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 blind to the truth of matters thanks to her relations with Urquhart, Mattie eventually deduces that Urquhart and his associates are behind the unfortunate downfalls of Collingridge and all of Urquhart's rivals.

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 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 critics often interpreted it as a sarcastic reaction to the ban on " Give Ireland Back to the Irish ", it was in fact a serious effort by McCartney to write a song for children.

Though he often does things that are considered dorky, such as playing air guitar or laughing maniacally, he has the capacity for intelligent wit and will make remarks that are subtly sarcastic.

Though he has strong respect and admiration for Rosenfield's medical skills, and is seemingly not intimidated by Rosenfield's sarcastic manner, he has little tolerance or patience for Rosenfield's treatment of the town's citizens-most particularly his animosity towards Sheriff Truman ( which notably thaws over time ).

Though referring to his critiques as snarks, Burns typically eschews the snide and sarcastic tone that the word implies, most typically focusing on positive examples and developments in the webcomics world.

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

" Though already an apostle, Apollos was open to instruction on a fine point of Christian doctrine.

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 Gauss had up to that point been financially supported by his stipend from the Duke, he doubted the security of this arrangement, and also did not believe pure mathematics to be important enough to deserve support.

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 it was not part of the NFL at the time, the All-America Football Conference saw its last drop kick November 28, 1948, when Joe Vetrano of the San Francisco 49ers drop kicked an extra point after a muffed snap against the Cleveland Browns.

Though Davros talks about his " new empire ", he at one point in time has actually been overthrown by his creatures and is kept prisoner in the Vault, being used for his scientific knowledge.

Though not a commercial success, Gilded was measured by rock critic Robert Christgau as " an ominous, obsessive, tongue-in-cheek country-rock synthesis, absorbing rural and urban, traditional and contemporary, at point of impact.

Though evincing many features characteristic of oral poetry, the Iliad and Odyssey were at some point committed to writing.

Though he was always quite hostile to slavery, nearly to be point of being an abolitionist ( although he doubted the abolitionists could successfully end slavery ), he grew even more hostile to it later in life.

Though Ribbentrop was all for taking Stalin's offer, Hitler by this point had decided that he wanted to attack the Soviet Union.

Though Hezbollah organized a very successful rally, opposition leaders were quick to point out that Hezbollah had active support from Lebanon's government and Syria.

Though each area of Mesolithic ceramic developed an individual style, common features suggest a single point of origin.

Though the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem would continue to exist for a period, its defeat at Hattin marked a turning point in its conflict with the Muslims and Arabs.

Though there is no explicit record of this, it is usually assumed that Sappho returned from exile at some point and that she spent most of her life in Lesbos.

Though, the deepest point overground results from mining.

Though at this point Polish – German relations were normalized, soon thereafter Henry II organized a failed assassination attempt on Bolesław I's life and relations between the two countries were severed.

Though retrospectively it may seem to us that Franklin may have idealized the Indians to make a rhetorical point, the phrase " noble savage " never appears in his writings.

Though some critics thought it a failure, the film made money, and was the second highest-grossing film Altman had directed to that point.

Though the particle may still be moving, at that instant when it passes point A again, it has traveled a closed path.

Though still plagued by pirate raids, the island was continually populated from this point onward.

Though Data's striving for humanity and desire for human emotion is a significant plot point ( and source for humor ) throughout the series, he continually shows a nuanced sense of wisdom, sensitivity, and curiosity.

Though often employed to show Constantine's Christian sensibilities, this silence cannot be taken as proof that Constantine was a Christian at this point.

Though the " blooper " was made a year before Gone with the Wind infamously used the word " damn ", due to the Motion Picture Production Code the " blooper " wasn't shown publicly until the aforementioned special, which by that point FCC regulations softened enough for the word " bitch " to be used on TV.