Although he pointed out that mandatory legislation impinging on home rule is basically distasteful, he added that the vital interest in election results transcended county lines.

Although London ( and the rest of Middlesex ) was lost by the East Saxons in the 8th century, the bishops of London continued to exert spiritual authority over Essex as a kingdom, shire and county until 1845.

Although the London County Council had been created as a London-wide authority covering the County of London in 1889, the county did not cover all the built-up area of London, particularly West Ham and East Ham ; and many of the LCC housing projects, including the vast Becontree Estate, were outside its boundaries.

Although the county was still below the " pass " threshold, the report demonstrated substantial improvement compared to previous decades on every measure of air quality.

Although " county " appears in some texts, " shire " was the normal name until counties for statutory purposes were created in the nineteenth century.

Although the Bridger National Forest and the Teton National Forest have been administratively combined into the Bridger-Teton National Forest, it is important to note that the county contains portions of both original forests.

Although the population of clay county is relatively high, the majority of the county is still rural and consists of many farms and county roads less maintained.

Although the Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 to allow the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with the approval of voters, Clay County has remained a prohibition, or " dry ", county.

Although Aurembiax's mother, Elvira, had made herself a protegée of James's father, upon her death in 1220 Guerao had occupied the county and displaced Aurembiax, claiming that a woman could not inherit.

Although Bill Clinton won Grand County in 1992, the county voted for Bob Dole in 1996.

Although Union ships imposed a blockade on the port of Bayport, runners enjoyed a great deal of success — enough to lead the Union in June 1864 to order some 150 – 250 troops to destroy Confederate stockpiles in the county.

Although Monroe County has voted for the Democratic candidate since 1992, it is a close county in presidential elections ; it was won by the Democratic Party by margins of 5 % in 2008 and 0. 5 % in 2004.

Although the seat of government is located in a building in Downtown Orlando, the government declared a region of the county as " Downtown Orange County " in 2005.

Although long extremely rural, in recent years Sumter County has sustained an exceptionally large increase in population, almost solely due to the expansion of The Villages retirement complex, a significant portion of which is in the county.

Although there were no missions established within this county, Spanish influence here was direct and extensive, through the establishment of land grants from the King of Spain to favored settlers.

Although the city of Clearwater is the county seat of Pinellas County, all county services are available through county offices in St. Petersburg.

Although modern Gorgan is only a city and county ( sharing the same name ), ancient Hyrcania was the name of a greater region on the southern shores of the Caspian Sea ( encompassing all of the present day Golestan province, as well as some eastern parts of the Mazandaran province, and some southern parts of the present day Republic of Turkmenistan ).

Although Santa Cruz County is the smallest county in Arizona, it is still larger in area than the national average of.

Although county government in Connecticut is now defunct, there are still several former county municipal buildings standing which are used by other state or local agencies.

Although the county seat is Lander, the largest community is Riverton, home of Central Wyoming College and the economic hub of the region.

Although he is perfectly willing to cooperate with Scotland Yard, Holmes has nothing but contempt for the intelligence and mentality of the police.

Although Patchen has given previous evidence of an interest in jazz, the musical group that he works with, the Chamber Jazz Sextet, is often ignored by jazz critics.

Although the wood has been changed to coal, much of it still retains its original cell structure.

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 the matter has not been unequivocally demonstrated, the available data show that micelles in themselves do not contribute significantly to the detergency process.

Although a somewhat technical subject, it has important political implications as the above discussion of the voting system indicated.

Although the pause in the advance of general business activity this year has thus far been quite modest, it is hard to escape the conclusion that the softening process will continue into the first quarter of 1961 and possibly somewhat longer.

Although refrigeration has served to extend the storage life of these products, substantially increased consumption might be possible if areas remote from the seacoast could be served adequately.

Although science has given us more effective materials, preparations from anise, castorbean, colchicum, nux vomica, mustard, fennel, and stramonium are familiar to many for the relief of human ailments.

Although progress has been made in America's system of libraries it still falls short of what is required if we are to maintain the standards that are needed for an informed America.

Although I have emphasized the barriers which an aroused nationalism has raised against relations between Christians and non-Christians in Asia, the fact is that this development has also widened the gulf between certain Afro-Asian religions themselves.

Although the axiom of countable choice in particular is commonly used in constructive mathematics, its use has also been questioned.

Although argon is a noble gas, it has been found to have the capability of forming some compounds.

Although the Indian and Greek concepts of the atom were based purely on philosophy, modern science has retained the name coined by Democritus.

Although panic attacks are not experienced by every person who has anxiety, they are a common symptom.

Although a cease-fire has held since 1994, the conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh has not been resolved.

Although MacDougall's results varied considerably from " 21 grams ", for some people this figure has become synonymous with the measure of a soul's mass.

Although, as of 2009, none of the extrasolar planets detected by ground-based astrometry has been verified in subsequent studies, astrometry is expected to be more accurate in space missions that are not affected by the distorting effects of the Earth's atmosphere.

Although hydrogen-like orbitals are still used as pedagogical tools, the advent of computers has made STOs preferable for atoms and diatomic molecules since combinations of STOs can replace the nodes in hydrogen-like atomic orbital.

Although the sign still exists, the " of " has now been replaced by the URL of their website.

Although the Caiman has not been studied in-depth, scientists have learned that their mating cycles ( previously thought to be spontaneous or year-round ) are linked to the rainfall cycles and the river levels, which increases chances of survival for their offspring.

Although Albert has received relatively little recognition in German history, his dissolution of the Teutonic State caused the founding of the Duchy of Prussia ( and also the Hohenzollern dynasty ), which would eventually become arguably the most powerful German state and instrumental in uniting the whole of Germany.

Although the family ( Amaranthaceae ) is distinctive, the genus has few distinguishing characters among the 70 species included.