Though he knew no more about military science and tactics than any other desk officer, he managed to get transferred to the combat forces.

Though the unified reign of the First Qin Emperor lasted only 12 years, he managed to subdue great parts of what constitutes the core of the Han Chinese homeland and to unite them under a tightly centralized Legalist government seated at Xianyang ( close to modern Xi ' an ).

Though these companies have successfully developed their software, they have not considered or defined or managed their processes as the CMM described as level 3 or above, and so would have fitted level 1 or 2 of the model.

Though he has been dethroned a number of times, Victor has inevitably managed to return to the throne of his country within a matter of months.

Though he managed to sustain for 15 years, he did so only by ravaging farm lands, keeping his army healthy, which brought anger among the Roman's subject states.

Though the group itself was never signed to the label, they were managed by Russell Simmons, produced by Rick Rubin ( who was co-founder of Def Jam, along with Simmons ), and often shared concert tour spotlight with acts on the label's roster.

Though the battle had no clear winner, Carthage managed to expand its sphere of influence at the expense of the Greeks, and Etruria saw itself relegated to the northern Tyrrhenian Sea with full ownership of Corsica.

Though it was widely rumoured that he secretly protected Abd ar-Rahman, the latter was deported together with other local leaders ( such as Muslih al -' Azza of Bayt Jibrin ), but he managed to return to the area in 1848.

Though a Dutch army managed to suppress this insurrection temporarily, the Zamorin continued to trade with the English and the French, which led to an appreciable upsurge in English and French traffic.

Though King Wu died just a few years after the Battle of Muye, the Duke of Zhou assisted the young and inexperienced King Cheng in consolidating power for the Ji line: he managed a war against rebellious Zhou princes in the eastern lowlands ( allied with feudal rulers and Shang remnants ); formulated the Mandate of Heaven doctrine to counter Shang claims to a divine right of rule ; founded Chengzhou as an eastern capital ; and set up the fengjian " feudal " system designed to maintain Zhou authority as it expanded its rule over a larger amount of territory.

Though desperately ill with the then-untreatable disease, Ferenczi managed to deliver his most famous paper, " Confusion of Tongues " to the 12th International Psycho-Analytic Congress in Wiesbaden, Germany, on 4 September 1932 .< ref >

Though the Danish attacks were repulsed, Russia managed to occupy Finland.

Though he only batted. 259 for the Expos, his average jumped to. 365 with the Reds, as he managed them to a 19 – 22 record for the remainder of the season.

Though the battle had no clear winner, Carthage managed to expand its sphere of influence at the expense of the Greeks, and Etruria saw itself relegated to the northern Tyrrhenian Sea with full ownership of Corsica.

Though they managed to escape detection for some considerable time, he was informed against, captured and blinded.

Though Henry III once again managed to regain the ducal title in 985, Carinthia upon his death in 989 fell back to the Imperial Ottonian dynasty of Bavaria.

Though he strove to become a respected rock musician along the lines of Mick Jagger or Alice Cooper, his channel of stardom launched him into the ranks of teen idol, a brand he loathed until much later in life when he managed to come to terms with his bubblegum pop beginnings.

Though he managed to hold his own against any of the opponents, constant internal struggles within Oda clan prevented him from achieving a complete victory.

Though it had shared in the horrors of the pre-colonial slave trade, French West Africa was managed relatively better than other African regions during the colonial era.

Though the Dutch fleet was eventually forced to end the pursuit, they had managed to cripple the English fleet, and lost but four smaller ships themselves, for the Spieghel refused to sink and was repaired.

Though Anastasia never admitted to having a hand in the Mangano murders, he managed to convince the heads of the other families that Vincent Mangano had been plotting to have him killed, a claim backed up by Frank Costello, the acting boss of the Luciano crime family.

Though the police had managed to silence Lenny Bruce, George Carlin continued to do his controversial comedy.

Though the President has never personally been accused of corruption, and has managed to virtually end the grabbing of public land rampant in the Moi and Kenyatta eras, he is yet to adequately contain Kenya's endemic corruption.

Though he was unable to compete with the burgeoning rock and roll sound that was increasing in popularity, he managed to maintain a small, devoted audience.

Though Woods assures his friend that they will be able to avoid incarceration by bribing one of the soldiers, Archer soon learns that Woods is wounded in an escape attempt.

Though the three are briefly captured by the Countess, the Doctor helps them to escape and explore the Count's mansion, where they discover equipment by Dr. Kerensky to experiment with time, the source of the Doctor's time distortions.

Though Steerpike manages to escape his life in the kitchens, he cannot see beyond the castle, while Titus wants to escape into the world outside.

Though still outperforming most of its EU partners, Spain failed to escape the effects of the global economic downturn in 2002.

Though the White Tree was burned, Isildur and his family managed to escape down the Anduin with a seedling, seeking his father Elendil.

Though offering an escape route for wealthy Dutch Jews, the character in fact betrays them and steals their money.

Though the loot would typically be recovered, Carmen, who usually had some kind of " master plan ", would always escape.

* Though all the SOL prisoners make it their goal to escape, the cause is almost always desire for freedom, not a result of the slew of B-movies.

Though several actors appeared in multiple villainous roles, only one other character had a second encounter with West and Gordon: Count Manzeppi ( played flamboyantly by Victor Buono, who played another, different villain in the pilot ), a diabolical genius of " black magic " and crime, who like Dr. Loveless had an escape plan at the end.

Though his attempts to deploy it are foiled, he manages to escape custody when his allies capture Kim Bauer, who had flown to DC to watch the Senate hearings, and threaten her with death unless Jack breaks Tony out of FBI custody.

Though most spectators were able to escape the fire, many people were caught up in the hysteria and panicked.

Though she was not a political woman, as a queen known to be a staunch supporter of monarchy in its traditional conception, Maria Amalia was able to escape the suspicion of many of the French who worried that her husband's ideology was not monarchical enough and tended toward middle class, bourgeois, values at the expense of the proper treatment and conduct of royalty.

Though few specifics are revealed about her previous life inside the Matrix, we are told that she cracked a database so secure that she is famous amongst hackers, and that Morpheus, one of a number of real-world hovercraft commanders, initially identified her and helped her escape from the program.

" Though Lane was in residence in Lawrence at the time, he was able to escape the attack by racing through a cornfield in his nightshirt.

Though she is able to escape, the snake kills Tommy.

Though he was convicted, the Kid managed to escape from the Lincoln County jail on April 28, 1881, after killing his guards, J. W. Bell and Bob Olinger.

Though the children are rescued safely, with the assistance of X-Factor, Blackout manages to kill Pixie and escape after battling Ghost Rider again.

In the event of Jedi officers acting against the interests of the Republic, and after receiving specific orders verified as coming directly from the Supreme Commander ( Chancellor ), GAR Army of the Republic commanders will remove those officers by lethal force, and command of the GAR will revert to the Supreme Commander ( Chancellor ) until a new command structure is established. Though during order 66, rare Jedi leaders had no clones in their squadron, accessing an easy escape.

Though Zirilli, the pilot, and two other crew members were able to escape, Fredericks had tied himself into the airplane while he operated the camera.

Though some Patryns did eventually escape, they did so only by climbing on the corpses of those who had come before.

Though he lost his baggage train, two guns, and 2, 042 men, Ney managed to escape to the southwest over the Pasłęka ( Passarge ) River with the bulk of his soldiers, leaving Bennigsen seething with rage over his missed opportunity.

Though Louis ' life is spared, Claudia and Madeleine are left to die in a room where they cannot escape exposure from the sun.