Though the UFA's first preference was for government ownership and operation of grain elevators, which Sifton refused, it gladly accepted the AFCEC, in which only farmers could hold shares and which was supported by provincial startup loans.

Though the Roman Empire eventually allowed loans with carefully restricted interest rates, in medieval Europe, the Christian church banned the charging of interest at any rate ( as well as charging a fee for the use of money, such as at a bureau de change ).

Though no direct evidence was found to prove her complicity, there were strong suspicions that Grand Duchess Elise Krieglitz-Untermensch provided loans to her cousin, von Krieglitz.

Though the London Interbank Offered Rate ( LIBOR ) and the federal funds rate are concerned with the same action, i. e. interbank loans, they are distinct from one another, as follows:

Though borrowing limits on certain types of FFELP loans were slightly increased by the student loan bill referenced above, essentially static borrowing limits for FFELP loans and increasing tuition are driving students to search for alternative lenders.

Though it previously emphasized trade and small-scale construction finance, the bank undertook a leading role in large-scale project finance, both directly and through participation in syndicated loans.

Though Pope Leo the Great forbade charging interest on loans by canon law, it was not forbidden to take collateral on loans.

Though creeks in the Santa Cruz mountains flow brimful the year round and it is forever spring, the apples that grow there have a wintry crackle.

Though Bob Carroll seemed to have had his head practically blown off by the exploding grenade, he lived.

Though there are many exceptions, which we have noted in preceding pages, white wine is as a rule best consumed between two and six years old, and red wines, nowadays, between three and ten.

Though his inner thoughts cringed at it, he forced himself to think back, recreating the scene in which Mae claimed to have caught him molesting the child.

Though it might be that we would have much to give you, you have nothing to give us ''.

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 ceremony installs the new abbot into a position of legal authority, it does not confer further sacramental authority-it is not a further degree of Holy Orders ( although some abbots have been ordained to the episcopacy ).

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 Antlia was technically visible to ancient Greek astronomers, its stars were too faint to have been included in any constellations.

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 several configurations have been tried, particularly in the early experimental days of tank development, a standard, mature design configuration has since emerged to a generally accepted pattern.

Though most of these laws have been relaxed or repealed in most states, they are still strictly enforced in some other states.

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 the Scottish Great Highland Bagpipe and Irish uilleann pipes have the greatest international visibility, bagpipes have been played for centuries throughout large parts of Europe, the Caucasus, around the Persian Gulf and in Northern Africa.

Though Oceania's Ministry of Truth, Ministry of Plenty, and Ministry of Peace each have names with meanings deliberately opposite to their real purpose, the Ministry of Love is perhaps the most straightforward: " rehabilitated thought criminals " leave the Ministry as loyal subjects who have been brainwashed into genuinely loving Big Brother.

" Though she claims thousands of followers, mostly in Germany, there has been no verification that any have lived for extended periods without food.

Though the Cayman Islands are involved in no major international disputes, they have come under some criticism due to the use of their territory for narcotics trafficking and money laundering.

Though some trade restrictions were lifted on the north to alleviate economic isolation for the Turkish Cypriots, further negotiations have not been a priority.

Though the Shang did not have a concept of " medicine " as distinct from other fields, their oracular inscriptions on bones and tortoise shells refer to illnesses that affected the Shang royal family: eye disorders, toothaches, bloated abdomen, etc., which Shang elites usually attributed to curses sent by their ancestors.

Though Common Lisp is not as popular as some non-Lisp languages, many of its features have made their way into other, more widely used programming languages and systems ( see Greenspun's Tenth Rule ).

Though native speakers of English have been working in non-English speaking countries in this capacity for years, it was not until the last twenty-five years or so that there was any widespread focus on training particularly for this field.

Though both are similar in appearance and have similar ecological roles, the New World and Old World Vultures evolved from different ancestors in different parts of the world and are not closely related.

Though the prokaryotic cyanobacteria ( commonly referred to as blue-green algae ) were traditionally included as " algae " in older textbooks, many modern sources regard this as outdated as they are now considered to be bacteria.

