Although his tender nights were not the ones I dreamed of, nor was it for yachts, sports cars, tall drinks, and swimming pools, nor yet for money or what money buys that I burned, I too was burning and watching myself burn.

Although today's trucks are as fast as passenger cars, a truck driver has to be a sensible person and guard against hogging the road.

Although Holden's involvement in exports has fluctuated since the 1950s, the declining sales of large cars in Australia has led the company to look to international markets to increase profitability.

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 rotary engines were mostly used in aircraft, a few cars and motorcycles were built with rotary engines.

Although Otto is initially disgusted by the concept of repossessing cars, his opinion changes rapidly when he is quickly paid in cash for his first " job ".

Although the F2 cars were good ( and Lauda's test-driving skills impressed March principal Robin Herd ), March's 1972 F1 season was catastrophic and Lauda, in despair and deep debt, briefly contemplated suicide but finally took out yet another bank loan to buy his way into the BRM team in 1973.

Although the " Brothers " was dropped from the name for trucks in 1929 and cars in 1930, the DB star remained in the cars until the 1939 models were introduced.

Although the film followed the story rather closely ( except for the lack of references to Venus, Titan, flying cars, skull phones, temporary marriages, time-distortion drugs, nuclear wars and governmental " Schedules ") it was not successful with either the critics or the public.

Although the rationale of diversification was sound ( to shield the company from cyclical aerospace and defence markets ) the struggling company could not afford to continue the position: " We simply could not afford to carry two core businesses, cars and aerospace.

Although the El Camino and the Ranchero were built with body-on-frame architectures, they were based on existing station wagon platforms, while the Ridgeline uses a spot welded sheet steel monocoque ( unibody ) chassis in the same style as modern passenger cars.

Although metalled roads allow access to all parts of the island and cars are easily hired in the port, many people choose to rent mopeds or even bicycles due to the flat nature of most of the island and the availability of dedicated cycle tracks in many locations.

Although not widely known, sports-prototypes ( along with Formula 1 cars ) are responsible for introducing the most numbers of new technologies and ideas to motorsport, including rear-wings, ground effect ' venturi ' tunnels, fan-assisted aerodynamics and dual-shift gearboxes.

Although there had been exceptions like the outlandish Ford V8 specials created by the Romanians for the 1936 Monte Carlo Rally, rallies before World War II had tended to be for standard or near-standard production cars, a rule supported by manufacturers because it created a relatively even playing field.

Although the sponsorship deal ended when Marriott sold the park to Six Flags in 1985, the Standard logo can still be seen on all of the Barney Oldfield Speedway ( now Great America Raceway ) cars.

Although, the change to Compressed Natural Gas ( CNG ) cars saved over 4000 premature deaths in 2009, their cheap price has spiked the total numbers of cars on the streets.

Although this system was far from perfect, it was better than some 1950s British Ford economy cars that had wipers powered by inlet manifold vacuum, that ran at full speed at engine idle, but slowed down to a crawl when cruising at speed.

Although there weren't any more powerful engines for this model, Citroen used the same engine design on other cars, like the AMI, the LN, the Dyane.

Although it was a speed event, the entries were handicapped in order to allow cars of very different sizes and capabilities to race against each other on supposedly even terms over 30 laps ( 35 laps from 1933 ) of the 13. 7 mile circuit.

Although there was no electricity, indoor plumbing, or telephones ; few roads ; and fewer cars or tractors, the people who lived in the area that one former resident recalled as being “ nearly out of the world ” prospered enough to support their own stores, mills, shops, gins, churches, and schools.

Although some other pony cars have seen a revival, the Mustang is the only original pony car to remain in uninterrupted production over five decades of development and revision.

Although the cars were a hit at the 1910 Chicago Automobile show and they sold hundreds of cars, due to bad financial decisions the Church Manufacturing Company ran out of money and had to close.

Although not mentioned by Asser or by the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Alfred probably also paid the Vikings cash to leave, much as the Mercians were to do in the following year.

