Although the newly independent provinces formed a Federation, border disputes broke out among them, adding to the region's turbulent history and conditions.

Although there have been tensions between citizens on both sides of the border, the two countries have worked to maintain stability and signed an agreement in November 1996 to establish a framework for negotiating the final disposition of citizens and property in the affected areas.

Although heavily outnumbered by Portuguese troops ( approximately 30, 000 Portuguese to some 10, 000 guerrillas ), the PAIGe had the great advantage of safe havens over the border in Senegal and Guinea, both recently independent of French rule.

Although generally not as high as the mountains near the Guatemalan border, the eastern ranges possess some high peaks, such as the Montaña de la Flor at 2, 300 meters, El Boquerón ( Monte El Boquerón ) at 2, 485 meters, and Pico Bonito at 2, 435 meters.

Although the Pancha Sila ( Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence ) was the basis of the 1954 Sino-Indian border treaty, in later years, Nehru's foreign policy suffered through increasing Chinese assertiveness over border disputes and Nehru's decision to grant political asylum to the 14th Dalai Lama.

Although the Mekong was established as a border by French colonial forces, travel from one side to the other has been significantly limited only since the establishment of the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( LPDR, or Laos ) in 1975.

Although the name " Maginot Line " suggests a rather thin linear fortification, the line was quite deep, varying in depth ( i. e., from the border to the rear area ) from between.

Although relations between the two countries had been strained by the situation in Afghanistan which shares a border with both countries.

Although neither China nor Vietnam border Thailand, the territories of both countries come within 100 km of Thai territory.

Although the battle was a Soviet victory, the Japanese dismissed it as an inconclusive draw, and on 11 May 1939 decided to move the Japanese-Mongolian border up to the Khalkhin Gol River by force.

Although similar in dialect, ethnicity and religion, diplomatic relations between the two countries have been hostile owing to various political and border disputes.

Although the case is usually American fast food chains expanding into Canada, Canadian chains such as Tim Hortons have expanded into 22 states in the United States, but are more prominent in border states such as New York and Michigan.

Although Venezuela was unhappy with the decision, a commission surveyed a new border in accordance with the award, and both sides accepted the boundary in 1905.

Although the Pashtuns are politically separated by the Durand Line between Pakistan and Afghanistan, many Pashtun tribes from the FATA area and the adjacent regions of Afghanistan, tend to ignore the border and cross back and forth with relative ease to attend weddings, family functions and take part in the joint tribal councils known as jirgas.

Although the land border between Morocco and Algeria was closed in the wake of a terrorist attack, the two have worked at improving relations.

Although Bielsko-Biała is not served by an Autostrada ( motorway ), it is served by the Expressway S1, which was completed in late 2006, and runs from Bielsko-Biała to Cieszyn at the Czech border.

* Although the area of Orange County that borders Lake County, Osceola County and that virtually touches Polk County is called the " Four Corners " area, Orange County Florida does not actually border Polk County, Florida.

Although it is headquartered just across the border in Geneva, Switzerland, most of CERN's Large Hadron Collider lies in parts of several communes in the Arrondissement of Gex in Ain.

Although no interstate highways are located in Blackford County, three Indiana state roads cross the county, and an additional state road is located along the county's southeast border.

Although the county was largely untouched by the Civil War, the area did border on anarchy during that time.

Although this border largely runs along river IJssel, there are two left-bank exclaves opposite the towns of Olst and Wijhe, in which the villages of Welsum and Welsumerveld ( south exclave ) and Marle ( north exclave ) are situated.

Although just on the other side of the border to Emsland, the Meyer Werft is an important employer for East Frisians as well.

Although Tatum was not known as a composer, his versions of popular numbers were so original as to border on composition.

Although a committed Christian, she has characterised the issue as one of life and death on which her view had been the same when she was agnostic.

Although trade unions in Benin represent up to 75 % of the formal workforce, the large informal economy has been noted by the International Trade Union Confederation ( ITCU ) to contain ongoing problems, including a lack of women's wage equality, the use of child labour, and the continuing issue of forced labour.

Although prior to the catastrophic collapse of the towers, the phrase " a good day to bury bad news " ( not actually used by Moore ) has since been used to refer to other instances of attempting to hide one item of news behind a more publicised issue.

Although the March 2007 issue of Foreign Policy listed BJU as one of " The World's Most Controversial Religious Sites " because of its past influence on American politics, BJU has seen little political controversy since Stephen Jones became president.

Although never formally endorsed by CND nationally, INDEC candidates were generally put up by local CND groups as a means of raising the profile of this issue in public politics.

Although he did not hold a formal executive position in the government, Chiang continued to issue orders to the army, and many officers continued to obey Chiang rather than Li.

Although the German government tried to issue as many of its members as possible with military uniforms of all sort, ranging from field gray to camouflage, these could not be provided to all its members, thus many members of the Volkssturm wore makeshift paramilitary uniforms or uniforms from their civilian jobs ( such as train conductors of the Reichsbahn ).

Gun ownership in Australia is not a wide social issue, and major political parties are generally supportive of pro-control legislation ( Although parties such as the New South Wales Shooters Party, which represent pro-deregulation, have a small number of seats in State Parliaments ).

Although any move to censure Adams over the slavery petition was ultimately abandoned, the House did address the issue of petitions from enslaved persons.

Although some scholars maintain that they were proto-Mongols, the fact that Chinese histories trace certain Turkic tribes from the Xiongnu complicates the issue.

Although in theory the Mach kernel would also have to be reentrant, in practice this isn't an issue because its response times are so fast it can simply wait and serve requests in turn.

Although drug use, as opposed to trafficking, is seen primarily as a public health issue, responsibility for drug policy is shared by both the Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Sports, and the Ministry of Justice.

Although having since partly resolved the issue by admitting its role in the abductions, it remains a contentious issue with the two countries.

Although most Oxfordians accuse mainstream academics of rejecting their theory only because they have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo, they often cite the work of individual scholars to create the appearance of widespread agreement on an issue, even when the opinion in question is more widely considered eccentric or outdated.

" Although an all-out final nuclear holocaust is out of the question for man, " nuclear blackmail " comes into question not only on the issue of world peace but also on the issue of national sovereignty.

Although the Panamera will be a 4-door model, Road and Track magazine published a speculative piece in their April 2006 issue regarding the possibility of a new, 928-esque coupe that may debut on a shortened version of the Panamera's platform sometime around 2011 or 2012 model year.

" Although the 1930s and 1940s and the ensuing neo-orthodox theological consensus mitigated much of the polemics during the mid-20th century, disputes erupted again beginning in the mid-1960s, over the extent of involvement in the Civil Rights Movement and the issue of ordination of women, and, especially since the 1990s, over the issue of ordination of gays and lesbians.

Although such limitations periods generally are issues of law, limitations periods known as laches may apply in situations of equity ( i. e., a judge will not issue an injunction if the party requesting the injunction waited too long to ask for it ).

Although, the most important disputed issue with Croatia is Slovenian and Italian opposition to the proclamation of the Croatian Ecological and Fisheries Protection Zone ( Exclusive Economic Zone ) in the Adriatic sea.

Although the British discovered the presence of the Argentine base in 1978, protested and tried to resolve the issue by diplomatic means, no effort was made to remove them by force until after the Falklands War.

Although Wittgenstein largely disregarded Aristotle ( Ray Monk's biography suggests that he never read Aristotle at all ) it seems that they shared some anti-Platonist views on the universal / particular issue regarding primary substances.