Though Catherine was vexed at the number of French officers streaming to the Turkish standard, there were several under her own, such as the Prince De Nassau ; ;

Though no longer able to turn out his protoplasmic pen-and-ink sketches ( several old favorites are scattered through the present volume ) Thurber has retained unimpaired his vision of humor as a thing of simple, unaffected humanness.

Though several configurations have been tried, particularly in the early experimental days of tank development, a standard, mature design configuration has since emerged to a generally accepted pattern.

Though a minimum of three bishops participating is desirable ( there are usually several more ) in order to demonstrate collegiality, canonically only one bishop is necessary.

Though Western culture contained several polytheistic religions during its early years under the Greek and Roman empires, as the centralized Roman power waned, the dominance of the Catholic Church was the only consistent force in Europe.

Though Columbus was not the first European explorer to reach the Americas ( having been preceded by the Norse expedition led by Leif Ericson in the 11th century ), Columbus's voyages led to the first lasting European contact with America, inaugurating a period of European exploration and colonization of foreign lands that lasted for several centuries.

Though several later authors have referred to Conan as " Germanic-looking ", Howard imagined the Cimmerians as a proto-Celtic people with mostly black hair and blue or grey eyes.

Though there are several methods for doing so, cDNA is most often synthesized from mature ( fully spliced ) mRNA using the enzyme reverse transcriptase.

Though she abandons the ship several times during the course of the series, her attachment to the crew always brings her back.

Though this has never been proven, many observers in the press and academia believe that the US has not provided convincing answers to several of the more suspicious details surrounding the coup, such as the circumstances under which the US obtained Aristide's purported letter of " resignation " ( as presented by the US ) which, translated from Kreyol, does not actually read as a resignation.

Though heraldic forms initially were broadly similar across Europe, several national styles had developed by the end of the Middle Ages, and artistic and blazoning styles today range from the very simple to extraordinarily complex.

Though Symmes himself never wrote a book about his ideas, several authors published works discussing his ideas.

Though all these works have their roots in Chrétien, several contain pieces of tradition not found in Chrétien which are possibly derived from earlier sources.

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 no state conditioned ratification of the constitution on a bill of rights, several states came close, and the issue almost prevented the constitution from being ratified.

Though Forth delivered several advantages over the interpreted BASIC used on all other contemporary home computers, the weak box and small initial memory kept the sales low despite technical interest.

Though the team would bounce back with winning records during the next several years, the disastrous season would symbolically come to mark the beginning of the end of Kansas City's relevance in professional baseball.

Though regarded as a commercial failure in the States, it nevertheless went on to be nominated for and won several industry awards for its brilliant animation quality.

Though there were craftsmen in several cities ( such as Antwerp, Brussels, and Ghent ), the major handicraft center for this cordwain was Mechelen, where it was mentioned as early as 1504.

Though now dated, several sources estimate the costs and suitability of deacidification treatment.

Though he remains the head of state, some of his former power is now devolved to several advisory and legislative bodies.

Though the concept of a shared universe was not new or unique to comics in 1961, writer / editor Stan Lee, together with several artists including Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, created a series of titles where events in one book would have repercussions in another title and serialized stories would show characters ' growth and change.

Though the Type A barges were capable of disembarking several medium tanks onto an open beach, this could be accomplished only at low tide when the barges were firmly grounded.

Though the two species are never seen together, several references are made to the Rutan Host, an equally militaristic race with whom the Sontarans have been at war for more than 50, 000 years (" The Poison Sky ").

Though polysaccharides are also biopolymers, it is not so common to talk of ' sequencing ' a polysaccharide, for several reasons.

Though the proportions were always important in Greek art, the appeal of the Greek sculptures eludes any explanation by proportion alone.

Though there might be blocs of opinion, sometimes enduring, on important matters, there were no political parties and likewise no government or opposition ( as in the Westminster system ).

Though there are many important differences of interpretation and opinion of the Bible on which Christianity is based, Christians share a set of beliefs that they hold as essential to their faith.

Though periodically unusable, the Ubangi River is nonetheless an important transportation route. Much of the country's limited electrical supply is provided by hydroelectric plants based in Boali.

Though Gauss had up to that point been financially supported by his stipend from the Duke, he doubted the security of this arrangement, and also did not believe pure mathematics to be important enough to deserve support.

Though it is important to note that in Kimball methodology, the bottom-up process is the result of an initial business-oriented Top-down analysis of the relevant business processes to be modelled.

Though typically accessed by a DBMS through the underlying Operating system ( and often utilizing the operating systems ' File systems as intermediates for storage layout ), storage properties and configuration setting are extremely important for the efficient operation of the DBMS, and thus are closely maintained by database administrators.

Though typically accessed by a DBMS through the underlying Operating system ( and often utilizing the operating systems ' File systems as intermediates for storage layout ), storage properties and configuration setting are extremely important for the efficient operation of the DBMS, and thus are closely maintained by database administrators.

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 direct imaging may become more important in the future, the vast majority of known extrasolar planets have only been detected through indirect methods.

Though in the next two centuries it would become the most important city in the region, at that time it was a small and growing city.

Though he did not realize it yet, translating much of what became the Latin Vulgate Bible would take many years and be his most important achievement ( see Writings – Translations section below ).

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 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.

Though he had earned a degree in engineering, Anton started work as a sales representative ; soon, however, he began to contribute many important business ideas.

Though considered to be very important and necessary drugs required to treat severe and life-threatening bacterial infections, the associated antibiotic misuse remains unchecked, which has contributed to the problem of bacterial resistance.

Though metallic sodium has some important uses, the major applications of sodium use it in its many compounds ; millions of tons of the chloride, hydroxide, and carbonate are produced annually.

Though the finches were less important for Darwin, more recent research has shown the birds now known as Darwin's finches to be a classic case of adaptive evolutionary radiation.

Though important at times, their effectiveness varies with circumstances.

Though far less publicized than the Humvee, it has been extremely important in transporting logistics behind quick-moving forces based on the M1 Abrams tank.

Though the fire was one of the largest U. S. disasters of the 19th century, the rebuilding that began helped develop Chicago as one of the most populous and economically important American cities.

Though Minneapolis is better-known nationally, Saint Paul contains important institutions and the state government.

Though Edward's men were an important addition to the garrison, they stood little chance against Baibars ' superior forces, and an initial raid at nearby St Georges-de-Lebeyne in June was largely futile.

Though initially the major market for the PC was for business applications, games capability became an important factor motivating PC purchases as prices decreased.