Though the preface initially states Luke ’ s intentions for writing, by closely examining the contents of the work as a whole, scholars have surmised that Luke ’ s purpose is much more complex.

Though Kropp initially plans to commit suicide if he requires an amputation, the book suggests he postponed suicide because of the strength of military camaraderie.

Though he initially stood for election, unsuccessfully, as a Radical, Disraeli was a Tory by the time he won a seat in the House of Commons in 1837 representing the constituency of Maidstone.

Though initially unenthusiastic about acting, he returned from service, auditioned for a Broadway play, and was offered a role.

Though initially a source of pride, many blacks feared the use of African as an identity would be a hindrance to their fight for full citizenship in the US.

Though his popularity rested initially on paintings of animals and fruit, by the 1730s he introduced kitchen utensils into his work ( The Copper Cistern, ca. 1735, Louvre ).

Though the combination of both companies ' PC manufacturing capacity initially made it the number one, it soon lost the lead and further market share to Dell which squeezed HP on low end PCs.

Though she is initially unsure about her passenger, Burgoyne eventually becomes convinced of his innocence and elects to help him in any way that she can.

Though initially skeptical, De Laurentiis agreed after being presented with the extremely high Italian grosses for the first film.

Though the scene did not initially generate the same enthusiasm as An American in Paris, it subsequently overtook the earlier film to occupy its current pre-eminent place among critics and filmgoers alike.

Though it was initially envisaged that these cellular automata would run on special computers, such as MIT's " Cellular Automata Machine-8 " ( CAM-8 ), by 1996 it was realised that the model originally proposed, which required cellular automata with thousands of states, was too complex to be realised in hardware.

Though heraldic forms initially were broadly similar across Europe, several national styles had developed by the end of the Middle Ages, and artistic and blazoning styles today range from the very simple to extraordinarily complex.

Though initially successful, Julian was mortally wounded in battle and died shortly after.

* 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 initially averse to strikes as a method to advance their goals, the Knights aided various strikes and boycotts.

Though he is initially an enemy of Shang-Chi, the two become close friends over time.

Though initially sarcastic and self-possessed to the point of arrogance ( Leiko is actually a Japanese name meaning " arrogant ") her relationship with her new lover causes her to become more contemplative.

Though Werblin initially resisted their ultimatum to dissolve the partnership, Werblin agreed to be bought out in 1968.

Though probability initially may have had lowly motivations, its modern influence and use is widespread ranging from Evidence based medicine, through Six sigma, all the way to the Probabilistically checkable proof and the String theory landscape.

Though Worf is initially estranged by his now adult son, and skeptical of his son's desire to serve the Empire, he eventually reconciles with him and his son joins the House of Martok.

" Though initially saddened at the loss of the screwdriver, the Doctor obtains a new one at the conclusion of the episode.

Though Soong May-ling initially avoided the public eye after marrying Chiang, she soon began an ambitious social welfare project to establish schools for the orphans of Nationalist soldiers.

Though the discovery was made by Meitner and initially reported in the journal Zeitschrift für Physik in 1922, Auger is credited with the discovery in most of the scientific community.

Though Buddhism initially enjoyed wide acceptance, even being supported as the state ideology during the Goguryeo, Silla, Baekje, Balhae, and Goryeo periods, Buddhism in Korea suffered extreme repression during the Joseon Dynasty.

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 virtually blind, Stanley had a remarkable memory which helped him direct many of Handel's oratorios and to enjoy music-making and card games with his many friends.

Though devoted to Krystle, Blake himself is too preoccupied with his company, Denver-Carrington, and blind to Krystle's predicament.

Though now totally blind, he continued to command the armies of Tábor.

Though the blind Sandman angle was his first " major " feud in ECW, his later, years-long feud against Raven that started in April 1995 is arguably his most memorable.

Chaucer also used Bayard in the Canterbury Tales ( c. 1286 ) to denote a randy stud in the Reeve's Tale and a blind, foolish horse in The Canon's Yeoman's Tale: " Though ye prolle ay, ye shul it nevere fynde.

" (" Though you search afar, you shall never find it ; Be you as bold as Bayard the blind, that blunders forth and perceives no peril.

Though blind in one eye, he was strikingly handsome in person, his demeanour was dignified and his manners full of grace and courtesy.

Though only a half-hour long ( as opposed to the standard hour time slot ), it was critically acclaimed, telling the story of a blind shepherd boy who longs to experience Christmas.

Though blindness in Japanese society has historically been stigmatized, “ as the result of a Buddhist interpretation of the condition as a form of karmic punishment ,” other factors also led to the marginalization and discrimination of blind musicians.

Though the family includes three genera of blind, subterranean, and troglobitic catfishes, Trogloglanis, Satan, and Prietella, none of these three genera are closely related.

Though blind, he took up swimming and diving, fighting cocks, playing cards, riding, and even hunting.

Though only six quarterly issues were produced, the tabloid-size venue — edited by author Neil Fineman — allowed Carson to make his first significant impact on the world of graphic design and typography — with ideas that were called innovative even by those that were not fond of his work, in which legibility often relied on readers ' strict attention ( for one feature on a blind surfer, Carson opened with a two-page spread covered in black ).

Though he has conflicting goals and values, Fitch's gratitude towards Dalton results in blind obedience and he smothers his conscience to accomplish Dalton's bidding.

Though they are successful, their shot-up airplane crashes on its return, and Bissell is wounded and becomes blind.

Though this does not hold true with the reference of the demiurge in gnosticism as blind and ignorant of his origin or the monad.

Though Miller was not known for his humor, this play uses a pointed comedic edge to intensify his observations about the dangers, as well as the benefits, of blind belief: political, religious, economic and emotional.

Though most of its powers are unknown and only a few have been seen in the show, the Jewel has the power to create a shield, blind enemies, destroy the spirits possessing soldier's armors, and banish Netherworld priests.

Though William suffered from asthma and was blind in one eye, he craved a life of adventure and in 1868 purchased a commission in the Scots Guards.

Though it was truly Shockwave disguised as Longarm who was the double agent, using Bumblebee's blind conviction to his own advantage.

Though Ranade criticised superstitions and blind faith, he was conservative in his own life.

Though he is now blind he had once been Sarath ’ s most challenging instructor.

Though she makes an attack against the Republic a short time later, General Garm Bel Iblis defeats her soundly and she makes a blind hyperspace jump ; though she is presumed dead, New Republic Intelligence refuses to take her off the threat list.

Though his employers were sometimes reluctant to hire him knowing that he was blind, his reputation grew as it became apparent that he was a capable mathematician and teacher.