Though manufacturing accounted for 13. 9 % of GDP in 1999.

Though they won a narrow majority, it fell short of the 40 per cent required, accelerating the fall of the Labour Government, in May 1979.

Though official economic statistics are not published, year 2011 estimates place the national product at $ 6. 888 billion and the world's highest per capita income is $ 186, 175.

Though the average number of laureates per prize increased substantially during the 20th century, a prize may not be shared among more than three people.

Though for a time phosphates gave Nauruans one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, few other resources exist with most necessities being imported, including some fresh water from Australia.

Though ranked as 15th in production at ( mbpd ), the top 3 producers Saudi Arabia, Russia, and the United States produce ( 11. 8 %), ( 12. 0 %), and ( 11. 1 %) respectively, collectively accounting for ( 44 %) of the world's total production. To put oil revenues in perspective: at an estimated export rate of, with a projected sales price of $ 65 per barrel in 2011, Nigeria's anticipated revenue from petroleum is about $ 52. 2 billion.

Though the term today is used almost exclusively for ancient warships, modern historians also refer to medieval and early modern galleys with three banks of oars per side as triremes.

Though his intentions ( to protect the Wetchik's funds, as per his job ) are originally good, he is overwhelmed by his own power after first becoming the Wetchik himself and then taking over Gaballufix's position.

Though Jupiter would appear 900 times brighter than the full moon, its light would be spread over an area some 8500 times greater and it would not look as bright per surface unit.

Though the process met some resistance, by 1215 the practice had become established as the norm, with the Fourth Lateran Council establishing a canonical statute requiring confession at a minimum of once per year.

Though between 1956 and 1970 the Soviet Union was a net exporter of grain, exporting ( net ) c. 3. 5 million tons per year, from 1970 onward it became an importer.

Though Proudhon rejects the right of property per se, he also argues that the state of possession as it is ( or was ) could not be justified even by supposing this right.

Though the Bill was not extreme, only raising the age of consent from ten to twelve, Tilak took issue with it ; he did not object per se to the idea of moving towards the elimination of child marriage, but rather to the idea of British interference with Hindu tradition.

Though earning only 150 yen, or about $ 7, per month, she used some of her earnings to feed POWs, smuggling food in as she did before.

Though completely uncooked, salami are not " raw " per se ; they have been prepared via curing.

Though a fixed number of bytes per code point appear convenient, it is not as useful as it appears.

Though this story, as dubious as it may be, adds fuel to the speculation that Ellis did not create the game per se, as there had previously been sports such as caid and harpastum, a game which was similar to rugby that was played by the ancient Romans.

Though they can cost anywhere from $ 5 to $ 250 per pair, pantyhose are prone to tearing or laddering, especially after multiple wears.

Though these forests occur in climates that are warm year-round, and may receive several hundred centimeters of rain per year, they have long dry seasons which last several months and vary with geographic location.

Though the Edmonton Bulletin opined that it would be unfair " that the people of the Province should be taxed for the special benefit of four per cent that they may be able to attach the cognomen of B. A.

Though Miller and Conley handled most of the singing and songwriting, Prescott contributes a few songs per record as well ; he usually sings in a tuneful, drill sergeant's bellow.

Music writer Kyle Gann has pointed out on later use of phase shifting technique: " Though not widely used in minimalist works per se, it survived as an important archetype in postminimal music ( e. g. William Duckworth's The Time Curve Preludes, John Luther Adams's Dream in White on White, Kyle Gann's Time Does Not Exist ).

Though Copeland's songwriting contribution was reduced to a couple of songs per album as Sting started writing more material, he continued to co-arrange all The Police's songs with his two bandmates.

Though travelers in cars suffer fewer deaths per journey, or per unit time or distance, than most other users of private transport such as bicyclers or pedestrians, cars are also more used, making automobile safety an important topic of study.

Though celebrities come from many different working fields, most celebrities are typically associated with individuals that come from the fields of sports and entertainment or a person who is a public figure in that is commonly recognizable in mass media.

Though gender discrimination and sexism refers to beliefs and attitudes in relation to the gender of a person, such beliefs and attitudes are of a social nature and do not, normally, carry any legal consequences.

Though what constitutes sex discrimination varies between countries, the essence is that it is an adverse action taken by one person against another person that would not have occurred had the person been of another sex.

Though most arachnids are harmless, a person with arachnophobia may still panic or feel uneasy around one.

Though some earlier interpreters blended the person of Mary of Bethany with Mary Magdalene and the sinful woman of Luke 7: 36-50, current scholars believe she was a different person .< ref >" Mary & Martha: Friends of Jesus.

Though interest by the general public of the availability of this animal as a pet is growing, apparently no person or group is attempting to domesticate the red panda through any process, including selective breeding.

" Though there is one God, Holy Spirit refers to more than one person.

Though not mentioned a lot but according to Wallace or any other person he is a beagle.

Though ultimately decided by personal taste, the extent to which a person will find something humorous depends upon a host of variables, including geographical location, culture, maturity, level of education, intelligence and context.

* Frances Farmer: Though Farmer is the person perhaps best associated in the public mind with lobotomy due to its depiction in the fictionalized biographical film Frances, archival medical and other records have conclusively proven Farmer never underwent the procedure.

Though the series is often remembered solely for its gruesome stories and sound effects, Cooper's scripts for Lights Out were well-written and offered innovations seldom heard in early radio dramas, including multiple first person narrators, stream of consciousness monologues and scripts that contrasted a duplicitious character's internal monologue and his spoken words.

Though Meredith was legally entitled to register, the Governor of Mississippi, Ross Barnett, tried to block him by having the Legislature pass a law that “ prohibited any person who was convicted of a state crime from admission to a state school .” The law was directed at Meredith, who had been convicted of “ false voter registration .” Since passage of its 1890 constitution, the state had voter registration rules that effectively disfranchised black voters.

Though there was some criticism in the final evaluations of her performance as governor general, mostly for a perceived aloofness and sense of self-importance which her closing of the Rideau Hall estate to the public came to symbolise Sauvé was also described as having been elegant, charming, and a person who could mingle well with common Canadians especially children while also maintaining a sense of the dignity of state.

Though the herald was promptly arrested by the town mayor, the letters were sent to Lord Arlington, who hurriedly brought them in person to del Fresno ; Arlington was in turn on 15 January impeached by Sir Gilbert Gerard for high treason as by this very act he had shown to have secret dealings with the enemy.

Though slightly older, he is still the same person as before and is happy to share more good times with his friends all summer.

Though both Sherman County and Sherman, Texas, are named for the same person, the city of Sherman is located in Grayson County, approximately 430 miles to the southeast.

Though the distance was only about 10 miles, the trip was dangerous because of blizzards coming up very quickly throughout that winter, and a person caught on the prairie during a blizzard had almost no chance of survival.

Though in no way espousing his beliefs, Bahá ' ís know Gobineau as the person who obtained the only complete manuscript of the early history of the Bábí religious movement of Persia, written by Hajji Mirzâ Jân of Kashan, who was put to death by the Persian authorities in c. 1852.

Though it is often believed Fozzie's name is a play on Frank Oz ( F. Oz ), he was actually named after Faz Fazakas, the person who created the mechanism that allowed Fozzie to wiggle his ears.

Though the only patrons of the roadside eatery are bus passengers, there is one more person than there were people on the bus.

Though insults are common, and often used in jest, a fundamental axiom of sociology recognizes that derogatory forms of speech make erroneous attributions about the motivation of a person.