Although a wide variety of graphite tube designs have been used over the years, the dimensions nowadays are typically 20 – 25 mm in length and 5 – 6 mm inner diameter.

Although knitting needle diameter is often measured in millimeters, there are several different size systems, particularly those specific to the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan ; a conversion table is given at knitting needle.

Although there are many varieties of daikon, the most common in Japan, the aokubi-daikon, has the shape of a giant carrot, approximately long and in diameter.

Although some of these circles were huge ( many were in excess of 100 meters or 300 feet in diameter ), they weren't large enough for high-speed merging.

Although the reactance at the feedpoint can be cancelled using such an element length, the feed-point impedance is very high, and is highly dependent on the diameter of the conductor ( which makes only a small difference at the actual resonant frequency ).

Although reflecting telescopes produce other types of optical aberrations, it is a design that allows for very large diameter objectives.

Although pheochromocytomas may grow to large size (> 3 kg ), most weigh < 100 g and are < 10 cm in diameter.

Although the rate of healing depends upon the patient ’ s wound-healing capacity, nasal wounds measuring up to 10 mm in diameter usually heal in at 4-weeks post-operative.

Although not obvious from sea floor topography, it is a roughly circular area about 30 km in diameter where older rocks have been uplifted as much as 4 km towards the surface.

Although the magazine can be shortened, with a corresponding loss in magazine capacity, such a modification tends to be much more technically complex, often involving large diameter square threading, and welding or silver soldering, at a bare minimum.

Although damaged by a road that runs through it, the pass is the site of a stone circle measuring 72 m ( 236 ft ) in diameter.

Although capable of attaining a bell diameter of, these jellyfish can vary greatly in size, those found in lower latitudes are much smaller than their far northern counterparts with bells about in diameter.

Although once produced in a wide range of sizes ( from less than 7 to more than 16 inches in diameter ) and sometimes with glass core discs, the examples most commonly encountered today are 10 or 12 inches in diameter and consist of an aluminum core disc coated with black nitrocellulose lacquer.

Although eroded, the original rim diameter is estimated at and the age is estimated to be less than 320 million years ( Mississippian or younger ).

Although their reproduction is poorly studied, Australian salmon are all known to be " pelagic spawners "; that is, they spawn in open water during the austral spring, releasing a large number of tiny ( 1 mm in diameter ), smooth spherical eggs made buoyant by lipid droplets.

Although this drilling method has largely been supplanted in recent years by other, faster drilling techniques, it is still the most practicable drilling method for large diameter, deep bedrock wells, and in widespread use for small rural water supply wells.

Although the telescope as a whole has a focal ratio ( focal length divided by diameter ) of f / 0. 71, the individual segments, being one third that diameter, have a focal ratio of f / 2. 14.

Although the overall loop is very long, at around 4, 000 km circumference, the rotor itself would be thin, around 5 cm diameter and the sheath is not much bigger.

Although it is considered the most important pipe in the country, it has been damaged by overwork and corrosion of its diameter walls.

Although the size of the thalli is variable and species-dependent, in some species the thalli can grow quite large, up to 30 cm in diameter.

Although the barge had been moored in over of water, the test left a crater in diameter and deep in the bottom of the lagoon.

Although Augustus's succession plans were all but ruined due to the deaths of more than several family members, including many of his own descendants, in the end Tiberius remained faithful to his predecessor's wishes that the next emperor would hail from the Julian side of the Imperial Family.

Although hail falls on many of the higher areas of the island ( including Antananarivo ), there is no snowfall except on the Ankaratra massif where above it may occasionally fall and even remain for several days.

Although snow is an extremely rare event that only occurs around once every 5 years, hail and sleet are very common and occur fairly regularly in the winter.

Although superficially, Hu and Wen continued to support Jiang era policies and hail his Three Represents theory, gradual changes were put in place to revert some of the worst excesses of the Jiang era.

Although there are no taxi ranks on Notting Hill Gate itself it is easy to hail a black cab anywhere on the street.

Although slighted by opponents as favouring " Palerail ", a reference to their theory that higher ridership Dublin services should be expedited, some of the principals actually hail from areas such as Clonmel and Templemore, previous committee members have hailed from Limerick and Sligo and claim more experience of the more rural parts of the network than those who actually live there.

Although taxis are available is La Ciotat, it is rare to hail one from the street and usually they have to be called in.

Although wounded himself, he refused medical treatment and advanced through the hail of enemy fire to continue his lifesaving efforts.

Although the chaos of the final product makes it difficult to tell where many of the live excerpts used in the creation of Anthem Of The Sun actually ended up, significant fragments of " Alligator " ( e. g. the post-vocals " jam section ") known to hail from a show at San Francisco's Carousel Ballroom on 2 / 14 / 68.

* Although developing countries account for 80 % of the world ’ s population, only 28 % of the world's scientists hail from these countries.

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

Although we continue to pay our conversational devotions to `` free private enterprise '', `` individual initiative '', `` the democratic way '', `` government of the people '', `` competition of the marketplace '', etc., we live rather comfortably in a society in which economic competition is diminishing in large areas, bureaucracy is corroding representative government, technology is weakening the citizen's confidence in his own power to make decisions, and the threat of war is driving him economically and physically into the ground ''.

Although it is constantly made to look foolish ( too simple to come in out of the rain, people say, who have found in the innocent an impediment ), it does not mind looking foolish because it is not concerned with how it looks.

Although open to the general public it is not overcrowded ; ;

Although we have no measures of its strength or intensity, the heritage of the doctrine of inalienable rights is retained.

Although because of the important achievements of nineteenth century scholars in the field of textual criticism the advance is not so striking as it was in the case of archaeology and place-names, the editorial principles laid down by Stevenson in his great edition of Asser and in his Crawford Charters were a distinct improvement upon those of his predecessors and remain unimproved upon today.

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 false glamour surrounding bourbon or other whisky commercials is possibly no more fatuous than the pseudo-sophistication with which TV soft-drinks are downed or toothpaste applied, there is a sad difference between enticing a viewer into sipping Oopsie-Cola and gulling him into downing bourbon.

Although the United States and the U.S.S.R. have been arguing whether there shall be four, five or six top assistants, the most important element in the situation is not the number of deputies but the manner in which these deputies are to do their work.

`` Although it is not the best of which he is capable '', said Shelley as he closed the book, `` it is still poetry of a high order ''.

Although Sam Rayburn affects a gruff exterior in many instances, nevertheless he is fundamentally a man of warm heart and gentle disposition.

Although a similar situs for tangible property is mentioned in the statute, this is cancelled out by the provision that definite kinds of property `` and all other tangible property '' situated or being in any town is taxable where the property is situated.

Although much of the Industrial Division's promotional effort is devoted to securing new locations and expansions by major industries, small business is also afforded considerable attention.

Although Mr. Brown was not himself its inventor ( it was a French idea ), it is typical that his intuition first conceived the importance of mass producing this basic tool for general use.