Although he saved his life by turning informer, he was condemned to partial loss of civil rights and forced to leave Athens.

Although these calls are made throughout the year, they are most common during the spring mating season and in the fall when the pups leave their families to establish new territories.

Although details are unclear, there is evidence that in 1577 Oxford attempted to leave England to see service in the French Wars of Religion on the side of King Henry III.

Although Kildall preferred to leave the IBM affair in the past and to be known for his work before and afterward, he continually faced comparisons between himself and Bill Gates as well as fading memories of his contributions.

Although the juntas, that had forced the French to leave Spain, had sworn by the liberal Constitution of 1812, Ferdinand VII openly believed that it was too liberal for the country.

Although providing a major morale boost for the Ottomans, the operation failed to achieve its primary objective, as Kountouriotis refused to leave his post and pursue the Hamidiye.

Although Julian at first attempted to expedite the order, it provoked an insurrection by troops of the Petulantes, who had no desire to leave Gaul.

Although his parents did not officially divorce until 1999, their marriage was in serious trouble throughout Walker's adolescence ; his father would often leave their Marin residence for extended periods to live in San Francisco with a male lover.

Although Ibn Mu ' ammar declined to do so, Ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhab was still forced to leave.

Although Bismarck hoped to become a diplomat, he started his practical training as a lawyer in Aachen and Potsdam, and soon resigned, having first placed his career in jeopardy by taking unauthorized leave to pursue two English girls, first Laura Russell, niece of the Duke of Cleveland, and then Isabella Loraine-Smith, daughter of a wealthy clergyman.

Although most POP clients have an option to leave mail on server after download, e-mail clients using POP generally connect, retrieve all messages, store them on the user's PC as new messages, delete them from the server, and then disconnect.

Although their differences often resulted in extremely heated on-air exchanges and confrontations, Cowell says he played a major role in convincing Abdul not to leave the show.

Although Picard offers himself in Data's place, the android refuses to leave.

Although Briggs and Robinson state that eight players will leave with nothing, normally the losing celebrities receive a " house " amount to give to their chosen charity, as well as their own fee for appearing on the show.

Although initially restricted by its constitution to render aid only to nationals from the United Nations ( the Allies ), this was changed late in 1944, in response to pleas from Jewish organizations who were concerned with the fate of surviving Jews of German nationality, to also include " other persons who have been obliged to leave their country or place of origin or former residence or who have been deported therefrom by action of the enemy because of race, religion or activities ' in favor of the United Nations.

Although not a requirement, most good quality blogs are interactive, allowing visitors to leave comments and even message each other via GUI widgets on the blogs, and it is this interactivity that distinguishes them from other static websites.

Although Sweyn had promised to leave England, he returned in spring 1070, raiding along the Humber and East Anglia toward the Isle of Ely, where he joined up with Hereward the Wake, a local thegn.

Although neutron bombs are commonly believed to " leave the infrastructure intact ", current designs have explosive yields in the kiloton range, the detonation of which would cause considerable destruction through blast and heat effects.

Although the incarcerees had been brought to the Owens Valley by the United States Government, they had to leave the camp and travel to their next destinations on their own.

Although he had given many of his supporters and troops leave after the victory at Barnet, he was rapidly able to muster a substantial force at Windsor, just west of London.

Although first LGBTQ festival in Slovenia dates in 1984, namely the Ljubljana Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, the first pride parade was only organized in 2001 as a result of an incident in a Ljubljana cafe where a gay couple was asked to leave for being homosexual.

Although this would leave Bud very rich, he is angered by Gekko's deceit, and racked with the guilt of being an accessory to Bluestar's destruction, especially after his father suffers a heart attack.

Although the Republicans heavily outnumbered their opponents and managed to push 12 kilometres inland, superior Nationalist air power mainly provided by Fascist Italy forced the Republicans to retreat and to leave the island completely by September 12.

Although officially he was given leave by Union-Castle, this was in fact the end of Shackleton's Merchant Navy service.