Though politically authoritarian and, to some extent, dominated by government-owned industries, Chiang's new Taiwanese state also encouraged economic development, especially in the export sector.

Though the religion quickly gained a large following of Christian seekers, in the 1830s, many American Christians came to view the church's early doctrines and practices as politically and culturally subversive, as well as doctrinally heretical, abominable, and condemnable.

Though Themistocles was no doubt politically and militarily active for the rest of the campaign, no mention of his activities in 479 BC is made in the ancient sources.

Though politically dominant, these Germanic invaders were gradually absorbed into the Venetian population over the centuries.

Though an opponent of the radicals, he had politically survived the coups of 1798, and served as ambassador to France, and as plenipotentiary to the Amiens negotiations.

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 one of the most politically experienced of Sinn Féin's TDs, Cosgrave was not among the major leadership of the party.

Though understandably part of the backlash reaction toward the Pearl Harbor attack, some jokes about the Empire of Japan certainly would be considered politically incorrect on today's airwaves.

Though written in dialect and certainly politically incorrect by today's standards, his later songs were free of the ridicule and blatantly racist caricatures that typified other songs of the genre.

Though Polk County is located in western Oregon, politically it falls in line with the eastern side of the state.

Though Lake County is located in central Oregon, politically it falls in line with the eastern side of the state.

Though Jefferson County is located in central Oregon, politically it falls in line with the eastern side of the state.

Though Gilliam County is located in central Oregon, politically it falls in line with the eastern side of the state.

Though Crook County is the most central county in Oregon, politically it falls in line with the eastern side of the state.

Though they had never enjoyed an easy relationship, Douglas-Home recognised his colleague's stature, and felt his loss politically as well as personally.

Though it serves as the seat of Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Brockville is politically independent and is grouped with Leeds and Grenville for census purposes only.

Though the ostensible reason was that he was considered " politically unreliable " by the Nazi regime there is reason to believe it was so that Focke-Wulf's manufacturing capacity could be used to produce Bf 109 aircraft.

Though politically nonaligned, according to " Hero Worship ", they became a powerful ally of the Dominion of the Gamma Quadrant during the Dominion War that was fought during the final two seasons of Deep Space Nine.

Though the Race is an expansionist imperial power, the Race itself is a relatively peaceful society, having overcome internal wars and maintained a politically stable interstellar empire for nearly 50, 000 human years.

Though these organizations were formally politically neutral, most Taiwanese businessmen on the mainland widely favor Pan-Blue.

Though initially politically close to the Soviet Union, Albania, China, and Yugoslavia became nonaligned over the course of the Cold War.

Though politically opposed to the Gracchi, he cannot be said to have been a foe to the interests of the people.

Though they do not identify with Christian democracy directly, being Judaic, Israel's Shas ( orthodox Sephardic Orthodox party ) and United Torah Judaism ( orthodox Ashkenazi party ) are politically similar to Christian democratic parties, due to their combination of conservative social and religious policies with an emphasis on increased social spending.

Though she is more famous for her involvement in Antony's career, many scholars believe that she was politically active with all of her husbands.

Though many of its readers would not necessarily have been politically close to the Sunday Tribune, they were closer to it than the main alternative, the Sunday Independent.

Though his work ranged from high drama to absurdist farce, Anouilh is best known for his 1943 play Antigone, an adaptation of Sophocles ' classical drama, that was seen as an attack on Marshal Pétain's Vichy government.

Though the films ranged from moderate to smash hits, Harlow's acting ability was damned by critics as awful and was mocked.

Though the scores ranged from 0 – 10 on the previous numerical scale, the score of zero was almost never utilized, with notable exceptions being Mortal Kombat Advance, The Guy Game, and Ping Pals.

Though its low-profile DIY release went mostly unnoticed by the mainstream media, response from internet-based publications ranged from mixed to positive, with reviewers once again polarized over the album's eclectic blend of genres.

Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident ''.

Though Carnegie claims to be a disciple of Spencer many of his actions went against the ideas espouse by Spencer.

Though Hitler was originally against the idea ( but later convinced ), Drexler changed the name of the party to the National Socialist German Workers ' Party ( Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP ) early in 1920.

Though they admit that plants must be destroyed for the sake of food, they accept such violence only inasmuch as it is indispensable for human survival, and there are special instructions for preventing unnecessary violence against plants.

Though witnesses against them were numerous, the evidence cited was nearly all hearsay or outright fabrications.

Though the Balkan allies had fought together against the common enemy, that was not enough to overcome their mutual rivalries.

Though the Boers accepted British rule without resistance in 1877, they fought two wars in the late 19th century to defend their internationally recognized independent countries, the republics of the Transvaal ( the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, or ZAR ) and the Orange Free State ( OFS ), against the threat of annexation by the British Crown.

Though both policies are presented in the Honor Code Handbook given to new members of the Caltech Community, some undergraduates regard them as a slight against the Honor Code and the implicit trust and respect it represents within the community.

Though the structures found in the ruins of Mohenjo-daro were walled, it is far from clear that these structures were defensive against enemy attacks.

Though governor of the Druze Mountain, Bashir was a crypto-Christian, and it was he whose aid Napoleon solicited in 1799 during his campaign against Syria.

Though what constitutes sex discrimination varies between countries, the essence is that it is an adverse action taken by one person against another person that would not have occurred had the person been of another sex.

Though it was not part of the NFL at the time, the All-America Football Conference saw its last drop kick November 28, 1948, when Joe Vetrano of the San Francisco 49ers drop kicked an extra point after a muffed snap against the Cleveland Browns.

" At this speech he also said: " Though Mr. Lincoln shared the prejudices of his white fellow-countrymen against the Negro, it is hardly necessary to say that in his heart of hearts he loathed and hated slavery ...."

Though spared the bloody civil wars wracking its neighbors, the Honduran army quietly waged a campaign against Marxist-Leninist militias such as Cinchoneros Popular Liberation Movement, notorious for kidnappings and bombings, and many non-militants.

Though he could easily have won the fight against the wounded and weakened Ivanhoe, de Bois-Gilbert lowers his sword and allows himself to be slaughtered, thus saving the life of his beloved Rebecca.

Though correct in some details about the belief systems of various groups, Irenaeus ' main purpose was to warn Christians against Gnosticism, rather than catalog those beliefs.

Though far from a complete refutation, this was the first strong statement by analytic philosophy against its idealist predecessors, or at any rate against the type of idealism represented by Berkeley.

Though sharing the same goal as Madison, most other delegates reacted strongly against such an extreme change to the status quo.

Though Jive Records did not push the album it gained infamy when radio station WSUC-FM ( 90. 5 ) of Cortland, NY was fined $ 23, 700 by the FCC for playing the song Yo Da-Lin In the Valley then the largest fine against a radio station.

Though Jefferson urged moderation, Federalists sought to use this against Jefferson and called for hostilities against France.

Though named by Parliament for treason, Mr. Miles Corbet and Edmond Ludlow were for a while were permitted to continue to sit with Parliament, and for a time the charges against these men were dropped.

Though his research interests were always in line with those of the German historicists, with a strong emphasis on interpreting economic history, Weber's defence of " methodological individualism " in the social sciences represented an important break with that school and an embracing of many of the arguments that had been made against the historicists by Carl Menger, the founder of the Austrian School of economics, in the context of the academic Methodenstreit (" debate over methods ") of the late 19th century.