Although there were no startling developments in shotgun design this year, a number of new models and variations of existing models did hit the market.

Although there are variations from place to place, most of the world's architects are required to register with the appropriate jurisdiction.

Although the isosahedral structure is extremely common among viruses because of size differences slight variations exist between virions.

Although water is vital for life, the structure of this water in the cytosol is not well understood, mostly because methods such as nuclear magnetic resonance only give information on the average structure of water, and cannot measure local variations at the microscopic scale.

Although various notations are used throughout the literature to denote that two elements a and b of a set are equivalent with respect to an equivalence relation R, the most common are " a ~ b " and " a ≡ b ", which are used when R is the obvious relation being referenced, and variations of " a ~< sub > R </ sub > b ", " a ≡< sub > R </ sub > b ", or " aRb ".

Although greatly improved and with many variations, the Fourdriner machine is the predominant means of paper production today.

Although the beliefs described above were held in common among Mesopotamians, there were also regional variations.

Although numerous variations of ingredients for different pasta products are known, in Italy the commercial manufacturing and labeling of pasta for sale as a food product within the country is highly regulated. Italian regulations recognise three categories of commercially manufactured dried pasta as well as manufactured fresh and stabilized pasta:

Although many variations of impulse turbines existed prior to Pelton's design, they were less efficient than Pelton's design ; the water leaving these wheels typically still had high speed, and carried away much of the energy.

Although Darwin had privately questioned blending inheritance, he struggled with the theoretical difficulty that novel individual variations would tend to blend into a population.

Although Nguni / Xhosa styles of fighting may use only two sticks, variations of Bantu / Nguni stick fighting throughout Southern Africa incorporate shields as part of the stick fighting weaponry.

Although the essentials were the same, there were variations in prayers and practices from region to region or among the various religious orders.

Although Old English was by no means as standardised as modern English, its written forms were less subject to broad dialect variations than was post-Conquest English.

Although variations have been made to improve the illusion of genuine levitation, they are generally harder to perform, and some require gimmicks or setups that make them less practical than the Balducci levitation.

Although there have been variations over the years in the rules of and the prizes in the game, certain aspects of the game have remained fairly consistent.

Although Times and Times New Roman are variations on a theme from the Times family, various differences developed between the versions marketed by Linotype and Monotype when the master fonts were transferred from metal to photo and digital media.

Although the lifts are always the squat, bench press and deadlift as events, different federations have different rules and different interpretations of the rules, leading to a myriad of variations.

Although Bach also called his variations " Klavierübung ", he did not specifically designate them as the fourth in this series.

Although people in many parts of the world share common alphabets and numeral systems ( variations on the Latin Writing System are used throughout Europe, the Americas, Australia, and much of Africa ; the Hindu-Arabic numerals are nearly universal ), styles of calligraphy vary.

Although the three variations are similar they do have distinct properties when put to use.

Although the story appears in many different credible ancient sources, such as Plutarch, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, and Livy, with variations, many historians have been skeptical of the story.

Although many variations exist for 2, 3, 5 or 6 players, it is most commonly played by four in two partnerships with two standard decks of cards.

Although the basic structure of the game generally remains constant there are often regional variations of the game's original " Terry Rules ".

Although there are variations, the Minor Arcana commonly employ the Italo-Spanish suits: Wands ( alternatively, batons, clubs, or staves ), cups, swords, and pentacles ( alternatively, coins, disks, or rings ).

Although Miller noted in 1907 that a difference in the pleural blood supply existed between animals, nowhere in his published works is it found that he did a comparative study of the intrapulmonary features of various mammalian lungs other than in the dog and cat ( Miller, '13 ; ;

Although the fatty protein molecules, carried in the blood and partly composed of cholesterol, are water soluble, cholesterol itself is insoluble, and cannot be destroyed by the body.

Although blood tests proved Chaplin was not the father of Barry's child, Barry's attorney, Joseph Scott, convinced the court that the tests were inadmissible as evidence, and Chaplin was ordered to support the child.

Although genealogy information described in Shaku Nihongi leaves room for discussion, many scholars acknowledge the blood relationship with the Okinaga clan, a powerful local ruling family or the collateral line of the Imperial family-governed Oumi region ( a part of present-day Shiga Prefecture ).

Although the kidney cannot directly sense blood, long-term regulation of blood pressure predominantly depends upon the kidney.

Although approximately 90 % of polio infections cause no symptoms at all, affected individuals can exhibit a range of symptoms if the virus enters the blood stream.

* Although Vesalius accepted Galen's inaccurate claim that the liver was the locale of blood production, he would not accept that the vena cava stems from the liver.

Although a few species are harmless or even useful to humanity, most are a nuisance because they consume blood from living vertebrates, including humans.

Although high doses of niacin may elevate blood sugar, thereby worsening diabetes mellitus, recent studies show the actual effect on blood sugar to be only 5 – 10 %.

Although some species lack a blood vascular system, where it is present, it resembles that of other annelids.

Although Matheson calls the assailants in his novel " vampires ", and though their condition is transmitted through blood and garlic is an apotropaic-like repellant, there is little similarity between them and vampires as developed by John William Polidori and his successors, which come straight out of the gothic novel tradition.

Although over fifty Roman Catholics bore closer blood relationships to Anne, the Act of Settlement 1701 prohibited Catholics from inheriting the British throne ; George was Anne's closest living Protestant relative.

Although she was of royal blood,

Although Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter, was of royal blood, he was commonly viewed as a criminal, prone to violence and stupidity.

Although most veins take blood back to the heart, there is an exception.

Although CRPS may, in some cases, lead to measurably-altered blood flow throughout an affected region, many other factors can also contribute to an altered thermographic reading, including the patient's smoking habits, use of certain skin lotions, recent physical activity, and prior history of trauma to the region.

Although not usually cancerous, such tumors may cause the body to make extra insulin and may lead to a blood glucose ( sugar ) level that is too low.

Although the cost of using blood glucose meters seems high, it is believed to be a cost benefit relative to the avoided medical costs of the complications of diabetes.

Although hemoglobin, the blood protein that carries oxygen, is weakly diamagnetic ( when oxygenated ) or paramagnetic ( when deoxygenated ) the magnets used in magnetic therapy are many orders of magnitude too weak to have any measurable effect on blood flow.

Although Japan is not traditionally known for beef, pork, venison, or even blood sausages, the Japanese do consume a fish-based log called kamaboko, which could be considered a type of " sausage.

Although there are strict regulations concerning who can and cannot participate in the giving of blood, those who can donate blood do so on a voluntary basis in which no rewards are expected in return.