Though I had a great dread of the island and felt I would never leave it alive, I eagerly wrote down everything she told me about its women.

Though she did not then know its name, this strange new fruit was a banana.

Though he was glad she got on well with his young folks, she ought to be welcome at the finest house in the land, too.

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 she is one of the few gods of the Greek Pantheon to be actually married, she is frequently unfaithful to her husband.

Though she had taken away Alexander's sword, they feared to set about the deed until she threatened to wake him.

Though she suffered from consumption, Eliza supported Johnson's endeavors.

Though she never became a nun, she spent the rest of her days there in prayer.

Though she did not categorically confirm that she was approached to do the reboot, Morris is not opposed to the idea, provided that production would not interfere with her Glee duties.

Though Naomi was a destitute widow at the time she re-entered Bethlehem, yet by the end of the narrative, we see her embracing her grandson as her foster-child.

" Though she claims thousands of followers, mostly in Germany, there has been no verification that any have lived for extended periods without food.

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 Beaux admired Eakins more and thought his painting skill superior to Sartain's, she preferred the latter's gentle teaching style which promoted no particular aesthetic approach.

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

Though she later appeared in films Naked in New York ( 1993 ) and Getting In ( 1994 ), her first substantial speaking part in a film was in Quiz Show, directed by Robert Redford.

Though Flockhart at first hesitated due to the necessary commitment to the show in a negotiable contract, she was swayed by the script and traveled to Los Angeles to audition for the part, which she won.

Though Demeter is often described simply as the goddess of the harvest, she presided also over the sanctity of marriage, the sacred law, and the cycle of life and death.

Though it is certainly not true that Newtonian science was like modern science in all respects, it conceptually resembled ours in many ways.

Though views differ as respects the impact of Title IX, discussion typically focuses on whether and to what extent Title IX has resulted in increased athletic opportunities for females, and whether and to what extent Title IX has resulted in decreased athletic opportunities for males.

Though not in all respects of his highest order of execution, this counts among the most obviously beautiful and attractive of Mantegna's works from which the qualities of beauty and attraction are often excluded, in the stringent pursuit of those other excellences more germane to his severe genius, tense energy passing into haggard passion.

Though he admires and respects Robert's culture, Aaron wistfully realizes that he can never be a part of it the way Robert is.

Though their views were complex, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison were adherents, in some respects, of Unitarianism.

Though Londo never truly abandons his playful condescension towards Vir for his beneficence and even disagrees with his empathy at times, Londo admires and envies Vir's innocence and respects his opinion and assistance throughout his career.

Though it is possible to understand people and to treat them as if they are completely known, Bakhtin ’ s conception of unfinalizability respects the possibility that a person can change, and that a person is never fully revealed or fully known in the world.

Though they are minority populations, they are treated as equals with the elephants, and are given the same rights, liberties, and respects that the elephants have, and are fully incorporated into the elephant society.

Though she is quick to cry and psychologically weak in some respects, over the course of the story she develops undeniable skills in leadership and swordplay, and becomes the central figure of the Tatara Army.

It references a picture in the room, probably a lighthouse (" There's a picture opposite me of my primitive ancestry, which stood on rocky shores and kept the beaches shipwreck-free "), and states that while it respects the job a lighthouse does, but would cause shipwrecks if it tried to serve as a lighthouse itself (" Though I respect that a lot, I'd be fired if that were my job, after killing Jason off and countless screaming Argonauts ").

Though he contributed rarely, his style marked the periodical in all respects.

Though many other thinkers have erected systems based on the distinction, two important later thinkers who have done so are Aquinas ( who follows Aristotle in many respects ) and Kant.

Though I was always much given to athletic exercises, even before I went to Harrow ( where I was one of the Eleven in the first Matches against Eton, for four years, 1822 — 1825 ), my constitution was in some respects rather a delicate one.

Though in many respects imperfect, Gruner's book sums up all that was known on the subject in his day, and forms the starting-point for later writers.

Though such arrangements in some respects seem similar to the feudal system, there are significant disparities, including continuance of state power and, at least in the case of pronoia, theoretical time limits on the grant.

Though he gets converted from being follower of Jainism to Shaivism he remains tolerant of other religions and respects their practices.

Though in most respects a tolerant man, he steadily opposed the movement for Catholic Emancipation.

Though not admitted by Syed Waliullah, it is now fairly established that the English rendering was really done by the novelist himself, which explains why this new version is, in some respects, different from the original text in Bengali.

Though this was an overwhelmingly devastating blow in all respects in Malta of the 1910s, Dimech was undaunted.

Though she appears to hate Goichi, she actually respects him a great deal.

Though modern-day Uman houses 100, 000 residents, it still resembles a 19th-century village in many respects.

Though Turi deeply respects and loves his godfather, he can not be dissuaded.

Above all, the Consolazione ’ s pristine combination of cube, drum, dome and apses shows its origins in the sketches by Leonardo that were central to his development as an artist ( fig )… Though in most respects the ideas of Bramante are undeniably present, the flaccid orders on the exterior of this otherwise impressive church suggests that he may not have participated directly in its execution ” ( Ibid p44-45 )

Though the Asuras realize Vishnu ’ s tricks, it is too late, as the Devas regain their renowned prowess and defeat them.

Though archery and mounted combat were central to Japanese warfare as well at this time, the Mongols remain famous even today for their prowess in these matters.

Though famed for his prowess in single combat, Feyd intends to guarantee victory by breaking the formal rules of kanly ( which govern this type of challenge ) and using a hidden poison spur in his fighting outfit.

Though she is more traditionally feminine than her sister, she shows great prowess in martial arts.

Though not a numerous people, the Kom were greatly respected military prowess by neighboring tribes as well as by Chitralis and the Pashtun people.

Though she delivered hits, ' I Turn to You ' and ' What a Girl Wants ,' with great technical prowess, the real surprise of her set was a rendition of the pre-rock ' n ' roll-era pop standard ' At Last ' with a small jazz combo ".