Though presented as fiction, Hellman, Hammett, and other nonfictional people appeared as characters.

Though at first well received in political circles, it was eventually doomed by well-organized opposition from conservatives, the American Medical Association, and the health insurance industry.

Though intentional walks are recorded as such in the records of the official scorer, they are combined with standard, non-intentional walks when calculating a player's on-base percentage, and have only received a separate column in a player's statistics since 1955.

Though he received only average grades, he also competed in high school speech tournaments regionally.

Though not mandatory, many dentists choose to complete an internship or residency focusing on specific aspects of dental care after they have received their dental degree.

Though neither of the album's two singles, "( Why Don't More Women Sing ) Honky Tonk Songs " and " Salt in my Tears ", charted, videos for both songs received significant airplay on CMT.

Though a layman, he received the degree of S. T. D.

Though they had only recently received the funding necessary to produce the film, the script had been written for some time, having been composed largely during the production of Crimewave.

Though usage of the Internet was not interrupted, he soon received

Though at points the film appeared disjointed, it was well received by critics.

Though he failed to pass the required swimming test for a bachelor's degree ( a matter that was rectified when Columbia gave him an honorary degree in 1983 ), he stayed at the university and eventually received an instructorship and finally a doctorate in psychology.

Though far more methodologically rigorous than Sokal's work, it received scant media attention.

Though well received, The Vision of Escaflowne was not as popular in Japan as producers hoped.

Though not a financial success, the film received positive reviews and was nominated for six Academy Awards, two of which ( for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay ) went to Petersen himself ; he was also nominated for a BAFTA Award and DGA Award.

Though well reviewed, particularly the performances of Bridges and Rosie Perez — who received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress — the film was less commercially successful than Weir's two preceding films.

Though the government received criticism in 2008 for its handling of social unrest in the town of Gafsa, it has been broadly praised for its efforts to respond constructively to the events.

Though he often cooperated in fresco painting with Lanfranco, for example in Annibale designed series the San Diego Chapel in San Giacomo degli Spagnoli ( 1602 – 1607 ) and in Palazzo Costaguti ( Nessus and Deianeira ), Badalocchio never received the same recognition as his peer.

Though there were indications of deteriorating weather along the route, the weather briefings that Peterson received failed to relay the information.

Though the editor has received updates through game patches, it is not officially supported as a product.

Though it had little commercial success in the US, it was well received in Europe, particularly by critics like future filmmaker François Truffaut.

Though the King claimed in his memoirs that it was the fear of a civil war that motivated his actions, it would seem that he received some ' alternative ' advice, possibly from the archconservative Salandra as well as General Armando Diaz, that it would be better to do a deal with Mussolini.

Though a silent film, it received an Academy Awards nomination for Best Sound Recording ( see re-release below ).

Though still struggling financially, however, he was heartened by the attention and admiration he received from the younger generation of English and American painters who made him their idol and eagerly adopted the title " pupil of Whistler ".

Though everyone ( except Grandpa van Cleve ) is scandalized, eventually they are received back into the family.

Though their experimental endeavors received some press coverage, their real breakthrough came with the 1999 release, The Soft Bulletin.

Though now considered an important work of English literature, the book received mixed reviews when it first appeared, in part because it challenged the sexual mores of Hardy's day.

Though the ROC no longer portrays itself as the sole legitimate government of China, the position of the PRC remained unchanged until the early 2000s, when the PRC began to soften its position on this issue to promote Chinese reunification.

Though Spielberg receives sole credit for the script, he was assisted by Paul Schrader, John Hill, David Giler, Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins, and Jerry Belson, all of whom contributed to the screenplay in varying degrees.

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 the Americans demanded that the Italian authorities extradite Abu Abbas of the PLO, Craxi stood firm on the grounds that the crime had been perpetrated on Italian territory, on which the Italian Republic had sole jurisdiction.

Though still the most dominant provider of telephone services, it has had competition from the sole cable provider in the country ( since September 2006 ), Hot, which offers a cables based telephone and internet access services as of 2005, and with 012 Smile and more recently 013 netvision and Orange.

Though cloisters served functions of quiet meditation or a study garden, the uses of the surrounding buildings in the St. Gall plan, each entered only through the covered porches, show how central the cloister was to the communal life: on the eastern side stood the calefactoria or warming room, the sole heated space, with above it the dormitory ; on the south side the refectory, with above it the vestiarium (" vestiary "); on the west side the cellar for wines and beer with above it the larder.

