Though he knew no more about military science and tactics than any other desk officer, he managed to get transferred to the combat forces.

Though he had a happy childhood surrounded by his many siblings, his family knew Francis was likely to be a future Emperor ( his uncle Joseph had no surviving issue from either of his two marriages ), and so in 1784 the young Archduke was sent to the Imperial Court in Vienna to educate and prepare him for his future role.

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 Bushnell knew Atari lacked the capacity to manufacture 150, 000 units, he agreed.

Though he knew repealing the laws would mean the end of his ministry, Peel decided to do so.

Though brought up a Lutheran, Queen Anne had in her youth lived with a niece of the Emperor Charles V, and not only knew something of the faith, but had frequently been present at mass with her former friend.

Though the performances were in English, of which Berlioz knew virtually none, he was still able to grasp the grandeur and sublimnity of Shakespeare's language along with the richness of the plays ' dramatic design.

Though Peake was an artist and poet who knew many years of perfect health and happy productivity, his paralysis caused by the Parkinson's disease that afflicted him during the last years of his life, is an undeniable influence on the novels.

Though Narita confessed that he knew nothing about Star Trek, Meyer replied that he did not want him to have any preconceived notions about the look of the series.

Though he initially denied any involvement by his sister, Ethel Rosenberg, eventually he claimed that she knew of her husband's dealings and typed some documents for him.

Though Cage Rage promoter Andy Geer said that the UFC show would not affect ticket sales for CR21, the signing of Sapp was a clear sign that the company knew it would need a superstar draw in order to successfully compete with the American promotion.

Though Yuan Shu knew Sun Ce intended to leave, he believed the latter would not be able to defeat Liu Yao.

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 he only knew a handful of guitar chords and improvised the majority of his lyrics ( as opposed to committing them to paper ), Suzuki was asked to perform with the band that same night.

* Though virtually nothing of the Jackal's past history is explored, he finds several of his underworld contacts through an old friend whom he knew in Katanga, indicating he is an ex-mercenary with a military or quasi-military background.

Though regarded by those who knew him personally as an intellectual heavyweight, he presented himself as a lightweight, semi-comic politician-the " clown prince " of Irish politics, in the words of long-time friend and journalist John Healy.

Though the two only knew each other for a few years, Hōnen entrusted Shinran with a copy of his secret work, the Senchakushū.

Though Casanova knew his table and claimed in his memoir to have been compiling a ( never completed ) dictionary of cheeses, his comment has been taken to refer mistakenly to a grana cheese very similar to the " Parmigiano ", the Grana Padano, is produced in the Lodi area.

" As one author later noted, " Though no one knew it at the time, Sister Teresa had just become Mother Teresa ".

Though the police were never informed, the family knew that Harry, Katherine's son, beat his mother to death in a drunken rage-which explains why her dogs did not sound an alarm-they knew the murderer.

Though he never knew the name of his father, he commented “ I suspect I know who he was ”.

Though Harriman might be able to control the preferred stock, Hill knew the company bylaws allowed for the holders of the common stock to vote to retire the preferred.

Though agents in the GID knew there was a gap between what the radicals promised in their rhetoric and what they were capable of accomplishing, they nevertheless told Palmer they had evidence of plans for an attempted overthrow of the U. S. government on May Day 1920.

Though it typically may be expected that operational requirements are automatically met by a DBMS, in fact it is not so in most of the cases: To be met substantial work of design and tuning is typically needed by database administrators.

Though this formulation provided a key link to the low-energy limits of string theories, it was recognized that a full high-energy formulation ( or " UV-completion ") of M-theory was needed.

Though the President's title implicitly asserted authority in Northern Ireland, in reality the Irish President needed government permission to visit there.

Though the original rules of Reversi were such that each player was limited to using no more than half of the disks ( those in possession at the start ), this rule has long been out of common practice ; and, if using a physical board and pieces, the player whose turn it is simply retrieves a disk that is in possession of the opponent as needed.

Though a defeat logistically, the battle instilled much needed confidence in Grant and his volunteers.

Though in most species at least part of the disc is needed for complete regeneration, in a few species of sea stars a single severed arm can grow into a complete individual over a period of several months.

Though his inventions were good, they needed a draw that would bring the public to his little theatre.

Though these forms had been pursued by earlier writers, Hu believed that modern writers first needed to learn the basics of substance and quality, before returning to these matters of subtlety and delicacy.

Though Australia was still a set of independent colonies under the final authority of Britain, and had not yet trod the path of nationhood, there was a distinct feeling that Australians needed to be united and become as one.

Though the idea of this " game " may seem simple, the actual strategy needed to win is not.

Though these weapons were not needed to fight off Kornilov's advancing troops in August, they were kept by the Bolsheviks and used in their own successful armed insurrection of October 1917.

Though confident in her talent, Angélil realized that her image needed to be changed in order for her to be marketed worldwide.

Though Nakajima wanted to try saving Atari Japan, owner Nolan Bushnell was already struggling to keep the parent company afloat due to undercapitalization and was looking to sell the Japanese subsidiary for some badly needed cash.

Though it had been the standard-bearer of liberal economic policy and secular values in Israel for 30 years, the formation of Kadima robbed Shinui of its natural constituency, and in January 2006 the party split into small factions, none of which managed to overcome the 2 % threshold needed to enter the Knesset.

Though some well known Redmond supporters had joined the Volunteers, the attitude of Redmond and the Party was largely one of opposition, though by the Summer of 1914, it was clear the IPP needed to control the Volunteers if they were not to be a threat to their authority.

Though the Simurgh was terribly saddened, she gifted him with three golden feathers which he was to burn if he ever needed her assistance.

Though Larsen claims to take van Weyden aboard primarily because he needed an additional hand, he also seems to genuinely believe he is doing something good for van Weyden.

Though the report suggested that immediate corrective action was needed, making ten recommendations, and one of those most active in the Synod was Cardinal Wojtyła, who on October 16, 1978 was elected Pope John Paul II, no implementation of the report's detailed recommendations followed.

Though the Bessemer process was licensed in 1856, nine years of detailed planning and project management were needed before the first steel was produced.

Though Mulholland felt that some corrective measures were needed, they could be done at some time in the future.

Though the case resulted in no binding case law, the Court suggested a narrowing of federal jurisdiction and implied the federal government needed a more substantial link between navigable federal waters and wetlands than it had been using, but held onto the " significant nexus " test.

Though not yet confirmed as a miracle, it has been submitted to the Vatican as the second miracle needed to canonize the Blessed Father, and is even being called the " Chaminade Day Miracle " in the school community.

Though the company's revenue for the year was over US $ 10 million, it was far short of what was needed to keep the company solvent.

Though some questioned appointing a labor leader to head such a delicate a diplomatic mission, Carter insisted that he needed a negotiator.