Though times for non-winners were not recorded, in 1973 Sham finished second, two and a half lengths behind Secretariat in the same race.

Though an automated review might not provide as much detail and insight as reviews from people, they can be finished more quickly and consistently.

Though the Canucks finished three games under a. 500 win percentage in the 1981 – 82 regular season, they began gaining momentum by finishing the campaign on a nine-game unbeaten streak.

Though the dunk can be finished using only one hand, generally both hands control the ball through the entire motion.

Though he does not know when the band will become active again, he stated " It's definitely not finished, at least in my book.

Though Nashville finished the year with a winning 77 – 67 record, it was only good enough to place fourth ( last ) in the division.

Though the show finished last in the ratings in the first season, it was well received by critics and ratings slowly but surely improved in 1983 and by 1986, Cheers was one of the top ten shows on TV.

Though he finished with a team-leading 57 points over 82 games, the 2001 – 02 season marked Kariya's worst statistical year as a Duck and the third straight year his points total had decreased.

Though San Francisco finished 1980 with a record of 6-10, Montana passed for 1, 795 yards and 15 touchdown passes against nine interceptions.

Though the Miami Dolphins finished the 1972 NFL season with no losses, the regular season at the time comprised only 14 games.

Though the 49ers finished with the best record in the NFL, they lost in the NFC semi-finals to the Minnesota Vikings.

Though they finished with a 7-1 record at Quicken Loans Arena, they were only 3-6 in away games.

Though it had reduced its retail outlets to 64, it finished 1998 with a net loss of $ 72 million, and it announced further closures and a corporate restructuring plan.

Though he struggled at times adjusting to play in the NHL, he finished the season second in the league amongst rookies with 51 points, 19 behind rookie-leader Scott Gomez.

" Though half the finished picture was footage shot by Wexler, he received only credit for " additional photography ", much to his chagrin.

Though the team finished in fifth place, he did help hold an undefeated Canada to a 3 – 3 tie in Quebec City in their last game, where a young Fedorov was paired against tournament MVP Wayne Gretzky.

Though he finished third in the NL with 27 doubles, he did not finish among the ten best in the categories of batting average, on-base percentage, or stolen bases in 1908, 1909, or 1910.

Though Nicholls departed, Allen remained a key member of the first team, as West Brom finished fifth in 1958 – 59 ; he further enhanced his legendary status at Albion by scoring the equaliser late in the game against Aston Villa to send Albion's biggest rivals down.

Though the Huskies finished the season ranked 5th in the Associated Press poll, one poll crowned them National Champions.

Though Ardent Studios created test pressings for the record in 1975, a combination of financial issues, the uncommercial sound of the record, and lack of interest from singer Alex Chilton and drummer Jody Stephens in continuing the project prevented the album from ever being properly finished or released at the time of its recording.

Though the surface of the sculpture was originally finished with a brown chemical patina and gold leaf, it has become local tradition to paint the statue with lifelike colors, and it appears as such to this day.

Though never finished, this final epic project was discussed in certain sections of the media outside of the game press.

Though they finished the season in fourth place, Chicago finished only three games back of the first place Boston Red Sox, and battled Boston, the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins until the final week of the season.

Though many delegates emerged in the East subservient to Justinian, many, especially the Monophysites, remained unsatisfied ; all the more bitter for him because during his last years he took an even greater interest in theological matters.

In making an appeal to a toleration of diversity of theological opinion, John Wesley said, " Though we may not think alike, may we not all love alike?

Though esoteric and exoteric approaches are sometimes mixed, it is clear that some authors " are not concerned with material substances but are employing the language of exoteric alchemy for the sole purpose of expressing theological, philosophical, or mystical beliefs and aspirations.

Though originally theological and directed towards the attitudes of the musicians, the Council ’ s decrees came to be thought of by church musicians as a pronouncement on proper musical styles.

" Though he is concerned only in the theological and ecclesiastical application of this, he undoubtedly stimulated the use of the vernacular in a Scotland which in all literary matters beyond the concern of the irresponsible poet still used the lingua franca of Europe.

Though the meaning of the term varies slightly in different Christian theological traditions, it generally means that a church or denomination limits participation either to members of their own church, members of their own denomination, or members of some specific class ( e. g., baptized members of evangelical churches ).

Though they remained separate both in administration and worship, the theological beliefs espoused by each entity's adherents were common to both.

Though his greatest power was not displayed through the press, Candlish made a number of contributions to theological literature.

Though the interpretation of biblical texts is not the exclusive or even primary mode of his theological work ( as it is, for instance, for David Ford his “ scriptural reasoning ” project or Michael Welker his “ realistic biblical theology ” project, many of his books contain sustained engagement with biblical texts.

Though not mentioned by Hurter in the " Nomenclator ," he has left many theological works, among which are five volumes in quarto on the Incarnation and the Sacraments ; one in quarto on Grace, and several minor treatises on moral and dogmatic subjects.

Though these two differ greatly in their general theological orientation ( the first is strongly Reformed and Neo-Calvinistic, the second is Charismatic ), they share a postmillennial vision in which the Kingdom of God will be established on Earth through political and ( in some cases ) military means.

