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 the first polyether foams on the market had to be produced by the two-step prepolymer method, today, thanks to new catalysts, they can be produced by a one-shot technique.

Although modern analytical chemistry is dominated by sophisticated instrumentation, the roots of analytical chemistry and some of the principles used in modern instruments are from traditional techniques many of which are still used today.

Although many types of balls are today made from rubber, this form was unknown outside the Americas until after the voyages of Columbus.

Although principally a museum of cultural art objects and antiquities today, the British Museum was founded as a " universal museum ".

Although central banks today are generally associated with fiat money, the 19th and early 20th centuries central banks in most of Europe and Japan developed under the international gold standard, elsewhere free banking or currency boards were more usual at this time.

Although in the past the party was right-wing, today it is a moderate party.

Although the Rutgers-Princeton game was undoubtedly different from what we today know as American football, it was the forerunner of what evolved into American football.

Although rarely used today, it has the same status in scoring as a place kick.

Although cocoa is originally from the Americas, today Western Africa produces almost two-thirds of the world's cocoa, with Côte d ' Ivoire growing almost half of it.

Although most economies today are market economies or mixed economies ( which are partially planned ), fully planned economies exist in the remaining few countries of Cuba, Libya, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Belarus, and Myanmar.

Although many scholars today consider the Treatise to be Hume's most important work and one of the most important books in Western philosophy, the critics in Great Britain at the time did not agree, describing it as " abstract and unintelligible ".

Although its use has been mainly associated within the high-vacuum range ( down to 10 < sup >− 9 </ sup > mbar ), diffusion pumps today can produce pressures approaching 10 < sup >− 10 </ sup > mbar when properly used with modern fluids and accessories.

Although the original copy in which Fermat wrote this is lost today, Fermat's son edited the next edition of Diophantus, published in 1670.

" Although what is known today as the liberal arts college began in Europe, the term is more commonly associated with Universities in the United States.

Although opinions differ as to his character there is no dispute over his great achievements: he helped to save the Habsburg Empire from French conquest ; he broke the westward thrust of the Ottomans, liberating central Europe after a century and a half of Turkish occupation ; and he was one of the great patrons of the arts whose building legacy can still be seen in Vienna today.

Although it is a mathematical abstraction rather than a programming language, it forms the basis of almost all functional programming languages today.

Although his methods were primitive, his basic premises have held true today and have been reaffirmed by more methodologically sound methods.

Although many of his preparations today seem extravagant, he simplified and codified an even more complex cuisine that had existed beforehand.

Although the project had an excellent pedigree with stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, the film was not a success, and Capra's eyebrow-raising statement, " I think State of the Union was my most perfect film in handling people and ideas " has few adherents today.

Although the theory of special relativity forbids objects to have a relative velocity greater than light speed, and general relativity reduces to special relativity in a local sense ( in small regions of spacetime where curvature is negligible ), general relativity does allow the space between distant objects to expand in such a way that they have a " recession velocity " which exceeds the speed of light, and it is thought that galaxies which are at a distance of more than about 14 billion light-years from us today have a recession velocity which is faster than light.

Although he is known today for his performances in Singin ' in the Rain and An American in Paris, he was a dominant force in Hollywood musical films from the mid 1940s until this art form fell out of fashion in the late 1950s.

Although it is now recognized that precise determination of cohesion is impossible because is not a fundamental soil property, the Mohr-Coulomb theory is still used in practice today.

Although much circumstantial evidence has been found to suggest that fewer different amino acids were used in the past than today, precise and detailed hypotheses about which amino acids entered the code in what order have proved far more controversial.

Although almost any subject can be found in almost any scale, there are common scales for such miniatures which remain constant today.

Although Williams would hit 63 home runs in two seasons with Atlanta, he would only hit 36 homers in two seasons with the Orioles.

Although skeptical, Ken Williams gave the idea a shot.

Although Williams had never coached or managed at any level of baseball, he seemed to light a spark under the once-moribund Senators.

Although Williams hit. 344, his power and runs batted in were down from the previous season, with 23 home runs and 113 RBIs.

Although Williams ' career did not overlap with that of Ruth or Bonds, a direct comparison with another great hitter, Hank Aaron, is possible.

Although the majority of the band's material was written and performed by Gary Barlow, Williams did perform lead vocals on their first Top Ten hit " Could It Be Magic ", " I Found Heaven ", and " Everything Changes ".

Although Williams, then 21, hated the monotony of the blue-collar world, the job " forced him out of the pretentious gentility " of his upbringing, which had, according to Hale, " tinged him with mother's snobbery and detachment from reality.

Although supported by the Colonial Office, independence was blocked by the DLP, until Williams was able to make a deal with DLP leader Rudranath Capildeo which strengthened the rights of the minority party and expanded the number of Opposition Senators.

Although his primary occupation was as a family doctor, Williams had a successful literary career as a poet.

Although Williams remained open, Amherst was formed and diverged from its Williams roots into an individual institution.

Although finishing second to the Frenchman Hermann Panzo by 0. 01 secs in the 100, Wells emphatically won the 200 beating the top four American sprinters Mel Lattany, Jeff Phillips, Stanley Floyd, Steve Williams as well as Canada's Ben Johnson in the 100 / 200, 10. 15 / 20. 15 ( 200 wind assist ) for Wells to win the event in an aggregate 30. 30.

Although Detroit Pistons owner William Davidson was thought to be the frontrunner, the buyer turned out to be insurance tycoon and motivational speaker Art Williams.

Although some blame Williams for the slide, it can be argued that the damage from the Kokusai Green era was too much for Williams to overcome.

Although Innu have been only in Sheshatshiu since fur trading posts were established by the Hudson's Bay Company in Northwest River in the mid-1700s and only in Davis Inlet / Natuashish since the Moravians set up along the Inuit Coast in 1771, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams struck a deal on September 26, 2008, with Labrador's Innu to permit construction of a hydroelectric megaproject to proceed on the proposed Lower Churchill site.

Although the company attempted to move into the Williams and Reppert plant across town, efforts to start anew were futile.

Although Williams is best known as a classical guitarist, he has explored many different musical genres.

Although the film's title card says " Tennessee Williams ' Baby Doll ", and the film is based on Williams ' one-act play 27 Wagons Full of Cotton, in his autobiography director Elia Kazan claimed that Williams was only " half-heartedly " involved in writing the screenplay, of which Kazan himself actually wrote the majority.

Although Baker was Kazan's first choice for the role, Williams would have preferred to see Marilyn Monroe get the part.

Although Henin had already clinched a spot in the semifinals, both Henin and Bartoli did not know Bartoli had to replace Serena Williams until several hours before the match and lost 6 – 0, 6 – 0.

Although the band's sound was often described as Alt-country, or Americana, the majority of its music bore more of a resemblance to the vast oeuvre of Neil Young than to Hank Williams.

Although Santo grounded out for the second out, Popovich and Williams each moved up a base.