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 short a was not written, as in the Indic abugidas, one could argue that the linear arrangement made this a true alphabet.

Although they may only have a short cinema life, cult films often enjoy ongoing popularity through long runs on video, thus being issued in video " runs " with more copies than other movies.

Although not formalised and acknowledged as a mythos per se, Lovecraft did correspond with contemporary writers ( Clark Ashton Smith, Robert E. Howard, Robert Bloch, Frank Belknap Long, Henry Kuttner, and Fritz Lieber – a group referred to as the " Lovecraft Circle ") – and shared story elements: Robert E. Howard's character Friedrich Von Junzt reads Lovecraft's Necronomicon in the short story " The Children of the Night " ( 1931 ), and in turn Lovecraft mentions Howard's Unaussprechlichen Kulten in the stories " Out of the Aeons " ( 1935 ) and " The Shadow Out of Time " ( 1936 ).

Although Carmilla is a lesser known and far shorter Gothic vampire story than the generally-considered master work of that genre, Dracula, the latter is heavily influenced by Le Fanu's short story.

Although short lived the MLF was representative of London's Ladbroke Grove centered alternative and literary community of the period.

Although the word " on " is sometimes translated as " syllable ", one on is counted for a short syllable, two for an elongated vowel, diphthong, or doubled consonant, and one for an " n " at the end of a syllable.

Although the spoken introduction to the short piece of music is quite clear, the piano playing is largely inaudible due to heavy surface noise.

Although it was later determined that the first prototype metre bar was short by a fifth of a millimetre because of miscalculation of the flattening of the Earth, this length became the standard.

He is the chairman of the Turkish Film Directors Association and is fluent in English. Although he graduated from the medical faculty of Istanbul University and specialised in physiotherapy, he decided to pursue a career as a director, especially after the success of his short film The Scar.

) Although formerly operated by the U. S. Navy and known as NAVSPASUR ( short for " Naval Space Surveillance "), command passed to the Air Force 20th Space Control Squadron on October 1, 2004.

Although for the simplest reflexes there are short neural paths from sensory neuron to motor neuron, there are also other nearby neurons that participate in the circuit and modulate the response.

Although both rebellions were put down in short order, the British government sent Lord Durham to investigate the causes of the unrest.

Although a constitution was granted, its provisions fell far short of the demands of the revolutionaries.

Although the proteasome normally produces very short peptide fragments, in some cases these products are themselves biologically active and functional molecules.

Although Heinlein had previously written a few short stories in the fantasy genre, during this period he wrote his first fantasy novel, Glory Road, and in Stranger in a Strange Land and I Will Fear No Evil, he began to mix hard science with fantasy, mysticism, and satire of organized religion.

Although short, they are often interesting because they allow the modern reader to see the mentality of the students and the discussions and issues of the time.

Although he was short of money, Saladin also allowed the departing Zangi to take all the stores of the citadel that he could travel with and to sell the remainder — which Saladin purchased himself.

Although this form of speed skating is newer, it is growing faster than long-track speed skating, largely because short track can be done on a regular ice rink rather than a long-track oval.

Although Charteris ’ s novels and novellas had more conventional thriller plots than his confidence game short stories, both novels and stories are admired.

Although the importance of sea travel for passengers has decreased due to aviation, it is effective for short trips and pleasure cruises.

Although the original meaning of " shogun " is simply " a general ", as a title, it is used as the short form of seii taishōgun ( 征夷大将軍 ), the governing individual at various times in the history of Japan, ending when Tokugawa Yoshinobu relinquished the office to the Meiji Emperor in 1867.

Although mostly a VTOL design, the V-22 Osprey has increased payload when taking off from a short runway.

Although story events are not triggered by the passage of time, it does determine when merchants rotate their stock.

Although his name and history were taken from his early life with his adoptive Earth parents, everything about Clark was staged for the benefit of his alternate identity: as a reporter for the Daily Planet, he receives late-breaking news before the general public, has a plausible reason to be present at crime scenes, and need not strictly account for his whereabouts as long as he makes his story deadlines.

Although " Oedipus's enquiry is based on supernatural, pre-rational methods that are evident in most narratives of crime until the development of Enlightenment thought in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries " it has " all of the central characteristics and formal elements of the detective story, including a mystery sur-rounding a murder, a closed circle of suspects, and the gradual uncovering of a hidden past.

Although mythical elements are not so prominent in Exodus as in Genesis, the echoes of ancient legends are crucial to understanding the book's origins and purpose: for example, the story of the infant Moses's salvation from the Nile has its basis in an earlier legend of king Sargon, while the story of the parting of the Red Sea trades on Mesopotamian creation mythology.

Although Hawks signed a new one-year contract with Famous-Players in the fall of 1924, he broke his contract to become a story editor for Thalberg at MGM with the promise that Thalberg would make him a director in a year.

Although Infocom started out with Zork, and although the Zork world was the centerpiece of their product line throughout the Zork and Enchanter series, the company quickly branched out into a wide variety of story lines: fantasy, science-fiction, mystery, horror, historical adventure, children's stories, and others that defied categories.

Although Ibn Battuta never mentioned this visit specifically, when he heard the story it may have planted a seed in his mind as he then decided to cross the Sahara and visit the Muslim kingdoms on its far side.

Although many aspects of Hubbard's life story are disputed, there is general agreement about its basic outline.

Although the story is more straightforward, A Sentimental Journey can be understood to be part of the same artistic project to which Tristram Shandy belongs.

" Although none of his attempts to kill Superman work permanently ( though a classic non-canonical story from 1961 entitled " The Death of Superman " has Luthor finally killing Superman after lulling him by pretending to go straight, although Supergirl then arrests him and he is exiled to the Phantom Zone ), Luthor routinely manages to escape from prison and threaten the world again.

Although the increased use of bank notes and the use of credit during this period did decrease the dependence and value of precious metals, these forms of currency still remained vital to the story of medieval mining.

" Although Sadie Sachs was possibly a fictional composite of several women Sanger had known, this story marks the time when Sanger began to devote her life to help desperate women before they were driven to pursue dangerous and illegal abortions.

Although the Giants were successful on the field in their initial seasons, their financial status was a different story.

Although the full story was described by Ovid, it was also mentioned by Philoxenus and Theocritus, and in Valerius Flaccus ' version of Argonautica, among the themes painted on the Argos, " Cyclops from the Sicilian shore calls Galatea back.

" Although Edmund went out of his way to declare that the story of Father and Son was " scrupulously true ," Thwaite cites a dozen occasions on which either Edmund's " memory betray him — he admitted it was ' like a colander '"— or he " changed things deliberately to make a better story.

Although the evidence for the story is doubtful, it was immortalised at the school with a plaque unveiled in 1895.

Although the young newspaperman hero and his sweetheart guess the answer to the story, they allow the diagnosis " scared to death " to stand.

Although it was marketed as a true story to attract a wider audience and as a subtle commentary on the era's political climate, its plot is entirely fictional ; however the character of Leatherface and minor plot details were inspired by the crimes of real-life murderer Ed Gein.