Though not strictly " demogroups " by definition, the scene always had various polyhistors who excelled in all areas of demomaking ; rather than gathering various other persons to aid them in a creative process, they perform all jobs of programming, musicmaking and visual art themselves.

Though he excelled at soccer, he generally preferred solitary pursuits such as reading or teaching himself to play musical instruments.

Though she excelled academically, she had few friends during her elementary school years.

Though initially filling the role of playmaker rather than a ball-winning tackler, Olsen eventually excelled as a defensive midfielder possessing great determination, dedicated professionalism, and organisational skills.

Though he only recorded 92 receptions in his first four seasons, he excelled as a punt and kickoff returner throughout his career.

Though Iranian-Americans have historically excelled in business, academia and the sciences, they have traditionally shied away from participating in American politics or other civic activities.

Though Catherine was vexed at the number of French officers streaming to the Turkish standard, there were several under her own, such as the Prince De Nassau ; ;

Though far from completion, these studies indicated beyond a doubt that savings would result which would be of unprecedented benefit to the railroads concerned, their investors, their customers, their users, and to the public at large.

Though there is obviously great need for continued experimentation with various types of short-term intervention to further efforts in developing an operational definition of prevention at the secondary -- or perhaps, in some instances, primary -- level, the place of short-term intervention has already been documented by a number of investigators in a wide variety of settings.

Though little democracy had ever been practised in this region, and much of it was still ruled by feudalistic means, it was taken for granted that at least the forms of Western democracy would be established in this area and Western capitalism preserved within it.

Though the accused raised many other objections, he did not object on this crucial point at any stage of the proceedings.

Though his inner thoughts cringed at it, he forced himself to think back, recreating the scene in which Mae claimed to have caught him molesting the child.

Though the subject -- segregation in her native South -- has been thoroughly worked, Miss McCullers uses her poet's instinct and storyteller's skill to reaffirm her place at the very top of modern American writing.

Though he was glad she got on well with his young folks, she ought to be welcome at the finest house in the land, too.

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

Though the only accounts of his lectures seem to show a sort of eccentric style and approach, he was said to have been good friends with many other masters at the school in Paris, and taught there, as well as some time in southern France, into his old age.

Though the resolution is historically significant, Hideaki Uemura, professor at Keisen University in Tokyo and a specialist in indigenous peoples ' rights, commented that the motion is " weak in the sense of recognizing historical facts " as the Ainu were " forced " to become Japanese in the first place.

Though the general structure of all antibodies is very similar, a small region at the tip of the protein is extremely variable, allowing millions of antibodies with slightly different tip structures, or antigen binding sites, to exist.

Though his father wanted him to continue his training as a goldsmith, he showed such a precocious talent in drawing that he started as an apprentice to Michael Wolgemut at the age of fifteen in 1486.

Though Rudolf Steiner studied natural science at the Vienna Technical University at the undergraduate level, his doctorate was in epistemology and very little of his work is directly concerned with the empirical sciences.

Though the resolutions followed the " interposition " approach of James Madison, Jefferson advocated nullification and at one point drafted a threat for Kentucky to secede.

Though at first well received in political circles, it was eventually doomed by well-organized opposition from conservatives, the American Medical Association, and the health insurance industry.

Though a practicing Christian, he had been born into a Jewish family with origins from Portugal, and had converted at a young age.

Though Naomi was a destitute widow at the time she re-entered Bethlehem, yet by the end of the narrative, we see her embracing her grandson as her foster-child.

" Though apparent to very few historians at the time, these defeats were the beginning of the decline of Europe as the center of world politics.

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 unified reign of the First Qin Emperor lasted only 12 years, he managed to subdue great parts of what constitutes the core of the Han Chinese homeland and to unite them under a tightly centralized Legalist government seated at Xianyang ( close to modern Xi ' an ).

Though it is detached from the star field, it is not concentrated at its center at all.

Though fascinated by the narrative elements of some of the pictures, particularly the Biblical themes of the massive paintings of Benjamin West, at this point Beaux had no aspirations of becoming an artist.

Though unable to halt the bill's passage, his campaign was successful in drawing attention to the grievances of Indians in South Africa.

Though Áras an Uachtaráin is possibly not as palatial as other European royal and presidential palaces, with only a handful of state rooms ( the state drawing room, large and small dining rooms, the President's Office and Library, a large ballroom and a presidential corridor lined with the busts of past presidents ( Francini Corridor ), and some fine eighteenth and nineteenth century bedrooms above, all in the main building ), it is a relatively comfortable state residence.

Though the word antonym was only coined by philologists in the 19th century, such relationships are a fundamental part of a language, in contrast to synonyms, which are a result of history and drawing of fine distinctions, or homonyms, which are mostly etymological accidents or coincidences.

Though it was not unusual to find demos that displayed a single picture, only music tracks or a programming skill, groups were formed that consisted of members who were skilled in composing music, drawing graphics and programming.

Though she continued her weekly " drawing rooms ", she preferred quiet evenings of reading, composing music and verse, and playing her harp.

Though Bendis has cited comic book writers such as Frank Miller and Alan Moore, his own writing influences are less rooted in comics, drawing considerably on the work of David Mamet, Richard Price, and Aaron Sorkin, whose dialogue Bendis feels are " the best in any medium.

Though intelligent, Rerun displays a rebellious streak in school, always drawing " underground comics " ( usually referring to them as " basement comics ") instead of painting flowers, as his teacher instructs.

Though he often remarked that he had no talent for drawing, his art has charmed readers and has been exhibited to large and appreciative audiences.

Though they do not live within the drawing area, a number of secondary school age children from Byron currently attend Oakridge Secondary School, located in the Oakridge suburb of London.

Though the drawing had some anatomical inaccuracies ( notably the hornlet protruding from the rhino's shoulder ), his sketch became the enduring image of a rhinoceros in western culture for centuries.

Though almost exclusively playing ska shows at the time, the band started attracting a sizable following for their swing music when the coincident success of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and the film Swingers began drawing media attention towards the formerly underground swing revival movement.

Though the Catonsville murals were mysteriously destroyed, the preliminary drawing for that mural is held at the Smithsonian.

Though caught off guard, Reding reacted " with promptitude and skill ," dissolving his columns and drawing up a defensive line with 20 guns in an olive grove intersected with deep ravines, about two miles from Dupont's main body.

Though he was exceptionally good at perspective, he was not good in drawing figures or details, and used for his paintings a metal plate for bricks, and a sponge or moss for the leaves.

Though " Number-vision " ( as it is called in the special features of the DVDs ) usually only appears when Charlie's mind draws mathematical connections, it has been used twice to show Don's mind drawing connections in a similar fashion:

Though occasionally vigorous in drawing, his paintings are dull and heavy in tone.

Though drawing it into strips may line the fibres up a bit.