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, to be sure, we gave Kennedy no very positive approval in the margin of his preferment.

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 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 by no means an ideal procedure, a red wine may similarly be brought from the cellar to the dining room and opened twenty minutes or so before serving time.

Though no longer able to turn out his protoplasmic pen-and-ink sketches ( several old favorites are scattered through the present volume ) Thurber has retained unimpaired his vision of humor as a thing of simple, unaffected humanness.

Though there was no Bronze Age city on the site, archaeology has detected human activity that is evident from the earliest Iron Age, circa 1100 BC.

Though there might be blocs of opinion, sometimes enduring, on important matters, there were no political parties and likewise no government or opposition ( as in the Westminster system ).

Though the U. S. federal government has no official language, English is the common language used by the federal government and is considered the de facto language of the United States because of its widespread use.

Though the service is no longer offered, these laws remain in force.

Though no doubt also motivated by an affection towards Ruth, in marrying her he has to pay a cost in money and uncertainty.

Though no significant damage was reported to most of the few Berkeley buildings of the time, the 1868 quake did destroy the vulnerable adobe home of Domingo Peralta in north Berkeley.

* " Though the hippopotamus has no sting, the wise man would prefer to be sat upon by the bee.

" 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 this office owned no imperium, meaning no lictors for protection, they were allowed to wear the toga praetexta.

Though conquerors, the Chaldeans were rapidly and completely assimilated into the dominant Babylonian culture, as the Amorites before them had been, and after the fall of Babylon in 539 BC the term " Chaldean " was no longer used to describe a specific race of people, but rather a " socio-Economic " class, regardless of ethnicity.

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 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 no records exist of this design being built during Leonardo's lifetime, contemporary enthusiasts have reconstructed it.

Though he maintains his distaste for abortions, he continues Dr. Larch's legacy of honoring the choice of his patients, and he dreams of the day when abortions are free, legal, and safe, so he'll no longer feel obliged to offer them.

Though the model showed no significant changes to the climate in areas other than the Tropics, this may not be the case since the model has possible errors and the results are never absolutely definite.

Though they have no authority to direct the life of any congregation, the Regional Churches are analogous to the middle judicatories of other denominations.

Though one chronicle claims he accompanied his father to England in 1297, the first reliable reference to him is from Gascony later that year, when he served in the company of Edward I.

Though you can often replace del with a vector and obtain a vector identity, making those identities intuitive, the reverse is not necessarily reliable, because del does not often commute.

Though no reliable census has been taken in Burma since 1935, the Shan are estimated to number approximately 6 million.

Though genetic testing is the most reliable standard, older methods also exist, including ABO blood group typing, analysis of various other proteins and enzymes, or using human leukocyte antigen antigens.

Though, just because a measure is reliable, it is not necessarily valid ( and vice-versa ).

Though the nickname stuck, he became a more reliable driver in his later career.

Though there are ways that this type of dead-man's control could conceivably fail, they have proven highly reliable.

Two phase service is also possible with a two-wire upgrade: Though less reliable, it is more efficient.

" Though his mannerisms are often odd, his information is always reliable ".

Though it had slightly shorter range, it was quieter and highly reliable.

Though computer projectors are technologically advanced, they are not always completely reliable because technological breakdowns are not uncommon of the computers of today.

Though there is no reliable evidence of conflict between these two kings, it is quite probable that they were positively hostile to each other ; lack of sympathy between these two kings is shown by their mutual non-cooperation on the eve of the final conquest of India by the Muslims, led by Mohammad Ghori.

Though this setting is less accurate and reliable, it is several times faster than interpretive CPU emulation.

Though only an island of Arab power within Christian Armenian-populated territory, the native population was generally a reliable client of the Caliph's governors.

Though the BESM-2 was slower than the M-20, it was more reliable.

Though Lumme's smooth skating and accurate wrist shot made him best known as an offensive defenceman, during the peak of his career he was reliable in his own end too, with an effective backhand that allowed him to clear the zone with ease.

Though economical and reliable, in the grand scheme of things it was not the greatest selling vehicle and had not captured as much of the market as Toyota had hoped.

Though he knows Ed isn't very reliable, he supports him as best he can.

Though he often kicks admirably over his forwards ' heads into the box, his kicking is not quite reliable and he can't really kick with his left foot.

Though his work is the most reliable source for the history of his era, its factual accuracy is occasionally questioned: the Annals are based in part on secondary sources of unknown reliability, and there are some obvious minor mistakes ( for instance confusing the two daughters of Mark Antony and Octavia Minor, both named Antonia ).

Though they are reliable, they have their drawbacks ; valve clearances periodically require adjustment as the contact surfaces of both tappet and valve stem wear.

Though some literatures indicate that Iraj was schooled privately, there are reliable evidences that he studied at a branch of the House of Sciences and Techniques ( in Persian: Darolfonoon ) in Tabriz.