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 Ashcroft initially opposed the legislation, while he was governor, Missouri enacted its first hate crimes legislation, creating penalties for ethnic intimidation and crimes committed for motives based on race, color, religion, or national origin, and penalties for institutional vandalism for damages to ethnically-related buildings and property.

Though the ethnic Lithuanian nobility were the main converts to Catholicism — both paganism and the Orthodox rite remained strong among the peasants — the king's conversion and its political implications created lasting repercussions for the history of both Lithuania and Poland.

Though 97 % of Argentina's population self-identify as of European descent to this day a high level of multiculturalism remains a feature of Argentina's culture, allowing foreign festivals and holidays ( e. g. Saint Patrick's Day ), supporting all kinds of art or cultural expression from ethnic groups, as well as their diffusion through an important multicultural presence in the media ; for instance it is not uncommon to find newspapers or radio programs in English, German, Italian or French in Argentina.

Though speaking Greek remained the touchstone of whether one was a member of civilized culture or not, the ethnic diversification of the Hellenistic world is clear.

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 Jola are the dominant ethnic group in the Casamance, they represent only 4 % of the total population of Senegal.

Though some returning service men took advantage of GI housing bills, many with strong ethnic and familial ties chose to stay in town.

Though it is not known how much the Emishi population changed as Japanese settlers and frontiersmen began to live in their territories even before the conquest, the existence of Emishi Kofun types attests to some form of ethnic mixing.

Though Bagobos have the most stunning costumes among the Davao ethnic groups, they wear them only on special occasions.

Though reelected in 1975, his government was criticized sharply for failing to address the deep economic disparities between different sectors of the population, notably the Americo-Liberians, who had dominated the country since independence, and the various indigenous ethnic groups that constituted the majority of the population.

Though Upper Canada College has accepted ethnic minorities since the first black student enrolled in 1831, their representation within the student body was initially disproportionate to the same within the city's population.

Though no reliable census exists, there is a healthy balance in the number of residents from the different Malaysian ethnic groups in Sri Hartamas, with no obvious majority group, unlike other parts of Malaysia.

Though the Hakha of ethnic Chin use ' Leng ' as Miss and ' Val ' as Mr. The Tedim ethnic group use ' Tang ' as ' Mr ' and ' Lia ' as ' Miss '.

Though they were fighting for “ independence ,” in a very real way this was the beginning of the end of autonomy for Sekong ’ s ethnic groups.

Though subject to variations, ethnic Europeans generally have lighter skin, while ethnic Africans generally have darker skin.

Though the travel guide tries to suggest otherwise, there is little to do in the country, the hotels are tiny, filthy and dilapidated, the ethnic cuisine disgusting, and the " tourist attractions " boring and overpriced.

Though the African slaves had various ethnic origins, the Bantu and Guinean-Sudanese groups contributed by far to most of the borrowings, above all the Kimbundu ( from Angola ), Kikongo ( from Angola, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo ), Yoruba / Nagô ( from Nigeria ), and Jeje / Ewe language ( from Benin ).

Though he separated some ethnic groups in his music, he also intended to unite the lower and middle classes.

Though he moved to attempt to smooth the country's bitter ethnic divide, his reforms antagonised soldiers in the Tutsi-dominated army, and he was assassinated amidst a failed military coup in October 1993, after only three months in office.

The total number of members is estimated at around 1, 000, 000, primarily found in western Iran and Iraq, mostly ethnic Kurds, though there are also smaller groups of Persian, Luri, Azeri, Lak Though some mistake this as an incarnation of the Virgin Mary and of the mother of ‘ Alī, it echoes Mithraic and Zoroastrian beliefs, of the birth of the Saoshyant, the savior of Zoroastrianism born of a virgin, impregnated by the seed of Zoroaster or Zarathushtra in lake Hamun in Sistan.

" Though the remark brought howls of laughter, it endeared the Perks to their ethnic base.

Though housing in the neighborhood is slightly cheaper than in fashionable nearby parts of Manhattan, prices for apartments here rose a great deal during the boom of the late 1990s and early 2000s — as much as 500 percent in a decade.

Though the neighborhood was once considered to run as far south as 125th Street, modern usage defines the neighborhood as running north from Hamilton Heights at 155th Street to Inwood, topping out just below Dyckman Street.

Though in 1932, Jan Hendrik Oort was the first to report measurements that the stars in the Solar neighborhood moved faster than expected when a mass distribution based upon the visible matter was assumed, this measurement was later determined to be essentially erroneous.

Though the neighborhood's status as a wealthy neighborhood was relatively short-lived, myths of a dramatic white flight in the 1880s are not entirely true.

Though gentrification is sometimes cited as a reason for flight of poorer and non-white residents, the neighborhood has maintained racial and income diversity due to a large number of subsidized, publicly owned, or otherwise low-income housing units and a homeless shelter.

Though sports at the University of Washington are often referred to metonymically as " Montlake ," UW sports facilities are not located within the traditional bounds of the neighborhood ( but are located on Montlake Boulevard N. E., across the Montlake Cut from the neighborhood ).

