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

Though virtually any game in which there are winning and losing outcomes can be wagered on, these games are specifically designed to make the betting process a strategic part of the game.

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 Longfellow does not accuse Cyril of ordering the death of Hypatia, her work does not shy away from speculating on his part in the murder.

Though she later appeared in films Naked in New York ( 1993 ) and Getting In ( 1994 ), her first substantial speaking part in a film was in Quiz Show, directed by Robert Redford.

Though Flockhart at first hesitated due to the necessary commitment to the show in a negotiable contract, she was swayed by the script and traveled to Los Angeles to audition for the part, which she won.

Though opposed to the government of King Louis-Philippe I, he took no part in politics, but devoted himself to his pastoral work.

Though it was not part of the NFL at the time, the All-America Football Conference saw its last drop kick November 28, 1948, when Joe Vetrano of the San Francisco 49ers drop kicked an extra point after a muffed snap against the Cleveland Browns.

Though uninhabited, it is part of the " Scattered Islands " of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands administrative region.

Though Lewis's novel could be read as a pastiche of the emerging genre, self-parody was a constituent part of the Gothic from the time of the genre's inception with Walpole's Otranto.

Though the show had respectable ratings ( it sat at # 16 for the 1970-71 season ), it was dropped in July 1971 by CBS as part of the so-called " Rural Purge " ( along with fellow country-themed shows The Beverly Hillbillies, Mayberry R. F. D.

Though the word revisionism is sometimes used in a negative way, constant revision of history is part of the normal scholarly process of writing history.

Though the word indigo has existed in English since the 13th century, it may never have been a common part of the basic color-naming system.

Though the Dienststelle Ribbentrop concerned itself with German foreign relations with every part of the world, a special emphasis was put on Anglo-German relations, as Ribbentrop knew that Hitler favoured an alliance with Britain.

Though not acoustically efficient, this construction is part of the distinctive sound of the kantele.

Though it was intended to encompass all nations, many never joined, or their time as part of the League was short.

Though the original Lada, and as of the early part of the new millennium, the Samara, have now been withdrawn, the Lada 110 and the Niva are still sold in certain Western European markets, as are the more modern models.

Though he valued first-hand experience as part of a proper education, he did not intend to found a professional school, but advocated instruction in useful knowledge that combined elements of both professional and liberal education, writing that " The true and only practicable object of a polytechnic school is, as I conceive, the teaching, not of the minute details and manipulations of the arts, which can be done only in the workshop, but the inculcation of those scientific principles which form the basis and explanation of them, and along with this, a full and methodical review of all their leading processes and operations in connection with physical laws.

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 hired to be part of the live performance group rather than as band members, these four musicians were also included in the photograph alongside the core duo on the album cover of their first album to assist in projecting an image of a group rather than a duo.

Though expected to take part in the negotiations which led in 1648 to the Peace of Westphalia, he declined to deliberate with persons whom the Catholic Church considered heretics, and protested, when it was finally completed, against the Treaty of Westphalia that ended the Thirty Years ' War ( 1618 – 1648 ) and established the balance of European power that lasted until the wars of the French Revolution ( 1789 ).

Though he had to face strong pressure on the part of the ambassadors of the Bourbon courts Clement XIII always refused to yield to their demands to have the Society of Jesus suppressed.

Though the series has not been available in broadcast syndication for many years, it has recently been made part of the lineup at AOL's new in2TV online broadcasting site.

The most prominent examples of transcendental numbers are π and e. Though only a few classes of transcendental numbers are known ( in part because it can be extremely difficult to show that a given number is transcendental ), transcendental numbers are not rare.

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

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 belonging to the same Semitic ethnic group, they are to be differentiated from the Aramean stock ; and the Assyrian king Sennacherib, for example, is careful in his inscriptions to distinguish them.

Though Lethal is still a member of the group, he did not join them on their 2011 reunion tour due to prior obligations with Limp Bizkit.

Though the Franco-Mauritian group is small, it is the largest of the European ancestries on the island.

Though numerous derivatives of the dangerous toxic atoxyl were examined by Paul Ehrlich and his group, the compound with best effectiveness and toxicity characteristics was selected for production.

Though United States President Bill Clinton pressured Musharraf to ban the alleged group behind the hijacking — Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, Pakistani officials refused because of fears of reprisal from political parties such as Jamaat-e-Islami.

Though the group itself was never signed to the label, they were managed by Russell Simmons, produced by Rick Rubin ( who was co-founder of Def Jam, along with Simmons ), and often shared concert tour spotlight with acts on the label's roster.

Though the group continued to tour around the world, over a decade of living a rap superstar lifestyle was beginning to take a toll on McDaniels.

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 few historical records are left from that period, Western Sahara's modern history has its roots linked to some nomadic groups ( living under Berber tribal rule and in contact with the Roman Empire ) such as the Sanhaja group and the introduction of Islam and the Arabic language the end from the 8th century AD.

Though owls are typically solitary, the literary collective noun for a group of owls is a parliament.

Though opposition political parties were still illegal, when the Democratic Progressive Party was established as the first opposition party in 1986, President Chiang decided against dissolving the group or persecuting its leaders.

Though the practitioners of necromancy were linked by many common threads, there is no evidence that these necromancers were ever organized as a group.

Though the group is predominantly based in the United Kingdom, the sovereign and those amongst her relations who do not meet the requirements of Canadian citizenship law are still considered Canadian ; as early as 1959, it was recognized that the Queen was " equally at home in all her realms.

Though the Tutsi objective seemed to be to pressure the Rwandan government into making concessions, the invasion was seen as an attempt to bring the Tutsi ethnic group back into power.

Though the SI were a very small group, they were expert self-propagandists, and their slogans appeared daubed on walls throughout Paris at the time of the revolt.

Though the Velvet Underground were a commercial failure in the late 1960s, the group has gained a considerable cult following in the years since its demise and has gone on to become one of the most widely cited and influential bands of the era .< ref name =" HoF ">

Though he lost his foot, his message got through, saving a large group of surrounded American infantrymen.

Though the group was initially signed to Miles Copeland III's BTM Records, the label went under in late 1976, and so their early singles and debut EP, 1977's Packet of Three, were released on the Deptford Fun City label.

Though it is not the first Bible to be published by the group, it is their first original translation of ancient Classical Hebrew, Koine Greek, and Old Aramaic biblical texts.

Though it began as a visual arts group, it also spread to other forms of expression, such as drama, poetry and dance.