Even Rector himself was prey to this spirit of competition and he knew it, not for a more exalted office in the hierarchy of the church -- his ambitions for the bishopry had died very early in his career -- but for the one clear victory he had talked about to the colonel.

Even among the fast set in which she was moving, her method for keeping an escort from departing too early was unique.

Even Poirot acknowledges that Rossakoff has told several wildly varying accounts of her early life.

Even as early as the 1920s he held a vision for school students of New Zealand to be involved in planting native trees and plants in their school grounds.

Even in his early years, Linnaeus seemed to have a liking for plants, flowers in particular.

Even though Rome abandoned its Britannic provinces around 400 AD, the Germanic mercenarieswho had largely become instrumental in enforcing Roman rule in Britanniaacquired ownership of land there and continued to use a mixture of Roman and Teutonic Law, with much written down under the early Anglo-Saxon Kings.

Even at this early time, cavalry used swords, shields, and bows.

Even then light cavalry remained an indispensable tool for scouting, screening the army's movements, and harassing the enemy's supply lines until military aircraft supplanted them in this role in the early stages of World War I.

Even today, the procedure is credited with ending the devastation caused by the early epidemics, and vaccination, in many ways an updated and modernized form of the procedure, continues to be recommended by the Centers for Disease Control for at-risk populations, such as potential victims of bioterrorism, and research scientists who work with surviving strains of the virus.

Even more than two hundred years later, during the last century, when Western specialists in Chinese, who had by that time created the discipline known as sinology, designed the early forms of numerous transcriptions used today, the first mistakes of enthusiastic missionaries, envoys and business men were not fully eliminated.

Even though Julius's early career goal was to become a doctor, the family's need for income forced Julius out of school at the age of twelve.

Even more broadly, " Gulag " has come to mean the Soviet repressive system itself, the set of procedures that prisoners once called the " meat-grinder ": the arrests, the interrogations, the transport in unheated cattle cars, the forced labor, the destruction of families, the years spent in exile, the early and unnecessary deaths.

Even before the concept of immunity ( from immunis, Latin for " exempt ") was developed, numerous early physicians characterized organs that would later prove to be part of the immune system.

Even a sound card that contains high-quality sampled sounds will have inconsistent quality from one instrument to another, and early budget cards, such as the AdLib and the Sound Blaster and its compatibles, used a stripped-down version of Yamaha's frequency modulation synthesis ( FM synthesis ) technology played back through low-quality digital-to-analog converters.

Even though the referenda held in the early 1990s resulted in a position in favour of retaining the Netherlands Antilles, the arrangement continued to be an unhappy one.

Even then, the opportunity was almost lost as the League delegates debated into the early hours of the morning on which clubs should be invited to join the intake.

Even in these early stages, penicillin was found to be most effective against Gram-positive bacteria, and ineffective against Gram-negative organisms and fungi.

Even at this early stage, Rodríguez's trademark style began to emerge: quick cuts, intense zooms, and fast camera movements deployed with a sense of humor that offsets the action.

Even so, republicanism flourished in the " country " party of the early 18th century, which denounced the corruption of the " court " party, producing a political theory that heavily influenced the American colonists.

Even as late as the early 18th century, there were many Sami who were still settling on these farms left abandoned from the 1350s.

Even during this early stage of his career, Peckinpah was developing a combative streak.

Even as a personal sidearm, the sword began to lose its preeminence in the early 19th century, paralleling the development of reliable handguns.

Even though combinatorial chemistry has been an essential part of early drug discovery for more than two decades, so far only one de novo combinatorial chemistry-synthesized chemical has been approved for clinical use by FDA ( sorafenib, a multikinase inhibitor indicated for advanced renal cancer ).

Even before Russia's financial crisis of 1998, Russia's GDP was half of what it had been in the early 1990s.

Even before Washington returned, Dinwiddie had sent a company of 40 men under William Trent to that point, where in the early months of 1754 they began construction of a small stockaded fort.

Even after the French Revolution, a closed system of social stratification continued through the 19th century.

