Though the gallon has ceased to be the legally defined primary unit, it can still be legally used in both the UK and Ireland as a supplementary unit.

Though there is no civilian definition within the U. S., any firearm utilizing a projectile greater than 1 / 2 inch (. 50 caliber or 12. 7 mm ) in diameter is legally defined as a " destructive device ," while anything. 50 caliber or less is normally considered " small arms.

Though proving a breach of a non-disclosure agreement against a former employee who is legally working for a competitor can be very difficult.

Though patients treated under EMTALA may not be able to pay or have insurance or other programs pay for the associated costs, they are legally responsible for any costs incurred as a result of their care under civil law.

Though Meredith was legally entitled to register, the Governor of Mississippi, Ross Barnett, tried to block him by having the Legislature pass a law that “ prohibited any person who was convicted of a state crime from admission to a state school .” The law was directed at Meredith, who had been convicted of “ false voter registration .” Since passage of its 1890 constitution, the state had voter registration rules that effectively disfranchised black voters.

Though West Berlin held close ties to the West German Federal Republic of Germany, it was legally never part of it.

Though support for national treatment was expressed in several controversial ( and legally non-binding ) United Nations General Assembly resolutions, the issue of expropriations is almost universally handled through treaties with other states and contracts with private entities, rather than through reliance upon international custom.

Though they weren't raised in the same household until Thomas was a grown-up and despite the fact that Ridge never legally adopted her, Hope and Ridge considered each other father and daughter.

Though these municipal corporations are often regulated and sometimes financed by the state government, and often can collect taxes, they are arms-length, non-sovereign, devolved public entities, and a State government which charters them is not legally responsible for their debts in the event of a municipal bankruptcy.

Though it is separate from the rest of Manhattan, Marble Hill is legally a part of the borough.

Though Layton remained legally married to Betty his relationship with Aviva lasted more than twenty years, ending only in the late 1970s when Aviva left.

Though Landon was unable to legally adopt her, he referred to her as his daughter.

Though Fisher has described Lourd as her second husband in interviews, according to a 2004 profile of the actress and writer, she and Lourd were never legally married.

Though usually considered joke prizes, traders legally win the Zonks.

Though Hyde Park Speakers ' Corner is considered the paved area closest to Marble Arch, legally the public speaking area extends beyond the Reform Tree and covers a large area from Marble Arch to Victoria Gate, then along the Serpentine to Hyde Park Corner and the Broad Walk running from Hyde Park Corner to Marble Arch.

Though its secession is not legally recognized, Kamen refers to the island as the " Kingdom of North Dumpling ", and has established a constitution, flag, currency, and national anthem, as well as a navy ( consisting of a single amphibious vehicle ).

Though she never gave up hope of marrying him, Amelia knew she could not legally marry FitzRoy due to the provisions of the Royal Marriages Act passed by her father's Parliament ( at least until she reached the age of 25, after which she could receive permission by assent of the Privy Council ).

Though these contracts were not legally enforceable, they at least were proof of the loan, which the lender could use to blackmail a defaulter.

Though legally the princeps civitatis ( his official title, roughly ' first citizen ') could never become a sovereign, as the republic was never officially abolished, emperors were deified as divus, first posthumously but by the Dominate period while reigning.

Though Solotoff is legally prohibited from divulging much information regarding the Renaissance-Atlantic / Toon Makers version of Sailor Moon, he does reveal, in an interview with Animefringe magazine, the origin of the concept and music video, debunking many of the stories and speculations that had been connected to both.

Though still legally married, Jackson was estranged from his wife.

Though for religious reasons Eleanor considered herself " unmarried ", she was not legally divorced from Hector at the time of her " celestial marriage " to Pratt.

Though these soldiers could be legally jailed or executed by most armies a century ago, the experience of WWII influenced nations occupied by foreign forces to change the law to protect this group.

Though the general structure of all antibodies is very similar, a small region at the tip of the protein is extremely variable, allowing millions of antibodies with slightly different tip structures, or antigen binding sites, to exist.

Though a majority of Cherokees opposed the treaty and refused to leave, the U. S. and Georgia considered it binding.

Though the brother of one of the most famous poets in the English language, it was not suspected that Robert Sidney had himself been a poet until the 1960s, when his working notebook emerged ( in a 19th-century binding ) through the dispersal of the Library of Warwick Castle.