Though Schaeffer's interests were primarily cultural and philosophical, his doctrine of engagement with the public sphere influenced a diverse spectrum of theological conservatives, including Jerry Falwell, Tim LaHaye, John W. Whitehead, and others.

Though a minority of its yearly meetings ( New York, New England, Baltimore, Southeastern and Canada ) were also affiliated with Friends General Conference and over the decades became more theologically liberal and predominantly unprogrammed in worship style, the theological position of the majority of its constituent yearly meetings continues to be often similar in flavor to the Protestant Christian mainstream in Indiana and North Carolina.

Though he wrote several inflammatory theological pamphlets, such as The Liturgy and the Dissenters ( 1860 ) and Leaves from an Egyptian Notebook ( 1888 ), he is chiefly remembered today for his archaeological and philological studies, which include Words and Places ( 1864 ), Etruscan Researches ( 1874 ), The Alphabet ( 1883 ), and Greeks and Goths ( 1879 ), in which he argued that the runes were derived from a variety of the Hellenic alphabet used in the Greek colonies on the Black Sea about the 6th century B. C.

Though this alienation may be partially explained by the Arab cultural imperialism implicit in Islamization ( as exemplified in the adoption of the Arabic script, for example ), there is a more direct theological rationale for this, which is the Islamic concept of jahiliyyah, or state of ignorance and barbarity which supposedly prevailed in pre-Islamic Arabia.

Though not insisting on a 24-hour day of the Creation story of Genesis, Dale says he believes in it, and that those that believe in its impossibility have a great theological problem.

Though far from completion, these studies indicated beyond a doubt that savings would result which would be of unprecedented benefit to the railroads concerned, their investors, their customers, their users, and to the public at large.

Though the idea that brain size is unrelated to race and intelligence was popularized in the 1980s, studies continue to show significant correlations.

Though early calculations gave conflicting results, more recent studies and calculations confirm the suggestion.

Though some ethnomusicologists primarily conduct historical studies, the majority are involved in long-term participant observation.

Though much proverb scholarship is done by literary scholars, those studying the human mind have used proverbs in a variety of studies.

Though neuroimaging studies have not yet found specific cortical correlates, there is much evidence that there are differences in the brain physiology of adults who stutter in comparison to those who do not.

Though originally transmission of HIV was a public health concern, practical considerations and studies of epidemiological patterns suggest that any transmission of the HIV virus by mosquitoes is in practice extremely unlikely at worst.

Though most of his sons became portrait painters, some of them took up still life painting or architectural studies and landscapes.

Though his studies are flawed in the measurement of profit rates and choice of industries ( Brozen 1971 ), later papers supported this hypothesis ( Mann 1966 ; Weiss 1974 ).

Though some ethnomusicologists primarily conduct historical studies, the majority are involved in long-term participant observation.

Though his father was a patient teacher of basic subjects, young Sargent was a rambunctious child, more interested in outdoor activities than his studies.

Though the University's traditional students are transitioning to West Point, Georgia in Fall 2012, the East Point location will remain active for the school's adult studies program.

Though phonological and lexical studies are comparatively well developed, the basis has yet to be laid for a comparative morphosyntactic study, for example between such highly diverse varieties as Khalkha and Khorchin.

Though he made his career in the Dutch diplomatic service, he kept up his studies.

Though Pavlov's physiology has been abandoned, classical conditioning is extensively used in modern studies of the neural structures and functions that underlie learning and memory.

Though studies have reported this and found that pledgers are more likely to remain virgins by age 25 than those who do not pledge and that those who do become sexually active report fewer sexual partners, at least one study found no difference in the sexual behavior of pledgers and non-pledgers after controlling for pre-existing differences between the groups.

Though modern studies have shown that other factors can also be responsible for taint – including wooden barrels, storage conditions and the transport of corks and wine – the cork stopper is normally considered to be responsible, and a wine found to be tainted on opening is said to be " corked " or " corky ".

Though he most always traded off larger roles so he could pay attention to his studies, Brougham took quite an interest in acting.

Though the radial nerve receives contributions from vertebrae levels C5, C6, C7, C8 and T1, studies have shown that the neurons that innervate the extensor carpi radialis longus arise from cervical vertebrae levels C6 and C7.

Though official documentation of the health effects of glyphosate spraying in Colombia are virtually non-existent, neighbouring Ecuador has conducted studies to determine the cause of mysterious illnesses amongst people living along the border of Colombia and has since demanded that no aerial sprayings occur within 10 km of the border because of the damages caused to the people, animals and environment in that area.

Though studies have demonstrated mental health care to reduce overall health care costs, demonstrate efficacy, and reduce employee absenteeism while improving employee functioning, the availability of comprehensive mental health services is in decline.

Though originally intended for the ministry, his poetic genius ( foreshadowed by the prizes he obtained in 1825 and 1828 for poems on Marcos Botzaris and Julia Alpinula respectively ) inclined him towards literary studies.

Though bowerbirds have traditionally been regarded as closely related to the birds of paradise, recent molecular studies suggest that while both families are part of the great corvid radiation that took place in or near Australia-New Guinea, the bowerbirds are more distant from the birds of paradise than was once thought.

Though reporting of anorgasmia as a side effect of SSRIs is not precise, studies have found that 17 – 41 % of users of such medications are affected by some form of sexual dysfunction.