Though versatile and capable of turning out a ballad lyric with the best of them, Mercer's forte is a highly polished quasi-folk wit.

Though the slightest yank was frequently capable of producin' results, many men assured success through a turn of the tail 'bout the saddle horn, supplemented sometimes, in the case of cattle, by a downward heave of the rider's leg upon the strainin' tail.

Though Selective Availability capability still exists, on 19 September 2007 the US Department of Defense announced that newer GPS satellites would not be capable of implementing Selective Availability ;

Though the Type A barges were capable of disembarking several medium tanks onto an open beach, this could be accomplished only at low tide when the barges were firmly grounded.

Though he was blind and compelled to keep to his bed, from which he gave audiences and transacted affairs of state, he surrounded himself with capable officials, many of them his Corsini relatives, but he did little for his family except to purchase and enlarge the palace built in Trastevere for the Riarii, and now known as the Palazzo Corsini ( the seat of the Regia Accademia dei Lincei ).

Though some have questioned Whitehouse ’ s confidence, many consider the comedy genius more than capable of achieving his goal.

Though regarded as one of the most capable SDI systems, the Brilliant Pebbles program was canceled in 1994 by the BMDO.

Though he insisted that animals are not capable of language, he expanded the purview of semiotics to include non-human signaling and communication systems, thus raising some of the issues addressed by philosophy of mind and coining the term zoosemiotics.

Though several types of Sentinels have been introduced, the typical Sentinel is three stories tall, capable of flight, projects energy blasts, and can detect mutants.

Though capable of turning into any animal they wished, it was commonly believed that such people preferred to turn into a wolf.

Though there were initial doubts about Luns ’ skills for the job he soon proved that he was capable of managing the alliance in crisis.

Though he is capable of allowing himself to be transported, he believes that he sees large worm-like creatures while in transit.

Though Nietzsche was critical of theories concerning what could not be observed, he believed that theories ought to be capable of being falsified: while arguing against what he held to be the negative influence of the Kantian noumenon in the philosophy and science of his day, Nietzsche roughly approximated the scientific philosopher Karl Popper's assertion that falsifiability was the basis of scientific knowledge:

Though technically the term may be applied to art done using other media or processes and merely scanned in, it is usually reserved for art that has been non-trivially modified by a computing process ( such as a computer program, microcontroller or any electronic system capable of interpreting an input to create an output ); digitized text data and raw audio and video recordings are not usually considered digital art in themselves, but can be part of the larger project of computer art and information art.

Though her initial fear and hesitation keeps her from contributing fully to the fight against evil, Katherine eventually becomes both comfortable and capable of fulfilling her duty as a Ranger.

Though mainly used as a tradeship, the D ' Kora-class is capable in battle, carrying photon torpedoes and disruptors.

Though the alien is badly injured, it eventually heals itself, regenerating wounded flesh, and appears capable of surviving and recovering from significant injury.

Though there is significant variation in length, balance, and weight of the jian from different periods, within any given period the general purpose of the jian is to be a multipurpose cut and thrust weapon capable of stabbing, as well as making both precise cuts and slashes, as opposed to specializing in one form of use.

Though they are not capable of forming spores, enterococci are tolerant of a wide range of environmental conditions: extreme temperature ( 10-45 ° C ), pH ( 4. 5-10. 0 ) and high sodium chloride concentrations.

Though sprites have been a major component of many early video games, the modern, " mainstream " activity called " Spriting " arose with the advent of widely-available computer graphics programs capable of editing and saving raster images.

Though armed only with a pike, these early horsemen were very qualified as mounted cavalrymen, but when provided with a bow under Sennacherib ( 705-681 BC ), they eventually became capable both of long-range and hand-to-hand combat, mirroring the development of dual-purpose cataphract archers by the Parthian Empire during the 1st century BC.

Though capable of withstanding any foe, he would never commit an act of cruelty.

Though apathetic at home, it is suggested in multiple episodes that Miriam is capable of improving her life, but is stunted by her marriage to an overbearing Bob which may tie in to her depression and underwhelming lifestyle.

Though she would later prove herself to be a capable member of the team, her ability to fight just as well as the other, more experienced members of the Power Rangers, was never explained, and she was rarely seen fighting unmorphed until Power Rangers Turbo.

Though Balto is the more famous of the two, and was the dog to deliver the serum to Nome after running the final 53-mile leg, it was Togo who made the longest run of the relay, guiding his musher Leonhard Seppala on a 91-mile journey that included crossing the deadly Norton Sound to Golovin.