Even past the 1848 Revolution, these closed social systems continued to enjoy hereditary power and privileges through late 19th century.

Even when new and clean, illumination from the safety lamps was very poor, and the problem was not fully resolved until electric lamps became widely available in the late 19th century.

Even in the absence of any work in astronomy, Bessel's role in developing the functions which now bear his name would have, by itself, placed him among the most significant and influential mathematicians of the 19th century.

Even in relatively new story collection translated as Russian 19th Century Gothic Tales ( from 1984 ), the editor used the name „ Фантастический мир русской романтической повести “ ( The Fantastic World of Russian Romanticism Short Story / Novella ).

Even among the 19th century American individualists, there was not a monolithic doctrine, as they disagreed amongst each other on various issues including intellectual property rights and possession versus property in land.

Even as late as the later half of the 19th century the Grand Duke personally owned half of the countryside.

Even though there had been efforts by temples of the Nikkō-lineage in the late 19th century to unify into one single separate Nichiren-School the Kommon-ha, today's Nichiren Shōshū comprises only the Taiseki-ji temple and its dependant temples.

Even in the 19th century, authors such as Ewaldus Kist and Karl Hase discussed the story as a real occurrence.

Even many 19th century Christian communities welcomed scientists who claimed that science was not at all concerned with discovering the ultimate nature of reality.

Even after tourism began in the later 19th Century, Bermuda remained, in the eyes of London, a base more than a colony, and this led to a change in the political dynamics within Bermuda as its political and economic ties to Britain were strengthened, and its independence on the world stage was diminished.

Even though many Danish nationalists, such as the National Liberal ideologue and agitator Orla Lehmann, used the name " Schleswig ", it began to assume a clear German nationalist character in the mid 19th century – especially when included in the combined term " Schleswig-Holstein ".

Even at that young age, Hymes had a reputation as a strong linguist ; his dissertation, completed in one year, was a grammar of the Kathlamet language spoken near the mouth of the Columbia and known primarily from Franz Boas ’ s work at the end of the 19th century.

Even though the western-eastern distinction had have changed in the 19th century, they were called because of their isolation on the westernmost edge of the Comancheria the Western Comanches.

Even though Uncle Tom's Cabin was the best-selling novel of the 19th century, far more Americans of that time saw the story as a stage play or musical than read the book.

Even far outside its range, the reindeer is well known due to the myth, probably originating in early 19th century America, in which Santa Claus's sleigh is pulled by flying reindeer, a popular element of Christmas.

Even in 19th century North America, when by the decree of the President of the United States, Brigham Young, the Mormon hierarch and head of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was appointed first Governor of the Utah Territory on 28 September 1851, this was called ( politically, not in law ) establishing a semi-theocratic ( theodemocratic ) form of government there ( until the Utah War ) as an imperium in imperio, within the limits of the republic.

Even in the lower class families of Canton in the late 19th century, for example, it was usual to bind the feet of the eldest daughter, who was intended to be brought up as a lady.

Even nonvenomous centipedes are considered scary by humans, due to their dozens of legs moving at the same time, and their tendency to dart swiftly out of the darkness towards one's feet .< ref name =" Description "> A 19th century Tibetan poet warned his fellow Buddhists that " if you enjoy frightening others, you will be reborn as a centipede.

Even as most of the original recipes have faded from use, a number of the 18th and 19th century varieties can still be easily found throughout Northern Europe, where they were first developed.

Even natural spring water – considered safe for all practical purposes in the 19th century – must now be tested before determining what kind of treatment, if any, is needed.

Even though the Saint Thomas Christians had to compromise their social and religious privileges from the aftermaths of Portuguese subjugation, they started reemerging as a powerful community from the 19th century onward.

Even though it had never been performed, its importance was appreciated by some of Bach's greatest successors — by the beginning of the 19th century Forkel and Haydn possessed copies, and Beethoven made two attempts to acquire a score.

Even though a fair amount is known about the codes of medical ethics and practice and the physician-patient relationship in ancient civilizations, there is little evidence that the formalized practice of legally binding informed medical consent existed before the late 19th century.