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 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 still " owed " Arizona 32 years on his sentence, he was sentenced to sixty years to be served first in Colorado.

Though diagnosed with liver cancer in 1992, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Though the prosecution demanded ten years, and Abe claimed that she desired the death penalty, she was in fact sentenced to just six years in prison.

Though Indonesia officially convicted and sentenced Guterres to ten years imprisonment in November 2002, Indonesia has never incarcerated him.

Though apparently innocent and never tried, sentenced or locked in a cell, and lived a relatively comfortable life according to some reports, she was viewed as a " state prisoner ", forbidden to marry and guarded closely even after her child-bearing years, and finally ended up in prison.

Though the death penalty was hardly ever sought for female defendants, Tucker, along with Garrett, was sentenced to death in late 1984.

Though sentenced to terms of up to 15 years for their roles in the Moncada attack, all of the rebels were released after an amnesty granted by Fulgencio Batista in 1955.

Though Castro was sentenced to join his brother in prison for 15 years, the trial elevated him to semi-heroic status on the island.

Though Battisti officially enjoyed parliamentary immunity, he was sentenced to death by strangulation.

Though there was no evidence that Clow actually killed the man, in May 1783 a jury convicted him and sentenced him to death.

Though innocent, Phillip, Beth and Rick were sentenced to perform community service out of town for fraud.

Though Massachusetts does not have capital punishment, her crimes were committed on federal property and thus subject to the death penalty ; however, upon the jury's recommendation, she was sentenced to life in prison without the chance for parole plus 20 years.

Though the people of Venice generally remained orthodox Roman Catholics, the state of Venice was notable for its freedom from religious fanaticism and it enacted not a single execution for religious heresy during the Counter-Reformation.

: Though in Theravāda literature there is no mention of an actual pictorial execution of a ” Wheel of Life ,” yet the concept of comparing Dependent Origination to a wheel is not unknown.

At his execution, Hidalgo stated " Though I may die, I shall be remembered forever.

Though not in all respects of his highest order of execution, this counts among the most obviously beautiful and attractive of Mantegna's works from which the qualities of beauty and attraction are often excluded, in the stringent pursuit of those other excellences more germane to his severe genius, tense energy passing into haggard passion.

Though its execution was not exactly as conceived, Televisa continued the program after seeing the outpouring of response from the Mexican public.

Though initially deeply unsympathetic to the Rising ( the leading Irish nationalist newspaper, the Irish Independent called for their execution ), Irish public opinion switched and became more sympathetic due to manner of their treatment and executions.

Though not the only tower in Germany with a twisted roof, its execution was particularly successful.

Though somewhat less active than Vyacheslav Molotov, Joseph Stalin, Lazar Kaganovich and Kliment Voroshilov, Zhdanov was a major perpetrator of the Great Terror and personally approved 176 documented execution lists.

Though to the last his works were marked by charm of composition and sweetness of execution, those produced before 1827 are now held in most esteem.

Though by the laws of the Russian Empire, he was the prime claimant after the execution of Tsar and his family by the Bolsheviks, his claim to the throne was met with opposition because at his birth his mother was a Lutheran and not yet a member of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Though since the Iranian Revolution the party is officially banned in Iran and individuals found to be affiliated with communist or socialist groups risk imprisonment and possible execution, active members have remained and it continues to operate as an underground political organization there.

Though Don Watt produced early version of PC packaging, others, such as Loblaw art director Russ Rudd, were responsible for the execution of many of the most successful designs.

Though, the body mechanics / execution are different, the Sideswipe and 540 are often categorized together because they both use the same leg to take off, kick, and land.

Though there was one eyewitness to the execution ( a woman who lived next door, and belonged to an international organization ), some say that Abbes survived the explosion, and changed his name and lived / lives incognito at some undisclosed location.

Though Londos ' original move may or may not have been inspired by judo's " hadaka jime ," pro-wrestling's sleeper and a rear naked choke both share a similar style of execution.

Though the sentence was passed in 1110, the execution was delayed for eight years.

Above all, the Consolazione ’ s pristine combination of cube, drum, dome and apses shows its origins in the sketches by Leonardo that were central to his development as an artist ( fig )… Though in most respects the ideas of Bramante are undeniably present, the flaccid orders on the exterior of this otherwise impressive church suggests that he may not have participated directly in its execution ” ( Ibid p44-45 )