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

Though only slightly injured himself the big hoodlum never returned to those parts.

Though it may exist in either literate or illiterate societies, it assumes a role of true cultural importance only in the latter.

Though Aristotle wrote many elegant treatises and dialogues ( Cicero described his literary style as " a river of gold "), it is thought that the majority of his writings are now lost and only about one-third of the original works have survived.

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 aware of the plot, Agrippina embarked on this boat and was nearly crushed by a collapsing lead ceiling only to be saved by the side of a sofa breaking the ceiling's fall.

Though respected for their contributions to various academic disciplines ( respectively mathematics, linguistics, and literature ), the three men became known to the general public only by making often-controversial and disputed pronouncements on politics and public policy that would not be regarded as noteworthy if offered by a medical doctor or skilled tradesman.

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 intentional walks are recorded as such in the records of the official scorer, they are combined with standard, non-intentional walks when calculating a player's on-base percentage, and have only received a separate column in a player's statistics since 1955.

Though most modern vendors serve only the bigger 1 / 4 " pearls, they still use " pearl tea " as the name.

Though a minimum of three bishops participating is desirable ( there are usually several more ) in order to demonstrate collegiality, canonically only one bishop is necessary.

Though the origin is ambiguous, the draughtsman of the charter issued by Æthelstan used the term in a way that can only mean ' wide ruler '.

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

Though he received only average grades, he also competed in high school speech tournaments regionally.

Though diverse, these views may be generally classified into those that hold Christ to be only divine and not differing from the Father hypostatically ; those that hold Christ to be less fully God than the Father ; in other forms being completely human and a messenger as the perfect created human.

Though Western culture contained several polytheistic religions during its early years under the Greek and Roman empires, as the centralized Roman power waned, the dominance of the Catholic Church was the only consistent force in Europe.

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 glamor and wealth certainly plays a role for only famous celebrities, most people in the sports and entertainments sphere, be it music, film, television, radio, modelling, comedy, literature etc.

Though nowadays most cardinals are also bishops, the term Cardinal bishops only refers to the cardinals that are titular bishops of one of the " suburbicarian " sees.

Though these sees are now seven ( Ostia and Velletri having been separated in 1914 ), there are only six cardinal bishops, since the Dean always adds the title of Ostia to his original suburbicarian diocese.

Though widely used, it differs in form from the nominative only in the masculine singular of the second declension ( that is, never in the plural, never in the feminine or neuter, and never in any declension other than the second ).

Though it topped the country albums charts, it stalled at No. 71 on the pop albums chart ; the album's single, " Light of a Clear Blue Morning " only reached No. 87 on the Hot 100.

Though it made Poe a household name almost instantly, he was paid only $ 9 for its publication.

Though direct imaging may become more important in the future, the vast majority of known extrasolar planets have only been detected through indirect methods.

" Though dozens of etymology suggestions have been published, this is the only etymology published before 1947 that was confirmed by Qumran text self-designation references, and it is gaining acceptance among scholars.

Though God commanded instruments to be used in Temple worship, and the daily life of Israel, the first recorded example of a musical instrument in Roman Catholic worship was an organ introduced by Pope Vitalian into a cathedral in Rome around 670.

Though most of her concerts were recorded during her solo career, few have been officially released, resulting in being heavily bootlegged.

Though times for non-winners were not recorded, in 1973 Sham finished second, two and a half lengths behind Secretariat in the same race.

Though UFO sightings have occurred throughout recorded history, modern interest in them dates from World War II ( see foo fighter ), further fueled in the late 1940s by Kenneth Arnold's report of a close encounter, which led to coining of the term flying saucer, and the Roswell UFO Incident.

Though his burial place was recorded, it was subsequently lost and he was listed on the Loos Memorial.

Though the act of placing the bombs was not recorded, just as the new tape was started, the bags were clearly visible.

Though she was dubbed in this film by Marjorie Lane, Eleanor recorded " You Are My Lucky Star " with Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra ( Victor 25158 ).

Though produced on a very small scale, Crimean War gunboat engines designed and assembled by John Penn of Greenwich are recorded as the first instance of the application of mass production techniques ( though not necessarily the assembly-line method ) to marine engineering.

Though Mysore is situated in the relatively safe seismic zone 2 of the earthquake hazard zoning of India, earthquakes of magnitude greater than 4. 5 on the Richter scale have been recorded in the vicinity of the city.

Though the Bulls were swept, Jordan recorded a playoff single-game record 63 points in Game 2 ( which still stands to this day ), prompting Bird to call him ' God disguised as Michael Jordan.

Though the majority of the album was recorded by Smith alone, friend and The Spinanes vocalist Rebecca Gates sang harmony vocals on " St. Ides Heaven ", and Heatmiser guitarist Neil Gust played guitar on " Single File ".

Though not many buildings survive from this era, one notable exception is the church of St Mary Magdalen in Bermondsey Street, completed in 1690 ( although a church has been recorded on this site from the 13th Century ).

Though it is said that these horoscope have been recorded for all mankind who were, have and will be born till eternity.

Though usually confined by winds and currents to move close to the coast, the largest icebergs recorded have been calved, or broken off, from the Ross Ice Shelf of Antarctica.

Though new technology has made learning easier with the availability of quick-learn media such as learning exercises recorded on audio cassettes and CDs, these are discouraged by most gurus who emphasize that face-to-face learning is best for students.

Mecano also recorded many of their songs in Italian, such as: Figlio Della Luna ( Hijo De La Luna ), Croce Di Lame de Navajas (" Cross of Knives "), Un Anno Di Più Año Más (" One More Year ( is gone )"), Uno Di Quegli Amanti Amantes (" The Lovers "), Per Lei Contro Di Lei Contra Mujer, Il Cinema Cine, Vado A Nuova York Hay Marcha En Nueva York (" Though Luck in New York "), Fermati A Madrid En Madrid (" Stay in Madrid "), Mi Costa Tanto di Scordarti Cuesta Tanto Olvidarte, Responso Positivo Fallo Positivo (" Positive Sentence "), Anna e Miguel Muerta (" Still Life "), Una Rosa e Una Rosa Rosa es Una Rosa (" A Rose is a Rose "), Tu (" You ") ( Italian version ), " Dalai Lama " ( Italian version ), Il 7 Di Settembre 7 De Septiembre and " La Forza Del Destino " Fuerza del Destino.

Though recorded music is commonplace in American homes, many of the music industry's revenue comes from a small number of devotees ; for example, 62 % of album sales come from less than 25 % of the music-buying audience.

Though the Hall & Oates original ( recorded in a Memphis-soul style ) was never released as a single, it remains a fan favorite on the duo's greatest hits albums and was featured on their Apollo Theater CD in 1985, and is frequently featured in their live set to this day.

Though Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of Mormonism, never taught the Adam – God doctrine in any of his recorded public statements, he provided several teachings from which Adam – God adherents draw support.

Though their diet is overwhelmingly composed of carrion, some species, such as the American Black Vulture, have been recorded as killing live prey.

Though only the remaining trio are pictured on the sleeve, much of the album included McCulloch and English, having been recorded before their departures.

Though the pairs are monogamous at least for a breeding season, extra-pair copulations have been recorded.

Though Dutkiewicz recorded most of the drums himself, Gomes provided additional percussion on the album, before he was an official member of the band.

Though often race times are recorded manually by race organizers, sometimes road races feature electronic timing using transponders.