Though T < sub > βγ </ sub > has been mentioned to be crucial for T < sub > α </ sub > binding to rhodopsin, there is also evidence that T < sub > βγ </ sub > may have a crucial, possibly direct role in nucleotide exchange than previously thought.

Though the case resulted in no binding case law, the Court suggested a narrowing of federal jurisdiction and implied the federal government needed a more substantial link between navigable federal waters and wetlands than it had been using, but held onto the " significant nexus " test.

Though it would be nice to be able to trust every company that states its use for our information, there is no binding reason that the company must actually adhere to the rules it says it will comply by.

Though they share common elements, their tissue distribution and binding kinetics are quite different, reflecting their divergent roles in various pathophysiological processes.

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

Though he lost the 1976 Republican nomination, Reagan ran again for the presidency in 1980 and succeeded in winning the nomination and election.

Though the paper retained its Republican and conservative perspective in its editorials, it began to publish perspectives in wider commentary that represented a spectrum of diverse opinions, while its news reporting no longer had the conservative slant it had in the McCormick years.

Though a sense of nationalism pervaded his earliest surreal landscapes and Head of a Catalan Peasant, it wasn ’ t until Spain ’ s Republican government commissioned him to paint the mural, The Reaper, for the Spanish Republican Pavilion at the 1937 Paris Exhibition, that Miró ’ s work took on a politically charged meaning.

Though such Republican sweeps had frequently occurred in northern and northwestern Arkansas, White County was the first in the Little Rock area to turn to the GOP, as the party steadily made inroads toward a two-party system.

Though the initial bill did not pass, the Republican party platform of June 1912 endorsed the establishment of the Federal Trade Commission.

Though originally a residential area of healthy families ; by the Republican time, the Vicus Tuscus became a hub of Roman commerce where there were many stores ( horrea ) on both sides, such as booksellers.

Though Bush lost to Lloyd Bentsen in the election, Baker continued in politics, becoming the Finance Chairman of the Republican Party in 1971.

Though Nelson claimed to retire from politics, he remained an active insider in Minnesota Republican politics.

Though facing a credible challenge from Republican councilmember Carol Schwartz, who received the endorsement of the Washington Post and captured 42 % of the vote, Barry was victorious in the general election with 56 %.

Though he supported some Republican budgetary measures, and voted in favor of George W. Bush's 2001 tax-cut package, he was staunchly pro-choice and pro-environment.

Though once a friend and admirer of President Woodrow Wilson, his ties to the Republican Party were well established.

Though a political novice, Burns had a great deal of name recognition from his previous jobs, and the Republican Party recruited him to run against Democrat and incumbent Senator John Melcher, a popular veterinarian.

Though the party was originally founded as a conservative, Republican and generally anti-Communist and anti-Monarchist party which wanted reforms to speed up so democracy could be put in place more quickly, and founded as a alternative to the Democratic Party and the Socialist Party, it has usually been aligned with the centre-right Democratic Party due to the fact that it was bitterly opposed to the Socialists, who they regarded as communists hiding under a more moderate centre-left guise.

Though he did not gain the nomination at the party convention, he was widely considered the front runner for the Republican nomination until accusations of plagiarism gained attention.

Though Maryland traditionally votes Democratic and had not elected a Republican governor in almost 40 years, Ehrlich won the race ( 52 % of the vote to Townsend's 47 %), becoming only the sixth Republican governor in state history, and the first since Spiro T. Agnew was elected in 1967.

Though the Republican platform in 2000 criticized Clinton's treatment of China, George W. Bush did not fully embrace the " blue " interpretation of China's aims, nor did he reverse Clinton's policy of constructive engagement.

Though Maryland traditionally votes Democratic and had not elected a Republican Governor in almost 40 years, Townsend lost the race, gaining 48 % of the vote to Ehrlich's 51 % and Lancaster's 1 %.

Though Harlan's nomination prompted some criticism from Republican stalwarts, he was confirmed unanimously on November 29, 1877.

Though a member of the Republican Party during his time in Congress, he later left the Republican Party and became one of the few independents to be elected as a state governor in the United States in recent years.

Though the former justice initially polled well, a contested primary and Goldberg's own poor skills as a campaigner, coupled with Rockefeller's formidable advantages, resulted in a 700, 000 vote margin of victory for the incumbent Republican.

Though originally more of a constitutionalist, through his dealings with men such as Pearse, Plunkett, and Sean MacDermott, MacDonagh developed stronger republican beliefs, joining the Irish Republican Brotherhood ( IRB ), probably during the summer of 1915.