Though only a relatively short walk separated it from my own part of town, its character was wholly foreign to me.

Though the slave's dying words about the woman troubled the coroner's panel, Dandy's accusation was adjudged an aberration by the jury and disregarded.

Though the four boys and two girls, the youngest nineteen years of age, the oldest twenty-four, came from varying backgrounds and had different professional and personal interests, there was surprising agreement among them.

Though his election was interpreted by many Southerners as the forerunner of a dangerous shift in the federal balance in favor of the Union, Lincoln himself proposed no such change in the rights the Constitution gave the states.

Though sex in some form or other enters into all human activity and it was a good thing that Freud emphasized this aspect of human nature, it is fantastic to explain everything in terms of sex.

Though she did not then know its name, this strange new fruit was a banana.

Though merely clear glass, it was a distinctive trade mark for an aspiring actor who hoped to imprint himself upon the memories of producers.

Though Catherine was vexed at the number of French officers streaming to the Turkish standard, there were several under her own, such as the Prince De Nassau ; ;

Though Garibaldi's fight was small shakes compared to Pickett's Charge -- which, like all Southerners, I view in almost Miltonic terms, fallen angels, etc. -- I associated the two.

Though it was a great relief when the big brains on these shows turned out to be frauds and phonies, it did irreparable damage to the ego of the editor and many another intelligent, well-informed American.

Though the pain was considerable Michelangelo was not too concerned.

Though little democracy had ever been practised in this region, and much of it was still ruled by feudalistic means, it was taken for granted that at least the forms of Western democracy would be established in this area and Western capitalism preserved within it.

Though there was an occasional good-natured chuckle about Marvin Goulding, the Jewish officer from Chicago, singing tearfully about the ould sod, no one really thought it was strange.

Though the slightest yank was frequently capable of producin' results, many men assured success through a turn of the tail 'bout the saddle horn, supplemented sometimes, in the case of cattle, by a downward heave of the rider's leg upon the strainin' tail.

Though President John F. Kennedy was primarily concerned with the crucial problems of Berlin and disarmament adviser McCloy's unexpected report from Khrushchev, his new enthusiasm and reliance on personal diplomacy involved him in other key problems of U.S. foreign policy last week.

Though the reference to race was stricken by the association in 1950, being an agent of such `` detrimental '' influences still appears as the cardinal sin realtors see themselves committed to avoid.

Though he was glad she got on well with his young folks, she ought to be welcome at the finest house in the land, too.

Though her personal contact with Alfred Nobel had been brief, she corresponded with him until his death in 1896, and it is believed that she was a major influence in his decision to include a peace prize among those prizes provided in his will.

Though a world championship match between Karpov and Fischer was highly anticipated, those hopes were never realised.

Though Carrel was skeptical about meeting with a priest Presse ended up having a profound influence on the rest of Carrel's life.

Though the team did not win, the urn containing the ashes was sent ( could mean presented ) to him just before leaving Melbourne .”

Though the only accounts of his lectures seem to show a sort of eccentric style and approach, he was said to have been good friends with many other masters at the school in Paris, and taught there, as well as some time in southern France, into his old age.

Though the rest of the original Barlow family were killed off, Ken has remained the constant link throughout the entire series of Coronation Street.

Though moose are usually hunted by packs, there are cases in which single wolves have successfully killed healthy, fully-grown moose.

Though he returns to Buffy in Season Eight, Angel was possessed and killed Giles.

Though originally Melanesian, many island populations, especially in the Banda Islands, were killed off in the 17th century during the Spice wars.

Though their role was generally kept secret in the early stages of the conflict, they made monumental sacrifices to help the U. S., with 18, 000 of their soldiers killed in battle before 1969 alone, and more than 100, 000 Hmong losing their lives by the time the U. S. made the decision to pull out of Vietnam.

Though not stated in the text, many have concluded that this was an heirloom lost when Durin VI was killed by the Balrog in ( A helm is also mentioned, not identified in the text as Durin's, from which some have conjectured " Durin's Helm " as well.

Though not universally liked by the townspeople, the Earps tended to protect the interests of the town's business owners and residents, although Virgil's brother Wyatt helped keep a Cowboy from being lynched after he accidentally killed Tombstone Marshal Fred White.

Though Cyrus ' army was victorious at the Battle of Cunaxa, Cyrus himself was killed in battle and the expedition rendered moot.

Though the park effectively killed the then-lagging industry in the late 1930s, it spurred the development of one of the largest tourist resorts in the United States of America, as the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is now the most visited national park in the country.

Though Heaven's Gate was not the first film to have animals killed during its production, it is believed that the film was largely responsible for sparking the now common use of the " No animals were harmed ..." disclaimer and more rigorous supervision of animal acts by the AHA, which had been inspecting film production since the 1940s.

Though it was feared that several workers had been killed, the collapse happened during lunch, and all the miners were outside, eating.

Though most of them will be killed along the way, a few will manage to arrive two years later on the Atlantic coast.

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 he did not harm, or persecute, the missionaries themselves, several converts were killed.

Though he and Anya get back together, in the series finale, " Chosen ", Anya is killed by a Bringer's sword.

Though Cyrus ' mixed army fought to a tactical victory at Cunaxa in Babylon ( 401 BC ), Cyrus himself was killed in the battle, rendering the actions of the Greeks irrelevant and the expedition a failure.

Though he had killed people and engaged in shootouts with the police, the circumstances were taken into consideration, and Onoda received a pardon from President Ferdinand Marcos.

Though Hayashi and Shibata were spared, Nobuyuki was killed.

Though in July 1918 communists had killed the entire imperial Romanov family, including 17-year-old Grand Duchess Anastasia, for years afterwards communist disinformation fed rumors that members of the Tsar's family had survived.

Though the actual number of civilian casualties is debated, official reports from that day name five men killed by gunfire.

Though the gallantry of Bayard and the French cavalry under de Foix carried the day, the duc was killed in the final hour ; rendering the battle a strategic loss for the French ; and a personal tragedy for Bayard.

Following the November 1938 pogroms against Jews in Germany called Kristallnacht in which at least 91 Jews were killed and many synagogues and Jewish shops destroyed, the WJC issued a statement: " Though the Congress deplores the fatal shooting of an official of the German Embassy in Paris by a young Polish Jew of seventeen, it is obliged to protest energetically against the violent attacks in the German press against the whole of Judaism because of this act and, especially, to protest against the reprisals taken against the German Jews after the crime.

Though the outer ward had fallen, and in the process a handful of the garrison killed, the Crusaders retreated to the more formidable inner ward.

Though he survived the battle, Ma Su's army was nearly annihilated ( Wang Ping was able to regroup some scattered forces ), so he was soon arrested and was killed by Zhuge Liang as a way to soothe the mass.