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

Though the slave's dying words about the woman troubled the coroner's panel, Dandy's accusation was adjudged an aberration by the jury and disregarded.

Though the four boys and two girls, the youngest nineteen years of age, the oldest twenty-four, came from varying backgrounds and had different professional and personal interests, there was surprising agreement among them.

Though his election was interpreted by many Southerners as the forerunner of a dangerous shift in the federal balance in favor of the Union, Lincoln himself proposed no such change in the rights the Constitution gave the states.

Though sex in some form or other enters into all human activity and it was a good thing that Freud emphasized this aspect of human nature, it is fantastic to explain everything in terms of sex.

Though she did not then know its name, this strange new fruit was a banana.

Though merely clear glass, it was a distinctive trade mark for an aspiring actor who hoped to imprint himself upon the memories of producers.

Though Catherine was vexed at the number of French officers streaming to the Turkish standard, there were several under her own, such as the Prince De Nassau ; ;

Though Garibaldi's fight was small shakes compared to Pickett's Charge -- which, like all Southerners, I view in almost Miltonic terms, fallen angels, etc. -- I associated the two.

Though it was a great relief when the big brains on these shows turned out to be frauds and phonies, it did irreparable damage to the ego of the editor and many another intelligent, well-informed American.

Though the pain was considerable Michelangelo was not too concerned.

Though little democracy had ever been practised in this region, and much of it was still ruled by feudalistic means, it was taken for granted that at least the forms of Western democracy would be established in this area and Western capitalism preserved within it.

Though there was an occasional good-natured chuckle about Marvin Goulding, the Jewish officer from Chicago, singing tearfully about the ould sod, no one really thought it was strange.

Though the slightest yank was frequently capable of producin' results, many men assured success through a turn of the tail 'bout the saddle horn, supplemented sometimes, in the case of cattle, by a downward heave of the rider's leg upon the strainin' tail.

Though President John F. Kennedy was primarily concerned with the crucial problems of Berlin and disarmament adviser McCloy's unexpected report from Khrushchev, his new enthusiasm and reliance on personal diplomacy involved him in other key problems of U.S. foreign policy last week.

Though the reference to race was stricken by the association in 1950, being an agent of such `` detrimental '' influences still appears as the cardinal sin realtors see themselves committed to avoid.

Though he was glad she got on well with his young folks, she ought to be welcome at the finest house in the land, too.

Though her personal contact with Alfred Nobel had been brief, she corresponded with him until his death in 1896, and it is believed that she was a major influence in his decision to include a peace prize among those prizes provided in his will.

Though a world championship match between Karpov and Fischer was highly anticipated, those hopes were never realised.

Though Carrel was skeptical about meeting with a priest Presse ended up having a profound influence on the rest of Carrel's life.

Though the team did not win, the urn containing the ashes was sent ( could mean presented ) to him just before leaving Melbourne .”

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 containing some Egyptian and French neo-Classicist features, the design was basically a huge Greek temple in the Doric style, loosely modelled on the Parthenon in Athens, though raised up on an enormous geometric plinth and flanked by numerous obelisks ( the Egyptian element ).

Though it seems the two shared a basically cooperative and innocent partnership, it was often characterized as “ quarrelsome ” and “ tense ”.

Though their liturgy and theology remained that of East-Syrian Christians of Persia, their life-style customs and traditions were basically Indian.

Though technically not part of the " Python " family, the missile is basically an enlarged Python-4 with an active-radar seeker.

Though they too were basically enemies of the Spanish monarchy, at the same time, " a tired and inactive Spain promised to be a better neighbour than a powerful and aggressive France " ( Lynn 1999: 108 ).

Though the forms of teikei vary, it is basically a direct distribution system.

* Jonkheer is a title for prestigious Dutch families that never received a title, so instead a new title was invented ; Though these titles have no claim to a territory, city, or province in the Netherlands, they are basically claiming a good family name ; A woman who holds this title is called a Jonkvrouw, though the wife of a Jonkheer is a Mevrouw or sometimes Freule, which could also be used by daughters of the same

Though it interacts poorly with many Linux window managers, the IDE is basically the Delphi 5 IDE running on top of Wine, with a fast native code compiler, and tools for code navigation, auto-completion, parameter-name tooltips, and so on.

Though there are unmistakable elements of Chinese music, the music of this ballet was performed with basically a Western symphony orchestra.

: Christmas: Though Christmas is basically a religious celebration, in Garo Hills the month of December is a great season of celebration.

Though Easy-Off BAM is basically the same as Cillit Bang, Easy-Off BAM cleans a penny in 60 seconds, whereas Cillit Bang takes only 10 – 15 seconds, according to both adverts for the Grime and Lime cleaner.

" Though the camp was basically open, with moderate security to prevent mutiny, there was really no hope for these civilian slave laborers to escape.

Though still playing in the dilapidated Trešnjica Stadium, the club has made enormous strides from the days when it was basically a semi-professional side.

Though he was a soldier from a low middle-class background, Valentinian was not a barracks emperor ; he was elevated to the purple by a conclave of senior generals and civil officials.

Though the class gap among its residents has at times run quite wide, for most of its history South Shore has been a solidly middle-class enclave.

Though she tried to break out of the mould with glamourous roles as in Jawani Diwani ( 1972 ) and a negative character of the heroine faking amnesia, in Anamika ( 1973 ), she was mostly recognised for roles of this sort, which were credited with epitomising middle-class sensibility and which she played amiably in films of " middle-cinema " directors like Gulzar, Basu Chatterjee and indeed Hrishikesh Mukherjee.

Though Hudson and his wife initially struggle as any Canadian middle-class couple do, he is soon offered a plum job with the large corporation Roxxon in New York City.

Though himself of middle-class origin, Hübner was a profound admirer of the old aristocratic regime, and found his political ideals in his former chiefs, Metternich and Schwarzenberg.

)... Though a minor film noir, it relates to the ambitions the middle-class had during the postwar period to better their life materially and socially.