Though small ( ⅓ mi² ), the neighborhood has approximately 100 eating establishments, and a variety of tourist attractions.

Though portrayed as a neighborhood populated by a lower-class population, Chandni Chowk is shown to be a rich, cultural hub.

Though the neighborhood sits on the island's eastern shore, along the waterfront facing Upper New York Bay — between St. George on the north and Stapleton on the south — it is reckoned as being part of the North Shore by the island's residents.

Though most of the locally owned businesses. in the neighborhood have been demolished to make way for widening roads and commercial development, the remaining houses in San Margherita still retain their original character.

Though Ravenna is considered a residential neighborhood, it also is home to several businesses such as the University Village Shopping Center.

Though crime has declined versus the highs of the crack epidemic and revitalization of former abandoned properties is taking place, the neighborhood continues to deal with serious crime issues due to its significant population in poverty.

Though the area is sometimes referred to as Sherwood Park, or Fleetwood, most area residents refer to their neighborhood simply as " Bronx River Road ".

Though its boundaries originally coincided with the boundaries of the John Spring Myers farm, by 2008 the neighborhood comprised and a population of 9, 809.

Though its boundaries are not well-defined, it is usually considered to be the subset of the Western Addition neighborhood and is roughly bordered by Van Ness Avenue on the east, Divisadero Street on the west, Geary Boulevard on the north, and Grove Street on the south.

Though a single neighborhood, Jurong West is divided into 3 GRCs and 1 SMC and with 3 Town Councils managing different parts of the neighborhood, namely the Jurong Town Council, West Coast Town Council and Chua Chu Kang Town Council.

Though it is a separate community area, much of the history and culture of the neighborhood is linked directly to the Englewood neighborhood.

Though previously simply considered part of the Western Addition, this new neighborhood designation became popularized by real estate agents in the early 1990s.

Though only a minority of the population, the movement rebelled on Sunday 7 December, the day after the news of the coup arrived.

Though Norway tried to halt this process it was forced to relent after the Black Death decimated its population.

Though most of Grenada's population is of African descent, there is some trace of the early Arawak and Carib Indians.

Though the official language is Spanish, it is often the second language among the indigenous population.

Though it is the largest area of the city by both physical size and population, it has often been regarded by Southside citizens as Lansing's most overlooked and forgotten area, as most of Lansing's attention in recent decades has been put into the revitalization of the city's historic core located mostly on small parts of both the East and Westsides.

Though natural selection acts on individuals, the effects of chance mean that fitness can only really be defined " on average " for the individuals within a population.

Though it was still an everyday language for most of the rural population of southern France well into the 20th century, it has been all but replaced by the systematic imposition of the French language.

Though Australia has a small population, the sheer number of venues that bands could play in, mainly along the Eastern coast, meant that a band could tour extensively, often playing every night for long periods.

Though the Indigenous only make up less than 2 % of Taiwan ’ s overall population, it is notable that their foods eaten and ways of preparation are distinguishable from the more typical Chinese-influenced cuisine.

Though the Allies ' economic and population advantages were largely mitigated during the initial rapid blitzkrieg attacks of Germany and Japan, they became the decisive factor by 1942, after the United States and Soviet Union joined the Allies, as the war largely settled into one of attrition.

Though many population datasets exist, LandScan is the best spatial population dataset, which also covers the globe.

Though politically dominant, these Germanic invaders were gradually absorbed into the Venetian population over the centuries.

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand ( sometimes tens of thousands ), Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the East Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in Beirut, Lebanon, as well as Hampstead Village in the London conurbation.

Though the population had been decimated from starvation, a new wave of immigrants came to the city from the former colonies in Indonesia.

Though Nepal Bhasa was the dominant language in the Kathmandu valley, Nepali is the most dominant nowadays. Nepali is now used in government and as the everyday language of a growing portion of the local population.

Though " peasant " is a word of loose application, once a market economy has taken root the term peasant proprietors is frequently used to describe the traditional rural population in countries where smallholders farm much of the land.

Though little population growth is registered in Central Java, East Java, and Yogyakarta, these regions have higher birth rates than one would assume due to mass emigration to the Western side of Java, Sumatra, Borneo, and Papua.

Though many Palestinians still were opposed to compromising on the principle of defeating Israel by armed struggle, the existing groups could not channel their desires, as many of them were led by the elite among the exile population, who were detached from the reality of the refugee camps, be they in the West Bank and Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, or Jordan.

Though Deptford began as two small communities, one at the ford, the other a fishing village on The Thames, Deptford's history and population has been mainly associated with the docks established by Henry VIII.

Though a rather small town in terms of population, throughout the years Geneva has attracted big stars to play, such as Ron Jeremy, Ronnie Milsap, Pamela Anderson, Robert E Lee, and Aaron Tippin.

Though population remained steady throughout the 20th century, Wellington experienced moderate growth in the 1990s and 2000s, rendering it a sort of bedroom community for the city of Fort Collins, which lies 10 miles to the South.

Though remote during this period, populated almost entirely by farmers, the rocky and craggy land that constituted much of the town kept the population low and new settlement at a minimum.