Though wine ( vino ) has traditionally been the most popular alcoholic beverage in Argentina, beer ( cerveza ; the Italian birra is frequently used ) in recent decades has competed with wine in popularity.

Though using both flat wooden panel and stretched canvas paintings, Catholics traditionally have also favored images in the form of three-dimensional statuary, whereas in the East statuary is much less widely employed.

< sup > δ </ sup > Though this term is non-standard usage – by " left ", agorists mean " left " in the general sense used by left-libertarians, as defined by Roderick T. Long, as "... an integration, or I'd argue, a reintegration of libertarianism with concerns that are traditionally thought of as being concerns of the left.

Though he periodically wears a powered exoskeleton, Luthor has traditionally lacked superpowers or a dual identity.

Though traditionally depicted as ungainly and awkward when on the ground, the anatomy of at least some pterosaurs ( particularly pterodactyloids ) suggests that they were competent walkers and runners.

Though traditionally distilled using pot stills, the column still is now used to produce grain whiskey for blends.

Though the " host of heaven " has traditionally been interpreted as either the stars / heavenly bodies or the host of angels / heavenly spirits depending on the context, some again have interpreted this term to refer to a pantheon of Israelite gods.

Though not seen as the most tyrannical of kings, unlike his son Prince Edward, discontent was common during Henry's time and, though traditionally thought of as belonging to the time of King John, the earliest Robin Hood sources and tales suggest that, if he existed at all, it was during Henry's reign.

Though traditionally spelled " Mona " ( as used by Vasari ), in modern Italian, this short form of madonna is now usually spelled Monna.

Though some scholars disagree, Creiddylad is traditionally identified as the prototype of Geoffrey of Monmouth's pseudo-historical Queen Cordeilla, who is the source of William Shakespeare's heroine Cordelia ( the youngest daughter of King Lear ).

Though Somerset has traditionally had a red dragon as an emblem, the red dragon is more commonly associated with Wales, as its national flag features a red dragon ( Y Ddraig Goch ).

Though pure tobacco is commonly used today, traditionally " kinnikinnick "— a giniginige (" mixture ") of primarily red osier dogwood with bearberry and tobacco, and occasionally with other additional medicinal plants — was used.

Though the northern areas of Boardman are suburban spillover from Youngstown, Boardman was traditionally an agricultural community with grain crops and apple orchards.

Though the Moloch sacrifices have traditionally been understood to mean burning children alive to the god Moloch, some have suggested a rite of purification by fire instead, though perhaps a dangerous one.

Though the venue was not traditionally a regular host of rugby union matches, England played a friendly against Canada on 17 October 1992, as their regular home stadium at Twickenham was undergoing redevelopment.

Though it is traditionally made from rice, most modern producers of soju use supplements or even replace rice with other starches, such as potatoes, wheat, barley, sweet potatoes, or tapioca.

Though the reign of Roderic is traditionally dated to 710 – 11, a literal reading of the Chronicle of 754 indicates 711 – 12.

Though some of these are superficially ' crane-like ' and the possibility that some may even be related to extant families traditionally included in the Gruiformes, there are no completely extinct families that can be confidently assigned to core-Gruiformes.

Though ambassadors are traditionally accorded the title elsewhere, the U. S. government does not use Excellency for its diplomatic corps, preferring Honorable instead.

Though the town was traditionally associated with Gaelic football, with six teams providing ample outlets for its youngsters, it wasn ’ t until 1960 that hurling took its foothold, with much due to local man Oliver “ Hopper ” McGrath ’ s contribution to the county ’ s All-Ireland Hurling Final triumph over the then-champions Tipperary.

Though not traditionally tonal, it is centered around ‘ C ’.

Though vangas were traditionally believed to be a small family of generally shrike-like birds, recent research suggests that several Madagascan taxa most similar in appearance and habits ( and formerly considered to be ) Old World warblers, Old World flycatchers or Old World babblers may be vangas.

Though the post of head of state was traditionally reserved for the leader of the surviving pro-Communist faction of the BZNS Bulgarian Agricultural National Union, the " Zhivkov Constitution " adopted by referendum in July 1971 promoted him to chairman of the new Council of State ( president ), giving him de jure control of Bulgarian affairs in addition of his already present de facto control.