Though the outward appearance of the engine is the same as before, new quality control techniques employ better alloying and casting, better engineering tolerances, and better paint and chrome while retaining the advantage of continuity with the inherently balanced design of a horizontally opposed flat twin engine with roller bearings in a solid frame.

Though the PDL does have some paid players, it also has many teams that are made up entirely or almost entirely of college soccer players who use the league as an opportunity to play competitive soccer in front of professional scouts during the summer, while retaining amateur status and NCAA eligibility.

Though retaining its two seats at the 2004 European elections, in a smaller field of 7 ( Scotland up until then had 8 MEPs ) the Scottish press and certain elements within the Fundamentalist wing of the Party depicted the result as a disaster for the SNP putting further pressure on Swinney who resigned soon afterwards on 22 June 2004.

Though retaining a design as a two-door hardtop coupe / convertible, the new Thunderbird was considerably larger than the previous generation, with a longer wheelbase to accommodate the new back seat.

Though the Wisconsin legislature and business interests pressed for his dismissal, the board of trustees of the university passed a resolution committing itself to academic freedom, and to retaining him ( without tenure ):

Though retaining its support for the president's government, the RPR criticized the executive duo composed of President Giscard d ' Estaing and Prime Minister Raymond Barre.

Though still retaining its unique styling, it now shared design cues from other Oldsmobiles, as well many parts in common with other GM vehicles.

Though retaining some of its Swedish roots, North Park Theological Seminary is now a multi-ethnic institution that fully supports women in ministry.

Though 337 jobs will be lost because of this decision, Hoover UK anticipated retaining its Headquarters, logistics, storage and after sales service functions at the site, with some 113 workers retained.

Though retaining the same anti-Christian and Odinistic rhetoric, the music itself moved away from the melodic viking approach and entered back into a faster, more black metal-oriented direction.

Though the king's mistress Diane de Poitiers was made baronne of Chalencon and of Privas, and in 1566 the barony was divided between her two daughters, the elder retaining the honour of Privas, in the French Wars of Religion Privas remained a major centre of Huguenots, called the " Rampart of Reform ", and the " Geneva of the country ", a symbol of resistance to the Catholic monarchy.

Though retaining the live-to-two-track method of recording of the previous two albums, this album found the band branching away from purely electric rock to incorporate acoustic guitar, pedal steel, and Rhodes Piano and Wurlitzer organ into the sonic template.

Though undeniably retaining their wit, the Wilde-isms are finally more of a distraction, imported from another world and another genre.

* Though its usage here is not a parody, in an episode of Cheers, Cliff aborts his plans to emigrate to Canada with his love interest when Sam, Woody, and Frasier appeal to his patriotic side by singing this song.

Though frank in places, Gaskell was selective about which details she revealed ; she suppressed details of Charlotte's love for Heger, a married man, as being too much of an affront to contemporary morals and source of distress to Charlotte's still-living father, husband and friends.

Though not taking up an academic career, he was left with an enduring and deep love for Oxford.

Though she employed only women and claimed to hate the male gender, Darcy had an intense, incestuous love for her brother David.

In making an appeal to a toleration of diversity of theological opinion, John Wesley said, " Though we may not think alike, may we not all love alike?

Though he tries, he cannot bring himself to bluntly declare his love for her before she boards.

; Drink With Me < span style =" font-weight: normal ;">( silent )</ span >: Though Valjean does not sing in this song, it is important, because it allows him to find out who Marius is as the latter sings about his love for Cosette.

Though a son of the rationalistic era which produced two of its most intense partisans, Peter Beer and Herz Homberg in his native city, Frankel developed, partly through opposition to shallow rationalism and partly through the romantic environments of the ancient city of Prague, that love and sympathy for the past that made him the typical expounder of the historical school which was known as the " Breslau school.

Though she is now engaged to Artie, she falls in love with him.

Though not a poet himself, he developed a love for poetry and literature.

Though married to Theseus, Phaedra fell in love with Hippolytus, Theseus ' son born by either Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons, or Antiope, her sister.

Though Cú Chulainn had many lovers, Emer's only jealousy came when he was entranced into love with Fand, wife of Manannán mac Lir, the king of the great sea, as recounted in the narrative Serglige Con Culainn (" The Wasting Sickness of Cú Chulainn ").

Though their love is initially strong, the relationship begins to deteriorate when Holden discovers Alyssa's past.

Though he had never met him, Crowley had no love for Hubbard and considered him a con artist with plans to abscond with Parsons ' money and current girlfriend.

Though the castle is oppressive and tyrannical, Peake's language continually flames and shimmers with the love of youth, beauty and impermanence.

Though this myth has numerous forms, it always centers around the unfulfilled and tragic love of a mortal man who is turned into a flower, and a woodland nymph who is transformed into a brambly vine.

