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Although Roma were unable to break into the top four during the following decade, they did achieve some measure of cup success.
Although Disraeli forged a personal friendship with John Bright, a Lancashire manufacturer and leading Radical, Disraeli was unable to convince Bright to sacrifice principle for political gain.
Although production of Luftwaffe fighter aircraft continued, they would be unable to fly for lack of fuel.
Although a coma patient may appear to be awake, they are unable to consciously feel, speak, hear, or move.
Although he presented much evidence for continental drift, he was unable to provide a convincing explanation for the physical processes which might have caused this drift.
Although results did improve, Pardew was unable to keep Charlton up and relegation was confirmed in the penultimate match of the season.
Although the present situation has resulted in severe traffic problems on the bridge itself and in Menlo Park and East Palo Alto, Caltrans has been unable to upgrade the relevant portion of Highway 84 to freeway standards for several decades, due to opposition from the cities of Menlo Park, Atherton and Palo Alto.
Although the British industry continued to expand after its brilliant beginning, the new companies that replaced the first innovative film-makers proved unable to preserve their drive and originality.
Although his empire controlled all of Mesopotamia at the time of his death, his successors were unable to maintain his empire.
Although Kemp was unable to procure money for his visions, he was among the administration's leading users of first class corporate jets.
Although less hard and unable to take as sharp an edge, carbides in the titanium alloy allow them to be heat-treated to a sufficient hardness.
Although the First Battle of Independence in August 1862 resulted in a Confederate victory, the Southerners were unable to follow up their win in any significant fashion, as the City of Kansas was occupied by Union troops and proved too heavily fortified for them to assault.
" Although the authors of Islamic Homosexualities argued this did not mean women could not engage in lesbian relationships, a lesbian anthropologist in 1991 visited Yemen and reported that women in the town she visited were unable to comprehend her romantic relationship to another woman.
Although, once again, Mackal was unable to reach Lake Tele, he gathered details on other cryptids and possible living dinosaurs, like the Emela-ntouka, Mbielu-Mbielu-Mbielu, Nguma-monene, Ndendeki ( giant turtle ), Mahamba ( a giant crocodile of 15 meters ), and Ngoima ( a giant monkey-eating Eagle ).
Although the six point favorites, the Giants were unable to overcome the Jets defense which saw the Jets sack quarterback Phil Simms eight times.
Although Whitehurst described the FBI's sloppy investigation of the bombing site and its handling of other key evidence, he was unable to point to any direct evidence that he knew to be contaminated.
Although the actor said his behavior was due to his frustration over being unable to remember where he had parked his car, the images of his erratic appearance and behavior were published by the media, and Falk was seldom seen in public after the incident.
Although he was unable to reach the North Pole, the scientific results of the expedition, mainly the work of Sverdrup, were of considerable value.
Although Egypt claimed all of the present Sudan during most of the 19th century, and established a province Equatoria in southern Sudan to further this aim, it was unable to establish effective control over the area.
Although the Dolphins were unable to match their 17-0 perfect season of 1972, many sports writers, fans, and Dolphins players themselves felt that the 1973 team was better.
Although the Cowboys outgained the 49ers in total offensive yards ( 451-294 ), Aikman broke an NFC Championship Game record with 380 yards passing, and Irvin also broke an NFC Championship Game record with 192 receiving yards, Dallas was ultimately unable to overcome their first quarter turnovers.
Although precipitation is not a limiting factor, the ground freezes during the winter months and plant roots are unable to absorb water, so desiccation can be a severe problem in late winter for evergreens.
Although Marshall sought to meet with Wilson to personally determine his condition, he was unable to do so, and relied on vague updates he received through a few bulletins published by Wilson's physician.
Although Utzon had spectacular, innovative plans for the interior of these halls, he was unable to realize this part of his design.
Although they often drift apart, they are forced to come together and work in these roles to defeat forces they are unable to fight individually.

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Although perhaps made explicit in the Prometheia, later authors such as Hyginus, the Bibliotheca, and Quintus of Smyrna would confirm that Prometheus warned Zeus not to marry the sea nymph Thetis.