Though frequently threatened with terrible penalties by Peter the Great for his incurable vice of peculation, Apraksin, nevertheless, contrived to save his head, though not his pocket, chiefly through the mediation of the good-natured empress, Swedish born common law wife and later formal wife of Peter I, Catherine I, sole Ruling Empress of Russia from 1725 to 1727.

On the 9th anniversary of the album, Slant magazine named Milla's The Divine Comedy to their list of 50 Essential Pop albums, they said: " Though some of the singer's lyrics can err on the loopy side ( the songs were written when she was just 15, recorded when she was 16, and released by the time she was legal, which, I suppose, makes this the sole " teen pop " selection on our Vital Pop list ), Milla's messages are mostly conveyed through passion, not words, a claim only the finest performers can make.

Though his sole first-class match in 1929 was for Wales against the MCC, when qualified in 1930 Walters ' batting helped Worcestershire rise from perennial wooden-spooners to a respectable position.

Though his definition seems generally compatible with other views that a constitutional theocracy is a government using a single religion as its sole source of law, other writers do not mention Egypt as often as Iran in this context.

Though the Ptolemaic period Egyptian historian Manetho considers him the sole member of the Twenty-fourth dynasty, modern scholars include his father Tefnakht in that dynasty.

Though the banker initially refuses to help, Disraeli forces him to sign a paper giving unlimited credit to Myers by threatening to have Parliament revoke the bank's charter.

Though Innes hired a musicologist to defend the originality of his songs, he settled with ATV out of court for 50 % of the royalties and shared songwriting credit on the 14 songs included on the album.

Though she turned 12 on December 11, 1956, both of the first two Decca singles credit her as " Little Brenda Lee ( 9 Years Old ).

Though many more works have been attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, Hermeticists commonly accept forty-two books to his credit.

Though Clampett's contribution to the Warner Brothers animation legacy was considerable and inarguable, he has been criticized by his peers as " a shameless self-promoter who provoked the wrath of his former Warner's colleagues in later years, for allegedly claiming credit for ideas which were not his.

Though he was gaining adherents, Aberhart insisted that his aim was not to enter politics, but to persuade existing parties to adopt social credit in their platforms.

Though Burnham maintained overall control of the design process, he was not directly connected with the details of the structure as built ; credit should be shared with his designer Frederick P. Dinkelberg, a Pennsylvania-born architect in Burnham's office, who first worked for Burnham in putting together the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, for which Burnham was the chief of construction and master designer.

Though King George ordered that the princes ' household be run along military lines, and that they follow university rules, the town merchants proved willing to extend credit to the princes, and all three fell into debt.

Though MBNA Canada Bank is not in any financial trouble, FIA Card Services ( owned by Bank of America Corporation ) is gradually scaling back its international credit operations, with eventual plans of a total removal from international credit management.

Though Fulton seems to have received most of the credit for the era of steam navigation, Hutchings hoped, through the publication of this broadside, to shed some light on Fitch ’ s contributions as well.

Though Duke Ellington took credit for much of Strayhorn ’ s work, he did not maliciously drown out his partner.

Though the terms charge card and credit card are sometimes used interchangeably, they are distinct protocols of financial transactions.

Though Womack is featured on the song, she was not given credit on the charts.

Though the cash is gone, Bates ' credit card is still there.

Though he tried many times to give credit to Dircks, the title " Pepper's ghost " endured.

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

Though all credit goes to Pingali for having conceived the national flag in its present form, its antecedents can be traced back to the Vande Mataram movement.

Though Kant consistently maintains that the human mind is not an " intuitive understanding "— something that creates the phenomena which it cognizes — several of his readers ( starting with Fichte, culminating in Schelling ) believed that it must be ( and often give Kant credit ).

Though Thomas received solo writing credit, several uncredited script doctors helped to refine the film's screenplay.

Though its exact origins are not known, credit for the development of the flintlock is usually given to Marin le Bourgeoys, an artist, gunsmith, luthier ( maker of stringed musical instruments ) and inventor from Normandy, France.

Though Frank never received official credit, he reportedly was " paid handsomely " in a settlement.

Though West Indies lost the series 2-1, with one draw in addition to the tie, they took much credit for contributing to the series.