Though rarely used by modern conventional military units, abatises are still officially maintained in United States Army and Marine Corps training.

Though his ambitions were great and he was able to buy both a country estate and a ship ( as well as civet cats to make perfume ), he was rarely out of debt.

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

Though this is rarely mentioned in print, Garfield is set in Muncie, Indiana, the home of Jim Davis, according to the television special Garfield Goes Hollywood.

Though the band's drug use included cocaine, heroin, LSD and many others, Cris ' use of heroin and crack cocaine became so bad he rarely left his house except to obtain more drugs.

Though he rarely gave speeches or spoke to the press, his interventions into public debate had a significant impact when they occurred.

Though SI prefixes may also be used to form multiples of the second such as kilosecond ( one thousand seconds ), such units are rarely used in practice.

Though difficult and rarely performed by amateurs, pieces that demonstrate such unfamiliar idioms have found their way into the repertories of the finest semi-professional and professional choirs around the world.

Though he waged war all through his reign, he himself very rarely appeared in the field, but directed the generals, whom he never trusted, from his " lair " in the fortified palace, the Alcázar of Seville.

( Though ISC used Daisy workstations running Daisy DNIX to design the machines that would run DIAB's DNIX, there was negligible confusion internally as the drafting and layout staff rarely talked to the software staff.

Though she participated fully in the life of James ’ s court and maintained a court of her own, often attracting those not welcomed by James, she rarely took political sides against her husband.

Though the gods rarely appear in these plays, ghosts and witches abound.

Though Clarabelle is now very rarely seen in animation today, she is a character in Disney's Toontown Online.

Though Wilson was present for the Dutch recordings, he yielded to his bibulous tendencies ( primarily hashish and hard cider ) and rarely participated, confining himself to work on " Funky Pretty " ( a collaboration with Mike Love and the band's manager, Jack Rieley ), a one-line sung intro to Al Jardine's " California Saga: California ", and " Mount Vernon and Fairway ( A Fairy Tale )", a children's narrative suite musically inspired by Randy Newman's Sail Away that was promptly rejected by the band ; eventually, Carl Wilson capitulated and ensured that the suite would be released as a bonus EP with the album.

Though Eric ’ s own friends are rarely seen or mentioned, he develops a closeness with Cory and his friends.

Though in actuality, Adam has rarely been seen in the last couple of years, and Betty has always been shown to prefer Archie.

Though a few tropical systems do track through the central Tennessee Valley, they rarely inflict much damage on the city.

Though short-tempered, he maintains great control over himself, rarely giving vent to his anger.

Though the play has fallen from popularity and is now rarely performed, it was widely popular and often cited in the eighteenth century, with Cato as an exemplar of republican virtue and liberty.

Though common in North America, they feed rapidly, primarily on birds, and are very rarely found to parasitize land animals or humans.

Though the fresh leaves can cause painful stings and acute urticaria, these are rarely seriously harmful.

Though " technology-out-of-time " frequently intrudes into the plots of Brisco, the fantastic machines or methods rarely appear again.

Though Stafford now voiced Woody, her job was limited, as Woody ( as well as the rest of the characters ) rarely spoke in the first dozen or so shorts.

Though they are the most clearly perceived among all leverages, they rarely change behaviors and therefore have little long-term effect.

Though it is not uncommon for law students to receive grants and scholarships, or, more rarely, complete tuition waivers, from their schools, law school tuition remains very high.

Though the four boys and two girls, the youngest nineteen years of age, the oldest twenty-four, came from varying backgrounds and had different professional and personal interests, there was surprising agreement among them.

Though the spread of this type of decoration in the Aegean has not yet been precisely determined, it seems to appear first in the Cyclades, which were among the leading exporters of pottery throughout the century.

Though they saw the old-style chemical rockets lift up from the field beyond B'dikkat's cabin, they did not make plans to hide among the frozen crop of transmuted flesh.

Though her personal contact with Alfred Nobel had been brief, she corresponded with him until his death in 1896, and it is believed that she was a major influence in his decision to include a peace prize among those prizes provided in his will.

Though not well known among philosophers, his philosophical work was taken up by Owen Barfield ( and through him influenced the Inklings, an Oxford group of Christian writers that included J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis ) and Richard Tarnas.

Though Eisenhower was among the winners of the entrance exam competition, he was beyond the age limit for the Naval Academy.

Though the system can have variations in local, regional, and country level, the similarities-in systems or even in ideas-that schools share also enable the exchange among students at all levels which are also playing an increasingly important role in globalization process.

" Though dozens of etymology suggestions have been published, this is the only etymology published before 1947 that was confirmed by Qumran text self-designation references, and it is gaining acceptance among scholars.

Though the official language is Spanish, it is often the second language among the indigenous population.

Though the scene did not initially generate the same enthusiasm as An American in Paris, it subsequently overtook the earlier film to occupy its current pre-eminent place among critics and filmgoers alike.

Though these harmonicas produced a less distinctive ( and, to many ears, inferior ) sound than their metallic counterparts due to their plastic reeds, Magnus harmonicas, as well as several imitators, soon became commonplace, particularly among children.

Though many cultures co-existed in Mesopotamia, Babylonian culture gained a degree of prominence among the literate classes throughout the Middle East.

Though the Indian music craze soon died down among mainstream audiences, die hard fans and immigrants continued the fusion.

Though ill-received by mainstream American reviewers, Dead Man found much favor internationally and among critics, many of whom lauded it as a visionary masterpiece.

Though fundamentally an outcast at Revere High School, Dahmer nonetheless became something of a cult figure among some students due to his impressions of his mother's interior decorator, who suffered from cerebral palsy.

Though it was a platinum seller, reception of Presence was mixed among critics and fans, with some critics suggesting that the band's excesses may have caught up with them.

Though there is a tendency for the most important carnivorous animal of the area to take the first place in stories and beliefs as to transformation, the less important beasts of prey and even harmless animals like the deer or rabbit also figure prominently among the were-animals.

Though they are not specifically named as such in the gospels, the Orthodox Church counts Mary and Martha among the Myrrh-bearing Women.

Though the average number of laureates per prize increased substantially during the 20th century, a prize may not be shared among more than three people.

Though less than 3 % of Native Americans owned slaves, divisions grew among the Native Americans over slavery.

Though less than 3 % of Native Americans owned slaves, bondage created destructive cleavages among those who were slaveholders.

Though his rule was rather short, his place among the rulers in the Valley is eminent for the various social and economic reforms such as the ' Sanskritization ' of the Valley people, new methods of land measurement and allocation etc.

Though unaware of the British intention to settle Norfolk Island, which was not announced until 5 December 1786, Forster referred to “ the nearness of New Zealand ; the excellent flax plant ( Phormium ) that grows so abundantly there ; its incomparable shipbuilding timber ”, as among the advantages of the new colony.

Though the term has fallen into disfavor among botanists as a formal way to categorize " useless " plants, the informal use of the word " weeds " to describe those plants that are deemed worthy of elimination is illustrative of the general tendency of people and societies to seek to alter or shape the course of nature.

Though it drew no official response, it prompted a severe backlash, especially from among priests of other Buddhist schools.