Though Bentley had never been accused of attacking any of the police officers, who were shot at by Craig, for him to be convicted of murder as an accessory in a joint enterprise it was necessary for the prosecution to prove that he knew that Craig had a deadly weapon when they began the break-in.

Though conflicts are rare they can be deadly.

Though the devices could be quite deadly in the right hands, the weapons were capable of being adjusted from a light stun to a kill setting.

Though slower than fairies, their deadly weaponry and their cyborg slaves ( the Clock-Fairies ) make them a force to be reckoned with.

Though this particular species is considered edible, it must be identified with care as other members of the genus Amanita are poisonous and some are deadly.

Though the chilling yet humorous deadly duo ultimately fail in their attempts to off James Bond ( as portrayed by Sean Connery ), Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd remain two of the most popular villains in the entire 007 series.

Though not limited to desert use, it is a deadly device and underrated in its importance, as it is difficult to detect and can deny mobility.

Though its venom is capable of causing significant morbidity, a bite from it is not generally fatal and less venomous than other deadly Australian snakes.

Though an injury wiped out a quarter of his 1949 season, Wardle was deadly on the few rain-affected pitches that summer, and his bowling helped Yorkshire to make a late, albeit unsuccessful, tilt at the County Championship title.

Though they admit that plants must be destroyed for the sake of food, they accept such violence only inasmuch as it is indispensable for human survival, and there are special instructions for preventing unnecessary violence against plants.

Though the Spaghetti Westerns from Fistful of Dollars and on featured larger amounts of violence and killings compared to earlier American Western films, they generally shared the parental genre's restricted attitude toward explicit sexuality.

Though Van Ronk was not gay, he had experienced police violence when he participated in antiwar demonstrations: " As far as I was concerned, anybody who'd stand against the cops was all right with me, and that's why I stayed in .... Every time you turned around the cops were pulling some outrage or another.

Though Tsagaan Khass leaders say they do not support violence, they are self-proclaimed Nazis.

Though the raiders disrupted lives and stole cattle, law-enforcement officers were also accused of excessive violence and unjust practices.

Though the government deployed soldiers to swiftly suppress violence, it was the practical problems in sustaining an indefinite stoppage that ultimately defeated the strikers.

Though the East St. Louis strike continued in an orderly fashion, across the river there were isolated incidents of violence.

Though not exempt from considerable danger, he survived the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre ( a wave of mob violence against the Huguenots starting on 24 August 1572 ).

Though the violence of the 1970s and 1980s has subsided, some activists still daub graffiti on place-name signs.

Though it does not condone incidents of violence and rudeness, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition credits Critical Mass with spotlighting bicycle issues and aiding their efforts in advocating for cyclists.

Though they had earlier auditioned for the program's live band position and were rejected, the group plan to bring the show down using violence.

Though he claims that he suffered no physical punishment as a schoolboy, violence was felt in ghastly mind-games, and in the teacher's cruelty: hence the line " bastard headmaster ".

Though very strong, aggresive, and not particularly averse to violence, Xev often finds herself as sort of the moral compass of the crew, especially in relation to Stan, and often has to goad, cajole, and sometimes directly force Stan into doing the right thing.

Though undertaken for information gathering, this expedition ended in violence.

Though the MFDP failed to unseat the regulars at the convention, they did succeed in dramatizing the violence and injustice by which the white power structure governed Mississippi and disenfranchised black citizens.

Though their primary focus and issue currently is the Constitutional Equality Amendment, they also deal with reproductive issues and abortion access as well as ending violence against women, combating racism, economic justice and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender rights ( LGBT ).

Though the graphic violence can be hard for most to stomach, the most disturbing aspect of the film is what Deodato is saying about modern society.

Though the islanders learned to survive quite comfortably by farming and fishing, violence and illness caused many problems.

Though characterized by violence, danger, and the uncovering of secrets, they are as much mysteries as thrillers.

Though the film had several high profile, male filmmakers interested in directing, the producers opted for a female director, hoping to avoid public outcry regarding the depictions of violence against women.

Though the Young Irelanders did not support the use of violence, the writers of The Nation maintained that the introduction of these peace resolutions was poorly timed, and that to declare outright that physical force would never be used was ' to deliver themselves bound hand and foot to the Whigs.

Though marred by violence, it was an organizing triumph, one that became a model for future union strikes.

Though religious violence was comparatively uncommon in Jacobean England, the memory of such violence was fresh enough to make marginal believers or outsiders potential sources of anxiety or threat.