Though Landon was unable to legally adopt her, he referred to her as his daughter.

Though Nobel remained unmarried, his biographers note that he had at least three loves.

Though Gondwana was still intact in the beginning of the Cretaceous, it broke up as South America, Antarctica and Australia rifted away from Africa ( though India and Madagascar remained attached to each other ); thus, the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans were newly formed.

Though there remained a nominal Zhou king until 256 BC, he was largely a figurehead and held little real power.

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 devastated by the loss, at fifty-five years of age, Beaux remained highly productive.

Though Alexander and his successor, John XXIII, gained widespread support, especially at the cost of the Avignon pope, the schism remained, now involving not two but three claimants: Gregory XII at Rome, Benedict XIII at Avignon and John XXIII.

Though he remained firmly neutral, each side accused him of siding with the other, perhaps because of his neutrality.

Though their influence declined, the clan remained close advisors to the succeeding Emperors.

Though most banks were sold to foreign investors, the largest bank, National Savings Bank ( OTP ), remained Hungarian-owned.

Though it remained popular with mass audiences, late 17th-century Restoration critics saw Hamlet as primitive and disapproved of its lack of unity and decorum.

Though Davis remained in bed, he was stable for the next two weeks, but took a turn for the worse in early December.

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.

Though Berry only made a partial recovery, he remained a high-profile example for patients with traumatic brain injury.

Though his name was then a household word ( as was " existentialism " during the tumultuous 1960s ), Sartre remained a simple man with few possessions, actively committed to causes until the end of his life, such as the May 1968 strikes in Paris during the summer of 1968 during which he was arrested for civil disobedience.

Though the British rewarded John Harrison for his marine chronometer in 1773, chronometers remained very expensive and the lunar distance method continued to be used for decades.

Though the stratification of food services in Beijing was no longer effected by imperial laws, the structure more or less remained despite continuous weakening due to the financial background of the local clientele.

Though the duchy's territory officially became an integral part of the Netherlands by the 1867 Treaty of London, the text passage remained unchanged when the Deutschlandlied was declared the national anthem of the Weimar Republic in 1922.

Though cognitive scholars have made some attempts to take on board the idea that different languages have evolved radically different concepts and conceptual metaphors, they have on the whole remained tied up in the somewhat reductive concept of worldview which derives from the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.

Though this regulation was replaced by a constitution () in 1936, the changes to the government structure remained superficial, and Curaçao continued to be ruled as a colony.

Though Breton admired Pablo Picasso and Marcel Duchamp and courted them to join the movement, they remained peripheral.

Though not as dynamic as the previous year, Dallas ' offense remained incredibly efficient.

Though the people of Venice generally remained orthodox Roman Catholics, the state of Venice was notable for its freedom from religious fanaticism and it enacted not a single execution for religious heresy during the Counter-Reformation.

Though Kamakura Bakufu took over the police force and ruled Eastern Japan, the authority of Emperor and retired Emperors remained.

Though he had remained in seclusion himself, Cyprian now censured all laxity toward the lapsed, refused absolution to them except in case of mortal sickness, and desired to postpone the question of their re-admission to the Church to quieter times.

Though the tomb of Aeacus remained in a shrine enclosure in the most conspicuous part of the port city, a quadrangular enclosure of white marble sculpted with bas-reliefs, in the form in which Pausanias saw it, with the tumulus of Phocus nearby, there was no temenos of Peleus at Aegina.

Though his main job was to be the show's comedian, he has had a number of other roles on The Muppet Show.

Though artfully produced, the show's counterfeit documentary style could scarcely have been expected to fool many.

Though the state is never explicitly mentioned, New York license plates can be seen at various points in the series, and geographic clues indicate the show's setting is in New York or that vicinity.

Though, often mistaken for a mole his identity as a hamster was confirmed directly by the show's creator Brian Cosgrove on 20 January 2011, following numerous public complaints to the UK quiz show " The Chase " which did not offer mole as part of its multiple choice answers.

Though officially, Aiken was the show's " first runner-up ," he has since gone on to be the second season's best-selling star.

Though listed in the show's opening credits, his appearances were infrequent, and he often appeared to be somewhat camera shy.

Though not used in a great number of episodes, they are one of the founding races of the show's United Federation of Planets, to which Earth belongs.

Though never promoted beyond private first class during the show's run, Jim Nabors ( who played Gomer ) was given an honorary promotion to lance corporal in 2001 and again to corporal in 2007 by the Marines.

Though not part of the show's starting roster, it was announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2010 that there are plans to use some version of Wonder Girl at some point in the upcoming Young Justice television series.

Though the show gives no clear evidence of such a thing, this would, however, explain some discrepancies, such as the noticeable difference in the aliens ’ appearance, and would also leave room for the idea that the global destruction depicted in the film may have been exaggerated from the show's reality.

Though sometimes considered a soap opera, the storylines of the show's two one-hour episodes screened over any one week formed a self-contained narrative block.

Though ever the womanizer, J. R. had two wives during the show's run: Sue Ellen ( played by Linda Gray ) and Cally ( played by Cathy Podewell ), and three sons.

Though targeted to younger viewers, the prime time show's dialogue is rather adult and risqué, much more like Saturday Night Live than the later high school comedy Saved by the Bell which was aimed at pre-adolescent viewers.

Though perhaps even more socially inept (" I ’ m going to ignore that because, frankly, I don't get it "), Muffy's unawareness and / or lack of concern with her failure to fit in with the popular kids is in stark contrast to the motivation of the show's protagonists, and does not stop her from relentless involvement in peppy activities.

Though Jim Schembri of The Age put the episode among his top 10 episodes of the series, he also noted " Unfortunately, this signaled the beginning of the show's obsession with star cameos.

Though a critical favorite, low ratings led to the show's cancellation after only one season.

Though most of the show's episodes were taped in ABC's studios in Los Angeles, a numbers of " special " episodes were recorded on location, including one in Hawaii, one in New Orleans, one in Nashville ( featuring most of the cast of the Grand Ole Opry ), and a Thanksgiving episode in Parton's hometown of Sevierville, Tennessee, featuring most of her extended family.

Though Streisand only stayed long enough to give each character a kiss and wave to the audience, the moment has become one of the most memorable in the show's history.

Though Grant's music was heard in most episodes, it was only through brief excerpts of her live performances and the show's theme song, " Believe ", as Grant did not want to use the series to promote her own music.

Though 18-year-old Sally Field defeated 75 other teenage girls for the title role, she exaggerated her surfing experience to the show's casting directors, when in fact she had none.

Though there is some information the decision to switch to Batten was made by executive producer Felicia Minei Behr as a result of Taylor's vocal unhappiness with changes Behr made in the show's taping schedule.