Though it did not become known to the writer for some time, a nucleus group had sprung up within the class.

Though anarcho-capitalists are known for asserting a right to private ( individualized or joint non-public ) property, some propose that non-state public or community property can also exist in an anarcho-capitalist society.

Though respected for their contributions to various academic disciplines ( respectively mathematics, linguistics, and literature ), the three men became known to the general public only by making often-controversial and disputed pronouncements on politics and public policy that would not be regarded as noteworthy if offered by a medical doctor or skilled tradesman.

Though not well known among philosophers, his philosophical work was taken up by Owen Barfield ( and through him influenced the Inklings, an Oxford group of Christian writers that included J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis ) and Richard Tarnas.

Though the Lind was not the first it was the most practical and best known anemometer of this type.

Though the article was signed pseudonymously by " X ," it was well known at the time that the true author was George F. Kennan, the deputy chief of mission of the United States to the Soviet Union from 1944 to 1946, under ambassador W. Averell Harriman.

Though the Bible is part of the LDS canon and members believe it to be the word of God, they believe that omissions and mistranslations are present in even the earliest known manuscripts.

Though he did take in a few students, Gauss was known to dislike teaching.

Though the coyote is the basis for the character of Wile E. Coyote in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated cartoons, especially about the Road Runner, coyotes have not been known as yet to attack greater roadrunners for prey.

Though physical confrontations between the two species are usually dominated by the larger wolves, coyotes have been known to attack wolves if they outnumber them.

Though the fact of the irregularity of the lunar orbit was known in the 1st century BC, the starts of the months were calculated using the mean motions of both the sun and moon until 619, the second year of the Tang dynasty, when chronologists began to use true motions modeled using two offset opposing parabolas ( with small linear and cubic components ).

Though this method of serving beer did not take hold in the U. K. until the late 1950s, it did become the favoured method in the rest of Europe, where it is known by such terms as en pression.

Though the breed is famous for its use in exterminating badgers and badger-baiting, dachshunds were also commonly used for rabbit and fox hunting, for locating wounded deer, and in packs were known to hunt game as large as wild boar and as fierce as the wolverine.

Though best known for his invention of the pressure-ignited heat engine that bears his name, Rudolf Diesel was also a well-respected thermal engineer and a social theorist.

Though they are not called mystics, they are known for their piety toward God and their determination to live lives devoted to, and in emulation of, Him.

Though direct imaging may become more important in the future, the vast majority of known extrasolar planets have only been detected through indirect methods.

Though it is unlikely that she had plotted with the rebels, some of them were known to have approached her.

Though seen throughout the French Revolution, perhaps the most well known French reincarnation of the fasces is the Fasces surmounted by a Phrygian cap.

Though this method of approximation ( also known as a " cheat " because it's not really a global illumination method ) is easy to perform computationally, when used alone it does not provide an adequately realistic effect.

Though the two scripts – Linear A and B – share some of the same symbols, using the syllables associated with Linear B in Linear A writings produces words that are unrelated to any known language.

Though seemingly herbivores, witnesses reported that the creatures were fearsome, and were known to attack canoes that were steered too close.

Though the approximate site is known, it is not easy to reconcile literary indications to determine the gardens ' exact location, whether or not they lay on both sides of the Servian ager and both north and south of the porta Esquilina.

Though he can hardly have known him, Marcus Aurelius wrote in his Meditations that he had learned " modesty and manliness " from his memories of his father and from the man's posthumous reputation.

Though this was not completely unprecedented, and other children are known to have joined the order, Marcus was still unusually young.

Though a full description of the theory is not known, the low-entropy dynamics are known to be supergravity interacting with 2-and 5-dimensional membranes.

Though he is a noted criminal on Earth, Luthor is revered on the alien world of Lexor, where he rediscovered the planet's lost technology and rebuilt society for its inhabitants.

Though he could assign pontiffs to act as minor judges in some cases, he had supreme authority in all cases brought before him, both civil and criminal.

Though the monarch does not personally rule in judicial cases, this function of the Royal Prerogative instead performed in trust and in the Queen's name by officers of Her Majesty's court, common law holds the notion that the sovereign " can do no wrong "; the monarch cannot be prosecuted in her own courts, judged by herself, for criminal offences.

Though he himself prepared many reforms-notably in the harsh criminal code-he was, by instinct and conviction, conservative and totally opposed to the violent democratic spirit which dominated the second chamber, and brought it into conflict with the grand-duke and the German federal government.

Though arson was suspected, no arrest was made until January 1878, when Henry Wells, an African American with some criminal history was arrested and locked in the garett of the new building, which had been erected in 1877.

Though arson was suspected, no arrest was made until January 1878 when Henry Wells, an African American with a criminal history, was arrested and locked in the garret of the new building.

Though one of his executives was jailed, Elliott was cleared of criminal charges.

Though not indicted for criminal charges or subjected to disciplinary action by the House, the president of the Fraternal Order of Police said of Officer McKenna, “ We're going to make sure the officer won't be harassed.

Though NCIC records may not be available to private sector companies, they still may hold very accurate criminal records bought from other reporting agencies.

Though he later got a serum which gave him the ability to fly and slowly mutated him further, he was primarily a criminal mastermind and used his shrewd tactical intellect as a weapon more than his other abilities.

Though secession was later suspended, a demand remained that the government pay Dalindyebo R900m and the tribe a further R80bn in compensation for the humiliation caused by the criminal trial.

Though not much is known about his life before he became an evil criminal and supervillain, he is known to have a sister.

Though this reduced the chances of the dormitory to turn to a criminal den this was a major hindrance for love / romantic relations and future family forming.

Though the widespread recognition of the werewolf presence in the Watch has not inconvenienced Angua on a human level, it has led to a growing sophistication within the city's criminal underworld in evading capture.

Though acquitted on the count of membership of a criminal terrorist organisation, main suspect Jason W. was convicted however on other charges, of attempting to murder members of the Hague police officers in 2004 and of possessing hand grenades.

Though she never faced criminal charges, investigations dogged Corradini's administration, which never recovered from the Winter Olympics bribery scandal.

Though both jurisdictions investigated a possible connection between Anderson and the shooting on the Las Vegas Strip they were unable to link him directly to the crime, and no criminal charges were ever filed.

Though Congress was controlled by Democrats for his entire time in the Senate, he was known as a skillful legislator, and was said to have influenced much of the federal criminal justice system's changes during his era.

Though Worth is correctly portrayed as a criminal mastermind, the events of the story are not based on true events.

Though the False-Facers and Circe would later cross paths with Batman multiple times, Black Mask himself remained behind bars until he was freed by the criminal mastermind Ra's al Ghul, along with all of Arkham's other inmates.

Though the trap was primarily intended for Lock-Up ( who would logically be enraged at seeing a criminal " walk " without serving his sentence ), Batman had correctly anticipated that Black Mask would be after the man as well ; along with Robin ( Tim Drake ) and Nightwing, he easily beat back the squad of False-Facers that Black Mask sent to kill the " traitor ".

Though measuring the extent of this practice is difficult due to its criminal and covert nature, the International Labour Organization estimates that there are as many as 1. 8 million children sexually trafficked worldwide, while UNICEF's 2006 State of the World's Children Report reports this number to be 2 million.

Though Scudder never takes another drink ( coming closest in Boneyard ), alcohol continues to play a large role in his life: he continues to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings ( which constitute a central setting of the later novels ), and his best friend, Mick Ballou, is a career criminal and saloonkeeper with whom he often spends long nights.

Though still occasionally dangerous and lethal, the graphic violence of the character's criminal behavior was also toned down.