated by the public, the film was a critical and commercial failure.

Although he anticipated some ideas that were important to the Protestant Reformation, Lefèvre remained a Roman Catholic throughout his life, and sought to reform the church without separating from it.

Although UPN fans anticipated KIKU becoming an affiliate of The CW so they can continue to watch their favorite shows, KIKU announced they would not be doing so.