Although the Lord Chancellor is visibly moved by her appeal, which evokes the memory of his lost wife, he declares that he himself will marry Phyllis.
Although Marian and Ted are fully aware of this, Leo is too naïve to understand why the lovers can never marry.
Although he did not marry Clytemnaestra, she helped him by telling him to kidnap her only son Orestes, and to threaten to kill Orestes if Achilles would not heal Telephus ' wound.
Although Adams ' father approved of the match, her mother was appalled that her daughter would marry a country lawyer whose manners still reeked of the farm, but eventually she gave in.
Although Winston wished his son to marry the wealthy Catherine Sedley ( if only to ease his own burden of debt ), Colonel Churchill married Sarah sometime in the winter of 1677 – 78, possibly in the apartments of the Duchess of York.
Although he coined the saying, " Nothing matters very much and few things matter at all ", Balfour was distraught at the early death from typhus in 1875 of his cousin May Lyttelton, whom he had hoped to marry: later in life he was to receive a series of messages from mediums, claiming to pass on messages from her, known as the " Palm Sunday Case ".
Although Sallie would later insist that she met him in 1852 ( at age 9 ), she did not marry the 38-year-old widower until November 13, 1863.
Although Bloom has never been a practicing Jew, converted to Roman Catholicism to marry Molly, and has in fact received Christian baptism on three different occasions, he is of Jewish heritage and is constantly mistaken and ridiculed for being a Jew.
Although Venizelos was a friend of Petros Manos, Aspasia's father, the prime minister preferred that the king should marry Princess Mary of the United Kingdom, to consolidate the relationship between Greece and Britain.
Although Sid's three companions do sometimes succeed with women, they are much like him in their yobbish, misogynistic, homophobic and racist outlook, never marry or expand their stagnant social circle.
" Although they help their father marry again to help keep the family together, their soon-to-be stepmother is very cruel, as they suspected.
Although she has no intention whatsoever of becoming romantically involved, from among the group gathering around her two men emerge who would very much like to marry her: John Carrington, who is truly and deeply in love with her ; and Silas P. Ratcliffe, whose marriage to Madeleine Lee would help him advance his political career.
Although they marry, the audience are left wondering what their fate will be.
Although members of café society were not necessarily members of The Establishment or other ruling class groups, they were people who attended each other's private dinners and balls, took holidays in exotic locations or at elegant resorts, and whose children tended to marry the children of other café society members.
Although initially reluctant, he gradually realizes that he wants to marry Lucetta, particularly since he is having financial trouble due to some speculations having gone bad.
Although they didn't marry, Claire would eventually reside with him and take his surname, and they became known in California's social circles as " The Husband and Wife who ran Mag Instrument Inc ".
Although Marie Vassiltchikov recounts in her book The Berlin Diaries 1940-45 the story of the 16-year-old Hereditary Prince Maria Emanuel paying her a visit to seek her help in finding a bride, as he felt it was his dynastic obligation to start a family early, Emanuel would not in fact marry until the day of 37th birthday.
Although Millie is falling in love with Jimmy, she is determined to stick to her plan and marry Trevor.
Although McClory and Taylor had plans to marry, Taylor would eventually leave him for her future husband Mike Todd.
Although Lennox had come to Scotland lured by the prospect of marriage to Mary of Guise, by September Lennox had been offered the chance to marry Margaret Douglas, daughter of Margaret Tudor and half-sister of the deceased James V. After Lennox seized French money and artillery sent to Mary of Guise, she even offered the hand of her daughter in marriage.
Also, Inspector Gadget. Although he was supposed to marry Vivian during the final episode, he was caught up in catching a criminal but started wheezing and supposedly died.
Although hurt by the idea, Luke told her to marry Scotty ; but Laura ended up turning Scotty down.
Although the church officially forbade the practice with the 1890 Manifesto, Taylor continued to privately marry additional wives and consequently resigned from the Quorum of the Twelve in October 1905.

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