Though the novel is ostensibly set in World War II, Heller intentionally included anachronisms like loyalty oaths and computers ( IBM machines ) to situate the novel in the context of the 1950s.

Though the College effectively was fighting for its life against the legislature, its cause of action ostensibly sought the return of the Charter and the Seal from the University Treasurer, William H. Woodward.

Though this community ostensibly had much in common with Gypsies both communities strongly resisted any such comparison, and surviving boat people feel deeply insulted if described as ' water gypsies '.

: Though ostensibly this drives the bishop away and steals the initiative, it allows Morphy a sensational sacrifice to keep the initiative.

Though ostensibly neutral, ComStar leveraged its communications monopoly for political purposes, occasionally imposing " interdictions " ( denials of service ) on opposing organizations.

Though critically hailed, Hu's later films were ostensibly less successful than his first two films.

Though REI is owned by its membership and the board ostensibly serves at the members pleasure, there is no path to board membership without the approval of the Board Nomination and Governance Committee.

Though the owner was known to be antagonistic towards gays, going as far as posing ( in front of his sign ) for a picture in a 1964 Life article on " Homosexuality in America " over a caption where he exclaims " I don't like ' em ...", the sign was ostensibly put up as a response to pressure from the police who had a tendency towards discriminatory practices against homosexuals and consequently establishments that catered to the group.

Though recorded ostensibly for broadcast on TBN and eventual DVD release, the show first found life as a live album, released digitally to iTunes and Amazon in April 2011.

Though he is ostensibly Terrahawks ' co-director, in reality, Ninestein constantly overrides his authority.

Though the school has ostensibly disappeared within the last three years, the program still continues, though with less of an eye toward individuality.

Though ostensibly concerning itself with the marriage of Peleus and the sea-nymph Thetis ( parents of the famed Greek hero Achilles ), a sizeable portion of the poem's lines are devoted to the desertion of Ariadne by the legendary Theseus.

Though ostensibly aimed at young-adult readers, the historical research underpinning the novel makes it accessible to anyone with an interest in US history.

Though ostensibly a translation from the Italian of Bandello, Brooke's poem is a free paraphrase.

Though these plotlines are now viewed as ridiculous, especially at a time when comic books are ostensibly becoming a more respectable art form, these classic covers have gained considerable collector's value.

Though, they are ostensibly of equal rank, the construction coordinator generally determines the order of work.

Though Kirmani was dropped ostensibly for performance, there was a rumour that the real reason was that both he and Gavaskar had been approached by the organisers of the Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket.

Though Colin is ostensibly in the role of the " barbarian " and Marcus is the bringer of " civilization ", Marcus cares more about building an empire and less about people's well-being, with an " ends-justify-the-means " mentality.

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Though many have read the play as having a strong anti-Nazi sentiment, the fact that the Vichy Regime allowed the piece to be performed without censure testifies to the fact that it was potentially seen as supportive of the occupation in its time.

Though a Fresnel lens might appear like a single piece of glass, closer examination reveals that it is many small pieces.

Though it was not the best musical piece, the jury praised Ravel's work for its " melodic charm " and " sincerity of dramatic sentiment ".

Though disputed, the Federal Highway Administration has claimed the section of I-70 through Glenwood Canyon, completed in 1992, was the last piece of the Interstate Highway system, as originally planned, to open to traffic.

Though this is dismissed by Rosa Newmarch as " an epithalamium for a Habsburg Prince ", Smetana's biographer Brian Large identifies much in the piece that characterises the composer's more mature works.

The piece begins on a C major chord ( patterns one through seven ) with a strong emphasis on the mediant E and the entrance of the note F which begins a series of slow progressions to other chords suggesting a few subtle and ambiguous changes of key, the last pattern being an alteration between B ♭ and G. Though the polyphonic interplay of the various patterns against each other and themselves at different rhythmic displacements is of primary interest, the piece may be considered heterophonic.

Though Hérold popularized his piece with a piano Rondo brilliant based on themes from the music, he was not successful in getting the ballet staged again.

Though not written in the twelve-tone technique, the piece was perhaps the forerunner of a musical art style later known as " News Items " – musical compositions that parodied a newspaper's content and style, or that included lyrics lifted directly from newspapers, leaflets, magazines, and other written media of the day.

Though taken to Davy Jones's Locker at the end of the previous film, Sparrow, who is a Pirate Lord of the Caribbean, must attend the meeting, as he failed to bequeath his " piece of eight ", a pirate lord's identification marker, to an heir.

Though first performed on the piano, the piece was composed for any instrument or instruments and is structured in three movements.

Though most planes are pushed across a piece of wood, holding it with one or both hands, Japanese planes are pulled toward the body, not pushed away.

Though the music is atonal in the sense that it does not follow the techniques of the major / minor tonality system dominant in the West during the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods, the piece is written with other methods for controlling pitch to direct the harmonic flow.

Though Shostakovich had been commissioned by Muzsektor rather than Agitotdel, and was thus expected to produce a composition of abstract music instead of a propaganda piece, writing a short agitprop symphony seemed to solve all of Shostakovich's problems.

Though a piece of the Holy Sponge, brown with blood, is preserved in Rome in the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, and held in great veneration, this should not be confused with the sponge of Saint Praxedis, which is not the Holy Sponge.

Though boogaloo did not become mainstream nationwide until later in the decade, two early Top 20 hits came in 1963: Mongo Santamaría's performance of the Herbie Hancock piece Watermelon Man and Ray Barretto's El Watusi.

Though each song was individual, each song runs neatly into the next, creating one piece of music.

Though the technique has its roots in traditional storytelling, it was a center piece of the Latin American " boom ", a movement coterminous with postmodernism.

Though he accepted the invitation to display a piece, he remained uninspired until he heard of the bombing of Guernica.

Though he was not recognized by the prize committee for this piece ( as he had been for the Discourse on the Arts and Sciences ) he nevertheless published the text in 1755.

Though one piece had been removed, the rest did not come readily.

Though appearing to be the remnant of a volcanic neck, it is now believed to be a tilted and eroded piece of rock overlain by a lava flow.

Though she notes that the cellists ' abandonment ' of his or her instrument actually divides the piece in two.