Though he knew no more about military science and tactics than any other desk officer, he managed to get transferred to the combat forces.

Though his character is broader and more comically rounded than the don, he gives it a firmness and toughness -- a sort of peasant dignity -- too.

Though the Republican legislative candidates won more popular votes, the Democrats won more seats, and the legislature re-elected Douglas to the Senate.

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 some explain Housman's unexpected failure in his final exams as a result of Jackson's rejection, most biographers adduce a variety of reasons, indifference to philosophy, overconfidence in his praeternatural gifts, a contempt for inexact learning, and enjoyment of idling away his time with Jackson, conjoined with news of his father's desperate illness as the more immediate and germane causes.

Though much more expensive than steel, there are now aluminium alloys available that will not corrode in salt water, and an aluminium boat built to similar load carrying standards could be built lighter than steel.

Though a minimum of three bishops participating is desirable ( there are usually several more ) in order to demonstrate collegiality, canonically only one bishop is necessary.

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 the Bengals ran it with some success, like the West Coast Offense the scheme became more successful elsewhere, in this case with the rival Pittsburgh Steelers, where LeBeau has served two stints as defensive coordinator.

Though Beaux admired Eakins more and thought his painting skill superior to Sartain's, she preferred the latter's gentle teaching style which promoted no particular aesthetic approach.

Though they wanted a more democratic society, their proposed franchise did not extend to women or to the lowest orders of society.

Though a large body of research exists for this method it is more complex, less intuitive, and not more effective than the ERM method.

Though deists rejected atheism, they often were called " atheists " by more traditional theists.

Though German was spoken in each realm, sharing the same language and culture more often than not pushed Austria-Hungary and Germany apart.

Though direct imaging may become more important in the future, the vast majority of known extrasolar planets have only been detected through indirect methods.

Though some historians have criticised Elizabeth on similar grounds, Raleigh's verdict has more often been judged unfair.

Though more than 99 % of the dry atmosphere is IR transparent ( because the main constituents — N < sub > 2 </ sub >, O < sub > 2 </ sub >, and Ar — are not able to directly absorb or emit infrared radiation ), intermolecular collisions cause the energy absorbed and emitted by the greenhouse gases to be shared with the other, non-IR-active, gases.

Though an excellent opera, it is rarely heard uncut today, as the original score runs more than four hours in performance.

Though Palestrina represents late Renaissance music well, others such as Orlande de Lassus ( a Franco-Flemish composer who also spent some of his early career in Italy ) and William Byrd were arguably more versatile.

Though this has never been proven, many observers in the press and academia believe that the US has not provided convincing answers to several of the more suspicious details surrounding the coup, such as the circumstances under which the US obtained Aristide's purported letter of " resignation " ( as presented by the US ) which, translated from Kreyol, does not actually read as a resignation.

Though it is of more recent vintage ( dated to the 3rd century ) than that with Iolaus, it had themes of mentoring in the ways of a warrior and help finding a wife in the end.

Though followers of Zwingli and Calvin were more severe in their rejection, Lutherans tended to be moderate: many of their parishes displayed statues and crucifixes.

Though it previously held a more eurosceptic stance than is usually articulated by most other green parties in Europe, the party backed the Lisbon Treaty with support from two thirds of the party.

Though the British rewarded John Harrison for his marine chronometer in 1773, chronometers remained very expensive and the lunar distance method continued to be used for decades.

Though more awkward for vehicle occupants, most manufacturers opted to use less expensive automatic belts rather than airbags during this time period.

Though implants are the most expensive treatment option, they are often the most desirable restoration because of their aesthetics and function.

Though authors do not enjoy profits from publishing, subscribing to the journals themselves can be expensive and thus publishers limit access to these intended communal gifts of information.

Though less expensive and less structured than play at a commercial facility, the lack of safety protocols, instruction, and oversight can lead to higher incidence of injuries.

Though they are more expensive, they do have a higher power density and with the appropriate drive electronics are actually better suited to the application, however price is always an important factor.

Though the granite soon proved too unforgiving and expensive for track, most of the B & O's monumental bridges have survived to this day, and many are still in active railroad use by CSX.

Though this expensive purchase created a furore, it did not deter Tamie Fraser from battling to secure major renovations of the service wing and dining room in 1978.

Though the move was popular at the time, it would prove not to be a financially astute one: by focusing on areas neglected by existing companies, the government was entering into the most expensive and least profitable fields of telecommunication.

Though Play Time was a critical success ( François Truffaut praised it as " a film that comes from another planet, where they make films differently "), it was a massive and expensive commercial failure, eventually resulting in Tati's bankruptcy.

Though initially it was too expensive for most shooters, the Model 1894 went on to become one of the best-selling hunting rifles of all time — it has the distinction of being the first sporting / hunting rifle to sell over one million units, ultimately selling over seven million before US production was discontinued in 2006.

Though more expensive than < sup > 32 </ sup > P, the emitted electrons are less energetic, permitting better resolution in, for example, DNA sequencing.

Though attempts to revive Gemini's paraglider spaceplane concept persisted within NASA and North American Aviation as late as 1964, NASA Headquarters Gemini Chief William Schneider discontinued development as technical hurdles became too expensive.

Though housing in the South End is very expensive by U. S. and Greater Boston standards — it is rare to find a one bedroom condo for less than $ 400, 000 — the South End remains less expensive than the wealthiest central Boston neighborhoods ( Beacon Hill and the Back Bay ).

Though slightly more expensive, indirect systems offer freeze protection and typically offer overheat protection as well.

Though slightly more expensive, active systems offer several advantages:

Though they would make a few more live appearances in their original Bay Area stomping grounds, infighting, clashes over music and disagreements over how the bands finances were being directed ( living and recording in London during very high inflation, air travel and the meticulously detailed album art, while prestigious, had proved to be exorbitantly expensive ) this led to Automatic Man's first line-up dissolving after returning to the United States in 1977.

Though an important milestone, Zero 1 was not widely successful ; the controller units and decoder modules required for the locomotives were expensive, but with clean track and well serviced locos the system worked well.

Though usually made of strips of leather, nylon whips ( often using paracord ) have become popular — they were initially developed for use in the wetlands of Florida specifically, where leather is difficult to maintain hence the name " Florida Cow Whip " but have recently gained in popularity because they are less expensive than leather.

Though his older brothers continued to learn on into high school, his parents pulled him out of school after completing the elementary years to work the fields complaining that it was too expensive to continue his basic education.

Though FM3a sales remained steady, they were minuscule in volume compared to Nikon's other cameras, and steadily increasing costs forced Nikon to announce the discontinuation of the FM3a on 11 January 2006, leaving only the expensive and heavily electronic Nikon F6 and the inexpensively built Nikon FM10 in Nikon's 35mm film SLR line.

Though now popular and expensive for home-buyers, much of the area become run-down in the 1950s when it was the centre of the activities of Peter Rachman, the notorious slum-landlord after whom the phrase " Rachmanism " was coined.