Though his work primarily involved sending clothes out on photo shoots, it triggered his love of fashion.

Though not an overwhelming beauty, her acting, wit, and " chutzpah " gave her a love life to rival Monroe's.

Though Magee's love was not returned, he remained friends with Elinor and her family through to the end of his life.

Though he returns Ann Veronica's love, at first the thirty-year-old Capes insists on the impossibility of the situation: he is a married ( albeit separated ) man with a sullied reputation because of an affair that became public.

Though rare, love triangles have been known to lead to murder or suicide committed by the actual or perceived rejected lover.

Though the relationship ended badly, due in part to the discovery of Imlay's infidelity, and not least because Imlay abandoned her for good, Wollstonecraft's belief in free love survived.

Though obscure today, Spohr's operas Faust ( 1816 ), Zemire und Azor ( 1819 ) and Jessonda ( 1823 ) remained in the popular repertoire through the 19th century and well into the 20th when Jessonda was banned by the Nazis because it depicted a European hero in love with an Indian princess.

Though criticized in the second false continuation of Don Quixote as being too peripheral to the plot be including in the novel, the story is a notable turn of the Quixote theme, with Don Fernando being driven to erotic madness by the reading love literature written by Cardenio.

Though there are many theories of romantic love such as that of Robert Sternberg in which it is merely a mean combining liking and sexual desire, the major theories involve far more insight.

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

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 he spent some of his money trying to clean up swamps and eradicate malaria, he was nonetheless sent to the guillotine during the Reign of Terror as an enemy of the people.

Though Congress wanted to use the money for other purposes, Adams successfully persuaded Congress to preserve the money for an institution of science and learning.

Though he did not use oils much for his bird work, Audubon earned good money painting oil portraits for patrons along the Mississippi.

Though by the close of the 1989 season the team boasted a powerhouse bullpen in the AL Cy Young Award winner Bret Saberhagen ( set franchise record with 23 wins in ), two time All-Star Mark Gubicza ( 15 game winner in 1989 ) and 1989 AL Rookie of the Year runner-up Tom Gordon ( won 17 games in 1989 ), the organization felt they were still missing a few pieces that would give the divisional rivals Oakland Athletics a run for their money.

Though opposed to the existence of the Federal Reserve, Friedman argued that, given that it does exist, a steady, small expansion of the money supply was the only wise policy.

Though he claims he didn't know what the money was being spent for, longtime Fatah official Mahmoud Abbas, aka Abu Mazen, was responsible for the financing of the Munich attack.

Though the money thus collected was considerable, it was by no means sufficient for a general crusade as planned by Honorius III.

Though he died owing money, his novels continued to sell and the debts encumbering his estate were eventually discharged.

Though struggling to make ends meet, Jardine's older brother David provided him with money to attend school.

" Though he opposed the existence of the Federal Reserve, Friedman advocated, given its existence, a central bank policy aimed at keeping the supply and demand for money at equilibrium, as measured by growth in productivity and demand.

Though some critics thought it a failure, the film made money, and was the second highest-grossing film Altman had directed to that point.

Though William's complicity in the lynching has never been proved ( and some 19th-century Dutch historians have made an effort to disprove that he was an accessory before the fact ) he thwarted attempts to prosecute the ringleaders, and even rewarded some, like Hendrik Verhoeff, with money, and others, like Johan van Banchem and Johan Kievit, with high offices.

Though he attempted to defend the duchy against French encroachment for nearly a year, lack of resources and money meant he could do little but husband what little territory the English still controlled, and he resigned the command in September 1371 and returned to England.

Though the money supply is related indirectly to interest rates in the very short run, the money supply in effect is perfectly inelastic with respect to nominal interest rates ( assuming the central bank chooses to control the money supply rather than focusing directly on the interest rate ).

For example, when speaking of whether or not someone may ever want to marry Katherina, Hortensio says " Though it pass your patience and mine to endure her loud alarums, why man, there be good fellows in the world, and a man could light on them, would take her with all faults and money enough " ( 1. 1. 125 – 128 ).

Though their legal and procedural details differ, an intermediary generally makes an investment using money from many individuals, each of whom receives a claim on the intermediary.

Though donations may be coincidental, the question asked is, why are they funding politicians at all, if they get nothing for their money.

Though it is said that the band never saw any money from the release, the Overkill EP garnered the band massive underground interest, and the attention of Jon Zazula, the owner of Megaforce Records, one of the most prominent independent heavy metal record labels at the time.

Though Michael III was allegedly prone to squander money, his reign saw a stabilization of the economy, and by the year 850 the empire's annual revenues had increased to 3, 300, 000 nomismata.

Though he desires money and power, his greatest lust is for fame.